Governor of the Punjab approved the following amendments in the Punjab Government Rules of Business 2011 with immediate effect:
AMENDMENTS
In the Punjab Government Rules of Business 2011:
1. In the rules: (1) In rule (2):
(a) at clause (k), the following shall be inserted: "Department, South Punjab" means an attached department in the South Punjab Secretariat mentioned in column 3 of the First Schedule;"
(b) after clause (y), the following shall be inserted:
"(ya) "Secretary of Department, South Punjab" means head of Department, South Punjab mentioned in column 3 of the First Schedule;"
(c) after clause (z), the following shall be inserted:
"(za) "South Punjab” means the areas consisting of the revenue jurisdiction of districts Bhawalnagar, Bahawalpur, Dera Ghazi Khan, Khanewal, Layyah, Lodhran, Multan, Muzaffargarh," Rahim Yar Khan, Rajanpur and Vehari notified by the Board of Revenue;
(zb) "Secretariat, South Punjab" means the attached departments with the suffix South Punjab' mentioned in column 3 of the First Schedule, when referred to collectively;"
(2) After rule 9, the following shall be inserted:
"9A. Functions of the Additional Chief Secretary, South Punjab.- The Additional Chief Secretary, South Punjab shall exercise such powers and functions as may be assigned to him by the Chief Secretary."
(3) After rule 10, the following shall be inserted:
"10A. Functions of the Secretary of Department, South Punjab.- The Secretary of Department, South Punjab shall exercise such powers and functions as may be assigned to him by the Secretary."
(4) In the First Schedule:
(a) at Sr. No. 1 (Agriculture Department], in column 3, after entry (xiv), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department (xv) Secretary, Agriculture Department, South Punjab."
(b) at Sr. No. 5 [Communication and Works Department], in column 3, after entry (vi), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department (vii) Secretary, Communication and Works Department, South Punjab.";
(c) at Sr. No. 9 [Environment Protection Department], in column 3: (i): the existing entry shall be numbered as "(i)"; and (ii) after entry (i), as inserted above, the following shall be inserted: (
iii) Head of Attached Department Secretary, Environment Protection Department, South Punjab.";
(d) at Sr. No. 13 [Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Department], in column 3, at (vii), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department Secretary, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries Department, South Punjab.";
(e) at Sr. No. 16 [Higher Education Department], in column 3, at (ii), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department Education Department, Secretary, Higher South Punjab.";
(f) at Sr. No. 18 [Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering Department], in column 3, after entry (ii), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department (iii) Secretary, Housing, Urban Development and Public Health Engineering Department, South Punjab.";
(g) at Sr. No. 21 [Irrigation Department], in column 3, after entry (xiii), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department | (xiv) Secretary, Irrigation Department, South Punjab.";
(h) at Sr. No. 26 [Livestock &.. Dairy Development Department], in column 3, after entry (iv), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department (v) Secretary, Livestock & Dairy Development Department, South Punjab.";
(i) at Sr. No. 27 [Local Government and Community Development Department], in column 3, at (ii), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department Secretary, Local Government and Community Development Department, South Punjab.";
(j) at Sr. No. 31 [Population Welfare Department], in column 3, after entry (ii), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department (iii) Secretary, Population Welfare Department, South Punjab.";
(k) at Sr. No. 31A [Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department], in column 3: i. the existing entry shall be numbered as "(i)" ; and ii. after entry (i), as inserted above, the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department (ii) Secretary, Primary and Secondary Healthcare Department, South Punjab.";
(l) at Sr. No. 34 [Revenue Department], in column 3: i. the existing entry shall be numbered as "(i)"; and ii. after entry (i), as inserted above, the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department (ii) Secretary, Revenue Department, South Punjab."; ..
(m) at Sr. No. 35 [School Education Department], in column 3, after entry (vii), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department (viii) Secretary, School Education Department, South Punjab.";
(n) at Sr. No. 37 [Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Department], in column 3, at (ii), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department Secretary, Social Welfare and Bait-ul-Maal Department, South Punjab.";
(o) at Sr. No. 38A [Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department], in column 3, after entry (iii), the following shall be inserted:
Head of Attached Department (iv) Secretary, Specialized Healthcare and Medical Education Department, South Punjab."
