Definitions - In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:-

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:- (a) "educational institution" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (c) of section 2 of the Andhra Pradesh Educational Institutions (Regulation of Admission and Prohibition of Capitation Fee) Act, 1983 (A.P. Act No. 5 of 1983); (b) "Government" means the State Government of Andhra Pradesh. (c) "Prescribed" means prescribed by the rules made under this Act. (d) "Public Service" means, services in any office or establishment of,- (i) the Government; (ii) a local authority, i.e. (a) A Gram Panchayat or a Mandal Parishad or a Zilla Parishad established under the Andhra Pradesh Panchayat Raj Act, 1994 (A.P. Act No. 13 of 1994); (b) a Municipality constituted under the Andhra Pradesh Municipalities Act, 1965 (A.P. Act No. 6 of 1965); and (c) a Municipal Corporation established under the relevant law, for the time being in force, relating to Municipal Corporations; (iii) a Corporation or undertaking wholly owned or controlled by the Government; (iv) a body established under any law made by the Legislature of the State whether incorporated or not including a University, and (v) any other body established by the State Government or by a Society registered under any law relating to the registration of Societies for the time being in force and receiving funds from the Government either fully or partly for its maintenance or any educational institution, whether registered or not, but receiving aid from the Government; (e) "Rule of Reservation" means any rule or provision, for reservation of appointments or posts in public service in the special rules applicable to any particular service or the General Rules of the Andhra Pradesh State and Subordinate Service Rules, as the case may be or any rule or provision for reservation of seats in the rules or instruction for admission into educational institutions, as the case may be, in favour of Scheduled Castes or Scheduled Tribes or Backward Classes or Women; (f) "Scheduled Castes" shall have the meaning assigned to it in clause (24) of article 366 of the Constitution of India.