Director of Higher Education etc., to be under the administrative control of the Commissionerate

(1) With effect on and from the Constitution of the Commissionerate under section 3 and notwithstanding anything contained in the Andhra Pradesh Intermediate Education Act, 1971 and the Andhra Pradesh Education Act, 1982, the Director of Higher Education, the Secretary, Board of Intermediate Education, the Director of Technical Education and the Secretary to the Board of Technical Education shall function under the Administrative control of the Commissionerate. (2) The Government may appoint a Secretary and the Commissionerate may appoint such other Officers and employees from time to time with the previous approval of the Government. (3) The Government shall pay out of the Consolidated Fund of the State the salaries, allowances, pension and contributions, if any, towards the provident fund or pension-cum-provident fund of the officers and other employees of the Commissionerate. (4) The classification and the methods of recruitment, conditions of service, pay and allowances and disciplinary conduct of the officers and other employees referred to in this section shall be regulated in accordance with the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Public Employment (Regulation of Age of Superannuation) Act, 1984 and such rules as may be made under the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution.