Clarification – Annual Increment to Untrained Period – AG dt 29.12.2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Annual Increment to Untrained Period
Please refer to your letter No.DAO/SKP/TRY/HM/88 dated 06.10.2021, on the subject cited above, seeking clarification regarding admissibility of Annual Increments to untrained teachers. who retired without passing professional qualifications, PTC, CT, B.Ed., etc.
2. Attention is invited towards Government of the Punjab, School Education Department order No SO(S-III) Misc. /2016 dated 09.06.2016, which clearly allows annual increments (relaxing Punjab Civil Servant Pay Revision Rules. 1977 and Finance Department Circular No FDPC/2.2.1991 dated 19.11.1991) to all un-trained teachers for the whole period they served as untrained teachers. Any question of subsequently passing the professional examination/regularization does not arise. Further action may be taken accordingly as per rules.
