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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…

Promotion of Senior Clerk SDC to Accounts Clerk dt 20.01.2021OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Promotion of Senior ClerkI am directed to enclose herewith a copy of letter No. 12-Estt/2004/2076/Estt, dated 21.12.2020 along with enclosures received from Chief Engineer (South Zone), Punjab Buildings Department, Lahore on the subject cited above, wherein he has submitted that Finance Department has up-graded the post of Accounts Clerk from BPS-11 to BPS-15 vide letter dated 26.07.2017 with the remarks that only those incumbents would avail up-gradation who are/were promoted from the post of Senior Clerk or SDC. He has also pointed out that service rules of the post…

Travelling Allowance to Provincial Employees Attending meeting of Autonomous Bodies dt 04.01.2007OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Travelling Allowance I am directed to refer to the above-mentioned subject and to say that some autonomous bodies have provisions in their TA Rules to pay TA/ DA to the members attending the meetings of the bodies like Senate, Syndicate. Board of Governors and different committees constituted under the relevant Act / Ordinance for disposal of their business. It has been noticed that ex-officio members representing the Government Departments in these bodies also at times, opt to draw TA/ DA from the fund of the autonomous bodies…

Travelling Allowance during Training dt 26.03.1998OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Travelling AllowanceI am directed to refer to the subject noted above and to say that the competent authority has been pleased to order that the existing clause ‘d’ of this Department’s circular letter No. FDSR.I-8-6-81 dated 23.9.1982 shall be substituted by the following:2. These orders will take immediate effect.”

Travelling Allowance During Training dt 23.09.1982OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Travelling AllowanceI am directed to refer to the subject noted above and to state that the issue of admissibility of Travelling/ Daily Allowance to civil servants while undergoing training course(s) within the country has been under consideration of the Government. It has now been decided, in supersession of instructions contained in this Department’s letter No. FD-SR- I-15-1/79, dated 13.9.80, that:-