Punjab to give 33 percent reservation for women under direct reservation in civil services
Punjab Cabinet Meeting: Punjab government led by Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has opted for a 33 percent reservation for women at the direct recruitment state in the Punjab Civil Services.
The Punjab cabinet on Wednesday approved the Punjab Civil Services (Reservation of Posts for Women) Rules, 2020, to provide such reservation for women for direct recruitment to posts in Government, as well as recruitment to Boards and Corporations in Group A, B, C and D posts.
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Cabinet okays amendment to Civil Secretariat rules
The Cabinet has also approved an amendment to the Punjab Civil Secretariat (State Services Class-III) Rules, 1976, for the creation of Clerk (Legal) cadre for recruitment of Legal Clerks in the Punjab Civil Secretariat.
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This will be done by taking 100 posts out of the general Clerk Cadre, thus ensuring that there are no financial implications, according to an official spokesperson.
The Cabinet also gave the go-ahead to increase the quota reserved for promotion to Clerk Cadre from Class IV or Class III (whose scale of pay is less than that of clerk) from current 15% to 18%.
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This has been done as the number of vacancies reserved for promotion quota for Class IV or Class III (whose scale of pay is less than that of clerk) employees to clerk cadre will decrease as posts sanctioned for clerk cadre will reduce.
However, there is no provision to promote Class IV or Class III (whose scale of pay is less than that of clerk) employees to the post of Legal Clerk.
PCS (Executive Branch) officers to now get a higher pay scale
The Cabinet has also approved placement of all officers working in the PCS (Executive Branch) cadre in the higher pay scale 37400-67000+8700 (grade pay) on completion of 13 years of service instead of 14 years of service, in compliance with the instructions issued by Personnel Department on April 4, 2000, and as per the conditions laid down in the subsequent amendments issued from time to time.
Meanwhile, the Cabinet also gave the nod to revoke the order dated July 8, 2003, w.e.f. December 6, 2008, regarding placement of PCS (Executive Branch) officers working against the first 90 posts of PCS cadre in the higher pay scale of 14300-18600 on completion of 12 years of service.
-PTC News
