Rationalization of Drawing and Disbursement Officers of Tribal Welfare Department – Financial Powers relating to maintenance of Tribal Welfare Educational Institutions
I invite kind attention of the Government to the references cited above.
In response to the note issued in the reference 1st cited, it is to submit that, in
the reference 2nd cited, the Finance Department has requested all the departments of
Secretariat to issue necessary instructions to the HoDs under their administrative
control to examine the feasibility of reducing the number of DDOs and requirement
from unit level to HoD and furnish proposals for rationalization of number of DDOs to
Government in Finance Department by 11th January, 2016 to issue necessary orders
which will be effective from 1st April, 2016.
In view of the above, the Social Welfare Department vide G.O.Ms.No.66 Social
Welfare(EDN-1) Dept., Dt.18.05.2018 has rationalized the DDOs of Social Welfare
Department by withdrawing the Drawing and Disbursing powers of HWOs and declaring
the ASWOs as DDOs.
Further, vide G.O.Ms.No.7 Backward Classes Welfare(E) Dept., Dt.28.05.2018,
has withdrawn the Drawing and disbursing powers of HWOs duly declaring the ABCWOs
as DDOs for the Hostels under their jurisdiction in order to facilitate the distribution of
budget to the ABCWOs and to enable them to incur expenditure under the Head of
account (07) Govt., Hostels and (22) College Hostels for Boys and Girls.
In view of the decision of the Social Welfare and BC Welfare departments for
rationalization of the DDOs, the Tribal Welfare Department also submitted proposal to
the Government vide reference 6th cited for rationalization of the DDOs by declaring
the ATWOs as DDOs. The Government issued G.O.Ms.No.132 Social Welfare(TW.Edn.1)
Dept., Dt.14.08.2018 with the concurrence of Finance department withdrawing the
Drawing Powers of HMs/HWOs of Tribal Welfare Department and declared the ATWOs
of Tribal Welfare Department as Drawing and Disbursing Officer to the Hostels and
Ashram Schools under their jurisdiction, to meet the expenditure under (05)
Educational Institutions thereby reducing the DDOs and for ensuring the smooth
functioning of the Education system.
Accordingly, vide reference 8th cited, the CEO, APCFMS, Ibrahimpatnam was
requested to map the DDOs in the CFMS as per the above said GO.
But, in the references 9th to 11th cited, the Hon’ble MLA, MLC and office
bearers of the Tribal Welfare Teacher Associations have requested to withdraw the
G.O.Ms.No.132 Social Welfare(TW.Edn.1) Dept., Dt.14.08.2018
a. The post of Head Master in TW Ashram schools is a Gazetted cadre post and
higher cadre than the ATWO post G.O.Ms.No.23 SW. Dept., Dated 01.04.2011.
b. All the academic and administrative supervisory powers over teachers of
concerned Schools are kept with Head Masters as per virtue and nature of the
post vide G.O.Ms.No.54 SW.Edn.(Section-V) Dept., Dated 01.06.2000 but
withdrawing the Salary Drawing Powers of concerned teachers from HMs may be
leads to failure in School Level Administration More over ATWOs are not
competent to supervise the functions of teachers as per their Job chart.
c. The Govt. have fixed the responsibility on Head Masters for making necessary
steps for all round Development of the students in the Schools a through proper
control over teachers. Accordingly issued Powers and Function Rules-2002 by
making Head Masters of High Schools as Drawing and Disbursing Officers vide
G.O.Ms.No.40 (Edn. Dept) Dated 07.05.2002 deviation of these orders ma loss
our tribal children in Education Development.
d. The procedure followed in other Welfare Departments for changing of DDOs in
CFMS is limited
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