PROFORMA PROMOTION POLICY (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — Proforma Promotion means predating of promotion of a civil servant with effect from the date of promotion of his junior for the purpose of payment of arrears and fixation of pay. It means that a civil servant who was entitled to be promoted from a particular date, but for no fault of his own, was wrongfully prevented from rendering service in the higher post, is entitled for Proforma Promotion and payment of arrears of pay / allowances and re-fixation of pay. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2025-09-09T03:12:57+00:00December 15th, 2017|Punjab|4 Comments Read More
TRANSFER POLICY (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — The posting and transfers is an important personnel function. It is complementary to officer’s career-planning / management. It is only through a balance and correct adjustment of officers, according to experience and qualifications that a corps of competent and qualified civil servants is provided to the society. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2025-10-27T12:52:24+00:00December 11th, 2017|Punjab|13 Comments Read More
RECRUITMENT POLICY – 2022 (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — Recruitment is the process by means of which eligible candidates are identified, attracted and selected against vacant positions. Through this process the best candidates are chosen from the pool of qualified applicants. It is extremely important to select the right person for the right job because a bad choice can affect the outcome of overall official business. Hense, recruitment is deemed as a key strategic activity in the public sector. The pressing need for department is to develop capacities for merit-based recruitment. The right process reflects on the department’s capability in engaging the right talent, thus assisting in the meeting the long-term objective of good governance. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2023-07-19T04:31:56+00:00October 30th, 2017|Punjab|1 Comment Read More
STUDY LEAVE RULES ALONGWITH EXTRACTS FROM CIVIL SERVICES RULES (PUNJAB) VOLUME-I, PART-I ABOUT HOSPITAL AND STUDY LEAVE (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — Study leave should not ordinarily be granted to government servants who have less than five years’ service. Such leave shall not be granted to government servants within three years of the date of superannuation or retirement. The period of study leave is upto four years and it is granted once in entire service to a government servant. Extraordinary Leave (EOL) can be granted in conjunction with study leave. A government servant admitted in the Ph.D course shall be allowed full pay during study leave. Study leave will be counted as service for promotion and pension but not for leave. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2023-07-19T05:32:15+00:00September 14th, 2017|Punjab|4 Comments Read More
DEPARTMENTAL FINANCIAL RULES (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — PART I – RULES RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND PART II – RULES RELATING TO THE FOREST DEPARTMENT By Muhammad Imtiaz|2025-10-27T12:49:03+00:00May 12th, 2017|Punjab|1 Comment Read More
THE PUNJAB DELEGATION OF FINANCIAL POWERS RULES, 2016 (EFFECTIVE FROM THE 1st JULY, 2016) AND RE-APPROPRIATION OF FUNDS — They shall come into force at once. An expression used in the rules but not defined shall have the same meaning as assigned to it in the Punjab Financial Rules, Volume-I. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2025-10-16T11:29:00+00:00April 3rd, 2017|Punjab|0 Comments Read More
THE TREASURY RULES AND THE SUBSIDIARY TREASURY RULES (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — This Hand Book forms part of the scheme of books to be issued as a result of the constitutional changes introduced by the Government of India Act, 1935. Its companion volume will be the Punjab Financial Rules. Treasury means any Treasury of the Province and includes a Sub-Treasury. The Bank means the State Bank of Pakistan, or any branch or agency of the State Bank of Pakistan or any bank or branch of a bank acting as agent1 of the State Bank of Pakistan, in accordance with the provisions of the State Bank of Pakistan Act, 1956 (XXXIII of 1956). Moneys standing in the Consolidated Fund or the Public Account of the Province must either be held in the Treasury or in the Bank. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2023-07-17T05:07:28+00:00February 15th, 2017|Punjab|0 Comments Read More
THE PUNJAB GENERAL PROVIDENT FUND (GP FUND) RULES, 1978 — They shall come into force at once. All Government servants in permanent, temporary or officiating service (including probationary service) shall be eligible to joining the fund. Provided that a Government servant subscribing to a Contributory Provident Fund shall not be eligible to join this Fund. A Government servant who has completed 2 years’ continuous service shall subscribe to the Fund compulsorily. A Government servant appointed on contract whose contract does not provide for subscription to the Fund may be given the option to join the Fund as compulsory subscriber. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2025-10-27T12:32:23+00:00February 14th, 2017|Punjab|0 Comments Read More
THE PUNJAB TRAVELLING ALLOWANCE (TA) RULES — They shall come into force at once. The Traveling Allowance Rules in force in the Punjab immediately before the coming into force of these rules shall stand rescinded. Traveling allowance is granted to a civil servant to cover the expenses which he incurs in traveling in the interest of public service. A civil servant’s claim to traveling allowance shall be regulated by the rules in force at the time the journey in respect of which the claim is made, is undertaken. No bill for traveling allowance other than permanent traveling allowance or conveyance allowance shall be paid, unless it is signed or countersigned by the controlling officer. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2023-12-19T04:08:08+00:00February 6th, 2017|Punjab|1 Comment Read More
THE PUNJAB EMPLOYEES EFFICIENCY, DISCIPLINE AND ACCOUNTABILITY (PEEDA) ACT, 2006 — It extends to the whole of the Punjab. It shall come into force at once. It shall apply to employees in government service, employees in corporation service and retired employees of government and corporation service provided that proceedings under this Act are initiated against them during their service or within one year after their retirement. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2023-10-28T03:23:34+00:00February 6th, 2017|Punjab|1 Comment Read More
