CHAITANYA GODAVARI GRAMEENA BANK (Sponsored by Andhra Bank) Head Office: 4/1, Brodipet: D.No.

5-37-234, 3rd Floor, Raghu Mansion, GUNTUR 522 002. Ph.No.0863-2261127,2261128,2261129,2261125; Fax-0863-2261123
APPLICATIONS ARE INVITED FROM INDIAN CITIZENS DOMICILE OF ANDHRA PRADESH FOR APPOINTMENT AS OFFICE ASSISTANT - MULTI-PURPOSE (Clerical Cadre) IN CHAITANYA GODAVARI GRAMEENA BANK (Regional Rural Bank sponsored by ANDHRA BANK) STARTING DATE OF ON LINE REGISTRATION LAST DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ON LINE APPLICATION 1. DATE OF WRITEN EXAMINATION Post Code 1. Post OFFICE ASSISTANTS -(Multi-purpose) Date of Written Examination 17.07.2011 10-05-2011 31-05-2011

2. VACANCIES: Posts Post Code SC Office Assistants 01 11 (Multi purpose) Including Backlog posts ST 5 Number of Vacancies OBC *21 GEN 33 TOTAL 70 VI Nil Out of which PC HI OC 1 1 EXS 10

Abbreviations stand for: SC Scheduled Caste OBC Other Backward Classes PC Physically Challenged VI Visually Impaired OC Orthopaedically Challenged Note:

ST GEN EXS HI

Scheduled Tribe General Category Ex-Servicemen Hearing Impaired

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The number of vacancies as also the number of reserved vacancies is provisional and may vary according to the actual requirement of the Bank. Candidates belonging to reserved categories, including Persons with Disabilities and candidates for whom no vacancy has been announced are free to apply against vacancies announced for general category. As the reservation for PC/EXS candidates are on horizontal basis, the selected candidates will be placed in appropriate category to which the candidates belong. It is clarified that it may not be possible to employ Persons with Disability in all offices/Branches of the Bank and they will have to work in the posts identified by the Bank as suitable for them. The Bank reserves the right to post/transfer the candidate upon selection to any place in its Area of operation depending upon the requirement.

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3. PAY SCALE & EMOLUMENTS: POST CODE-1 Office Assistant: (Multi purpose) Rs.7200-400-8400-500-9900-600-12300-700-17200-1300-18500-800-19300 3 3 4 7 1 1 Note: Other allowances & perquisites will be admissible as per the rules of the Bank. 4. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: (A) Nationality / Citizenship: A candidate must be either (i) a citizen of India or (ii) a subject of Nepal or (iii) a subject of Bhutan or (iv) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India or (v) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India, provided that a candidate belonging to categories (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) above shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of India. A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to the examination/interview conducted by the Bank but on final selection the offer of appointment may be given only after the necessary eligibility certificate has been issued to him by the Government of India. A candidate must also be a domicile of Andhra Pradesh. Nativity by continuous residence: The applicant should have been residing continuously for 5 years in Andhra Pradesh prior to the date of appointment.

(B) AGE (as on 01.04.2011): Between 18 years and 28 years Post Code 1: Office Assistant: (Multi purpose) RELAXATION OF UPPER AGE LIMIT: Sl. Category No. 1 Scheduled Caste/ Scheduled Tribe Candidates 2 Other Backward Class candidates 3 Physically Challenged General Category candidates 4 Physically Challenged SC/ST Category candidates 5 Physically Challenged OBC Category candidates 6 Ex-service men/disabled Ex-service men.

Age Relaxation by Years 5 years 3 years 10 years 15 years 13 years Actual period of service rendered in defence services + 3 years (8 years for disabled ex-service man belonging to SC/ST) subject to a maximum 50 years. 9 years 5 years

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Widows, Divorced women & women judicially separated from their husbands & who are not remarried Persons domiciled in Kashmir Division of Jammu & Kashmir State during the period from 01.01.1980 to 31.12.1989. Employees who have completed 5 years of service in RRBs

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The relaxation in upper age limit is cumulative as per Govt. of India guidelines. An ex- serviceman who has once joined a Government job on civil side after availing of the benefits given to him as an Ex-Serviceman for his re-employment, including a job in the Public Sector Undertaking ceases to enjoy ex-serviceman status for further employment. All persons eligible for age relaxation under 4(B) 8 must produce the domicile certificate at the time of interview, from the District Magistrate in the Kashmir Division within whose jurisdiction he/ she had ordinarily resided or any other authority designated in this regard by the Govt. of Jammu & Kashmir, to the effect that the candidate had ordinarily been domiciled in the Kashmir Division of the state of Jammu & Kashmir during 1st January 1980 to 31st December 1989. Above relaxations are available only if the candidates fulfil the various conditions prescribed in the Govt. of India orders and instructions in this regard. To claim age relaxation, reserved category candidates should submit a copy of the Caste/Category Certificate. Only an Ex-Service man who stands discharged from Service on or before 01.04.2011 is eligible to apply.

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Definition: Physically Challenged Persons (PC) Definition of Categories of Disabilities: An Orthopaedically Challenged (OC) person is one suffering from Locomotor Disability or Cerebral Palsy. Persons who suffer from not less than 40% of relevant disability (as certified by a Medical Board appointed by the Central / State Govt.) would be eligible for reservation in services/ posts. Locomotor Disability means disability of the bones, joints or muscles leading to substantial restriction of the movement of the limbs or any form of cerebral palsy. Cerebral Palsy means a group of non progressive conditions of a person characterized by abnormal motor control posture resulting from brain insult or injuries occurring in the pre-natal, peri-natal, or infant period of development.

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Deaf & Hearing Impaired (HI): The deaf are those persons in whom the sense of hearing is nonfunctional for ordinary purposes of life i.e. total loss of hearing in both ears. They do not hear; understand sounds at all even with amplified speech. Hearing impairment means loss of sixty decibels or more in the better ear in the conversational range of frequencies. Visually Impaired: (VI) The visually impaired persons are those suffering from blindness of low vision.

Blindness refers to a condition where a person suffers from any of the following conditions: (i) total absence of sight, (ii) Visual acuity not exceeding 6/60 or 20/200 (Snellen) in the better eye with correcting lenses, (iii) Limitation of the field of vision subtending an angle of 20 degree or worse. Person with low vision means a person with impairment of visual functioning even after treatment or standard refractive correction, but who uses or is potentially capable of using vision for the planning or execution of a task with appropriate assistive device. Use of Scribe: Visually impaired candidates and candidates whose writing speed is affected by cerebral palsy can use their own scribe at their cost during the written examination. In all such cases where a scribe is used, the following rules will apply: The candidate will have to arrange his/ her own scribe -

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At his/ her own cost. The academic qualification of the scribe should be one grade lower than the stipulated Eligibility criteria. The scribe can be from any academic discipline. The scribe should possess 60% or lesser marks. Both the candidate as well as the scribe will have to give a suitable undertaking, confirming that the scribe fulfils all the stipulated eligibility criteria for a scribe as mentioned above. Further, in case, it later transpires that he/ she did not fulfil any of the laid down eligibility criteria or suppresses material facts, the candidature of the applicant will stand cancelled, irrespective of the result of the written examination. Such candidates who use a scribe shall be eligible for extra time of 20 minutes for every hour of the examination

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(C) EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION (as on 01.04.2011) POST CODE-1 OFFICE ASSISTANT (Multi purpose) Bachelor Degree or its equivalent of a recognised University in any discipline; (i) Essential: Proficiency in Telugu language. (ii) Knowledge of English is required. (iii) Preference will be given to candidates with Computer Knowledge. 5. APPLICATION FEE INCLUDING POSTAL CHARGES: (NON-REFUNDABLE) S.No 1 2 a) Category SC / ST / PC / EXSM OBC/GEN Postage (Rs.) 50 50 Application fee Nil 200 Total (Rs.) Rs.50 Rs.250

Payment of Fee: There are two Challans available in our web site (Banks Website) for each category, details of which are as follows. 1. Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank 2. Andhra Bank - 01 - 01

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Candidates should download one of the Challan Formats from the Banks website. After filling up the required information on the form, they should make payment of the fee applicable to them in any branch of either Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank or Andhra Bank and should keep the Candidates copy of the Challan with receipt of fees duly acknowledged thereon, with them for producing the same at the time of written test along with the latest passport size photograph pasted on the Challan and signed across by the candidate. Candidates claiming fee concession should also enclose photocopy of the relevant category certificate, along with the Challan. Candidates will not be permitted to appear at the written test without production of this Challan and Photograph.

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The list of our Bank Branches along with code numbers is available on our Banks website www.cggb.in or www.chaitanyagodavarigrameenabank.in for information of the candidates. Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and fees once paid will NOT be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. Fees should be paid invariably between 10-05-2011 and 31-05-2011 only. Fees paid before or after the stipulated dates, if any, will not be acknowledged for the purpose of application and will be forfeited. SELECTION PROCEDURE:

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The selection will be made on the basis of performance in written test and interview. All the eligible candidates who apply with the requisites fee and whose applications are received in time and who fulfil the eligibility criteria will be called for a written test, which will be of objective type comprising the following: POST CODE-1 - Office Assistant (Multi purpose) Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes Medium of exam No. of Questions English 50 English 50 English 50 English 50 200

WRITTEN TEST: S.NO Objective Type Tests 01 02 03 04 Reasoning Numerical Ability General Knowledge General English Total

Max. Marks 50 50 50 50 200*

* Marks will further be reduced to 70 For Post Code -1 Wrong answers given in the objective test will result in negative marks. Marks obtained in the written test will be reckoned for merit ranking. Accordingly, candidates will be called for interview. Depending upon the number of vacancies only those candidates who ranked sufficiently high in the written test will be called for interview in the ratio of 1:3. Mere eligibility/pass in the test shall NOT vest any right for being called for interview. The detailed information regarding the written examination will be given in the "Acquaint Yourself Booklet" which will be sent to the candidates along with the call letters for the written examination. Final selection will be on the basis of the ranking accorded, after adding the marks obtained in the written test and interview. 7. TEST DATE AND CENTRES OF EXAMINATION (FOR POST CODE 1):

The written test is tentatively fixed on the following dates. The exact date will be communicated to the candidates through call letter for the examination. POST CODE 1 Office Assistant (Multi-purpose) DATE OF EXAMINATION: By IBPS NAME OF CENTRES AND CENTRE CODES The written test will be Scheduled at the following centres and the address of the venue will be advised in the call letter. S.No 1 2 3 NOTE: (i) Name of Centre GUNTUR ELURU RAJAHMUNDRY Centre code 11 12 13

Request for change of Centre of Examination will NOT be entertained. The Bank reserves the right to cancel any of the Centre/or add other Centres, depending on the response, administrative feasibility etc. The Bank also reserves the right to allot the candidate any centre other than the one he/she has opted for and the right to waive any of the criteria for selection looking at the requirement and exigencies. Candidates will have to produce a hard copy of the application form along with the following certificates (photocopy for submission and originals for verification) at the time of interview.:-

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Secondary School Certificate/School leaving certificates for proof of age. Marks sheet (year wise) showing specifically the subjects studied and certificate/s in support of educational qualification viz.SSLC/HSC/Graduate degree, post Graduation degree, professional/research qualification etc. A candidate belonging SC/ST/OBC/PC category should attach a certified copy of the SC/ST/OBC/PC certificates issued by the Competent Authority in the prescribed format as prescribed by Government of India. In case of OBCs, the certificate inter alia must specify that the candidates should not belong to Creamy layer section excluded from the benefits or reservation for other backward class in civil post and services of Government of India, OBC certificate should not be more than one year old as on the date of application. An Ex-servicemen candidate has to enclose a copy of the discharge certificate, retirement/Pension order and documentary proof of rank last held. Candidates serving in Government/Public Sector undertakings (including Banks) should produce no objection certificate from their employer, at the time of interview, in the absence of which their candidature will not be considered.

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APPOINTMENT: Candidates selected for current vacancies shall be taken into the service in the descending order of merit as per the requirement of the Bank.

Candidates selected for appointment to the Cadre of Office Assistant (Multipurpose) have to execute a bond agreeing to pay to the Bank a sum of Rs.1.00 lakh (Rupees one lakh only) in the event of their leaving the Banks job on their own, within a period of one year from the date of their joining.

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PROBATION: Office Assistant (Multi purpose) An employee directly appointed as Office Assistant (Multi purpose) shall be on probation for a period of one year which may be extended by the Appointing Authority for a period not exceeding six months.

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Pre-Examination Training: It is proposed to impart free Pre- Examination Training to a limited number of candidates belong to SC/ST/Minority/Ex-Servicemen Candidates at Guntur tentatively. The Training Centre may also be changed at the discretion of the Bank. An eligible candidate who wishes to avail Pre-Examination Training should fill in the relevant column in the application format. All expenses regarding travelling, boarding, lodging etc. will be borne by the candidate for attending the Pre- Examination Training programme at the concerned Training Centre.

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HOW TO APPLY: All eligible candidates are required to apply online only in the prescribed Format through Bank website www.cggb.in or www.chaitanyagodavarigrameenabank.in from 10-05-2011 to 31-05-2011 . Please note that the last date for submission of online application is 31-05-2011 . No other means/mode of application will be accepted. Payment of Application Fee Candidates should first download one of the Challans* from the Banks website: www.cggb.in or www.chaitanyagodavarigrameenabank.in *There are two challans available on the Bank website: 1. Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank

The list of our Bank Branches together with code numbers is available on our Banks website: www.cggb.in or www.chaitanyagodavarigrameenabank.in for the information of the candidates. Candidates should ensure that on deposit of fee the Branch issue him a receipt which includes the following items: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Journal number Branch Name Branch code number Date of deposit

2. Andhra Bank Candidates can pay the fees at any of the Andhra Bank Branches. Candidates should ensure that on deposit of fee the Branch issues him a receipt which includes the following items: (i) Journal number (ii) Branch Name (iii) Branch code number (iv) Date of deposit After filling in the required information on the Challan they should pay the requisite fee at the respective Bank. Sr.No 1 2 Category SC/ST OBC & other Fees Rs.50/Rs.250/-

Candidates should keep the Candidates copy of the remitted Challan with them and produce the same at the time of the written test along with the latest passport size photograph. Note: Candidates will not be permitted for the written test without the production of this Challan and photograph. Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and examination fee once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can it be held in reserve for any other selection process. GUIDELINES FOR FILLING THE APPLICATION ARE AS UNDER: Please note that the following is the general procedure for applying online. No other mode of application or incomplete application will be accepted and in such case, the application would be rejected outright. Candidates should have a valid e-mail ID. This will help him/her in getting call letter/interview advices etc.

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After the payment of fees the candidate should visit the Banks website again and fill up the application from available after clicking the link given in the notification.

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Branch Code and Transaction Number noted on the Challan should be correctly filled in the application at appropriate place. After filling up all the mandatory fields and security check box, the candidate should submit his/her application should by clicking on the submit button.

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All the mandatory fields (marked with *) should be filled in, otherwise the system will not accept the application. The candidate should note/remember the Registration number and Password for future reference and use. A recent passport size photograph should be firmly pasted on the paid Challan (Candidates copy). Five copies of the same photograph should be retained for use at the time of written examination and interview. Candidates are advised not to change their appearance till the recruitment process is completed. Failure to produce the same photograph at the time of written test and interview may lead to disqualification. The candidates copy of the exam fee Challan with a recent photograph of the candidate pasted thereon should be handed over at the examination centre. Candidates should keep two copies of the Application printout, a copy of the printout with the recent photograph of the candidate duly pasted thereon will have to be submitted at the time of interview, the other copy may be retained for personal record of the candidate. A copy of the Challan (indicating Transaction No.) may be retained for the candidates record. The Original Challan will have to be submitted with the call letter at the time of written examination. The Bank takes no responsibility for any certificate/remittance sent separately by candidate. Candidates in their own interest are advised to submit their application on-line well in time before the last date to avoid possible technical snags. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS: a) Before applying, the candidate should ensure that he/she fulfils the eligibility and other norms mentioned in this advertisement. Bank would be free to reject any application at any stage of the recruitment process, if the candidate is found ineligible for the post. The decision of the Bank shall be final in taking decision on qualification and other eligibility norms. No correspondence or personal enquires shall be entertained by the Bank in this behalf. Application once made will not be allowed to be withdrawn and the fee once paid will not be refunded on any account nor would this fee be held in reserve for any future examination or selection. A recent passport size photograph should be firmly pasted on the Challan (candidates copy) and should be signed across, by the candidate. Five copies of the same photograph should be retained for use at the time of written examination and interview. Candidates are advised not to change their appearance till the recruitment process is completed. Failure to produce the same photograph at the time of written test and interview may lead to disqualification. Only candidate willing to serve anywhere in Andhra Pradesh should apply. The decision of the Bank in all matters regarding eligibility of the candidate the stages at which such scrutiny or eligibility is to be undertaken, the document to be produced for the purpose of the conduct of examination, interview, selection and any other matter relating to Recruitment will be final and binding on the candidate. No correspondence or personal enquiries shall be entertained in this behalf. The Bank, may at its discretion hold re-examination wherever necessary in respect of a centre/venue/specific post of a candidate(s). The Bank shall not be responsible for an application being rejected which is based on wrong information provided in any advertisement issued by an unauthorized person/Institution. h) entertained. Any request for change of address will NOT be

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Any resultant dispute arising out of this advertisement shall be subject to the sole Jurisdiction of the courts situated in Guntur. In case any dispute arises on account of interpretation of version other than English the English version will prevail.

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No candidate is permitted to use calculator, Mobiles, pager or any other such instruments during the examination. The candidates will appear for the written examination at the allotted centres at their expenses and risks and the Bank will not be responsible for any injury/loss etc. of any nature. Candidates in their own interest are advised to submit their application online well in time before the last date to avoid possible technical snags. Appointment of selected candidates is subjected to his/her being declared medically fit as per the requirement of the Bank. Such appointments will be subject to the Service & Conduct Rules of the Bank. k) Canvassing in any form will be disqualification

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Competent authority for issue of certificate to SC/ST/OBC/PC is as under: (a) For SC/ST/OBC District Magistrate/ Addl. Distt. Magistrate/ Collector/ Deputy Commissioner/ Addl. Dy. Commissioner/ Dy. Collector/ First Class Stipendiary Magistrate/ Sub- Division Magistrate /Taluka Magistrate/Executive Magistrate/Extra Assistant Commissioner/Chief Presidency Magistrate/Additional Chief Presidency Magistrate/ Presidency Magistrate/ Revenue Officer not below the rank of Tahsildar/ Sub Divisional Officer of the area where the candidate and/ or his/ her family normally resides. In OBC category the appointment will be provisional and will subject to the community certificate being verified through the proper channel. If the verification reveals that the claim of the candidate to belong to Other Backward Classes or not to belong to creamy layer is false, his/her services will be terminated forthwith without assigning any further reasons and without prejudice to such further action as may be taken under the provisions of Indian Penal Code for production of false certificate. The crucial date for this purpose will be last date of receipt of application. For Physically Challenged the Competent Authority to issue Disability Certificate shall be a Medical Board duly constituted by the Central or State Govt. The Central/ State Govt. may constitute Medical Boards consisting of at least 3 members out of which one shall be a specialist in the particular field for assessing loco motor/ cerebral/ visual/ hearing disability as the case may be.

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Action Against Candidates Found Guilty of Misconduct:

Candidates are advised in their own interest that they should not furnish any particulars that are false, tampered, fabricated and should not suppress any material information while filling up the application form. At the time of written examination/ interview, if a candidate is (or has been) found guilty of (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (a) (b) (c) Using unfair means during the examination or (ii) impersonating or procuring impersonation by any person or Misbehaving in the examination hall or taking away the question booklet (or any part thereof) / answer sheet from the examination hall or Resorting to any irregular or improper means in connection with his/ her candidature for selection or Obtaining support for his/ her candidature by unfair means, such a candidate may, in addition to rendering himself/ herself liable to criminal prosecution, be liable: To be disqualified from the examination for which he/ she is a candidate. To be debarred either permanently or for a specified period from any examination or recruitment conducted by Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank. For termination of service, if he/ she has already joined the Bank.

The Bank would be analyzing the responses of a candidate with other candidates to detect patterns of similarity. If as per the laid down procedure, it is suspected that the responses have been shared and scores obtained are not genuine/ valid, the bank reserves right to cancel his/ her candidature. 16. Last Date for Receipt of Applications: POST CODE-1 Applications should be submitted on-line on or after 10-05-2011 31-05-2011. CALL LETTERS FOR WRITTEN EXAMINATION: POST CODE-1

but in all cases on or before

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All eligible candidates will be issued call letters at the correspondence address given by the candidates in their application form, which will be sent by post. An eligible candidate who do not receive the call letter by 11-07-2011 , should contact at the following address with details of his/her name, address, original copy of the Challan for the fee deposited along with a photograph pasted thereon, for obtaining duplicate call letters. Duplicate call letters will be issued between 11.00A.M to 04.00 P.M. from: For Duplicate Call Letters candidates may contact, as per above schedule, at the following address: Centre Guntur The complete address with Phone no. & Fax. No. General Manager, Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank, Head Office, 3rd Floor, Raghu mansion, 4/1, Brodipet, Guntur Ph.no.0863-2261127, Fax.No.0863-2261123 General Manager, Chaitanya Godavari Grameena Bank, Regional Office, Rajahmundry, Opp.Gandhi Park, Danavaipet, Rajahmundry. Ph.no.0883-2434483, Fax.No.0883-2468676 in the Banks website: www.cggb.in or

Rajahmundry Eluru 20.

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PLACE DATE

: GUNTUR : 21.04.2011 CHAIRMAN