G.O.Ms.No.149 – Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources-Determination and distribution of cadre strength and working strength of Assistant Engineer (AE) and Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) among local cadre of Zone as…

In the Government Order 1st read above, detailed guidelines were issued for fixation of cadre strength in the District and Divisional Offices and for the provisional allocation of personnel to the restructured 26 districts on an ‘order-to-serve’ basis. Accordingly, vide reference 2nd read above, orders were issued for provisional allocation of the cadre strength in the district offices under the Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources amongst the restructured districts.

2. In the reference 3rd read above, the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2025 (hereinafter referred to as the “Presidential Order, 2025”) was published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3(ii), dated 15.12.2025. The said Order came into force with effect from 15.12.2025, superseding the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 1975. In the reference 4th read above, the Government republished the Presidential Order, 2025 in the Andhra Pradesh Gazette for information and strict compliance by all Departments and authorities concerned.

3. In the Government Order 5th read above, orders were issued under Paragraph 3 of the Presidential Order, 2025 specifying the organization of civil posts in the State into various local cadres, namely District Cadres, Contiguous District Cadres, Zonal Cadres, Contiguous Zonal Cadres and Multi-Zonal Cadres, for different Departments.

4. Consequent upon the issuance of orders by the General Administration (SPF & MC) Department organizing civil posts into District, Contiguous District, Zonal, Contiguous Zonal and Multi-Zonal Cadres in accordance with Paragraph 3 of the Presidential Order, 2025, it becomes necessary to determine the cadre strength and working strength for each category of local cadre and distribute the same among the erstwhile, and newly constituted local cadres.

5. Keeping in view the need for organization of civil posts into various local cadres under the Presidential Order, 2025, guidelines were issued vide reference 6th read above, for determination of the Cadre Strength and Working Strength in respect of categories of posts organized into District Cadres, Contiguous District Cadres, Zonal Cadres, Contiguous Zonal Cadres and Multi-Zonal Cadres. In view of the changes effected in the local areas under the Presidential Order, 2025, the cadre strength and working strength of various categories of posts in each Department shall be determined and distributed among the respective local cadres in the manner specified in the said orders.

6. In the reference 6th read above, Para 15 prescribes the norm for determination of working strength and the distribution of the working strength. The working strength for this purpose shall include employees who are on deputation, leave, training, under suspension etc. It is also prescribed that employees on foreign service shall also be reckoned as part of the working strength for the limited purpose of allocation among the local cadres.

7. In the reference 7th read above, the General Administration Department has issued orders on organisation of posts in the new local cadres as per Presidential Order, 2025 in all applicable offices of the department.

8. In compliance of these orders, the Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources has submitted a proposal for approval of the Government through the Water Resources Department for allocation of total cadre strength and working strength of AE and AEE posts among local cadre of Zone as per Presidential Order, 2025 vide reference 9th cited. Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources has further informed that certain AE and AEE posts are borne in the Office of Head of Department are being filled up from local cadre on tenure basis and the seniority of such personnel is maintained in the respective local cadre. The Head of Department (HoD) has submitted a proposal for distribution of cadre strength and working strength of AE and AEE, borne in the Office of HoD being filled on tenure basis from local cadre of Zone, for approval of the Government vide reference 9th cited.

9. Accordingly, Government, after careful examination, determines and distributes the Cadre Strength and Working Strength of Assistant Engineer (AE) and Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE) posts under Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources in the local cadre of Zone as per the Presidential Orders, 2025 in the Annexure-I appended to this order. Further, distributes the Cadre strength and Working strength of AE and AEE borne in the Office of Head of Department, Special Offices/Establishments, State-level Offices/Institutions etc. under Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources and being filled on tenure basis from local cadre Zone, in the Annexure-II appended to this order. Orders for determination and distribution of the cadre strength and working strength of remaining categories of posts under the Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources in the local cadres of District, Contiguous Districts, Zone, Contiguous Zones and Multi-Zone as per the Presidential Orders, 2025, will be issued separately.

10. Persons on deputation/foreign service shall be allotted to the local cadre, after obtaining their options as per the procedure prescribed in the Appendix to the G.O. in the reference 8th read above, and Orders of Allotment (OOA) shall be issued and communicated to them. However, on their allotment, they shall not be transferred from the present place of working, and the existing terms of deputation/foreign service shall continue. The appointing authority shall issue Orders of Transfer (OOT) to the persons working against regular posts who are allotted to a local cadre other than the one in which they are presently working, except the persons on deputation/foreign service.

11. The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources is requested to take further necessary action as per the orders issued from time to time by General Administration Department, based on the Presidential Orders, 2025.

12. The DTA, A.P and the CEO, APCFSS are instructed to affect required changes in CFMS and Nidhi pay roll accordingly.

13`. A copy of this order is available in the website “www. https://goir.ap.gov.in”.

(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)

PEEYUSH KUMAR

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT

To

The Water Resources Department, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi.

The Engineer-in-Chief, Water Resources AP.

All District Collectors & Magistrates

The Director of Treasuries & Accounts, A.P.

The CEO, APCFSS, A.P.

The Accountant General (A&E), A.P.

The Accountant General (Audit), A.P.

Copy to:

The P.S. to Special Chief Secretary to Chief Minister.

The OSD to Hon'ble Minister for Finance.

The P.S. to Chief Secretary to Government.

The P.S. to Principal Secretary to Govt., Finance Department.

The P.S to Secretary (HR), Finance Department.

SF/SCs(3480148).

//FORWARDED::BY ORDER//

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ANNEXURE-I

Final Allocation under Presidential Order 2025 – Determination and Distribution of Total Cadre Strength and Working Strength

Note:

1. Cadre Strength mentioned above in a Reorganized Zones includes the Cadre Strength allocated to the Reorganized Zones from the Offices subjected to allocation and Offices devolved to the Reorganized Zones.

2. Working Strength mentioned above in Reorganized Zones includes the Working Strength allocated to the Reorganized Zones from the Offices subjected to allocation and Offices devolved to the Reorganized Zones.

3. Wherever the working strength is more than cadre strength, it is due to inclusion of the personnel working on deputation, foreign service etc, outside the cadre strength in the local cadre. This inclusion is only for the purpose of allotment of persons as per G.O.Ms.No.129, General Administration (SPF&MC) Department, dt.17.07.2026.

ANNEXURE-II

Determination and Distribution of Cadre and Working strength for the category of posts, in the offices exempted from PO 2025, which are filled on tenure basis from the respective local cadres

Note:

Wherever the working strength is more than cadre strength, it is due to inclusion of the personnel working on deputation, foreign service etc, outside the cadre strength in the local cadre. This inclusion is only for the purpose of allotment of persons as per G.O.Ms.No.129, General Administration (SPF&MC) Department, dt.17.07.2026.

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