G.O.Ms.No.10405-09-2026
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G.O.Ms.No.76 – Cadre strength distribution (Presidential Order, 2025) – Allocation of Total Cadre Strength
Abstract
Public Services - Revenue (Commercial Taxes) Department - Determination and distribution of cadre strength among local cadres of District, Zone, & Multi-zone as per the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2025 - Allocation of Total Cadre Strength - Orders - Issued.
Read the following
- 1.G.O.Ms.No.31, Finance (HR.I-Plg.&Policy) Department, Dated 26.02.2022. G.O.Ms.No.26, General Administration (Ser.B) Department, dated.12.03.2024. Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Organisation of Local Cadres and Regulation of Direct Recruitment) Order, 2025 notified by Government of India vide Notification S.O.5777(E), Dated:15.12.2025. G.O.Ms. No.45, General Administration (SPF&MC) Dept., Dated: 20.04. 2026. G.O.Ms.No.54, General Administration (SPF&MC) Dept., Dated: 14.05. 2026. G.O.Ms.No.46, Finance (HR.I-Plg& Policy) Department, Dated :06.07.2026. G.O.Ms.No.113, General Administration (SPF&MC) Department, Dated:15.07. 2026. The Document No. REV03-01, dt.13-08-2026 received in Nidhi port
Order
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. However, the Commercial Taxes Department has not taken up provisional allocation of cadre strength.
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 for each category of local cadre and distribute the same among the erstwhile, and newly constituted local cadres.
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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 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 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. In compliance of these orders, the Head of the Department has submitted a proposal for approval of the Government for allocation of total cadre strength through Nidhi portal vide reference 8th cited.
7. Accordingly, Government, after careful examination and in supersession of all the orders issued so far, determines and distributes the cadre strength of all the categories of posts under the Commercial Taxes Department in the local cadres of District, Contiguous districts, Zone, Contiguous zones and Multi-zone as per the Presidential Orders, 2025 in the Annexures as shown below;
| Sl.No. | Annexure | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annexure-I | Determination of Total Cadre Strength in the local cadres of District, Contiguous Districts, Zone, Contiguous Zones and Multi-zone as per the Presidential Order, 2025. |
| 2 | Annexure-II | Distribution of Total Cadre Strength - Local cadre of ‘District’. |
| 3 | Annexure-III | Distribution of Total Cadre Strength - Local cadre of ‘Contiguous Districts’. |
| 4 | Annexure-IV | Distribution of Total Cadre Strength - Local cadre of ‘Zone’. |
| 5 | Annexure-V | Distribution of Total Cadre Strength - Local cadre of ‘Contiguous Zones’. |
| 6 | Annexure-VI | Distribution of Total Cadre Strength - Local cadre of ‘Multi-zone’. |
| 7 | Annexure-VII | Total Cadre Strength in the Supervisory offices. |
8. In case of establishments/offices which are exempted from Presidential Orders, 2025, as per reference 3rd read above and those not subject to allocation as per the orders in the reference 7th read above, the total cadre strength will remain as current sanctioned strength in such establishments/offices, subject to relocation of any vacant posts to the supervisory offices mentioned in the Annexure-VII to this order.
9. In the reference 2nd read above, Government has, inter-alia, issued orders amending the AP Ministerial Service Rules,1998 and changed the Nomenclature of ‘Junior Assistant/Typist and ‘Senior Assistant’ posts as ‘Junior Office Assistant’ and ‘Senior Office Assistant’ respectively. The categories of posts which are proposed by the Department, wherever applicable, with the old nomenclature are included under the nomenclature of Junior Office Assistant and Senior Office Assistant.
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10. The DTA, A.P and the CEO, APCFSS are instructed to affect required changes in CFMS and Nidhi pay roll accordingly.
11. A copy of this order is available in the website “https://www.goir.ap.gov.in”.
(BY ORDER AND IN THE NAME OF THE GOVERNOR OF ANDHRA PRADESH)
PEEYUSH KUMAR
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY TOGOVERNMENT
To
The Chief Commissioner of State Tax, Commercial Taxes Department.
The Revenue (CT) Department, A.P. Secretariat, Velagapudi.
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(3382660).
//FORWARDED::BY ORDER//
SECTION OFFICER
G.O. Ms. No.76, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 17.08.2026
ANNEXURE - I
Determination of Cadre Strength in the Local Cadres as per Presidential Order 2025
| Name & Code of the Secretariat Department | Revenue Secretariat - REV01 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name & Code of the HoD | Commercial Taxes Department - REV03 | ||
| Sl.No | Category of Post | Local Cadre | Cadre Strength |
| 1 | Junior Office Assistant | District | 844 |
| 2 | Office Subordinate | District | 597 |
| 3 | Hamali | District | 3 |
| 4 | Record Assistant | District | 5 |
| 5 | Junior Stenographer | District | 2 |
| 6 | Watchman | District | 1 |
| 7 | Goods and Service Tax Officer | Zone | 618 |
| 8 | Senior Office Assistant | Zone | 777 |
| 9 | Assistant Commissioner of State Tax | Multi-Zone | 141 |
| 10 | Deputy Assistant Commissioner of State Tax | Multi-Zone | 295 |
| Grand Total | 3283 | ||
SECTION OFFICER
G.O. Ms. No.76, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 17.08.2026
ANNEXURE – II
Distribution of Total Cadre Strength
Local Cadre - "District"
| Name & Code of the Secretariat Department | Revenue Secretariat - REV01 | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name & Code of the HoD | Commercial Taxes Department - REV03 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cadre Strength | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sl. No. | Post Name | Srikakulam | Vizianagaram | Parvathipuram | Visakhapatnam | Anakapalli | ||||||||||||||
| Manyam | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Junior Office Assistant | 21 | 26 | 5 | 94 | 14 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Office Subordinate | 25 | 23 | 7 | 38 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Watchman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sl. No. | Post Name | Alluri Sitarama Raju | East Godavari | Kakinada | Dr. B .R. | |||||||||||||||
| Ambedkar | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Konaseema | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Junior Office Assistant | 5 | 40 | 45 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Office Subordinate | 2 | 20 | 29 | 12 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Record Assistant | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Sl. No. | Post Name | West Godavari | Eluru | NTR | Krishna | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Junior Office Assistant | 25 | 27 | 116 | 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Office Subordinate | 20 | 15 | 65 | 11 | |||||||||||||||
| Sl. No. | Post Name | Guntur | Palnadu | Bapatla | Prakasam | Sri Potti | ||||||||||||||
| Sriramulu | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nellore | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Junior Office Assistant | 88 | 17 | 11 | 21 | 40 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Office Subordinate | 83 | 26 | 15 | 13 | 18 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Record Assistant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Junior Stenographer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sl. No. | Post Name | Tirupati | Chittoor | Annamayya | YSR Kadapa | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Junior Office Assistant | 40 | 27 | 12 | 37 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Office Subordinate | 24 | 30 | 7 | 20 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hamali | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Junior Stenographer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||
| Sl. No. | Post Name | Kurnool | Nandyal | Ananthapuramu | Sri Sathya Sai | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Junior Office Assistant | 33 | 12 | 35 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 2 | Office Subordinate | 33 | 13 | 25 | 14 | |||||||||||||||
| 3 | Record Assistant | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||
| Alluri Sitarama |
| Raju |
Total Cadre Strength (District Level)
| Sl.No | Post Name | Cadre Strength | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Junior Office Assistant | 844 | |||
| 2 | Office Subordinate | 597 | |||
| 3 | Hamali | 3 | |||
| 4 | Record Assistant | 5 | |||
| 5 | Junior Stenographer | 2 | |||
| 6 | Watchman | 1 | |||
| Grand Total | 1452 | ||||
SECTION OFFICER
G.O. Ms. No.76, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 17.08.2026
ANNEXURE - III
Distribution of Total Cadre Strength
Local Cadre - "Contiguous Districts"
| Name & Code of the Secretariat Department | Revenue Secretariat - REV01 |
| Name & Code of the HoD | Commercial Taxes Department - REV03 |
| -*--NIL--*- | |
SECTION OFFICER
G.O. Ms. No.76, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 17.08.2026
ANNEXURE - IV
Distribution of Total Cadre Strength
Local Cadre - "Zone"
| Name & Code of the Secretariat | Revenue Secretariat - REV01 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Department | ||||||||
| Name & Code of the HoD | Commercial Taxes Department - REV03 | |||||||
| Sl. No. | Post Name | Cadre Strength | ||||||
| Zone-I | Zone-II | Zone-III | Zone-IV | Zone-V | Zone-VI | |||
| 1 | Goods and Service Tax Officer | 121 | 80 | 141 | 115 | 88 | 73 | |
| 2 | Senior Office Assistant | 143 | 91 | 170 | 177 | 106 | 90 | |
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Total Cadre Strength (Zonal Level)
| Sl.No | Post Name | Cadre Strength | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goods and Service Tax Officer | 618 | |
| 2 | Senior Office Assistant | 777 | |
| Grand Total | 1395 | ||
SECTION OFFICER
G.O. Ms. No.76, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 17.08.2026
ANNEXURE - V
Distribution of Total Cadre Strength
Local Cadre - "Contiguous Zones"
| Name & Code of the Secretariat Department | Revenue Secretariat - REV01 |
| Name & Code of the HoD | Commercial Taxes Department - REV03 |
| -*--NIL--*- | |
SECTION OFFICER
G.O. Ms. No.76, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 17.08.2026
ANNEXURE - VI
Distribution of Total Cadre Strength
Local Cadre - "Multi-Zone"
| Name & Code of the Secretariat Department | Revenue Secretariat - REV01 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name & Code of the HoD | Commercial Taxes Department - REV03 | |||
| Sl. No. | Post Name | Cadre Strength | ||
| Multi-Zone-I | Multi-Zone-II | |||
| 1 | Assistant Commissioner of State Tax | 77 | 64 | |
| 2 | Deputy Assistant Commissioner of State Tax | 164 | 131 | |
| Total Cadre Strength (Multi-Zone Level) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sl.No | Post Name | Cadre Strength | |
| 1 | Assistant Commissioner of State Tax | 141 | |
| 2 | Deputy Assistant Commissioner of State Tax | 295 | |
| Grand Total | 436 | ||
SECTION OFFICER
G.O. Ms. No.76, Finance (HR-II-Creation-Upgrade-Posts) Department, Dated. 17.08.2026
ANNEXURE - VII
Secretariat Department: Revenue Secretariat - REV01
Head of Department: Commercial Taxes Department - REV03
Total Cadre Strength in the Supervisory Offices Subjected to Allocation
| Zone-I | Zone-II | Zone-III | Zone-IV | Zone-V | Zone-VI |
| -*--NIL--*- | |||||
SECTION OFFICER
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