INFORMATION Hand Book (U/S 4 (1) (B))

GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH REVENUE DEPARTMENT

RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT

INFORMATION HAND BOOK (U/S 4 (1) (B))

COLLECTOR’S OFFICE, VISAKHAPATNAM

1 CHAPTER – 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Back Ground and Key Objectives: In order to insure much access to information and to promote transparency and accountability in the working of every public authority the information is given which relates to the District Collector’s Office, Visakhapatnam.

1.2 Objective/ Purpose of this information: The purpose of this information is to create awareness among the public for easy access in respect of different functions, duties, powers of the officers pertaining to the District Collector’s Office, Visakhapatnam.

1.3 Who are the intended users of the Hand Book: All citizens, Public representatives, Officers, Employees of Public authorities including Public Information Officers, Assistant Public Information Officers, Appellate officers and Public / private Organizations.

1.4 Definitions of Key terms:

JC Joint Collector DRO District Revenue Officer SDC Special Deputy Collector AO Administrative Officer Supdt Superintendent SA Senior Assistant JA Junior Assistant CC CampClerk 1.5 Chapter 2 to 18

1.6 Getting Additional Information: For getting Additional Information pertaining to this office, E – mail address: Collector_ vsk @ ap.gov.in

1.7 Name and Address of Key Contacts:  Sri N. Yuvaraj, IAS, District Collector, Visakhapatnam,  Sri J. Nivas, IAS, Joint Collector, Visakhapatnam. Appellate Authority  Sri K. NageswaraRao, District Revenue Officer, Visakhapatnam, Public Information Officer.  Sri B.S. PrakasaRao, Administrative Officer, Collector’s Office, Visakhapatnam, Assistant Public Information Officer.

CHAPTER-2

ORGANISATION, FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES ( Section 4(1)(b) (i) 2 Sl. Name of the Address Functions Duties No Organisation 1 Collector's Office, Maharanipeta, The business transaction Duties as Visakhapatnam Krishna Nagar, by the Dept is as specified specified in Visakhapatnam in the BSOs Volumes I to G.O.Ms.No.77, Pin: 530 002 IV and A.P. District Revenue Collectors powers dt.22.1.1968 (Delegation Act) 1961 (Act and GO.Ms.No. No.32 of 1961) and also 611, Rev (DA_ instructions issued by the Dept. dt.18.8.98 Govt., of AP from time to respectively. time.

3 CHAPTER- 3 POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES (Section 4(1)(b)(ii))

1. COLLECTOR & DISTRICT MAGISTRATE:

He is the head of the District in the District Administration. He ensures implementation of all the policies and programmes and decisions of the State Government in the District. He has over all supervision and control over the District Officers/Divisional Officers/Tahsildar cadre in the District. Maintenance of Law and order and relationship with the Superintendent of Police (Powers under Criminal Procedure code) , Important fairs and Festivals involving Law and Order, and agrarian and Labour and other situations. Internal security, VIP, Personal files of all Gazetted Officers in other Departments and also Revenue Department including Tahsildars in the District.

2. JOINT COLLECTOR &ADDITIONAL.DISTRICT MAGISTRATE:

In G.O.Ms.No.141 General Administration (Special)Department dt.3.11.1967, the Government have sanctioned one post of Joint Collector in the Senior time scale of IAS of each District so as to relieve the District Collector of the Revenue and Civil Supplies work and enable him to devote himself entirely to Development work. He exercises general supervision of Disciplinary proceedings against Gazetted Officers in the District and Appeals of Dy.Tahsildars against the Punishment awarded by the Revenue Divisional Officers and Special Dy.Collectors and also exercise other functions as prescribed by the Govt.orders in G.O.Ms.No.77 Revenue Dt.22.1.1968

3. DISTRICT REVENUE OFFICER & ADDITIONAL DISTRICT MAGISTRATE:

He exercises general supervision and control over the staff and also supervision of day to day functioning of the Collector's Office. Discriplinary proceedings against Sr.Assts/Jr.Assts/Typists/Stenos working in the subordinate offices when the punishment proposed is beyond the competency of RDOs and Spl.Dy.Collectors and he exercise other functions as prescribed by the Govt.orders in G.O.Ms.No.77 Revenue Dt.22.1.1968.

4. ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ( TAHSILDAR CADRE):

The Administrative Officer is incharge of A.Sectioni.e, General supervision of Office Administration, Disciplinary cases of Employees, Revenue Officers conference, Induction Training course to the Revenue Employees, Establishment of Employees, Ex.Village Officers/Village Servants, Visits, Maintainence of Government Vehicles in Collectorate and requisition of Vehicles from other Departments, Maintenance of Govt.Circuit House, Providing Guest Houses to VVIPs, VIPs, Maintenance of Collectorate Library, Publication of Notification in the District Gazettes. He is responsible all files related to the subjects allotted to A and B.Sections. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRO under whom he works for the efficient and expeditious dispatch of business in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his sections.

5. GAZETTED SUPERINTENDENT ( C ) ( TAHSILDAR CADRE): 4 He is incharge of C.Section and general supervision of Law and Order including Co-ordination with Judiciary and Police, Strikes and Lockouts, Trade Union Act, Surrendered Extremists, Preventive Detentions Laws, Extremists Violance, Arms Act, Petoleum Act, Cinema Autograph Act, Legal Aid to Law Officers, Foreigners Indian Pass Port, Emigration, Attrocities against SCs and STSs, Pensions and Assignment of Land to Political sufferers, Minimum wages Act, Verification of Character and anticidents, Fixation of Minimum wages Act. Burma Repatriates, Pawnbrokers and Money Lending Act, Workmen’s Compensation Act, Indian Christian Marriage licence Act. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRO under whom he works for the efficient and expeditious dispatch of business in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his section.

6. GAZETTED SUPERINTENDENT ( E ) ( TAHSILDAR CADRE):

He is incharge of E.Section and he is responsible and general supervision of subject relating to Assignment, POB Maintenance, Transfer of Land, Alienation of Government Land to APIIC, VUDA, Eviction of Encroachments, House sites, Forest and Tree Pattas,Education, Examinations, Computerisation of Village records, All Land matters, Evacue property . Escheats and Land Protection and other subjects allotted to the E.Section under him. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRO under whom he works for the efficient and expeditious dispatch of business in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his sections.

7. GAZETTED SUPERINTENDENT (F) (TAHSILDAR CADRE):

He is inchargeof F.Section andhe is responsible and general supervision of Land Reforms, E.A.Act, Tenure of Lands, Agency Settlement, Inam Abolition Act, Suit call books, Agrl. And Urban Land Ceiling Act, Forest Act, A.P.ScheduledareaLand Transfer Regulation (LTR) Act, 1959 and A.P.Agency rules and other subjects allotted to the F.Section under him. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRO under whom he works for the efficient and expeditious dispatch of business in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his section.

5 8. GAZETTED SUPERINTENDENT ( G ) ( TAHSILDAR CADRE):

He is incharge of G.Section and he is responsible and supervision of Land Acquisition, LAQs, Slum Improvement Act, YLMC, Thandava, Steel Plant, NTPC, HNPCL and SEZ Land Acquisition cases, Section-18 reference under LA Act and Social Welfare Land Acquisition and also other subjects allotted to the G.Section under him. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRO under whom he works for the efficient and expeditious dispatch of business in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his section.

9. SUPERINTENDENT ( B ) ( Dy. TAHSILDAR CADRE):

Due to heavy work load to Administrative Officer, one Deputy Tahsildar post have been taken from RDO's Office, Visakhapatnam on deputation basis to supervise Salaries of Collectorate, Pensions, Audit paras, Advances, Stationery, Service Postage, Medical Reimbursement to Employees and and he is responsible for all files relating to the subjects allotted to the B.Section under him. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRO/AO under whom he works for the efficient and expeditious dispatch of business in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his sections.

10. SUPERINTENDENT ( D) ( Dy. TAHSILDAR CADRE):

Due to heavy work load to Collectorate to attend Natural calamities and other Developmental Programmes, , one Deputy Tahsildar post have been taken from the Office of the Spl.Gr.Dy.Collector Land Protection , Visakhapatnam on deputation basis to supervise Land Revenue, NALA, Water Tax, Revenue Recovery Act, Jamabandhi, Prohibition and Exicse, Commercial Taxes, Irrigation, Water Cesses Act, IDB Meetings, Fire Accidents, Record of Rights, Natual calamities, rescue operations, Seasonal Conditions , Pollution, Public Health, Epidemics and relief measures like Apathbandhu, NFBS and CM’s Relief Fund etc. and other DevelpmentalProgrammes/Schemes in the Section i.e., D.Section. He is incharge of D.Section and he is responsible for all files relating to the subjects allotted to the D.Section under him. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRO under whom he works for the efficient and expeditious dispatch of business in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his section.

11. SUPERINTENDENT ( H) ( Dy. TAHSILDAR CADRE):

Due to heavy work load to Collectorate to attend General Elections to APLA, HOP, Revision of Electoral Rolls, File Disposal, Refund of court fees etc., one Deputy Tahsildar post have been taken from the Office of the Spl.Tahsildar, Land Reforms , Visakhapatnam on permanent deputation basis to supervise the Elections, Photo Identify Cards, Arrangement of District Sports, Census, Computerisation of MRO’s Office, Revenue Saddassulu, File Disposal, Stamp Act, Grants, Public Grievances, Janmabhoomi, Official Language, NIC etc. in the Section i.e., H .Section. He is incharge of H.Section and he is responsible all files relating to the subjects allotted to the H.Section under him. He is directly responsible to the District Collector/Joint Collector/DRO under whom he works for the efficient and expeditious dispatch of business in all stages in his section. He should maintain discipline in his section.

12. PS TO COLLECTOR/ PS TO JOINT COLLECTOR/ CC TO DRO: 6 No original posts were sanctioned by the Government. But they have been taken on deputation basis from among Revenue Offices who are having short hand knowledge. The PS/CCs work for Collector/Joint Collector/DRO to do shorthand work to them and such other items of work as entrusted to them.

STATEMENT SHOWING THE WORK DISTRIBUTION AMONG THE STAFF IN COLLECTOR'S OFFICE, VISAKHAPATNAM AS PER G.O.Ms.No.611, REV[D.A] DEPT., DT. 18.08.1998. DESIGNATION OF SUBJECTS DEALT WITH BY THE ASSISTANT THE ASSISTANT 1. Office Procedure 2. Inspection of Subordinate Offices 3. Establishment matters of Dy. Collectors &Spl.Gr. Dy. Collectors. 4. Disciplinary cases of other Dept./Dist. Officers 5. R.O's Conference 6. Collector's/Joint Collector's Conference 7. Joint Staff Council Meetings 8. Preparation and consolidation of Huzur Second Clerk Notes for presentation to VIPs/VVIPs 9. Regional Conferences Senior Asst.(A1) 10. Training of Gazetted Officers including Training Programmes of Pro.Dy.Collectors. 11. Maintenance of C.L. Account of Dy.Collectors/Spl.Gr.Dy.Collectors and other Dist. Officers. 12. Panel of Deputy Collectors 13. Attestation of Fair copies of 'A' Section. 14. Jurisdiction. 1. Establishment matters of Tahrs./Dy.Tahrs/Senior Assts. cadre 2. Panel of Senior Assts./ Dy.Tah. &Tahsildars 3. Appeals against Disciplinary Proceedings of Subordinate Officers 4. Senior Asst.(A2) Appeals/Revisions/O.As and Writs of Sr.Assts/Dy.Tahs. and Tahsildars 5. Estt. matters of I.A.S./ I.F.S including of Training of IAS/IFS/IPS Probationers 6. Training programme of F.R.Is/ Pro.Dy.Tahrs. 7. Vigilance Commission 1. All Establishment matters (both temporary & permanent) Jr.Assts/Typists/ Steno Typists/Supernumerary Junior Assistants/ Record Assts/Shoroff/ Drivers/Attenders/Other Class-IV Employees/ Contingent employees/ Surplus staff including Govt. Circuit House Estt. 2. Preparation and submission of Annual Estt. list of Rev. Unit of Vsp. Dist. 3. Senior Asst.(A3) Deployment of eligible J.As/ Typists/ Stenos for Survey Training. 4. Deployment of Sr.Assts/ Sr.Spl.RIs. for Maintenance Test. 5. Appeals against Disciplinary Progs. of Subordinate Officers 6. Maintenancce of Temp.Estt Register 7. Conduct of Group IV Services Examns. or D.S.C. including limited recruitment. 8. Training of Revenue Personnel. 1. Village Officers Estt. including Suits & Appeals thereon. 2. Disciplinary cases against V.A.Os. including Embezzle-ment of Govt. money. 3. Visits of President/Prime Minister/Governor 4. Senior Asst.(A4) Treasure Trove 5. Appeals against appointment of Village Assistants/ Village Servants. 6. Appeals against disciplinary cases of Village Servants/ V.A.Os. 7. Recruitment of V.A.Os, conduct of V.A.Os. Tests and Trainings 1. Visits of VIPs & Protocol Duties including APLA Committees/ Commissions/ Special Commissions etc. 2. Visits of the Chief Junior Asst.(A5) Minister/ Revenue Minister 3. State Functions 4. Government Buildings 5. Allotment of Government Quarters. Junior Asst.(A6) 1. Maintenance of Motor Vehicles of Cololectorate and Govt. Circuit House 2. Requisition of Motor Vehicles 3. Call Book 4. Maintenance of consolidated Pdl. Register including the chart showing programme for check of P.Rs/ Pdls./ Stock 5. Maintenance of Special Register of important references 6.

7 Fax/Nicnet Message Register 7. Maintenance of Register showing the receipt of LokAyukta Petitions/LAQs/ LSQs etc. 8. Maintenance of Register showing the receipt of O.As/W.Ps/W.As/SLPs and Contempt cases.

1. Distribution of Tappa 2. Maintenance of Security Register 3. Inward Registered Tappals Register 4. Maintenance of Junior Asst(A7) Attendance Register 5. Maintenance of C.L. Account of the members of staff 6. Inward Telegrams Register 7. Turn Duty Register. 1. Maintenance of Record and Record Room with the assistance of Record Asst. 2. Record Issue Register 3. Forms(including Forms required by V.A.Os) 4. Distribution of P.Rs/PDL Registers etc. to the members of the staff 5. Junior Asst(A8) Gazettes filing 6. Fire Drill 7. Fire Service Appliances 8. Copy Applications 9. Library 10. Acknowledgement of disposals in N.C.Register. The files on the above subjects shall be routed through A1 Asst. to the Admn. Officer. 1. Printing of Dist.Gazettes 2. Maintenance of New Case Registers 3. Half Yearly Business Return and Abstract arrear list Junior Asst(A9) 4. Typewriters 5. Despatch Work: 6. Acknowledgement of Disposals in PRS. 7. Handing over of disposals to Record Room 8. Maintenance of Stamp Junior Asst(A10) DespatchAsst - I Junior Asst(A11) DespatchAsst - II Junior Asst(A12) DespatchAsst - III Junior Asst(A13) Telephone Operator Junior Asst(A14) Telephone Operator Roneo Operator 1. All expenditure and budgeting purchases etc. 2. Budget estimates/Revised Estimates. 3. Distribution of budget to subordinate offices. 4. Pensions. 5. FBF/GIS/APGLI Claims. 6. Fixation of pay of permanent temporary establishment. 7. Senior Assistant - B1 Sanction/recommendation of EL (Leave enclashment) of employees of being retired from Collectorate. 8. Office contingencies. 9. Supply/Maintenance of Typewriters. 10. Operation of Permanent advance. 11. Office Audit. 1. Audit Paras under Expenditure and Receipts. 2. Gurajada centenary Fund (Utilisation of the Fund) 3. Union Home Senior Assistant - B2 Minister's grants. 4. Military pensions. 5. Pension &gratuties of the Estate retained employees. 6. Petitions and appeals of Estate retained employees. 1. Permanent Establishment of Collector's Office. 2. Pay Bills. 3. Maintainance of Service Registers. 4. Sanction of increments. 5. Junior Assistant -B3 Arrear claims. 6. Advance Pay / T.T.A./Festival Advance. 7. Number Statement. 1. Temp. Establishment of Collector's Office. 2. Pay Bills. 3. Junior Assistant - B4 Maintainance of Service Regrs. 4. Arrear Claims. 5. Sanction of increments. 6. Advance Pay / T.T.A./ Festival Advance. 7. G.P.F. 1. Preparation of Pay bills of Gazetted Officers. 2. Preparation of T.A.Bills of both Gazetted and Non-Gazetted staff. 3. Counter Signature of T.A.Bills of Gazetted Officers of Other Departments. 4. Education Advance. 5. Reimbursement of School fee Junior Assistant - B5 including administrative orders. 6. Processing of loan applications of Welfare Fund. 7. Marriage loans. 8. Vehicle loans. 9. Loans & Advances for House Building purpose. 10. Medical reimbursement Bills including Administrative sanction orders. 8 1. Stationary. 2. Organisation of Annual Dist. Revenue Sports. 3. Reconcialation of Accounts under expenditure and receipts. 4. Junior Assistant - B6 Furniture 5. Telephones/ Telegrams /Water charges/ Electricity Bills etc. 6. Rents, Rates and Taxes. 7. Service Postage. Contingent Bills. 2. Maintainance of Treasury Bill Book / U.D.Pay Shorff Register / Cash Book etc. 3. Presentation and encashment of Bills. 1. Cinematography Act. 2. Dramatic performance. 3. Places of Public Resort Act. 4. Bench Courts. 5. Probation of Offenders Act. 6. Legal Aid to poor. 7. Habitual offenders Act. 8. Official Senior Assistant - C1 Secrets Act. 9. Law Officers and Allied subjects

1. Foreigners. 2. Indian Pass Ports 3. Emigration 4. Attrocities against SCs & STs 5. Piligrimage to Haj. 6. Law & Order including co-ordination with Judiciary and Police. 7. Strikes and Senior Assistant - C2 Lockouts 8. Trade Union Act. 9. Citizenship Act. 10. P.D.Act. 11. P.C.R.Act. 12. SCs, STs (POA) Act, 1989. 13. Magisterial Enquiries. 14. All Preventive Detention Laws. 15. Surrendered Extremists. 16. Extremists violance. 17. Solatium Fund Scheme. 1. Jails. 2. Mental Hospital 3. Children Act 4. Borstal School 5. Extradiction 6. Lunancy Act 7. Toombs and Archeology 8. Conferment of Magisterial Powers 9. Explosives Act. 10. Junior Assistant – C3 Sulpher storage and related matters. 11. Lotteries Act etc. 12. Potassium Chlorate Storage 13. Issue of certificates to transport chemical fertilizers and verification of transport bills. 14. Juvenile Home 15. Premature release of convicts 1. Arms Act and Rules. 2. Prosecutions under Arms Act Explosives Act, Petrolium Act. 3. Gambling Act. 4. Poisons Act. Junior Assistant - C4 5. Reward for Distruption of Wild Animals. 6. Exgratia relief to the victims of Wild Animals. 7. National Intigration pledge campaign. 8. Bonded Labour. 1. Verification of S.C./S.T./B.C. Social Status claims. 2. Appeals on Social Status Certificates 3. Permanent and integrated Junior Assistant - C5 community, nativity and D.O.B. certificates of S.Cs/S.Ts and B.Cs. 4. Reference of false/Bogus/fradulent cases/complaints of community certificates etc. to the Dist. level scrutiny committee. 1. Petrolium Act. 2. Political Sufferers including Assignment of Land. 3. Pensions to Freedom Fighters including I.N.A.Personnel. 4. Pecuniary conditions of the families of Junior Assistant - C6 deceased Govt. Employees. 5. Disbursement of pensions and gratuity to legal heirs of the deceased seamen. 6. Military Solvancy. 1. Minimum Wages Act. 2. Verification of Charactor and Junior Assistant - C7 anticidents. 3. Fixation of Minimum Wages to N.M.R.workers in the Dist. 4. Industrial Disputes. 1. Burma Repatriates. 2. Panbrokers& Money Lending Act 3. Workmen's compensation Act. 4. Military Welfare 5. Junior Assistant - C8 P.R.B.Act 6. Rent Control Act. 7. Seaward Artilliary Firing. 8. Indian Christian Marriages Act Senior Assistant – D1 1. Land Revenue/N.A.L.A. 2. Water Rate/Remission including appeals and other related matters. 3. Village/Taluk Manual of Accounts 4. Jamabandi 5. R.R. Act. 6. Collection of Sugar purchase tax 7. Collection of Training charges relating to I.T.I. 8. Recovery of E.S.I. arrears 9. Income Tax 10. Commercial Tax 11. Central Excise 12. Prohibition & Excise Dept. 13. Public premises(Eviction of unauthorised occupations) Central Act,1958 and A.P.Act 1961 and Collection of Govt. dues under the Act. 14. 9 All recoveries 15. Beriz Deduction 1. Irrigation 2. Maintenance of M.I/Medium/ Major Irrigation Sources 3. Betterment Contribution Act 4. Water Users' Senior Assistant – D2 Associationsincluding Appeals/W.Ps and other related matters. 5. Conduct of I.D.B. Meetings 6. R.O.R. 7. F & A Reports 1. Drought Relief Expenditure statement/Distribution of allotment and all other correspondence 2. Approval of drought relief estimates and allothercorrespondance with Deptl. Officers. 3. Natural Calamities including Fire Accidents. 4. Seasonal Conditions 5. Agriculture Statistics and correspondence 6. Senior Assistant – D3 Rainfall statements 7. Kharif/Rabi campaign crops samplings 8. A.P.Agriculturist Relief Act 1938 9. Weekly seasonal conditions report. 10. Pollution 11. Houses gutted in Fire Accident and proposals as Pucca Houses under I.A.Y. Programme. 12. C.M's Relief Fund 1. Fire Accidents and other accidents 2. Public Health 3. Vital Statistics 4. Alteration of Date of Birth 5. Hospital Advisory Junior Assistant - D4 Committees 6. Medical Concessions 7. Loans and Advances and N.W.S. 8. Pauper Stamp Duty incl. Pauper Suits/Family Court 9. Relief to HPCL Accident Victims 10. Epedemics. 1. Assignments including assignment appeals 2) Eviction of encroachments including road widening scheme and budget 3) Prohibition Order Book 4) Leases of Railway lands and leases Senior Assistant – E1 under B.S.O. 15 (a) and 24(a) 5) Assignments/ House Sites/ leases in Visakhapatnam Urban Agglomeration area 6) Transfer of classification of lands dry to wet and vice verse (Ayan) 1. Alienation of lands in Vsp. Urban Agglomeration MandalsVsp. (U)&(R), Pendurthi, Gajuwaka, Pedagantyada, Anandapuram, Senior Assistant - E2 Bheemili, Sabbavaram, Parawada and Anakapalli 2. Transfer of Govt. Land 3. Alienation of lands to APIIC/VUDA and other local bodies. 1. House sites 2. Assignment of lands/leases n the Dist. except Vsp.(U) (R), Pendurthi, Gajuwaka, Pedagantyada, Junior Assistant – E3 Anandapuram, Bheemili, Sabbavaram, Parawada and Anakapalli. 3. Cattle, Ponds and Village Chavidies. 1. Alienation of lands in the Dist. except in Vsp.(U) & (R) Pendurthi, Gajuwaka, Pedagantyada, Anandapuram, Bheemili, Junior Assistant – E4 Sabbavaram, Parawada and Anakapalli. 2. Bakish Water lands 3. Forests and Tree Pattas 1. Alienation of lands to Industries including Industrial Projects. 2. Education 3. A.U. Election Committees/Syndicate 4. Mrs.A.V.N.College Committee 5. Hindu Reading Room Committee 6. Industries and Commercial Exhibition Committee 7. Market Committee and other related subjects of Marketing Junior Assistant – E5 Department. 8. Subrahmanyam Naidu Memorial Committee 9. Committee for Industrial Estate. 10. Visakhapatnam Port Trust 11. Meetings of Port Trust 12. Examinations of APPSC/UPSC and Competitive Examinations, SSC and Intermediate Exams. 13. Lease of Railway land and lease under B.S.O. 15(a) and 24(a) 14. A.P. Home Stead Act. 15. Ware Housing Act. 1. Regulation of encroachments under G.O.Ms.No.508. 2. Computerisation of land Records 3. Land protection 4. Prohibition of alienation of assigned lands and other relevant laws relating to the Junior Assistant – E6 above subjects. 5. Evocue property 6. Railway lands protection 7. Relinquishments 8. Escheats 9. Lankas 10. Private lands 11. All other land related subjects Senior Assistant – F1 1. Estate Abolition Act,1948 2. Tenure of lands 3. Correspondence relating to payment of compensation U/s.5(1) of R.R.Act, 1947 4. Rent Reduction Act, 1947 5. Sec. 55(1) of 10 the R.R. Act, 1947 6. Survey and Settlement errors 7. Shandies 8. Enquiries U/s.19 of E.A. Act 1948 9. Trade in allowance U/s.38 of E.A. Act. 1948 10. Wakf Board and other related subjects 1. Enquiries U/s.11(a) of E.A. Act, 1948 2. Sec. 11(Pro.) cases of the E.A. Act 3. Enquiries under Sec.15(1) of E.A. Act 1948 4. Enquiries U/s.3(d) of E.A. Act 1948 5. Muttadari System 6. Agency Settlement 7. Claims U/s.18(4) of E.A. Act, 1948 8. Senior Assistant – F2 Enquiries U/s.20 of E.A. Act 1948 9. Correspondence U/s.2(4) of Rent Reduction Act, 1947

1. Andhra Inams(Assessment) Act, 1948 2. Andhra (A & C into Senior Assistant – F3 R)Act 1948 3. Suits Call Book 4. Agriculture land ceiling Act and Urban Land Ceiling 5. Any other land reforms laws. 1. Suits and legal matters 2. All suits and W.Ps/other than L.A. and Land matters 3. All suits/W.Ps./O.A.Ps etc. of other Senior Assistant – F4 departments 4. A.P. Tenancy Act 5. Estate Duty Act 6. Forest and Tree Pattas 7. Forest Offences 8. VanaMahostavam 9. V.S.S. 1. A.P.Scheduled Areas Land Transffer Regulations, 1959 and Allied subjects 2. A.P. Agency Rules 1924 and Allied subjects Senior Assistant – F5 3. Agency Court work 4. Other Agency Laws/Suits & Legal Matters. 1. Land Acquisition cases of VUDA 2. Quinquennial valuation Senior Assistant – G1 of Port Lands. 3. General Issues on L.A. 4. Periodicals on L.A. 5. L.A.Qs. 6. Slum Improvement Act. 7. L.A. Conferences. 1. L.A.Cases of NarsipatnamDivn. 2. General L.A.work of Narsipatnam and Paderu Divisions. 3. Acquisition of lands for Senior Assistant – G2 APIIC and Market Yards. 4. YLMC and Thandava projects in respect of NarsipatnamDivn. 1. L.A.Cases of Spl.Tahr.(LA) Rev.Divn., Vsp. including road Widening. 2. L.A.Cases of Visakhapatnam Seweage Senior Assistant – G3 scheme. 3. R.L.C. and Konam Projects. 4. L.A.Cases YLMC in respect of Visakhapatnam Divn. 1. Land Acquisition Suits Register 2. L.A.Cases of Defence Dept. Senior Assistant – G4 3. L.A.Cases for Road widening in respect of MuncipalCorpn. 4. Cases of Steel Plant. Senior Assistant – G5 1. L.A.Cases of NTPC & HNPCL and common corrider. 1. Original Petitions, Cases U/s 18 of the L.A.Act. 2. Social Junior Assistant – G6 Welfare Land Acquisition. 1. Electoral Rolls (Annual Revision) 2. Conduct of Elections to the Legislative Assembly and Parliament. 3. Elelctions relating to Senior Assistant – H1 Panchayat Raj and other local bodies. 4. MPHS/PICs 5. Censes/House numbering. 6. Organisation of Annual District Sports. 1. Computerisation of MRO's Offices. 2. Revenue Sadassulu. 3. Fisheries. 4. Miscellaneous and any other residuary matters. 5. Senior Assistant – H2 Pollution.

1. Files disposal 2. Social Security Pensions 3. Collector's Discretionary grants. 4. Distribution of gift articles. 5. A.P.Welfare Fund Relief other Social Services. 6. Review Committee of Senior Assistant – H3 Stamp Duty. 7. Refund of spoiled stamps cost and allied subjects. 8. Miscellaneous subjects other miscellaneous matters. 9. Stamp Act. Senior Assistant – H4 1. Collector's Special Refs. 2. P.A.G.B. References 3. N.I.C. 4. C.M.Ps./Other References from Ministers/M.L.As/M.Ps. 5. 11 Redressal of Janmabhoomi 6. Official Language

12 CHAPTER-4 Procedure followed in Decision-making process {Section 4(1)(b)(iii)} 4.1Describe the procedure followed in decision-making by the Public Authority: Designation of final Activity Description Decision-making process decision-making authority Goal-setting & ------planning Formulation of Programmes, - - - schemes and projects The District Collector is Chairman for DSC and also Nodal Authority for filling up the vacancies under Compassionate grounds. After District Collector, Recruitment of Junior notifying the vacancies by the Unit Chairman for DSC and Recruitment/ hiring Assistants/Typists/ Jr. Officers/ Appointing authorities, action Nodal Authority for of personnel Stenos/Record is being taken to fill up the vacancies Compassionate Assistants/Drivers/ Attenders on Compassionate grounds and under appointments. Limited recruitment of SC/ST Backlog vacancies, as there is ban on general recruitment in Public service. Rs.35,000/- was released per each quarter towards After obtaining necessary inspection Maintenance of vehicles Rs. reports from the Transport/R&B 75,000/- was released per each District Collector, Release of funds Departments, processing the files to quarter towards POL charges. Visakhapatnam. the DRO for necessary approval and Rs. 1,55,000/ was released for clearing the bills. two quarters towards maintenance of Builings.

Issue of Caste, Nativity, Residence, Income, legal heir, NOC for grant of permission for construction of Cinema halls/B.Formlicence/Enhanceme nt of Admission rates/permission Counter Based services such as for benefit shows/Gun Caste, Income, and Nativity have been licences/renewal of gun issued to the Public to E-SevaCentres. licences/licences for storage of Implementa-tion/ Apart from this land owners explosive material/certified delivery of certificates, Adangal copies also been copies of settlement District Collector service/utilization of issued on pilot basis. To achieve cases/Registration of tribal funds better administration an emergency lands/tree cutting cell was opened in Collector's Office, permissions/Refund of court Visakhapatnam to attend 24 hours fees/Christian Marriage G2G services. licence/caste verification/Foreign contribution for NGOs/Ex-gratia for extremists violence victims/grant of additional relief to fire victims/grant of agriculture land on lease/alienation

A Gnandoot Call center was Monitoring & District Collector Supervision of Public needs established for effective monitoring and evaluation Visakhapatnam supervision of public needs Gathering feedback ------from Public

13 CHAPTER-5

Norms set for the discharge of functions (Section 4 (1) (b) (iv)

5.1. Please provide the details of the norms standards set by the public aut hority for the discharge of its functions delivery of services.

Reference document Norms/standards of prescribing the norms Sl.No Functions/service Timeframe performance set (citizen's charter, services charter etc Sanction of 1 pensions to As per rules One month APRP Rules 1980 employee Sanction G.P.F One month with 2 advances/final As per rules A.P. G.P.F Rules in office settlements One month with 3 Medical claims As per rules ApIMS Rules 1972 in office @House Building One month with Housing Building 4 As per rules Advance in office Advance Rules 5 @ T.A.Bills As per Rules NOC for grant of permission for 6 LIcences 45 days construction of cinema hall Noc for grant of B 7 -do- licence for using 45 days ofcinema hall Orders forenhancement of 8 -do- 7days admission rates of cinema hall Permission for 9 running of benefit 2 days shows 10 Grant of gun licence 45 days Renewal of gun 11 7 days licence For grant oflicence 12 for storage of 45 days explosive material Grant licnse for 13 manufacture and sale 45 days of explosive material Grant of noc for construction of 14 underground storage 45 days tank forpetrolem products Christian Marriage 15 30 days licence Foreign contribution 16 30days for ngo Exgratia for extremist 17 30 days violence victims Court fee Rs. 5/- Public copies of 18 search fee one rupee 7 days settlement orders per year No fee proposals LTR cases 19 through the sub 7days (Registrations Collector/MRO 14 Proposals through Trees cutting 20 the Sub permission Collector/RDO/MRO Assignment of Forwarding of Govt. lands to 21 application to the 3 days Landless poor and MRO Ex-Service man No time frame Joint Collector 22 Assignment R.Ps It is quasi Quasi Judicial court against RDO"s Order Judicial court Pre requisition for alienation of Govt. lands 1.Appendix in form XXIX of BSO-24 2. land availability report 3. Gram Panchayat /municipality/ Municipal corporation resolution 4.prepartion of survey and sub division records 5.classification of the lands value prepared 6. 1) Availability report Alienation of One month Basic value particular to 23 from MRO 2) Regular Government lands Two months calculate the market alienation proposals value of the lands 7.consent of the requisitioning department to pay market value as fixed by the Government 8 Inspection report of the Divisional Officer/ Mandal Officer concerned 9. Remarks and recommendation of the Revenue Divisional Officer/ 1.submission of report by MRO 2.Submission of NOC for grant of 15 days 15 24 recommend Mining lease days 15 days proposals by RDO 3.Issue of NOC to the MRO by the Collector 25 Refund of Court fee A.P.C.F. &S.V.Act 15 days CHAPTER-6

RULES, REGULATIONS, INSTRUCTIONS, MANUAL and RECORDES FOR DISCHARGING FUNCTIONS

(Section 4 (1) (b) (V) & (Vi)

# # # 6.1 Please provide list and gist of rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and held by public authority or under its control or used by its employees for discharging functions in the following format.

Price of S.No. Description Gist of contents publication if prices RULES AND REGULATIONS 1. Land Acquisition Act – 1894 LA Act 1894 empowers the It is available Govt. acquisition of private in market on

15 land for public purpose ( Defined Section 3 of the act ) This act is amended by Act-68 price of 1984 which come in to force with effect from 24-09-1984 With a view to provide Record of Rights in the lands held by the Ryots an also to give title 2 AP Record of Rights Act –1971 deeds, the ROR work is taken -do- up in the state as per the ROR act 1971, as amended in 1980, 1989 & 1993 An Inam is a gift of land or land revenue. The origin of the Inam can be traced back to the times of Hindu & Mohammedan period of rules. The Act provided the Abolish The Inams (Abolition and conversion the Inam tenure of lands and 3 -do- in to Ryotwari Act – 1956) converted them in to Ryotwari lands. It applies to pre settlement Inam lands both major and minor Inams where a grant in Inam has been made, confirmed or recognized by Govt., not being an estate. Act 9 of 1977 is a protective legislation which came in to force on 21-01-1977. The Act prohibits transfer of lands assigned to land less poor persons for the purpose A.P. Assigned Land (P.O.T Act-1977) of cultivation or as house sites and 4 -do- Act 9 of 1977 provides for restoration of such transferred lands to the original assignees and also for punishment to the persons acquiring such lands.

An Encroachment means unauthorized occupation of Govt. land. Collectors, RDOs 5. A.P. Encroachment Act –1905 and MROs are vested with -do- powers to enforce the provisions of Land Encroachment Act. The Act provides levy of assessment on lands used for 6 AP NALA Act – 1963 non agricultural purposes. It -do- came into force with effect from 1-7-1963. The A.P. Revenue Recovery Act 1864 enables the Govt. to recover (i) arrears of Public Revenue and certain other amounts due to the Govt. (ii) Dues to banks and notified public bodies (iii) Dues from 7 Revenue Recovery Act 1864 -do- persons from whom money is due by the defaulter. The costs awarded to the State Govt. by various courts can also be recovered as arrears of Land revenue under the provisions of Revenue Recovery Act. 8 A.P. Land Reforms Act – 1973 This act came in to force with -do- 16 effect from 01-09- 1975 to prevent the concentration of agriculture land in the hands of few persons and to arrest the speculation and profiteering in the Agriculture Land. To bring about socialization of Agriculture land to sub-serve the poor people. 1. Appointments 2. Probations A.P. State and Subordinate service 3. Seniority 9 -do- Rules, 1996 4. Promotions 5. Rules of reservations in appointments 1.Pensions 10 A.P. Revised Pension Rules, 1980 2. Family pension 3.Provisional -do- pension 4.Gratuity 1.Earned leave 11 A.P.Leave Rules, 1933 2.Half pay leave 3.E.O.L. -do- 4.Study leave 1.Pay and allowances 2.joining time 3. Increments 12 Fundmental Rules 4.Addl.Charge allowances -do- 5.Subsistence allowances

1.puniahments 2.Appeals A.P.Civil Services (CC&A) Rules, 13 3.Revisions -do- 1991 4. Mercy 1. Movable and immovable 14 A.P.Civil (Conduct) Service Rules property matters accepting -do- gifts 1.Appointments 2. Probations 15 A.P. Ministerial service Rules,1998 -do- 3. Transfers 4.qualifications to the posts A.P. LGS rules,1991 appointmentsto 1.Appointments 2.probation 16 the posts of Attenders, watchman, -do- 3.Seniority sweeper etc., A.P. \General Subordinate Service 1.Appointmenrs 17 Rules (Record Assistants, Roneo 2.Probations 3.promotions -do- operators etc) 4.Seniority B.S.O. 15, 22, 24 A.P.Assignment Assignment/ Lease of Rs.800/- Rs. 18 (POT) Act 9/77 Government lands 10/- 19 A.P. Mining Act Lease of Government lands Rs. 15/- It is available 20 Cinematography rules under the Act Issues of License/NOC in market on price 21 Place of public Resort Act -do- 22 Prohibition of Offenders Act -do- 23 Habitual Offenders Act -do- 24 Official Secrets Act -do- 25 Law Officers and allied subjects -do- 26 Foreigners -do- 27 Indian Pass Ports -do- 28 Emigration -do- 29 Trade Union Act -do- 30 Citizenship Act -do- 31 P.D.Act -do- 32 P.C.R.Act -do- 17 33 SCs STs (POA)Act, 1989 Payment of exgaria relief -do- 34 Children Act -do- 35 Lunacy Act -do- Issue of Explosive license for 36 Explosives Act possession and sale and for -do- manufacturing 37 Lotteries Act etc -do- Issue of Gun license for self 38 Arms Act and Rules -do- protection /Renewal of license Issue orders Prosecutions Prosecutions under Arms Act, 39 under Arms Act, Explosives -do- Explosives Act, Petroleum Act Act, Petroleum Act Cancellation of fraudulent 40 Act 16 of 1993 -do- /Bogus caste claims 41 Petroleum Act Issue of NOC -do- Revision of minimum wages 42 Minimum Wages Act -do- for NMR/Daily wage workers 43 Pawnbrokers & Money Lending Act -do- 44 Workmen's compensation Act -do- 45 P.R.B. Act -do- 46 Rent Control Act -do- Issue of Christian marriage 47 Indian Christian Marriages Act -do- license Grant of RyotwariPatta in 48 Estate Abolition Act 1948 -do- Estate lands This regulation was enacted to regulate the transfers of land in the Scheduled areas in the districts of East Godavari, West Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Srikakulam, Adilabad, Warangal, Khammam and Mehaboobnagar in Andhra A.P. Scheduled. Areas Land Transfer 49 Pradesh. -do- Regulation 1959 The transfer of lands in the Scheduled Areas prior to the enactment of APSALTR were governed by 1) The agency Tract interest & LT Act 1917 in respect of Andhra Area and to the tribal areas of Regulation III of Fasli 1359 in Telangana Division 50 A.P.Forest Act, 1970 Cutting permission (Trees) -do- 51 Election Registration of Election Rules Rs/-100/ MANUALS Criminal Procedure Code (Cr.P.C.) Civil Procedure Code (C.P.C) Election Law Rs/- 100/- RECORDS Any document relating to Through Election Election or Revision Elect- rolls public copy

18 CHAPTER-7

CATEGORIES OF DOCUMENTS HELD BY THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY UNDER ITS CONTROL (Section 4(1)(b)v(1)

7.1 Provide information about the official documents held by the public authority or under its control: Designation and address of the Sl.No Title of the Category of document custodian (held . document by/under the control of whom) NOC for grant of permission 1 NOC C-1 /Joint Collector for construction of cinema hall Noc for grant of B license for 2 License C-1 / Joint Collector using of cinema hall Orders for enhancement of Enhancement of 3 C1/ Joint Collector admission rates of cinema hall rates Permission for running of 4 Benefits C1/ Joint Collector benefit shows 5 Grant of gun license License C4/ Collector 6 Renewal of gun license Renewal of license C4/ Collector For grant of license for storage 7 License C3/ Collector of explosive material Grant of license of 8 manufacture and sale of License C3/ Collector explosive material Grant of NOC for construction 9 of under ground storage tank NOC C6/ Joint Collector for petroleum products 10 Christian marriage license License C8/ Collector 11 Foreign contribution for NGOs Registration C2/ Collector Exgratia for extremist violence 12 Relief C2/ Collector victims Ryotwaripatta under Joint Collector & 13 Settlement orders estate abolition act Settlement Officer 14 Refund of Court fee H3/Collector

19 CHAPTER-8

Arrangement for Consultation with, or Representation by, the Member of the Public in relation to the Formulation of Policy or implementation there of

[Section 4(1)(b) VIII]

8.1 Describe arrangements by the public authority to seek consultation participation of Public or its representatives for formulation and implementation of policies ?

Arrangements for Arrangements for consultation consultation with or with or representation of S.No. Function/Service representation of public in public in relations with policy relations with policy implementation formulation 1. Prajavani Call Centre, Collector's Office, Receipt of the Visakhapatnam 1 District Collector, Visakhapatnam grievances 2. Tapal Clerk, A-Section, Collectors Office, Visakhapatnam All currents, petitions, complaints and e-mails at the Head quarter level and all the petitions at Mandal level/Divisional Level/District Receipt of the Level are being listed and 2 District Collector, Visakhapatnam grievances receipt duly showing receipt no. and date being handed over to petitioner or sent by e-mail when e-mail complaint received-mail [email protected] Dial 1107, Receipt of the 3 2563121, 2563122, 2563123, District Collector, Visakhapatnam grievances 2564426

20 CHAPTER-9

BOARDS, COUNCILS, COMMITTEES AND OTHER BODIES CONSTITUTED AS PART OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY Section 4 (1) (b) V(iii)

*** 9. Please provide information on boards, councils, committees and other bodies related to the public authority in the following format

Whether its Meetings open to Name of Board, Powers public/Minutes of Council, Composition &Functions its Meetings Committee, etc accessible for public Hon'ble MLA, RDO, Approval of list of Mandal Assignment MRO, Sarpanch, eligible beneficiaries Yes Committee M.P.P., Z.P.T.C or other wise Resolution/Consent of the Gram Sarpanch and ward Gram Panchayat Panchayat for Yes. Members alienation of Government Land.

21 CHAPTER 10 DIRECTORY OF OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES [SECTION 4(1)(B)(IX)]

10.1 Please provide information on officers an employees working in different units of offices at different levels and their contact addresses in the following format (including officers in charge of grievances redressal, Vigilance, audit, ets.)

Telephone & Fax Name, designation & address of S.No Name of office/ Office Officer/Employees . administrative unit Tel.Residence Sarvasri Tel. Fax. Administrative 1. B.S. PrakasaRao 9849903838 Officer 2. Sr.Asst. – A1 Vacant 3. Sr.Asst. – A2 T. Sudheer 9000914615 4. Sr.Asst. – A3 D. Rajendravarma 9000617618 5. Sr.Asst. – A4 G. Ramakrishna 7207213111 6. Jr.Asst. – A5 P. Sudheerbabu 7382231263 7. Jr.Asst. – A6 B. Sudhakar 9059479052 8. Jr.Asst. – A7 I.Ramana 8897660590 9. Jr.Asst. – A8 Vacant 10. Jr.Asst. – A9 R. Bharathi 9885526040 11. Jr.Asst. – A10 P..K. Sowjanya 8977643189 12. Jr.Asst. – A11 Kondalarao 8179818132 13. Supdt. – B K Vijay Kumar 9505536364 14. Sr.Asst. – B1 P. Sailaja 9652236555 15. Sr.Asst. – B2 Vacant 16. Jr.Asst. – B3 K. Yashwani 8985437570 17. Jr.Asst. – B4 P. Bhagyalakshmi 9912015579 18. Jr.Asst. – B5 Vacant 19. Jr.Asst. – B6 Y. Sivakumar 9985122522 20. Shoroff Vacant 21. Typist D S Murthy 9247446043 22. Supdt. – C K.V. Ramalakshmi 8897295679 23. SR.Asst. – C1 G. Rajesh 9000621622 24 Sr.Asst. – C2 A.Siddhardha 8712111131 25 Jr.Asst. – C3 K.Koteswararao 8886011784 26 Jr.Asst. – C4 Vacant 8096160780

22 27. Jr.Asst. – C5 T, HariPrasuna 7075639951 28. Jr,Asst. – C6 K.VeerabhadraRao 9440126486 29 Jr.Asst. – C7 P.Sravan Kumar 9963684709 30 Jr.Asst. – C8 Vacant 31 Supdt. – D Ratnam P.V. 9849913705 32. Sr.Asst. – D1 B.Sreenivasarao 9848408278 33. Sr.Asst. – D2 G.V. Kumar 9849658010 34. Sr.Asst. – D3 Ch. Rajasekhar 9848503373 35. Jr.Asst. – D4 Sk.Farjana 9848758303 36. Typist K KarunaKumari 9866841051 37. Gaz.Supdt. – E P. Narsimhamurthy 9849903840 38. Sr.Asst. - E1 C.H.V.Ramesh (i/c) 9849911018 39. Sr.Asst. – E2 Sk. Rehematulla 7730939383 40. Jr.Asst. – E3 T.Pradeep Kumar 9052133787 41. Jr.Asst. – E4 Y.Venkatesh 8086656651 42. Jr.Asst. – E5 Vacant 43. Jr.Asst. – E6 Vacant 44. Jr.Asst. – E7 M.Sunitha 9000123801 45. Gaz.Supdt. – F P. SeshaSailaja 9989765402 46. Sr.Asst. – F1 Vacant 47. Sr.Asst. – F2 N.Prasad 8019147916 48. Sr.Asst. – F3 M,J.D.L. Livingston 9989192506 49. Sr.Asst. – F4 B.V.V.S. Tulasi Lakshmi 9248179460 50. Sr.Asst.F.5 Vacant 51 Gaz.Supdt – G B.V. Ramani 9949903854 52. Sr.Asst. G.1 J. Nagajyothi 8790071936 53. Sr.Asst.G.2 K. Chandrasekhar 9177606185 54. Sr.Asst.G.3 D.Rama 9885995195 55. Sr.Asst.G.4 Vacant 56. Jr.Asst. G.6 Vacant 57. Typist Vacant 58 Supdt. – H BVSN Murthy 9849903830 59. Sr.Asst. – H1 Vacant (A.Ravibabu, D.T) 9703056123 60 Sr.Asst. – H2 Vacant

23 61 Sr.Asst.- H3 Vacant 62 Typist Vacant 63 PAGB Supdt. P. Shyam Prasad 9949867842 64 Sr.Asst. M.D. Chayareddy 9963629673 65 Typist S.Seshagirirao 9490084547 66 Typist S. Meenakumari 9959016552 67 CC to DRO R. Sarat 9494421528 68 Jr.Asst. M. Vinai 8333831289 69 Dy. Tahsildar (RTI) S.S.V.P. Rama Seshu 8985376797 70 Typist (C-8) A.KrishnamRaju 9494374948

24 0

CHAPTER-11

Monthly Remuneration of Officers & Employees including the system of compensation as provided in Regulations. Section 4 (1) (b) (x) Monthly Remuneration received by each officer & official in Collector's Office, Vsp. SL NAME DESIGNATION NET SALARY NO 1 2 3 4 DISTRICT 1 N. Yuvaraj, IAS., COLLECTOR 2 Pravin Kumar, IAS., JOINT COLLECTOR

25 ADDL. JOINT 3 D.V. Reddy 85156 COLLECTOR 4 K. NageswaraRao DRO 70325 5 B.S. Prakasarao A.O. 6 Sr.Asst. – A1 Vacant 7 Sr.Asst. – A2 T. Sudheer 26234 8 Sr.Asst. – A3 D. Rajendravarma (depution) 9 Sr.Asst. – A4 G. Ramakrishna 25082 10 Jr.Asst. – A5 P. Sudheerbabu 11 Jr.Asst. – A6 B. Sudhakar 17517 12 Jr.Asst. – A7 I.Ramana 20241 Kanaka Tarangani 13 Jr.Asst. – A8 18543 J 14 Jr.Asst. – A9 R. Bharathi 16243 15 Jr.Asst. – A10 P..K. Sowjanya 18006 16 Jr.Asst. – A11 Kondalarao 34999 17 Supdt. – B K Vijay Kumar (depution) 18 Sr.Asst. – B1 P. Sailaja 25615 19 Sr.Asst. – B2 Vacant 20 Jr.Asst. – B3 K. Yashwani 18243 21 Jr.Asst. – B4 P. Bhagyalakshmi 18006 22 Jr.Asst. – B5 Vacant 23 Jr.Asst. – B6 Y. Sivakumar 20241 24 Shoroff Vacant 25 Typist D.S. Murthy 37169

26 26 Supdt. – C K.V. Ramalakshmi 36581 27 SR.Asst. – C1 G. Rajesh 24636 28 Sr.Asst. – C2 A.Siddhardha 22065 29 Jr.Asst. – C3 K.Koteswararao 18543 30 Jr.Asst. – C4 Vacant 31 Jr.Asst –C5 T, HariPrasuna 17517 32 Jr.Asst. C-6 K.VeerabhadraRao 25490 33 Jr.Asst. C-7 P.Sravan Kumar 18006 34 Jr.Asst. C-8 Vacant 35 Supdt. – D Ratnam P.V. (depution) 36 Sr.Asst. – D1 B.Sreenivasarao 26071 37 Sr.Asst. – D2 G.V. Kumar 26671 38 Sr.Asst. – D3 Ch. Rajasekhar 22065 39 Jr.Asst. – D4 Sk.Farjana 17517 40 Typist K KarunaKumari 33 41 Gaz.Supdt. – E P. Narsimhamurthy 49365 42 Sr.Asst. - E1 C.H.V.Ramesh (i/c) (depution) 43 Sr.Asst. – E2 Sk. Rehematulla 21765 44 Jr.Asst. – E3 T.Pradeep Kumar 17217 45 Jr.Asst. – E4 Y.Venkatesh 46 Jr.Asst. – E5 Vacant 47 Jr.Asst. – E6 Vacant 48 Jr.Asst. – E7 M.Sunitha 18006 49 Gaz.Supdt. – F P. SeshaSailaja 45535 50 Sr.Asst. – F1 Vacant 51 Sr.Asst. – F2 N.Prasad 46626 52 Sr.Asst. – F3 M,J.D.L. Livingston 23424 B.V.V.S. Tulasi 53 Sr.Asst. – F4 Lakshmi 54 Sr.Asst.F.5 Vacant 55 Gaz.Supdt – G B.V. Ramani 45592 56 Sr.Asst. G.1 J. Nagajyothi 26465

27 57 Sr.Asst.G.2 K. Chandrasekhar 58 Sr.Asst.G.3 D.Rama 59 Sr.Asst.G.4 Vacant 60 Jr.Asst. G.6 Vacant 61 Typist Vacant 62 Supdt. – H BVSN Murthy (depution) Vacant (A.Ravibabu, 63 Sr.Asst. – H1 (depution) D.T) 64 Supdt. – H-2 Vacant 65 Sr.Asst. – H3 Vacant 66 PAGB Supdt. P. Shyam Prasad (depution) 67 Sr.Asst. M.D. Chayareddy (depution) 68 Typist S.Seshagirirao 48478 69 (out Typist S. Meenakumari sourcing) 70 CC to DRO R. Sarat 71 Jr.Asst. M. Vinai 17020 72 Dy. Tahsildar (RTI) S.S.V.P. Rama Seshu (depution) 73 Typist (C-8) A.KrishnamRaju 17020 74 Jamedar P. Ramu 33495 75 O.S. Srinu 14072 76 O.S Swathi (contingent) 77 O.S Kanakaraju 20280 78 O.S Sivasankar DV 79 O.S Ramesh D 21435 80 Sweeper Simhachlam P 33237 81 Sweeper Venkatarao N 18410 82 O.S. Sreenu S 13491 83 O.S. Nirmala 15189 84 O.S. G.V. Nagaraju 14733 85 M. GowriSankara 14322 O.S. Prasad 86 O.S B. Ashok 14320 87 O.S. R. Varalakshmi 14320 88 O.S. Leelaraj Sharma K 13741

28 CHAPTER-12

BUDGET ALLOTTED TO EACH AGENCY INCLUDING PLANS ETC., { Section 4(1)(b)xi} 12.1 Provide information about the details of the plans, Programmes and scheme s undertaken by the public authority for each agency

12.2 Provide information on the budget allocated for different activities under difference Programmes /schemes/projects etc. in the given format.

Budget allotted for Head of Account 2053-District Administration 093-District Administration SH.03 – District Officers & Collector’s Establishment. 020-Wages 25,960.00 111-TA 1,95,000.00 131-Utility payments 8,57,700.00 132-Other Office Expenditure 20,00,000.00 133 – water & Electricity 8,58,000.00 140-Rents, Rates & Taxes 30,000.00 160-Publications 13,875.00 200- Other Administrative Expenditure 30,810.00 240-Petrol Oil & Lubricants 3,48,075.00 281-Pleaders fees 0.00 284- Other payments 13,82,000.00 300-Other Constructual services 0.00 503-Other expenditure 6000.00 510-Motor vehicles 2,71,371.00 312 – other Grant in aid 48,000.00 Total of 2053 60,66,791.00 M.H.2070-Other Administrative Services M.H.115-Guest Houses and Govt. Hostels Etc. S.H.(06) – State Guest Houses. 020-Wages 525.00 111-TA 1260.00 131-Utility payments 4,81,248.00 132-O.O.E. 54,498.00 133 – water & Electricity 4,53,990.00 140-Rents, Rates & Taxes 15,498.00 200-Other Administrative Expenses 19,494.00 240-Petrol, Oil & Lubricants 1,15,785.00 503 – other expenditure 0.00 510-Motor vehicles 1,94,625.00 Total of 2070 13,36,923.00

29 CHAPTER- 13 Manner of Execution of Subsidy Programmes (Section 4(1)(b) xii)

13.1 Describe the activities/Programmes/schemes being implemented by the pub lic authority for which subsidy is provided.

13.2 Provide information on the nature of subsidy, eligibility criteria for accessing subsidy and designation of officer competent to grant subsidy under various Programmes/schemes.

Name of the Nature /scale of Eligibility Designation of officer to Programme/ subsidy criteria for grant subsidy Activity grant of subsidy

NOT APPLICABLE

13.3 Describe the manner of execution of the subsidy programmes.

Name of Application Sanction Disbursement procedure Programme/ activity Procedure Procedure

NOT APPLICABLE

CHAPTER-14 Particular of Recipients of concessions, Permits or 30 Authorization granted by the Public Authority (Section 4(1)(b) xiii)

14.1 Provide the names and address of recipients of benefits under each Progra mme/scheme separately in the following format. INSTITUTIONAL BENEFICIARIES

Name of programme/Scheme: Sl. No Name & address Nature/quantum Date of Name & of recipient Of benefit of grant Designation of institutions granted grant authority

NOT APPLICABLE

Sl. No Name & address Nature/quantum Date of Name & of recipient Of benefit of grant Designation of institutions granted grant authority

NOT APPLICABLE INDIVIDUAL BENEFICIARIES

Name of programme/Scheme: Sl. No Name & address Nature/quantum Date of Name & of recipient Of benefit of grant Designation of Beneficiaries granted grant authority

NOT APPLICABLE

Sl. No Name & address Nature/quantum Date of Name & of recipient Of benefit of grant Designation of institutions granted grant authority

NOT APPLICABLE

31 CHAPTER-15 Information Available in Electronic Form (Section 4(1)(b)x(iv)

15.1 please provide the details of information related to the various schemes of t he department which are available in electronic formats (Floppy, CD, VCD, Web site, internet etc.,

Designation and Description site address of the Electronic address/location where Contents or title custodian of format available information (held by whom?) District Revenue E-Mail service A.P. Mail Officer, Visakhapatnam

CHAPTER -16 Particulars of Facilities available to citizens for obtaining information (Section 4(1)(b)xv)

16.1 Particulars of Facilities available to Citizens for Obtaining information dissemination mechanisms in place/facilities available to the Public for accessing of information.

Description ( Location of Details of information made Facility Facility/Name etc. available. Notifications published by Notice Board Collector's Office entrance various Departments News paper - - reports Public - - Announcements Information Cyclone warnings, Psunami, A-Section, Collectorate counter District officers addresses etc., Publications - - Office Library A-Section, Collectorate Acts, Manuals and BSOs etc., Websites http:// Visakhapatnam.ap.nic.in District information

32 CHAPTER-17 Names, Designations and other particulars of Public Information Officers (Section 4(1)(b)xvi)

17.1 Please provide contact information about the Public information officers and Assistant Public information officers designated for various offices/administrative units and Appellate Authority/Officer(s) for the Public authority in the following format.

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (S):

Name of Office Tel: Sl.No Name & designation of office/administrative Residence Tel: . Public Information Officer unit Fax: Sri K. NageswaraRao, 9849903820 Collector's Office, District Revenue Officer & 2564426(o) & 1. Visakhapatnam Additional District fax 2563121(o) Magistrate, Visakhapatnam 2533937®

ASSISTANT PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER (S):

Name of Office Tel: Sl.No Name & designation of office/administrative Residence Tel: . APIO unit Fax: 2564426(fax ) Collector's Office, Sri B.S. PrakasasaRao, 1. 2563121(o) Visakhapatnam Administrative Officer 9849903838

APPELLATE AUTHORITY:

Jurisdiction of Appellate Sl.N Name and designation & Officer Office Tel: Residence o Address of Appellate Officer ( offices/administrative Tel: Fax: units of the authority) Sri J. Nivas, IAS., Collector's Office and District 2562565 Joint Collector and 2. Offices under his jurisdiction 2562522 Additional District Magistrate, in Visakhapatnam District. Visakhapatnam

33 CHAPTER-18 OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION (Section 4(1)(b)xv ii)

18.1 Please give below any other information or details of publications which are of relevance or of use to the citizens.

1. The District Administration is committed to improve transferency and accountability in the syste m which can be achieved by introducing the right to information project. It has been decided to st art this project first with all the officers available in the district. For the project, one Deputy Collect or (District Tourism Officer) is designated as Public Information Officer. Each Department is supp osed to appoint one information officer who will report to the District Public information Officer. A ny citizen who wants any public documents will apply in the E-seva center with fee of Rs. 10/-. T he DIPO will ensure that within 15 days a zerox copy of print document to supplied to the person by post. Because of any reason it is not possible for the Govt. to share that information (mainly b ecause of security reasons or otherwise), Govt. is prepared to save the information, that reply will be sent to the individual clearly stating the reason, why it can not be shared. ii. On every Monday a Spandanaprogramme is being conducted in Collectorate, Visakhapatnam by the District Collector in the presence of all District Officers and to receive representations/grievances from the Public and redress the petitions.

18.2 To implement the Citizen charter effectively and to fix up the accountability and ensure transferncy, it has been decided that the applications for issue of Caste, Nativity, Residence, Income, legal heir, NOC for grant of permission for construction of Cinema halls/B.Formlicence/Enhancement of Admission rates/permission for benefit shows/Gun licences/renewal of gun licences/licences for storage of explosive material/certified copies of settlement cases/Registration of tribal lands/tree cutting permissions/Refund of court fees/Christian Marriage licence/caste verification/Foreign contribution for NGOs/Ex-gratia for extremists violence victims/grant of additional relief to fire victims/grant of agriculture land on lease will be routed through E-seva center. Further, responsibility was fixed to the DRO and AO, Collector's Office, Visakhapatnam to co-ordinate with e-seva and other officers for making this process successful.