Definition of Officers and Officials
Subject: UPGRADATION OF THE POSTS OF SENIOR SCALE STENOGRAPHER AND PERSONAL ASSISTANT
I am directed to refer to the subject cited above and to state that Government of the Punjab has recently upgraded the subject posts and following questions have arisen in this regard.
i) As to whether the upgraded posts from BS-15 to BS-16 are to be treated as Gazetted or Non-Gazetted?
ii) As to whether the incumbents of the said posts are required to submit their Charge Assumption Reports against the respective upgraded posts or otherwise?
2. The case has been examined in the Finance Department and it is clarified that the term “Gazetted and Non-Gazetted” has since been dispensed with under Rule 5 of the Punjab Civil Servants (Change in Nomenclature of Services & Abolition of Classes) Rules,1974. Now the terms “Officer and Official” exist and the same are defined in the Punjab Financial Rules Vol-l as under:
1.28-A “Officer” means Government Servant holding a post in National Pay
Scale No. 16 or higher National Pay Scale.
1.28-B “Official” means a Government Servant holding a post in National Pay Scales No. 1 to 15.
3. In view of the above, the incumbents of the subject posts are Officers and they are required to submit their Charge Assumption Report against respective upgraded posts accordingly.
Definition of Officers and Officials
As per clarification mentioned above, any post upgraded from BS-15 to BS-16, it will be presumed that the post upgraded into BS-16 will be considered as Officer and the said officer has to submit the charge assumption report instead of Joining Report as required for the BS-01 to BS-15. Definition of Officers and Officials can be categorized.
In similar case, notification related to upgradation of Junior Clerk, Senior Clerk and Assistants can also viewed https://s2e.com.pk/upgradation-of-the-post-of-junior-clerk-senior-clerk-asisstance-etc-dt-04-01-2016/
