Government of the Punjab, Forestry Wildlife & Fisheries Department, Section Officer (General) issued a letter to Additional Secretary (Tech), Director (B&A) Punjab, Lahore and Section Officer (E-II), FW&FD regarding Demand of Forest Guards / Foresters Association.
The detail of letter:-
- I am directed to refer to the subject noted above and to state that a delegation of Punjab Foresters & Forest Guards Welfare Association had a meeting with Minister, FW&F D Department in the presence of Secretary, Additional Secretary (A) and Additional Secretary (Tech) on 15.02.2018. The worthy Minister discussed different demands made by the Association and desired that the same be taken up at the earliest, detailed as under:-
Sr.# | Demands | Action By |
1 | Service structure / up-gradation / time scale promotion of Forest Guards & Foresters | Section Officer (E-II) |
2 | Provision of Motorcycle and POL to field staff of Forest Department | Technical Wing |
3 | Provision of fixed travelling allowance to field staff of Forest Department | -do- |
4 | Amendment in Forest Manual to remove recovery clause | -do- |
5 | Auction of canal side dead / dry trees | -do- |
6 | Restoration of Firewood allowance for field staff of Forest Department | -do- |
7 | Establishment / construction of residential colony for employees of Forest Department at Okara | -do- |
8 | Provision of weapon / grant of Risk Allowance to field staff of Forest Department | -do- |
9 | Amendment in Forest Manual of grant of magisterial powers as per analogy of Irrigation Department | -do- |
10 | Firewood allowance to Forest Guards & Foresters | -do- |
11 | Computerization of payment of salaries to employees of Forest Department | o/o Director (B&A) Punjab, Lahore |
- It is, therefore, requested to take immediate action in this regard and report accordingly.