Medical Reimbursement Extended to 30.06.2016

Telangana State Government has extended Medical Reimbursement Facility to their employees on parallel with Employee Health Scheme cashless health cards system.
  

The issue of joining of some of the Hospitals in Employees Health Scheme is still under
discussion. Hence there is need to extend reimbursement scheme to run in parallel with Employees
Heath Scheme.

Accordingly Government after careful examination hereby extend the orders issued earlier to the effect that both the schemes of reimbursement and the employees
Health Scheme to run in parallel up to 30-6-2016 or till further orders which is earlier.

Medical Reimbursement Extended upto 30.06.2016 G.O 112 - Download

Teacher Eligibility Test (TS TET) Guidelines

Telangana Government has issued Guide Lines to Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TS-TET) vide G.O.Ms. No. 36 Dt. 23.12.2015  

Guidelines for conducting Telangana State Teacher Eligibility Test (TS-TET) under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act (RTE), 2009 – Orders – Issued.

Govt. of India have enacted RTE Act, 2009 on 27.08.2009 titled “The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education”. In accordance with the provision of Sub-Section (1) of section 23 of the RTE Act, National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE), New Delhi has laid down minimum qualifications for a person to be eligible for appointment as a Teacher in a category for Classes I to VIII in its Principal Notification dated 23rd August, 2010 and amendments issued thereon. The minimum qualifications include a Pass in Teacher Eligibility Test (TET). Pursuant to the said Guidelines, it has been decided to conduct Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) for all persons, who aspire to become Teachers for Classes 1st to 8th in all Schools (Govt. / ZP / MP / Municipal /Recognized Pvt.Aided & Pvt.Un-Aided etc.,) in the State of Telangana at least once every year. The rationale for
including the TET pass as a minimum qualification for a person to be eligible for appointment as a teacher is as under:-

• It would bring National Standards and benchmark of Teacher quality in the recruitment process.

• It would induce Teacher Education Institutions and students fromthese Institutions to further improve their performance standards.

• It would send a positive signal to all the stakeholders that the Government lays special emphasis on Teacher quality.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CANDIDATES FOR APPEARING TS-TET:

The candidates at the time of applying for TS-TET should be in possession of the following minimum qualifications prescribed for category of 1st to 5th classes (Paper- I) and 6th to 8th classes (Paper - II) separately.

a) MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS FOR TS - TET PAPER - I (CLASSES I TO V):

(i) Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 50% marks. However in case of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 45%. AND pass in 2 - year Diploma in Elementary Education / 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) / 2 - year
Diploma in Education (Special Education). 

(OR)
(ii) Intermediate / Senior Secondary (or its equivalent) with at least 45% marks. In respect of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 40%. AND pass in 2 - year Diploma in Elementary Education / 4-year Bachelor of Elementary Education (B.El.Ed.) / 2 - year Diploma in
Education (Special Education) in case of the candidates, who have passed or admitted to D.El.Ed / D.Ed., course prior to issue of these guidelines.

b) Minimum qualifications for TS-TET paper - II (Classes VI to VIII):

(i) B.A./B.Sc./B.Com., with at least 50% marks. In case of SC/ST/BC/Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 45%. AND pass in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course / Bachelor of Education (B.Ed -Special Education).
(OR)
(ii) B.A./B.Sc./B.Com., with at least 50% marks. In respect of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 40%. AND pass in Bachelor of Education (B.Ed) course / Bachelor of Education (B.Ed -Special Education) in case of the candidates who have passed or admitted to B.Ed., course prior to issue of these guidelines.
(OR)
(iii) 4-year B.A.Ed/B.Sc.Ed., with at least 50% marks, in case of SC/ ST/ BC/ Differently Abled candidates, the minimum marks shall be 45%.
(OR)
(iv) Graduation with Language concerned as one of the Optional Subjects (OR) Bachelor of Oriental Language (or its equivalent) (OR) Graduation in Literature (OR) Post Graduation in Language concerned AND Language Pandit Training Certificate/ B.Ed with Language concerned as one of the
Methodologies, in respect of Language Teachers.
Note:- 1. The candidates who are appearing in the final year of Bachelor of Education (OR) Diploma in Elementary Education etc., are also eligible to appear for TET exam subject to the condition that the candidates cannot appear for DSC with this TET certificate, unless the candidates acquire requisite qualification.
2. A Diploma/ Degree course in Teacher Education recognized by the National Council for Teacher Education (NCTE) only shall be considered. However in case of Diploma in Education (Special Education) and B.Ed. (Special Education), a course recognized by the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) only shall be considered.
3. Intermediate qualification of Board of Intermediate Education (BIE) of Telangana State or its equivalent as recognized by BIE, Telangana State only shall be considered. So also the Bachelor’s Degree of a University Recognized by UGC only shall be considered.

FREQUENCY OF CONDUCT OF TET:

TET shall be conducted once in a year preferably in the month of April/May. There shall be no restriction on the number of attempts a person can take for acquiring the TET Certificate. A person who has qualified in the TET Examination may also appear again for improving his/her score.

CONSTITUTION OF EXAMINATION CENTRES FOR TET:

(a) Any Central Government/ State Government/ Local Body/Private recognized High School/ Jr. College/ Degree College/P.G. College/ College of Education/ D.Ed College/ Engineering College/ Polytechnic/ ITI can be identified by DEO with the approval of District Collector for constituting an Exam Centre for TET.
(b) Each Centre with good accommodation and furniture shall have a capacity of Optimum 240, Maximum 300 for allotment of candidates.
(c) The Centres in the District will be identified in District Head Quarters, Municipalities and Revenue Division Headquarters only.
(d) If an Institution has good accommodation and furniture, Multiple Centres up to a limit of four (4) Centres in that Institution can be constituted, and designated as ‘A’ Centre, ‘B’ Centre, ‘C’ Centre and ‘D’ Centre of the same address with separate Centre Nos. and separate exclusive facilities.

STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF TET:-

The structure and content of the TET is given in the following paragraphs. All questions will be Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs), each carrying One Mark, with Four alternatives out of which One Answer will be correct. There will be no Negative Marking. There will be Two Papers of the TET, Paper-I will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for Classes 1st to 5th Paper-II will be for a person who intends to be a teacher for Classes 6th to 8th. A person who intends to be a Teacher either for Classes 1st to 5th or for Classes 6th to 8th shall have to appear in both Papers (Paper I and Paper II) (if eligible).

(a) Paper- I : No. of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) – 150 Duration of Examination: 2 hours and 30 minutes:

Structure and Content (All Compulsory)

(i) Child Development and Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(ii) Language I 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(iii) Language II (English) 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(iv) Mathematics 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(v) Environmental Studies 30 MCQs 30 Marks

TOTAL 150 MCQs 150 Marks

Note(1): The test items on Child Development & Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the primary level.

Note(2): How to choose language – I of TS-TET Paper-I: The following languages are offered under First Language in the Schools under the State Syllabus viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Gujarathi. A Candidate has to choose one of these 8 Languages under Language-I of TET, those candidates should have compulsorily studied that Language either as medium of study or as First Language at least up to Class X. The candidates who studied CBSE/ ICSE curriculum can choose the Language which they studied up to Class X.

Note(3): The Language-II shall be English for all the candidates.

Note(4): The syllabi for Mathematics & Environmental Studies are designed on the basis of topics of Classes I to V. The difficulty standard as well as linkages of content/topics could be up to Secondary Stage (up to Class X) for testing. The test items in Mathematics and Environmental Studies will contain Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) not only on Content but also on Pedagogy. In Mathematics, 24 MCQs will be on Content and 6 MCQs on Pedagogy. Similarly, in Environmental Studies 24 MCQs will be on Content and 6 MCQs on Pedagogy.

Note(5): The syllabi for Language I & II shall be based on Proficiency in the Language, Elements of Language, Communication and Comprehension abilities (standard up to Class Xth level).

Note(6): In 30 MCQs under Language I & II, each shall include 6 questions on Pedagogy of a Language.

Note(7): The detailed syllabus for all subjects shall be designed by the SCERT and the same shall be issued along with Notification.

(b) Paper II : No. of Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)– 150: Duration of Examination: 2 hours and 30 minutes

Structure and Content

(i) Child Development and Pedagogy 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(ii) Language I 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(iii) Language II (English) 30 MCQs 30 Marks

(iv) (a) For Mathematics and Science teachers: Mathematics and Science. 60 MCQs 60 marks

(b) For Social Studies Teacher : Social Studies - 60 MCQs 60 marks

(c) For any other Teacher – either iv (a) or iv (b)

TOTAL 150 MCQs 150 Marks

Note:(1) The test items on Child Development & Pedagogy will focus on Educational Psychology of teaching and learning relevant to the Elementary level.

Note:(2) How to choose Language – I of TS-TET Paper-II: The following Languages are offered under First Language in Secondary schools under the State Syllabus viz., Telugu, Urdu, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Tamil and Sanskrit. A Candidate (other than Language Pandit candidate) has to choose one of these 7 Languages under Language I of TET, those candidates should have compulsorily studied that Language either as medium of study or First Language at least up to Class-X. The candidates who studied CBSE/ ICSE curriculum can choose the Language which they studied up to Class X. Language Pandit candidates have to choose the Language of their study in Pandit Training concerned under Language-I of TET Paper-II. 

Note(3): The Language-II shall be English for all the candidates.

Note(4): For Paper II Mathematics & Science, questions will be as follows:-

(i) Mathematics - 30 MCQs (Content 24; Pedagogy 06)

(ii) Science - 30 MCQs (Content 24; Pedagogy 06)

a) Content - Physical Science - 12 MCQs

b) Content - Biological Science - 12 MCQs

c) Science Pedagogy – 06 MCQs.

Note(5):For Paper II Social Studies, the syllabus will cover the sectors namely, History, Geography, Civics and Economics. Out of 60 marks, 48 will be on Content and the remaining 12 on Pedagogy.

Note(6): For Paper II, the syllabi for TET of Mathematics, Sciences & Social Studies are based on topics of Classes VI to VIII. The difficulty standard of questions as well as their linkages could be up to Senior Secondary Level (12th class).

Note(7): The syllabi for Language I & II shall be based on proficiency in the Language, Elements of Language, Communication and Comprehension abilities (standard up to Senior Secondary Level (12th Class).

MEDIUM OF QUESTION PAPER:

The Question Paper shall be bilingual (i.e). English followed by the Language-I chosen by the candidates for all Languages except Sanskrit. For the candidates choosing Sanskrit, the questions shall be in Telugu followed by Sanskrit (Devanagari Script).

QUALIFYING MARKS IN TET, ISSUE OF MEMOs/ CERTIFICATES AND THEIR VALIDITY:

(a) The qualifying marks for different categories are as shown below:

S.No       Category                                       Pass Marks

1             General                                         60% and above

2             BC                                                50% and above

3             SC/ST/Differently Abled             40% and above

(b) The Director, SCERT, Telangana shall issue Memos/ Pass Certificates to the candidates.

(c) The validity of Certificates shall be for a period of 7 years from the date of TET concerned.

(d) The Certificate shall contain the Name and Address of the Candidate, Registration No., Year/ Month of Award of Certificate, Marks obtained in each Paper, Class level of its validity (Class 1st to 5th , Class 6th to 8th or Both) and in case of Classes 6th to 8th, the Subject Area (Mathematics, Science and Social studies) etc., The Certificate may be Electronically generated with adequate security features to avoid any kind of malpractice.

(e) Differently Abled candidates with at least 40% of handicap only shall be considered in respect of Visually and Orthopedically Handicapped. With regard to Hearing Impaired candidates, a minimum of 75% handicap shall be considered.

APPLICABILITY:

The TS-TET shall apply to all the Schools referred to in Clause(n) of Section 2 of the RTE Act. However, a School referred to in Sub-Clause(iv) of Clause(n) of Section 2 of the RTE Act, may exercise the option of considering either the TET conducted by the Central Government or the TS-TET.

WEIGHTAGE OF TET SCORES IN THE TEACHER RECRUITMENT OF THE STATE:

The weightage to TET scores shall be provided in the Teacher Recruitment of the State Government. i.e., 20% weightage for TET and 80% weightage for Written Test in Teacher Recruitment Test (TRT) based on which selection lists shall be prepared. However, mere qualifying the TET would not confer a right on any person for recruitment/ employment as it is only one of the eligibility criteria for appointment.

EXEMPTION FROM PASSING TET:

Teachers who were appointed before NCTE notification dt:23.08.2010 by the Competent Authority in Govt./ Local Authority as per Recruitment Rules prevalent at that time are exempted from appearing for TET. However, Teachers working in Private Schools whose appointments were not approved by the Competent Authority are not exempted from passing TET. Such Teachers of Private Unaided Schools shall appear for TET conducted by either the State Government or Central Government. In respect of non approved Teachers working in Private Aided Schools, they shall invariably appear for
TET conducted by the State Government only.

The Govt. shall have powers to make Rules, issue Clarifications and Guidelines which may arise in regard to the implementation of these Guidelines.

TET Guidelines G.O.Ms No 36 Dt. 23.12.2015

Telangana SWF ( Flag Day Fund ) Bank Account Details

Telangana Employees As per G.O.Ms. No 83 Dt. 05 12.2015 contribution Non Gazetted employees is Rs. 100/- Gazetted Officer is Rs.200/- Non Gazetted towards Flag day Fund.


All Heads of Department and all Heads of Officers, Drawing and Disbursing Officers shall recover the above said amounts and remit the same to the Savings account of the Director, Sainik Welfare, Telangana, Hyderabad.

Telangana Sainik Welfare (Flag Day Fund) contribution into the account of Director, Sainik Welfare, HyderabaD  Vide  G.O.Ms. No. 46 Dt. 28.10.2014.

PRC AP allowances RPS 2015 G.Os

RPS 2015, Andrapradesh State Government has been issued G.Os 150 50 171 to implement allowances recommended by PRC 2013, 

PHC conveyance allowance as per G.O. Ms.No 59 

Government have accepted the recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission in so far to relates to sanction of Conveyance Allowance to the Blind and Physically Handicapped employees and hereby order to increase the same to 10% of the basic pay subject to a maximum ceiling of Rs.1350/-per month.

as per G.O.Ms. No. 171 

5.	School Education
	i.	Headmasters of PrimarySchools	75/- p.m.	110/-p.m.
	ii.	Headmasters of UpperPrimary Schools	100/- p.m.	150/-p.m.
	iii.	Language PanditsGr.II/S.G.B.T. Teachers (forhandling High SchoolClasses)	100/- p.m.	150/- p.m.
	iv.	Headmasters in Single Teacher Schools	50/- p.m.	75/-p.m.

G.O.Ms.No. 150 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Civil Services (Travelling Allowance) Rules –Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission - Travelling Allowance on Tour - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 151 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES – Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Travelling Allowance) Rules – Recommendations of Tenth Pay Revision Commission – Transfer Travelling Allowance – Orders – Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 152 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Andhra Pradesh Civil Services (Travelling Allowance) Rules – Leave Travel Concession - Permission to travel anywhere in India on LTC once in entire service-Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission – Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 153 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Civil Services (Travelling Allowance) Rules - Recommendation of Tenth Pay Revision Commission - Fixed Travelling Allowance - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 154 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES – Revision of Pay Scales – Recommendations of Pay Revision Commission, 2015 on Machine Allowance to the Copyists in the Judicial Department where Government have not supplied Computers / Photo Copying Machine - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 155 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Manual of Special Pays and Allowances - Recommendations of Tenth Pay Revision Commission - Special Allowance to Grey Hounds of Police Department, Special Intelligence Branch and Counter Intelligence Cell of Intelligence Department – Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 156 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Manual of Special Pays and Allowances – Incentive Allowance to Armored Head Constable, Armored Police Constable and Scout Allowance to Teachers - Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission – Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 157 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Manual of Special Pays and Allowances - Risk Allowance - Recommendations of Tenth Pay Revision Commission – Revised rates of Risk Allowance - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 158 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - A.P. Manual of Special Pays and Allowances – Recommendation of Tenth Pay Revision Commission – Revised rates of Clerical Allowance, N.G.O. Clinic Allowance, Night Duty Allowance and Theatre Allowance - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 159 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Andhra Pradesh Manual of Special Pays and Allowances – Conveyance Allowance to Blind and Physically Handicapped employees – Recommendation of Tenth Pay Revision Commission – Orders – Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 160 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES – Manual of Special Pays and Allowances - Conveyance Allowance to certain categories - Recommendations of Tenth Pay Revision Commission - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 161 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES – Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission - Payment of enhanced stitching charges to Roneo Operators, Jamedars, Drivers, Class IV/Last Grade employees and Work Charged employees who are eligible as per Rules – Revised rates of stitching charges – Orders – Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 162 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Manual of Special Pays and Allowances - E.S.I. Allowance - Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 163 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - BLOOD BANK ALLOWANCE - Recommendations of the Pay Revision Commission, 2015 - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 164 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Manual of Special Pays and Allowances - Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission – Revised rates of Ration Allowance - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 165 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Leprosy Allowance to Medical and Para Medical staff working under National Leprosy Eradication Programme - Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 166 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES – Manual of Special Pays and Allowances-Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission on Slaughter House Allowance –Revision of Pay Scales, 2015- Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 167 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES – Revision of Pay Scales - Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission - Enhancement of Supervisory Allowance - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 168 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES – Revision of Pay Scales - Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission on Sub-Jail Allowance - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 169 Dt.11.12.2015	Public Services - Recommendations of Tenth Pay Revision Commission- Enhancement of remuneration payable to the Drivers, Roneo Duplicating Operators and Lift Operators for attending to the official duties on holidays - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 170 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Revision of Pay Scales - Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission – Office Allowance and Maintenance Allowance - Orders - Issued.	Download
G.O.Ms.No. 171 Dt.11.12.2015	ALLOWANCES - Andhra Pradesh Manual of Special Pays and Allowances - Recommendations of the Tenth Pay Revision Commission – Revised rates of Special Pays - Orders - Issued.	Download

Flag Day ( Sainik Welfare ) Fund enhancement

The Director Sainik Welfare, TS, Hyderabad has informed that as per the minutes of meeting with representatives of all employees and teachers association of Telangana State held on dated 04th Dec 2015, the representatives of all employees and teachers associations have unanimously agreed to enhance the contribution from Rs.20/- to Rs 100/- per head from the salaries of NGOs and Rs.50/- to Rs.200/- per head per Annum from Gazetted Officers from the salary of each employee as their contribution towards Flag Day Fund to be utilized on Welfare Schemes of Ex-servicemen.

Telangana Government has been released Flag Fund Enhancement G.O Ms. No. 83 home Dt. 05.12.2015 

All the Heads of Department and all Heads of Officers, Drawing and Disbursing Officers are requested to recover the above said amounts and remit the same to the Director Sainik Welfare, TS, Hyderabad through a Demand Draft.

The Director, Sainik Welfare, Telangana State, Hyderabad shall take further action accordingly.

Sainik Welfare (Flag Day Fund) Enhancement G.O 83 Dt. 05.12.2015 - Download

 Sainik Welfare (Flag Day Fund) Bank Account Details - Download

2016 Optional & Genreal Holidays

Telngana State Government has declared General Holidays and Optional Holidays vide G.O Rt. No. 3192 Dt. 05.12.2015

General Holidays & Optional Holidays of 2016 - Download

December 26th General Holiday instead of Optional Holiday

Tealngana State Government has declared 26th of December 2015 Boxing Day as General Holiday Instead of Optional Holiday vide G.O. Rt. No. 3167 Dt. 02.12.2015.

26.12.2015 as General Holiday G.O Rt.No 3167 Dt. 02.12.2015 - Download