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Competent Authority to issue Invalidation Medical Certificate – AG dt 17.04.1999OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Invalidation Medical CertificatePlease refer to your memo No. DAO/LAH/240 dated 10.4.1999 on the above subject.Your kind attention is invited towards the Government of the Punjab Finance Department amendment letter No. FI.SR.III -4-55/87 dated 22-3-88(copy enclosed) according to which in the case of officials of B.S.1 to BS.15, the Medical Superintendent of District Health Quarter Hospital is competent to issue the invaliding certificate.

Clarification – Rate of Special Allowance @ 15% after 30.06.2022 dt 18.08.2022OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Rate of Special AllowanceI am directed to refer to your office letter No.TM-1/2-3A(IV)/2021-22/2971, dated 12.08.2022, on the subject cited above.2.The case has been examined and observed that the Finance Department’s letter No.FD.SR.V.3-1/2021, dated 20.07.2022 clearly mentions sanction of Special Allowance 2022 @15% of Basic Pay Scales, 2017 w.e.f. 01.03.2022. Now the Basic Pay Scales, 2022 have been introduced w.e.f. 01.07.2022. Therefore, the aforesaid allowance shall be admissible on Basic Pay Scales, 2017 as on 30.06.2022.

Clarification – Payment of Allowances and Annual Increases to OSD Deceased dt 19.08.2024OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Annual Increases to OSDIn continuation of this department’s letter bearing No.FD.SR-1/3-10/2004(P-II), dated 07.02.2024 and in pursuance of decision of the Provincial Cabinet in its 8th meeting held on 24.05.2024, I am directed to state that Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to approve following revision in the provision of Serial No.2(i) & 5 of Para-1 of Financial Assistance Package notified vide Finance Department’s policy letter bearing No.FD.SR-1/3-10/2004, dated 15.08.2017 for the families of civil servants who die while in service:ExistingRevisedThe deceased’s family shall be allowed…

Clarification – Additional Incentive Allowance for Rs. 5000 to the Specialist posted at THQs dt 06.08.2020OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Additional Incentive AllowanceI am directed to refer to your letters No. DAO/BWP/GAD-II/HM/865 dated 21.01.2020 on the subject noted above and letter No. FD.SR-I/6-4/2020 dated 21.07.2020 received from Section Officer (SR-I), Finance Department.2. The case has been examined. It is clarified that the incentive package at various rates for Specialists THQs was allowed an additional Rs. 5000/- per month was already added in the proposed incentive package for THQs following in three Divisions of Southern Punjab including District Mianwali and Bhakkar in the light…

Admissibility of Performance Based Allowance during Earned Leave dt 26.10.2022OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Performance Based AllowanceWill the Section Officer (ND), Government of the Punjab, Specialized Healthcare & Medical Education Department kindly refer to his letter bearing No.SO(ND)2-26/2018, dated 17.11.2020 on the subject noted above?2. It is further clarified that the above allowances will be admissible for the whole period to an official / officer who proceeds on Special Leave (Iddat Leave) / Maternity Leave.

School Education Department Service Rules 2014 dt 14.03.2014OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Service Rules 2014No.SOR-III(S&GAD)1-19/2004(P). In exercise of the powers conferred under section 23 of the Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974 (VIII of 1974), Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make the following rules:1. Short title and commencement:(1) These rules may be cited as the Punjab School Education Department (School Education) Service Rules 2014.(2) They shall come into force at once.2. Method of recruitment: The method of recruitment, minimum qualification, age limit and other incidental matters for the posts of the functional unit shall be such as given in the Schedule-I and…

Regularization of Contract Employee from the Date of Initial Appointment – Supreme Court JudgementOFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Regularization of Contract Employee JUDGMENTSyed Mansoor Ali Shah, J. – The question before us is whether the date of regularization of contract employees is the date of their initial appointment on contract basis or the date of their regularization under the Regularization Policy dated 10.11.2010.2. The background to the above question is that the respondents were appointed on contract basis as Veterinary Officers in Grade -17 in Livestock & Dairy Development Department, Government of the Punjab during the years 2004 to 2009. Their services were…

Supreme Court Decision of Upgradation of Post of Deputy Accountant 18.03.2015OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Court DecisionJawwad S. Khawaja, J. – These appeals are by leave of the Court. The respondents are employees of the Provincial Government. Leave to appeal was granted in these matters vide order dated 26.3.2014 which is reproduced as under:“Refers to a judgment of this Court reported as Muzaffar Khan and others Vs. Government of Pakistan and others (2013 SCMR 304 at page 313 para 17) to contend that each Province is autonomous under the Constitutionand is empowered to make its own laws and rules inter alia for civil…

Punjab Government Rule of Business 2011OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Rule of BusinessNo. SO (CAB-I)2-3/2011. In exercise of the powers conferred under Article 139 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Government of the Punjab is pleased to make the following Rules:PART-A GENERAL1. Short title and commencement: (1) These rules may be cited as the Punjab Government Rules of Business 2011.(2) They shall come into force at once.Definitions: In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires:3. Allocation of Business:(1) The Secretariat shall consist of the Departments specified in column 2 of the First Schedule.1[(1a) The Commission, on reference from a Government…

Exemption from Mandatory IT Training for Promotion – Federal dt 29.12.2020OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: IT Training for PromotionSRO. No.1455(1)/2020:- In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of the Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion and Transfer) Rules, 1973, the following amendments shall be made in the unified Recruitment Rules of ministerial posts notified by Establishment Division vide SRO.139(1)/2012, dated 31st January, 2012 as amended vide SRO.920(1)/2016, dated 22nd September, 2016 applicable on Ministries/Divisions/Departments of Federal Government:-In the aforesaid Recruitment Rules:In Rule 3 (Condition for Promotion), after table, following proviso shall be inserted namely: -Provided that, subject to prescribed eligibility…