Company : Sol Infotech Pvt. Ltd. Website : www.courtkutchehry.com Andhra Pradesh Official Language Ruels CONTENTS 1. . 2. . 3. . SCHEDULE 1 :- SCHEDULE 1 Andhra Pradesh Official Language Ruels In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7 of the Andhra Pradesh Official Language Act, 1966 (A.P. Act 9 of 1966) and in supersession of ealier orders on the subject, the Governor of Andhra Pradesh hereby directs 1. . :- That Urdu language shall also be used in addition to Telugu language for the following purposes: (a) As a regional language for the purposes of direct recruitment to the Secretariat, Ministerial and the Judicial Ministerial Services; (b) As a language for the purpose of second language tests for gazetted and non-gazetted services. (c) To send replies in Urdu to petitions in Urdu wherever practicable; (d) As a language of the Courts subordinate to the High Court of Andhra Pradesh for purposes of Civil Procedure Code and Criminal Procedure Code in the following Districts, viz., Anantapur, Cuddapah, Kurnool, Guntur, Adilabad, Hyderabad, Ranga Reddy,Karimnagar, Khammam, Mahbubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad and Warangal. 2. . :- That, where a test in Telugu is an additional qualification for promotion to any post, a Urdu-Knowing employee who has not passed the Telugu test may be considered for promotion, if otherwise eligible subject to the Telugu test being passed within a specified period. 3. . :- That, for the reason that the language is spoken by not less than 15% of the population of the area, the language specified in column (4) of the Schedule appended to this notification in respect of the areas specified in the corresponding columns (3)(a) and (3) (b) of the said schedule shall be used in addition to the language for the following official purposes:viz.,; (a) Issue of tender notices, auction notices and Chit tender notices for all works relating to the Buildings Wing in the Offices of the Section Officers of Roads and Buildings Department; (b) Issue of auction notices in the offices of the Sub-Inspectors and Circle Inspectors of Excise; (c) Issue of auction notices and general orders concerning the public or public interest in the offices of the Inspectors of Fisheries and offices Subordinate to them; (d) Issue of sale notices by the Range Officers in the Offices under the Forest Department at Mandal level and below; (e) Issue of tender notices in the Gram Panchayat Offices, the Mandal Praja Parishad Offices and the Zilla Praja Parishad Offices; (f) Issue of Chit Tender notices for small works Rs.10,000 and below and tender auction notices in the offices of the Section Officers of Irrigation Department; (g) Issue of tender notices and publication of notices in villages calling for objections from the public for any proposal in the offices of the Mandal Revenue Officers and other offices of the Revenue Department; (h) Issue of important Laws, Rules, Regulations and Notifications; (i) for exhibition of sign boards of offices and in the office letter heads; SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 1 Name of the Areas Sl. No. Name of the District Name of Municipal Area Name of the non-Municipal area of taluk Name of the language (1) (2) (3)(a) (3)(b) (4) 1. Srikakulam Ichapuram Oriya Sompeta Oriya 2. Guntur Guntur Urdu Chilakaluripet Urdu Narasaraopet Urdu Ponnuru Urdu 3. Chittoor Nagari Tamil Chittoor Chittoor Tamil Kuppam Tamil Puttoor Tamil Satyavedu Tamil Bangarupalem Tamil Madanapalli Urdu Vayalpadu Urdu 4. Cuddapah Cuddapah Urdu Proddatur Urdu Rayachoti Urdu Lakkireddipalli Urdu 5. Anantapur Gooty Urdu Kanekal Kannada Anantapur Urdu Dharmavaram Urdu Rayadurg Urdu Rayadurg Kannada Guntakal Urdu Kadiri Urdu Hindupur Urdu Tadpatri Urdu 6. Kurnool Kurnool Urdu Adoni Urdu Adoni Kannada Nandyal Urdu Aluru Kannada Allagadda Urdu Atmakur Urdu Banaganapalli Urdu Nandikotkur Urdu Yemmiganur Urdu & Kannada 7. Prakasam Markapur Urdu 8. Nellore Nellore Urdu Sulloorepet Tamil 9. Mahabubnagar Gadwal Urdu Mahabubnagar Urdu Narayanpet Urdu 10. Hyderabad All areas in the District (inclusive of Municipal Corporation of Hyderabad) Urdu 11. Rangareddy Marpelly Urdu Tandur Tandur Urdu 12. Medak Medak Urdu Sadasivpet Urdu Sangareddy Urdu Siddipet Urdu Zaheerabad Zaheerabad Urdu Narayankhed Kannada 13. Karimnagar Karimnagar Urdu Jagityal Urdu 14. Warangal Warangal Urdu 15. Khammam Khammam Urdu 16. Nizamabad Nizamabad Urdu Bodhan Bodhan Urdu Madnur Marathi 17. Adilabad Adilabad Urdu Adilabad Marathi Bhainsa Urdu & Marathi Kagaznagar Urdu Nirmal Urdu Madhole Urdu & Marathi Wankadi Marathi Boath Marathi Sirpur Marathi Utnur Marathi 18. Nalgonda Bhongir Urdu Nalgonda Urdu Taluk inclusive of Taluk headquarters.