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Clarification – Annual Increment to Untrained Teacher dt 17.02.2020OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Annual IncrementI am directed to refer to your letter bearing No.SO(SE.III)/15-133/201 dated 31.12.2019 on the subject noted above.2. The case has been examined. It is observed that judgment dated 09.03.2016 passed in Civil Appeals Nos. 398-L to 403-L/2010 by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan was only for the grant of Annual Increments to untrained teachers for the whole period prior to their regularization.PAKISTAN.With reference to the subject cited above.2. An advice regarding the subject matter was earlier sought from Regulations Wing, who vide letter No. SOR-III (S&GAD)Misc.2018(B) dated 04.12.2019…

Annual Increment to Untrained Teachers (Substituted) dt 08.04.2020OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Annual Increment to Untrained TeachersNo.SO(SE-III)7-216/2013. Consequent upon the Judgment of Hon’ble Supreme Court of Pakistan in Civil Appeal Nos. 398-L to 405-L/2010 etc. and subsequent approval of the Competent Authority in relaxation of Punjab Civil Servant Pay Revision Rules, 1977 and Finance Department’s circular letter No.FD.PC.2-2/1991 dated 19.11.1991 sanction is hereby accorded to the grant of annual increments to all untrained teachers for the period they remained posted as untrained teachers.2. The expenditure involved will be met within the allocated budget of the concerned District Education Authority or any concerned entity…

Admissibility of Shortfall Increments to SSTs dt 07.03.2006OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Shortfall IncrementsKindly refer to the subject cited above, and find enclosed, a copy of the orders passed by the Provincial Ombudsman in a complaint. No. 2067/5/08/ADV-1-82/05 filed by Yasmin Kausar (SST), Government Girls Model High School Satellite Town, Gujranwala regarding the inadmissible grant of advance increments to the SST in violation of Finance Department letter N. PR- 12-1/2003 dated 10.2.2003.2. It has been directed, that the A.G. (Punjab) / District Accounts Officers in the Punjab may be advised to scrutinize such cases and revise the salary of SSTs who are drawing…

Speaking order- Requirement of No Objection Certificate for Admission in MPhil Weekend Class dt 28.05.2019OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: No Objection CertificateSO(SE-I)1-10/2015: WHEREAS, Mr. Asghar Ali, Senior Headmaster (BS-18), Government High School, Chak No.47/JB, Tehsil Samundari, District Faisalabad, filed writ petition No.252040/2018 in the Hon’ble Lahore High Court, Lahore which came up for hearing before her Ladyship Ms. Justice Ayesha A. Malik, Hon’ble Judge, who vide order dated 28.11.2018 passed following direction:-“The request of the learned counsel is tenable, which has not been opposed by the learned Law Officer. Therefore, Respondent No.1 is directed to decide the pending application of the Petitioner dated 28.06.2018 in…

Measures to Avoid Fraudulent Withdrawal from GP Fund – AG 21.04.1994OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Avoid Fraudulent WithdrawalThe incidence of fraudulent payments etc. out of G.P. Fund Accounts has become a serious matter of concern. Different cases regarding fraudulent drawn payment out of G.P. Fund account have been examined and it has been considered that certain measures should be taken to control the occurrence of fraud. Although G.P. Fund rules presently applicable, the provision of rules in manual, Treasury Rules and G.M. manuals provide detailed orders and rules to process the G.P. Fund cases. It is observed that in case these are implemented…

Fixation of Pay – Verifications Stamps on Service Books – AG dt 20.05.2008OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Fixation of Pay An observation has been raised as to which of the District Accounts Officer in the Punjab/Accountant General Punjab’s Main office, Lahore, as the case may be, would be competent to verify the pay fixed on the service books by the respective Drawing and Disbursing Officers of the non-gaze-ted civil servants of the Punjab Government/District and City District Governments in the Punjab, on the occasion of transfer of the concerned Non-Gaze-ted civil servant from the audit jurisdiction of one District Accounts Office to another…

Drawing Schedule Bank Scroll Submission to Bank – Measures to Safeguard Against Fraudulent Payments dt 29.11.2002OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Drawing Schedule Kindly refer to the subject cited above.2. Notwithstanding elaborate provision of relevant rules, and pole, instructions on the subject, there have been several incidents recently where; fraudulent payments and embezzlement of government money have taken place Such frauds/embezzlements were facilitated due to non-observance of the provision of the relevant rules/instructions relating to the (i) preparation, authentication and safe custody of drawing schedules (ii) transmission of drawing schedules, under scale cover, through a nominated official to the SBP/NBP (iii) prompt discharge of…

GP Fund Advances – Additional Check List dt 27.08.1999OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Additional Check ListAs you are aware, there has been a spate of bogus payments/fraudulent withdrawals out of GP Fund Accounts of various subscribers on the basis of fake sanctions of advance draw and final payments. In certain cases payments were made on fictitious balances, whereafter the relevant record was destroyed.2. This issue has been engaging the attention of the Government in the Finance Department for sometime. Accordingly, in order to arrest such cases of bogus/fraudulent withdrawals out of GP Fund, following additional checks have been prescribed for implementation by the…

GP Fund Credit Memos with Special Seal – AG dt 02.05.2005OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Credit MemosIn order to consider the simplification of the transfer of G.P. Fund balances from the main office to the District Accounts Offices and vice versa and from one District Accounts Office to another District Accounts Office etc., the Accountant General Punjab is pleased to announce, that with immediate effect, the credit memos issued from 7/09 to onward duly embossed with special seal signed by the D.A.O/A.A.O D.A.O concerned not need further verification/confirmation. All the D.A.O’s/A.O’s working in concerned G.P. Fund sections are directed to send a list…

Interest on GP Fund Deductions made during Contract Period -AG dt 16.03.2021OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: GP Fund DeductionsPlease refer to your letter No. DAO/MBD/ADMN/HM-1035, dated: 23-11-2020 on the above captioned subject.In the light of Part-VII clause 1.13 (1) (a) of GP Fund Rules, 1978 (Copy Enclosed) which is self-explanatory, it is advised that the up to date interest shall be admissible for the period a Govt. Servants served on regular basis while the period served on contract basis, the interest shall not be admissible and also deductions of GP Fund cannot be made and if any deduction for the contract period has…