Clears Tehsildars (Group B) Service Rules, Okays Reemployment Of Pritpal Singh In Cm Security...

CHANDIGARH, JANUARY 29: The Punjab Cabinet led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Tuesday approved Annual Administrative Reports for works executed by Soil and Water Conservation Department for the year 2015-2016. The Cabinet also cleared the Annual Administrative Reports of Directorate of Town and Country Planning for the year 2015-2016 and 2016-17.

The Annual Administrative Reports of the Water Supply and Sanitation Department for 2016-17 and Department of Cooperation (Audit) for the year 2017-18 were also cleared by the Cabinet. To bring far more efficiency in the functioning of the Revenue Department and to speed up the process of promotions, the Punjab Cabinet has approved the Tehsildars (Group B) Service Rules.

These rules have been prepared in response to instructions, dated July 20, 2017, of the Personnel department and Punjab Civil Services (Revised Pay) Rules, 2009 of the Department of Finance, according to which pay scales were revised on recommendations of 5th Pay Commission vide notification dated 27.05.2009 and the existing administrative/official requirements of this department.

In yet another decision, Punjab Cabinet also gave approval for re-employment of Retd Police Inspector Pritpal Singh in CM Security in the rank equivalent of Deputy SP for a period of one year with effect from March 1, 2018 to February 28, 2019 on contractual basis on the same terms and conditions. The re-employment of Inspector Pritpal Singh has been done in view of his excellent past service record. He had been posted in Chief Minister’s security since October 2011.