(1) Persons appointed to a post the service shall remain on probation for a period of one year;
Provided that-
(a) any period after appointment to the service spent on deputation on a corresponding or a higher post shall count towards the period of probation
(b) In the case of an appointment by transfer, any period of work on an equivalent or higher post, prior to the appointment to the service, may, at the discretion of the government, be allowed to count towards the period of probation fixed under this rule ;
(c) any period of officiating appointment in the service be reckoned as a period spent on probation but no member who had so officiated shall, on the completion of the prescribed period of probation, be entitled to be confirmed, unless he is appointed against a permanent post; and
(d) any kind of leave not exceeding 6 months availed pf nu an employee during or at the end of the period of probation is countable towards the period of probation.
(2) If in the opinion of the appointing authority, the work and conduct of a person during the period of probation has not been satisfactory, it may-
(i) revert him to his former post;
(ii) deal with him in such other manner as the terms and conditions of his previous appointment permit;
(3) On the completion of the period of probation of a person, the appointing authority may;-
(a) if his worked or conduct has, in its opinion, been satisfactory;-
(i) confirm such person from the date of his appointment, if appointed against a permanent vacancy; or
(ii) confirm such person from the date from which a permanent vacancy exists if appointed against a temporary vacancy;
(b) if his work or conduct has in its opinion, not been satisfactorily-
(i) revert him to his former post or deal with him in such other manner as the terms and conditions of his previous appointment permit;
(ii) extend his period of probation and thereafter pass such orders as it could have passed on the expiry of the period of probation specified in sub-rule (1):
Provided that the total period of probation, including extension, if any, shall not extend three years.
8. Examination in Punjabi Language- Every member of the Service shall have to pass the examination in Punjabi Language of Matriculation standard during the period of probation unless he has passed such examination of such standard earlier.
9. Seniority of Members of Service- The seniority inter se of member of the Service in each cadre shall be determined by the length of continuous service on a post in that cadre of the Service.
Provided that in the case of two or more members appointed on the same date, seniority shall be determined as follows:-
(a) a member recruited by promotion shall be senior to a member recruited by transfer;
(b) in the case of members recruited by promotion or transfer, seniority shall be determined according to the seniority of such members in the appointments form which they were promoted or transferred; and
(c) in the case of members recruited by transfer from different cadres, their seniority shall be determined according to pay, preference being given to a member who was drawing a higher rate of pay in his previous appointment and if the rates of pay drawn are also the same, then by their length of service in these appointments and if the length of such service also the same, an older member shall be senior to a younger member.
Note-Seniority of the members of Service appointed on purely provisional basis shall be determined as and when they are regularly appointed keeping in view the dates of such regular appointments.
10. Liability of members of service to transfer- A member of the Service may be transferred by the Government of any post whether included in any other Service or not, on the same terms and conditions as per specified in rule 3,17 of the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Volume 1, Part 1.
11. Liability to serve- A member of the Service shall be liable ot serve at any place whether within or out of the State of Punjab, on being ordered so to do by the appointing authority.
12. Pay and other matters- Members of the Service shall be entitled to such scales of pay as are specified by the Government from time to time. The scales of pay at present in respect of the members of service given in Appendix 'A' to these rules.
13. Leave, pension and other matters- In respect of pay, leave, pension and other matters not expressly provided for in these rules, the members of the service shall be governed by such rules and regulations as may have been or may thereafter be adopted or made by the competent authority.
14. Discipline, Punishment and Appeals-(1) In matters relating to discipline, punishment and Appeals, the members of the Service shall be governed by the Punjab Civil Service (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970 as amended from time to time.
(2) The authority empowered to impose penalties specified in rule 5 of the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, and the appellate authority there under in respect of the members of the Service shall be as specified in Appendix 'B' to these rules.
15. Liability for vaccination and re-vaccination- Every member of the Service shall get himself vaccinated or re-vaccinated when the Government so directs by a general or special order.
16. Oath of allegiance- Every member of the Service shall unless he has already done so, be required to take oath the allegiance to India and to the Constitution of India, as by law established.
17. Interpretation- If any question arises as to the inter pretation of these rules, the Government shall decide the same.
18. Power to relaxation- Where the Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, by order for reasons to be recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class of category of persons;
Provided that provisions relating to experience shall not be relaxed.
APPENDEX 'A' (See rule 1,3 and 12) Serial No. Designation Number of posts Scales of pay of the post Temporary Permanent Total in rupees
1. Additional Director 1 0 1 2,000-100-2,300
2. Joint Director 1 2 3 1,775-75-2,000/ 100-2,100
3. Deputy Director 2 4 6 1,200-50-1,400/ 60-1,700/75-1,850
4. Deputy Controller 0 1 1 1,200-50-1,400/ Food Accounts 60-1,700/75-1,850 APPENDIX 'B' (See rule 14) Designation Nature of penalty Punishing Appellate of officer authority authority Additional Director (i) Censure: Government Government Joint Director (ii) withholding of promotion; Do Do Deputy Director (iii) recovery from pay of the Do Do Deputy Controller whole part of any Food Accounts pecuniary loss caused to the Government by negligence or breach of orders;
(iv) withholding of increments Do Do of pay;
(v) reduction to a lower stage Do Do in the time scale of pay for a specified period, with further directions as to whether or not the Government employee will earn increments of pay during the period of such reductions and wheather on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or will not have the effect of postponing the future increments of his pay;
(vi) reduction to a lower time- Do Do scale post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the Government employee to the timescale of pay, grade, post or service from which he was reduced with or without further directions regarding conditions of restroration to the grade or post or service form which the Government employee was reduced and his seniority and pay on such, restotarion to that grade, post or service;
(vii) Compulsory retirement; Do Do
(viii) removal from service Do Do which shall not be a disqualification for further employment under the Government
(ix) dismissal from service which Do Do shall ordinarily be a disqualification for future employment under the Government.
SHYAMA MANN, Secretary to Government of Punjab Department of Food and Supplies.