UP-GRADATION OF COMPUTER PERSONNEL

Government of the Punjab, Finance Department issued a notification regarding Up-Gradation of Computer Personnel on Recommendations of the Committee Head by the Additional Chief Secretary.

• I am directed to stated that the Computer Personnel carry different nomenclatures, pay scales and prescribed qualification as given in columns B&C below. The Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to restructure these posts with prescribed qualifications, pay scales and designations given in Column D, E and F read with observations given under the table:

Sr.	Existing Nomenclature	Existing Prescribed Qualification	Revised Prescribed Qualification	Revised BPS	Revised Designation
1	Data Entry Operator / Computer Operator / Key Punch Operator / Key Punch Verifying Operator / Composer / System Operator	FA / ICS	Intermediate + MS Office / ICS (2nd Division) with 40 wpm speed on computer	12	Junior Computer Operator
2	Computer Operator / System Operator	BA / BCS	BA + 4 months training in computer language / BCS (2nd Division)	15	Computer Operator
3	Data Processing Officer / Computer Operator		BA + 4 months training in computer language / BCS (2nd Division) plus three years experience as Computer Operator	16	Senior Computer Operator
4	Programmer		BA + 4 months training in computer language / BCS (2nd Division) + three years experience as Senior Computer Operator and in case of fresh appointment prescribed qualification would be MCS / MSC etc.	17	Programmer

1. Where the prescribed qualification of above posts is Intermediate, it will be re-designated as Junior Computer Operator (BS-12).
2. Where the prescribed qualification of above posts is Graduation, it will be re-designated as Computer Operator (BS-15).
3. Where the posts were personally up-graded due to having long stay in the same scale, the incumbents of such posts would be placed in the cadre according to possessed qualification. However, personal scale would continue as personal to such incumbents.
4. Where the incumbents of above posts were allowed time scale promotion the incumbents of such posts would be placed in the cadre according to possessed qualification. However, time scale allowed would continue as personal to such incumbents.
5. Where only one tier is available, the incumbent of such posts would be allowed time scale promotion in higher scales as indicated above after each eight years. However, the fourth step would be admissible on possessing Graduation (2 Division). Service rules would be amended accordingly.

• The incumbents of the upgraded posts will also stand upgraded and their pay will be fixed at the stage next above their basic pay in their lower pay scales with immediate effect. No premature increment is admissible on up-gradation of posts in terms of policy of Punjab Government.

• The expenditure incurred on the above up-gradation of posts shall be borne by the respective Administrative Departments / Attached Departments / Autonomous Bodies. No supplementary grant will be issued in this regard.