ANDHRA PRADESH REGULARIZATION OF SERVICES OF CONTRACT EMPLOYEES ACT, 2023

Act No. 30 of 2023

18th October, 2023

An Act further to regularise the services of persons appointed on contract basis. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh in the Seventy fourth year of the Republic of India as follows:-

S.1 Short title, Extent and commencement

(1) This Act may be called the Andhra Pradesh Regularization of Services of Contract Employees Act, 2023.

(2) It shall extend to the persons, who have been appointed on Contract basis on or before 2nd June 2014 and are continuing till date in Government Departments.

(3) It shall come into force on such date as the State Government may, by notification, appoint.

S.2 Definitions

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires,-

• (1) "Persons appointed on Contract Basis" means a person appointed in Government Departments duly following the conditions specified in Clause 3 under Chapter-II of this Act;

  Explanation: The persons so appointed on contract basis.

• (2) "Government" means the Government of Andhra Pradesh;
• (3) "Government Department" means the Government Departments as enumerated in the Schedule to this Act.
• (4) "Regularisation" means the substantive appointment, under the provisions of this Act, of a person appointed on contract basis in a Government Department.
• (5) "National Pension System (NPS)" means the contributory pension system referred to in section 20 of the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority Act, 2013, whereby contributions from a subscriber are collected and accumulated in an Individual pension account using a system of points of presence, a Central Reco
  

S.3 Conditions of eligibility for regularisation

Notwithstanding anything contained in any law/Rule/Notification/Government order for the time being in force, the persons appointed on contract basis, shall be regularised, subject to fulfilment of the following conditions.

• (1) Regularization shall be applicable to the persons appointed on contract basis in the Government Departments only.
• (2) The persons should have been appointed on contract basis as on 2nd, June 2014 and should be continuing as on the date of the commencement of this Act.
• (3) The contract appointments should have been made on full time basis only. The appointments made on Part- time, Hourly, Guest Basis, etc., shall not be considered for the purpose of regularisation.
• (4) The contract appointments should have been made against substantive vacancies of permanent sanctioned posts with concurrence of Finance Department under the provisions of this Act.

  Provided that such persons appointed on contract basis, if
  

  S.4 Counting the contract service for benefits

  Notwithstanding anything contained in any law for the time being in force, the regularization shall be with prospective effect only i.e., with effect from the date of issue of orders of regularization under this Act. The period rendered on contract basis shall not be counted for any service benefits.

  
  

  S.5 Pension Benefits

  The persons so regularized shall be governed by the provisions of the National Pension System (NPS) as adopted by the Government and with prospective effect only.

  
  

  S.6 Power to make Rules

  Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Government may, by notification in the official Gazette, make Rules to give effect to the provisions of this Act.

  
  

  S.7 Power to remove difficulties

  (1) If any difficulty arises in giving effect to the provisions of this Act, the Government of Andhra Pradesh may, by order published In the official Gazette, make such provisions, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, as appear to it to be necessary or expedient for removing the difficulty:

  Provided that no order shall be made under this section after the expiry of three (3) years from the commencement of this Act.

  (2) Every order made under this section shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made, before the State Legislature.