General Elections to Telangana State Legislative Assembly, 2018 polling on 07.12.2018 Permission to avail Special Casual Leave by A.p Govt. employees
AP General Elections to Telangana State Legislative Assembly, 2018- polling on 07.12.2018 (Friday)- Permission to avail Special Casual Leave by A.p Govt. employees having voting right in Telangana as per Circular Memo No.260 /Poll.B/A2/2018 Dated:28-11-2018
General Elections to Telangana State Legislative Assembly, 2018 polling on 07.12.2018 Permission to avail Special Casual Leave by A.p Govt. employees
Elections General Elections to Telangana State Legislative Assembly, 2018- polling on 07.12.2018 (Friday)- Permission to avail Special Casual Leave by A.p Govt. employees having voting right in Telangana to cast their vote on 07.12.2018 (Friday) Orders
Issued as per Circular Memo No.260 /Poll.B/A2/2018 Dated:28-11-2018.
Election Commission of India Press Note No.ECIIPN/66/2018 ,Dt:06.10.2018.
Election Commission of Indla, Lr.No. 78IEPS/20L8/262, dt.18.10.2018.
Representation Dt22.11.201.8 from A.P NGOs Association, Vijayawada.
It is informed that the Election Commission of India have announced polling schedule for general elections to the States of Telangana on 07.12.2018 (Friday).
In the reference 3’d cited, the A.P NGOS Association, Vijayawada has informed that some of the employees who are working in HODS and Secretariat are still having their families in Hyderabad and having their voting rights in State of Telangana in view of the stay of their family members in Hyderabad and requested the Government for grant of special permission/Cl to the employees working in HODS,
Secretariat and other institutions whose vote is in the State of Telangana to cast their vote on
07.12.20L8 on production of their voter ID or self declaration of the employees or such.
In this regard, it is informed that as clarified by the Commission vide letter 2″d cited, in the case of employees who are ordinarily resident in the areas of Assembly Constituency where poll is on 07.12.2018, as the case may be, but having the place of work outside the Constituency area, and the date of poll being different in respect of the place of residence, those electors including casual workers working
outside the Constituency concerned would be entitled to the benefit of a paid holiday extended under the
section 1358(1) of the Representation of people Act, 1951, although his/her office does not happen to be
closed on that particular day. The daily wage/casual workers are also entitled for a holiday and wages on
poll day as provided under Section 1358 of the Representation of People Act, 1951.
Therefore, after careful examination of the matter, Government hereby permit to avail one day special casual leave on 07.12.2018 (Friday) to the employees of State Government working in A.P Secretariat, Heads of Departments and other Government Institutions/Organizations in and around Capital Region area who are having their voting rights in Telanagana to cast their vote subject to production of EPIC card to the leave sanctioning authorities.
All the leave sanctioning authorities concerned are directed to sanction special casual leave to eligible employees subjed to production of EPIC card.
