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Government of the Punjab, School Education Department issued a letter regarding exercise of powers for transfer & postings of ministerial cadre posts / AEOs. This department has already adopted on-line transfer system for transfers / postings of teaching cadre posts and powers already delegated under Transfer Policy 2013 to District and Divisional officers regarding transfer of teaching posts were withdrawn vide letter dated 08.10.2019. However, the transfers / postings of ministerial cadre posts / AEOs have not yet been made online. Chief Minister, Punjab has been pleased to approve that officers authorized for making transfer posting as per Punjab Government Rules of Business 2011 shall exercise their powers on following grounds: Administrative Grounds  Against vacant posts Operational necessity The Competent Authority keeping in view the requests for transfers postings of ministerial cadres posts and other non-leaching staff upto BS-16 have decided that DEA's may transfer af...

Government of the Punjab, Finance Department issued clarification regarding payment of executive allowance to the officers other than posted by S&GAD. The Government of the Punjab has granted the said allowance to all officers posted by S&GAD against duly notified cadre strength / list of officers in light of approval of the Competent Authority. Certain queries raised by different forums regarding admissibility of Executive Allowance, have been examined and are being clarified as under:- Whether those officers who are the permanent employees of Administrative Department and working against the sanctioned posts / cadre strength of S&GAD by virtue of internal office orders can be granted Executive Allowance or otherwise? Executive Allowance @1.5 times of  the monthly basic pay is admissible to  all officers posted by S&GAD against duly notified cadre strength list of  officer (to be updated from time to  time) in light of Finance Department's...

Government of the Punjab, Services & General Administration Department (ADMN WING) issued a notification regarding assigning of additional charge of vacant posts of BS-17 controlled by S&GAD to Divisional Commissioners. In pursuance of Rule 10(1)(9) of the Punjab Government Rules of Business, 2011 and under Section 3(4) read with Section 24(1) of Punjab Civil Administration Act, 2017, the Additional Chief Secretary Punjab has been pleased to delegate the following powers to the extent of S&GAD controlled posts / officers in BS-17 to the Divisional Commissioners of Punjab to be exercised within their respective divisions for greater efficiency and better administration:- To assign additional charge of the S&GAD's controlled vacant posts of  BS-17 to the suitable officers of equivalent grade, borne on the cadre strength of S&GAD posted in their respective divisions.  To grant ex-Pakistan leave to officers for performance of Hajj not beyond 50 days and for pe...

Government of the Punjab, Finance Department issued a clarification regarding employees awarded time scale up-gradation to BS-16 is to be treated as Gazetted or Non-Gazetted. In continuation to this Department's letter No.FD.PC. 39-14/77(Pt-IV)(APCA/2008)(Provl), dated 08.01.2016 (copy enclosed), it is stated that on grant of Time Scale Personal Up-gradation, following questions have arisen in this regard: (i) As to whether, a Govt. servant on award of Time Scale Personal Up-gradation to BS-16 is to be treated as Gazetted or non-Gazetted?  (ii) As to whether the employees on award of Time Scale Personal Up-gradation to BS-16 are required to submit their Charge Assumption Reports or otherwise? The case has been examined in the Finance Department and it is again clarified that the term "Gazetted and Non-Gazetted" has since been dispensed with under Rule 5 of the Punjab Civil Servants (Change in Nomenclature of Services & Abolition of Classes) Rules, 1974. Now the terms ...

Government of the Punjab, Finance Department issued clarification regarding up-gradation of computer personnel in the Board of Revenue. The case has been examined. Finance Department observes that the Computer Operators in Board of Revenue were recruited on the basis of qualification of Graduation with three months' diploma / certificate in any computer language of Software package according to "The Headquarters Ministerial Posts Board of Revenue, Punjab Service Rules, 1997", therefore, they are entitled to be up-graded / re-designated as Computer Operator (BS-15). Moreover, as there is no promotional channel / upper tier in "The Headquarters Ministerial Posts Board of Revenue, Punjab Service Rules, 1997", therefore, the Computer Operators who have completed eight years' regular service on 14.12.2018 or later, are entitled to the grant of Time Scale Personal Up-gradation in BS-16 and the post of Computer Operator (BS-15) will be re-designated as Senior Compu...

Government of the Punjab, Services & General Administration Department (Regulations Wing) issued guidance regarding appointment of widow under 17-A rule of Punjab Civil Servant (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules 1974. The Regulations Wing, S&GAD has examined the matter and its reply point-wise is given below in an annotated form:- Whether widow of deceased Government Servant would be provided job on permanent basis or contract? As per Regulations wing, S&GAD'S Circular letter dated 29.10.2019, all recruitments under Rule 17-A shall be made  on regular basis in future. If she is provided job on permanent basis what will be the status is she remarry, whether she will be allowed to continue her service under Rule 17-A or otherwise?   Once she joined the service on regular basis she became a civil servant who cannot be deprived of her job on account of re-marrying. However , if she had married before joining service, another legal heir of the deceased might...

Policy & Strategic Planning Unit, Primary & Secondary Healthcare Department issued a letter regarding job description of P&S Healthcare MEAs. Under the Chief Minister's Punjab Roadmap, Primary & Secondary Monitoring & Evaluation Assistants have been recruited and working as third party monitors. It has been noticed that primary and secondary healthcare MEAs are asked to perform duty in Polio & Dengue campaigns. This office knows the importance of such campaigns but as per the letter No. PSPU/129/14/2026 dated 13th March, 2015 health MEAs may not be used for duties other than Monitoring & Evaluation of health facilities. The MEAs have to make repeated visits of the health facilities assigned to them. The data collected through the MEAs is presented to the Health Minister and Secretary P&SH Department in the monthly stocktake meeting of Chief Executive Officers of all 36 districts of Punjab. Therefore, it is requested that MEAs should only be employed ...