NO.FD.PC.40-12/2017 (863/19)
GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB FINANCE DEPARTMENT
DATED 15-06-2020
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Sub: TIME SCALE PERSONAL UPGRADATION TO OFFICERS IN BS-16 & ABOVE HAVING STAGNANT POSTS:
I am directed to refer to this Department’s Notifications Nos. FD.pc40-12/2017 dated 19-04-2019, 10-07-2019, 26-07-2019 & 20-12-2019 & clarification bearing No.FD.PC.40-80/15(115-19) dated 03-02-2019, on the subject cited above and to state that a question has arisen regarding factors in absence of which Grant of Time Scale Personal Up-gradation to an officer/official may be considered in accordance with the applicable policy.
- The case has been examined and it is clarified that an officer/official who has completed 10 years in a basic pay scale may be given Time Scale Personal Up gradation in the light of Finance Department’s Notifications stated above if
- He/she is not hit by Para-24 of Promotion Policy-2010. It would be pertinent to mention that under Para 24 ibid the impact of foregoing of promotion is supersession. In case promotee foregoes promotion once, he/she is superseded for three years but the second foregoing superseded permanently.
- No challan/reference has been filed by an Investigation Agency against him /her, and
- He/she has not been awarded major penalty. If he/she has been awarded major penalty then subject to the following:-
- In case of recovery of pecuniary loss, more than five years have elapsed since start of recovery and at least 50% has been made.
- In case of reduction to a lower post and pay scale from the substantive or regular post for a specific period, two years have elapsed to the completion of this period.
- In case of forfeiture of service, forfeiture period will be deducted for calculating of service period of 10 years for Time Scale Personal Up-gradation and further two years have elapsed to the imposition of penalty.
(AMANULLAH)
DEPUTY SECRETARY (PC)
