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Signing of Cheques by two delegated Officers dt 10.10.2013OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Signing of ChequesKindly refer to your letters No. TM-I/H.3-9(A)/2011-12/2070-74, dated 15.07.2013 & TM-I/H.3-9/2011-12/245, dated 02.09.2013 on the subject cited above, addressed to the District Accounts Officers in the Punjab / Treasury Officer, Lahore directing them that cheques and Credit Advice to Banks (CABs) be signed by two delegated officers with respect to the threshold amounts mentioned in the letters ibid. These directions are based on the provisions of para 4.2.8.6 of the Accounting Policies & Procedure Manual (APPM).”No portion of the responsibility for the proper management and working of Treasuries…

Transfer of Tax deduction from Salaries related to Account -V & VI to Account I dt 03.07.2017OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Tax deduction I am directed to refer to your letter bearing No.IT(FD)6-16/83 (Vol-III)TT dated 07.06.2017 on the subject noted above and to state that as far as deduction of income tax, G.P. Fund, Group Insurance, Contribution towards Benevolent Fund, etc. etc. from the salary of the employees of Education and Health departments being paid from A/c. No. V and VI respectively, the same procedure is applicable as was adopted in case of A/c. No. IV. Any other operational discrepancy may kindly be…

Release of Non Salary Budget at Controlling Level in District Health and Education Authorities dt 22.04.2017OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Non Salary BudgetI am directed to refer to the subject noted above and to state that the Finance Department has released a non-salary component of the budget through PFC to the District Health and Education Authorities at the controlling level and the same is to be distributed among DDOS, as per budget, on the SAP system by concerned authorities.The mapping of classification in the SAP system has been made and SAP user IDs have been created for the officers working in these authorities.…

Revision of Pay Scales – Federal dt 13.07.2007.OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Pay ScalesThe President has been pleased to sanction a 15% increase in pay w.e.f. 1st July, 2007 for the civil employees of the Federal Government, paid from the civil estimates and from the civil estimates. The existing Pay Scales have accordingly been revised as detailed in the following paragraphs:- PART.I-BASIC PAY SCALES2. Revised Basic Pay Scales:The Revised Basic Pay Scales, 2007 shall replace the existing Basic Pay Scales, 2005 as shown in the Annex to this O.M.3. Fixation of Pay of the existing employees:4. Annual Increment:Annual increment shall continue to be admissible…

Safe Custody of Valuables dt 26.07.2017OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Safe CustodyI am directed to refer to the subject noted above and to state that all the valuables, election material etc. have been kept in the District Treasuries & Sub-Treasuries in proper and safe custody in accordance with the provisions of the Rules contained in Rule 3.6 to 3.11 of PFR Vol.-I and Rule 3.13 to 3.18 of the Punjab Subsidiary Treasury Rules to avoid any incident.2. I am further directed to state that a certificate to this extent with the signature of District Accounts Office / Sub-Treasury Officer may be rendered within…

Pension to Disabled Married Son dt 15.09.2020OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Disabled Married SonI am directed to refer to your letter No.IT FD)(TT)1143/2020, dated 20 July. 2020 on the subject noted above and to state that the matter has been examined in terms of this Department’s policy letter bearing No.FD.SR.III-4-111/89, dated 22.07.1989 (copy enclosed) which provides as under,2. In the instant case, a medical certificate has been issued by Social Welfare & Bait-ul-Maal Department which does not fulfill the condition of the production of a medical certificate issued by the “Medical Board” as provided under policy letter ibid of this Department.3. It is…

Payment of Gratuity and Succession Certificate for Pension dt 01.06.1980OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Succession Certificate According to Rule 4.7 of the West Pakistan Civil Services Pension Rules, only the members of a deceased Govt. servant’s family, as defined in the said Rule, are entitled to receive gratuity if the deceased employee had failed to nominate any dependent to receive such payment. Other relatives like brothers, sisters, father and mother become entitled to receive gratuity only if the deceased Government servant has not left behind any family. Cases have, however, come to the notice of Government in which the subordinate civil courts have…

Grant of Honorarium dt 15.05.1988OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Grant of HonorariumI am directed to refer to the subject, noted above, and to state that under the provision of. Rule 5.49 and 5.50 of Civil Service Rules (Punjab) Vol.1 Part I, a competent authority may grant, or permit a Government servant to receive an honorarium for work performed which is occasional in character and either.. laborious or of special merit as to justify a special reward. When the service rendered falls within the course of ordinary duty of a Government’ servant, the test of special merit is applied strictly. Normally, the work for…

Family Pension to Dependent Disabled Child – Federal dt 03.08.2021OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Dependent Disabled Child Kindly find enclosed herewith AGPR Islamabad letter No. PFC/Coord/SO/LHR/2019-20/1838 dated 15.07.2021 along with a copy of the Finance Division Regulation Wing for information and necessary action please.2. The family pension cases of dependent disabled/retarded children of deceased pensioners may be dealt with in terms of para-8(b) of Finance Division, Islamabad’s O.M No. F.1(2)-Imp/94(i) dated 15-06-1994. However, Finance Division issued clarification in this regard vide their letter No. F.2(2)-Reg.6/2011-511 dated 10-05-2019 (copy enclosed) according to which the replies of the queries raised by your office are tabulated…

Family Pension to Adopted Child dt 02.03.2021OFFICE MEMORANDUMSubject: Pension to Adopted ChildI am directed to refer to your office letter No IOT/DGK/111 dated 14-11-2020 and to enclose a reply received from the Section Officer (SR-III) Government of The Punjab Finance Department, vide No.FD.SR-III- 4-244/2020 dated 23-02-2021.I am further directed to state that your view point that “the claimant Anum Jabbar is not admissible for the grant of family pension as she was not declared a legally “adopted Child” during the life of deceased pensioner” is confirmed by The Finance Department.