Govt of Punjab, Finance Department Notification No. FD.PC.40-12/2017(A) dated 26-03-2019
- That the Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to allow time scale promotion/personal up-gradation, with effect from 01.02.2019, as one time dispensation as under:That the Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to allow time scale promotion/personal up-gradation, with effect from 01.02.2019, as one time dispensation as under:i) To officers/officials who have served more than 10 years of regular service in the same scale, but could not be promoted despite having promotion channel, due to a few number of posts in the upper tier.
- ii) The officers in BS-20 and above will not be allowed time scale promotion in terms of instant policy.
- iii) The employees upto BS-15 who availed time scale promotion once or twice
by virtue of Finance Department’s policy letter No.FD.PC.40-80/2015 dated
26.07.2017 will continue to be governed by the policy ibid. Such employees will not be allowed further time scale promotion in terms of instant policy. - iv) The officers originally appointed in BS-16 and above against stagnant posts (having no promotion channel) will continue to be governed by the policy letter No.FD.PC.40-12/2017(B) dated 14.02.2019. Such employees will not be allowed further time scale promotion in terms of instant policy.
- v) The employees in BS-1 to BS-4 will also be governed by the policy letter
No.FD.PC.39-14/77(Pt.IV) (APCA/2008) (Provl.) dated 21.06.2017. Such employees will not be allowed further time scale promotion in terms of instant policy. - vi) The time scale promotion / personal up-gradation will be subject to possession of good/satisfactory service record (no inquiry, no punishment, no adverse remarks in the PERs) to be assessed by the Competent Authority through Scrutiny Committee.
- vii) Nomenclature of the posts held by such officers / officials will remain the same.
2. Further, premature increment is not admissible on time scale promotion /personal up-gradation.
3. All the Departments/ Attached Departments are requested to take further necessary action to implement the above policy.
