Memo.No:866, Dt:08-08-1996 | Conduct Rules - Criticism of Government in the Press by Employees

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Memo.No:866, Dt:08-08-1996 | Conduct Rules - Criticism of Government in the Press by Employees
GOVERNMENT OF ANDHRA PRADESH GENERAL ADMINISTRATION (SC.D) DEPARTMENT Memo.No.866/SC.D/96-2 Dated : 08-08-1996 Sub: Criticism of Government in the Press by Heads of Departments and Other government Officials - Need to curb the tendency - Instructions - Issued. @@@@@ According to the existing Rules and Procedures in practice, Government are competent to effect transfer of Officials at certain levels and it may not be possible for the Government to accept in toto all the proposals of the Heads of Department. While this is so, recently, it has come to the notice of Government that a particular Head of the Department, having sent proposals to the Government for transfers and posting of certain officials in his department, has gone to the press criticising the Government for not accepting his proposals in toto. The news reports, in the matter, are distorted and appear to give a different view in the minds of the general public as though the government and Heads of Departments are two different…