LIBRARIAN SERVICE RULES

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH

ABSTRACT

Libraries-Constitution of Library Service for Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas in the State and Rules therefore-Issed

Education Department.

G.O.Ms.No.674                                                 Dated 21^st march 1967       

       Reference ending with letter Rc.No. 687/B3/63, Dated 19-11-66 and

11-01-1967 of the Director of Public Libraries.

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ORDER:

           The following notification shall be published in Andhra Pradesh.

NOTIFICATION: I

          In exercise of the powers conferred by section 19-A of the Andhra Pradesh public Libraries Act 1960(Andhra Pradesh Act No VIII of 1960), the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby constitutes a library service for the ZillaGrandhlaya Samsthas in the State with effect from 01-04-1950.

NOTIFICATION II

        In exercise of the  Powers conferred by sub-section (1) and clause (f) subsection (2) of section 25 of the Andhra Pradesh Libraries Act-1960 (Andhra Pradesh Act No. VIII of 1960) the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby makes the following rules for the posts of Librariand under the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas.

2.     The Rules hereby made shall be deemed to have come into force on 01-04-1950.

 

 

 

RULES

1.     Constitution :- The service shall consist of the following      Categories,namely:-

    (i) District Central Librarians and City Central Librarian-Hyderabad

    (ii) Librarian Grade I (Deputy Librarians)

    (iii) Librarian Grade II

    (iv) Librarian Reade III

2. Appointment :-  Appointment to the post shall posts shall be made as specified in the Table below:

TABLE

S.No.	Category	Method of Appointment
(i)	District Central Librarians and  City Central Librarians	(i) By promotion from Category (ii)          or By transfer from any other service
(ii)	Librarian Grade I  /(Deputy Librarians)	(i) By promotion from category (iii) (ii) By transfer from the Category                   of Sr.Assts.under Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas. (iii) By Direct Recruitment.
(iii)	Librarian Grade II	(i) By promotion from Category (iv) (ii)By Direct Recruitment
(iv)	Librarian Grade III	(i) BY promotion from the category of Assistants, Typists ,Record  Assistants and Attenders. (ii) By Direct Recruitment.

 

Note 1 :  Out of every cycle of three vacancies in Category –II  the first vacancy shall be filled be n by promotion from category (iii) the second vacancy be filled in by direct recruitment and the third vacancy shall be filled in by transfer from Senior Assistant of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas.

If  no candidate is available in a method of recruitment the vacancy may be passed over to the next method.

Note 2:- Out of every cycle of two vacancies in category (iii) the first vacancy shall be filled in by promotion from the immediate lower category and the second vacancy shall be filled in by Direct recruitment from the open market. 

If no candidate is available in a method of recruitment, the vacancy may be passed over and filled in by the next method.

Note 3:- Out of every cycle of two vacancies in category (iv) the first vacancy shall be filled in by promotion from the lower categories of (i) Junior Assistants and Typists in the ration of 1:1 (ii) Record Assistants (iii) Attenders working in the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas in the same order of priority and the Second Vacancy shall be filled in by direct recruitment.

If no candidate is available for filling up the vacancy in method of recruitment specified therein, the vacancy may be passed over and it shall be filled in by the next method.

“2-A. In the matter of appointment by direct recruitment category (ii) Librarian Grade I, category (iii) Librarians Grade II , category (iv) Librarian Grade III for which women and men are equally suited , other things being equal preference shall be given to women and they shall be selected to an extent of at least 30% of the posts in each category of open Competition , Backward Caste , Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribe, quotain terms sub rules (2) of rules 22-A of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules”.

3. Appointment Authority : (a) The Director of Public Libraries shall be the appointing authority for appointment to the post District Central Librarians the Grade I Librarians.

(b) The Chairman, Zilla Grandhalaya Samstha shall be the appointing authority for appointment of Grade II and Grade III Librarians within his jurisdiction with the prior approval of the Director of Public Libraries.

3-A Unit of appointment : For purposes of recruitment, appointment discharge for want of vacancy, seniority, Promotion transfer and appointment as full member, the units of appointment shall be as specified  in the Table below:

S.No	Category	Unit of appointment
1	District Central Librarians and City Central Librarian.	Two regional Units-Unit 1. Comprising the jurisdiction of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas of the Districts of Srikakulam,Vizanagaram, Visakhapatnam,East Godavari, West Godavari, Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam,  Nellore, Chittoor Cuddapah, Anantapur and Kurnool and Unite 2 comprising the jurisdiction of Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas of the Districts of Adilabad, Karimnagar, Warangal, Khammam, Rangareddy, Nizamabad, Mehaboobnager, Medak, Nalgonda and the city Grandhalaya Samstha of Hyderabad city.,
2	Librarians Grade I (Deputy Librarians)	Seven Zonal Units-  Zone I . Comprising the jurisdiction of the Zillagrandhalaya Samsths of the District of Srikakulam, Vizianagaram and Visakhapatnam. Zone II. Comprising the Jurisdiction of Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas of the Districts of East-Godavary, West-Godavary, And Krishna. Zone III.  Comprising the jurisdiction of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas of the Districts of Guntur, Prakasam and Nellor. Zone IV. Comprising the jurisdiction of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas of the District of Chittor, Cuddapah, Anantapur and Kurnool. Zone V.  . Comprising the jurisdiction of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas of the District of Addilabad, Karimnager,Warangal and Khammam Zone VI. . Comprising the jurisdiction of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas of the District of Rangareddy, Nizamabad, Mehaboobnager,Medak and Nalgonda and Zone VII.  . Comprising the jurisdiction of the City Grandhalaya Samstha and  the  city of Hyderabad .
3	Li brarians Grade II	Jurisdiction of each of the tZilla Grandhalaya Samstha and  the city Grandhalaya Samstha.
4	Librarians Grade III	Jurisdiction of each of the tZilla Grandhalaya Samstha and  the city Grandhalaya Samstha.

  

Note:- The transfer of a person from one local cadre to another local cadre, an reciprocal basis, shall be made in respect of Grade II and Grade III Librarians, subject to the Condition that the person so transferred shall be assigned seniority in the larer cadre with reference to the date of his transfer to that cadre.  The Director of publicLibraries shall be the transferring authority for the posts of DistrictCentral Librarians and City Central Librarian Ex-officio Secretaries and Librarians Grade-I from Zone to zone

     The transfer Librarians Grade-II and III shall be made by the appointing authority with the prior approval of the Director of Public Libraries.

AGE: No person shall be eligible for appointment to the posts by direct recruitment if he has completed or will complete the age of 30years on the 1^st day of july of the year in which the selection is made.

“provided in the case of candidates belonging to any of the aboriginal tribes in the Agency Areas Specified in Schedule I or to the Scheduled Casts and Scheduled Tribes specified in schedule II to part I of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules the limit of age shall be thirty five instead of 30 years”.

“provided further that in the case of Physically handicapped persons as defined in Clause (4-A) of Rule 3 of part I of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, the maximum age limit prescribed shall be raised uniformly by ten years ending with the 22^nd September, 1990”.

5.  Qualification:- No person shall be eligible for appointment to the  posts mentioned in column (i) of the table below by the method specified in column (2) thereof unless he possesses the qualifications specified in the corresponding entries in column (3) therof.

TABLE

SL.NO.	Method of appointment	Qualifications
1.                                                   2.                                       3.                                                                       4	District Central Librarians and City Central          By promotion Librarian, Hyderabad                                                                                     By transfer                                 Librarians      By Promotion or by Grade I          Direct Recruitment                                       Librarians           By Promotion Grade II             or by  Direct                           Recruitment                                                                      Librarians          By Promotion or by Grade III           Direct Recruitment	(a) A Degree of any University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or a sate Act or an institution recognised by the University Grants Commission (b) B.Li.Sc. or any other equivalent qualification of any  University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or a sate Act of an institution recognised by the University Grants Commission   -----------Do---------------   Two years experience in the organisation and the Administration of Public Libraries..   (a) ) A Degree of any University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or a sate Act or an institution recognised by the University Grants Commission (b) B.Li.Sc. or any other equivalent qualification of any  University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or a sate Act of an institution recognised by the University Grants Commission     (a) ) A Degree of any University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or a sate Act or an institution recognised by the University Grants Commission (b) B.Li.Sc. or any other equivalent qualification of any  University in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act, Provincial Act or a sate Act of an institution recognised by the University Grants Commission Provided that those who are working in Category(iii) on the date of 4-7-88 shall not be required to acquire the above qualification: Provided further that those who are already working in category (iv) as on the date of 4-7-88 shall be  exempted from the above  qualifications  for the purposes of appointment by promotion”     A Pass in Intermediate examination or its equivalent examination and a Certificate in Library Science of a university in India established or incorporated by or under a Central Act Provincial Act or a State Act or of an institution recognised by the University Grant Commission “Provided the those who studied C.L.Sc, course with minimum General Educational Qualifications before July 1984 and passed the course on before July 1987 shall be exempted from the above qualification.

 

Note:- (i)  Preference shall be given to these who possess B.L.Sc. in addition to the prescribed qualifications for Recruitment to the posts in categories (i) and (ii) above

        (ii)  In the case of person whose services were taken ever by the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas as a result of transfer of Management of the Libraries either from private or from Local Body Management to the Control of the Zilla Grandhalaya Samsthas completed S.S.L.C. with five years experience in a recoginsed Library is a qualification  to held the post of Librarian Grade III.

6.Probation:-  Every person appointed  to the post shall from the date on which he joins duty, be on probation for a period of one year on duty within a continuous period of two years if recruited by transfer or promotion, and for a total periods of two years on duty within a continuous period of three years, if recruited direct.

7.Tests : (i) Every person appointed to the posts of District  Central Librarians or city central Librarians or Librarians Grad I shall during the period of probation pass the Account test for the subordinate officers, part I failing which he shall not be eligible to draw increments in the time scale of pay applicable to him – such ineligibility to drawn increments shall not have the effect of posting his future increments after he has qualified himself.

(ii) Language Tests :- (a) Every person appointed as District Central Librarian or Librarian Grade I shall within a period of three years.

From the date of appointment pass the second class language Test in Telugu conducted by the Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission or any other Examination declared by Government as equivalent failing which his increments in the time scale of pay shall bepostphoned without cumulative effect till he has passed the test.

(b) Those who are already working as District Central Librarian or city Central Librarian or as Librarians Grade I shall within a period of three years from the date of issue of these rules, pass (1) Account test for Subordinate officers part I and (2) the language test in Telugu failing which they shall not be eligible to draw increments.  Such ineligibility to drawn increments shall not have the effect of postponing the future increments after they havepassed the said test.

Provided that a person who has completed the age of 40 years on the 1^st November 1966 or has passed his Secondary School. Examinations with Telugu as Second Language, shall not be required to pass the above “Language Test”.

8.  Savings:- Notwithstanding anything in these rules the persons already working in the posts mentioned in Rule 1 on the date of issue of these rules, shall not adversely be affected solely by reason of their not possessing all or any of the qualifications prescribed in rules 4 and 5”.

9.  Special Representation:- General Rules 22 of the Andhra Pradesh State & Subordinate Service Rules shall be applicable to the posts”.

                                                                         Sd/-XXXXXXXXXXX

                                                                         Secretary to Government

Amendments Made in :-

1.  G.O.Ms.No. 1628 Education Dept. Dated 01-08-1967.     

2.   G.O.Ms.No.   

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