The seniority interse of members of 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 case of members recruited by direct appointment the order of merit determined by the Commission of the board may be, or other recruiting authority as the case may be, shall not be disturbed in fixing the seniority and persons appointed as a result of an earlier selection shall be senior to those appointed as a result of subsequent selection; Provided further that in the case of two or more members appointed on the same date, their seniority shall be determined as follows:- a) a member recruited by direct appointment shall be senior to a member recruited otherwise.
b) a member appointed by promotion shall be senior to a member appointed by transfer.
c) In the case of members recruited by promotion or transfer seniority shall be determined according to the seniority of such members in the appointments from which promoted or transferred; and d) 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 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, those appointments; and if the length of service is also the same, an older member shall be senior to a younger member.
Note :- Seniority of members appointed on purely provisional basis shall be determined as and when they are regularly appointed keeping in view the Date of such regular appointment.
13. Increment :
Increment shall be earned by all regular employees, as a matter of course unless withheld by Orders of the punishing authority. However, where an efficiency bar is prescribed in the time scale, the increment next above the bar shall not be paid to an employee without specific sanction of the competent authority in that regard.
Note :-
1. When an employee is allowed to cross an efficiency bar, which had previously been enforced against him, his pay shall be fixed in the timescale at such stage as the authority may determine, subject to the condition that the pay so fixed shall not exceed to which he would have been entitled, had the efficiency bar not been enforced against him.
2. The application of the efficiency bar in the junior time scale should not affect a Corporation employee’s pay in the senior 15 time scale and he should be paid in the later scale according to his length of service, unless his pay in such scale is itself affected by the operation of any efficiency bar or an disciplinary order passed against him.
3. The cases of all officers held up at the efficiency bar should be reviewed half yearly with a view to determine whether the quality of their work has improved and generally whether defects for which they were stopped at the bar have been remedied to an extent sufficient to warrant the removing of the bar.
The appointing authority shall warn the official concerned when his work or conducts is such that an increment is to be with-held and shall given him an opportunity of showing cause for the withholding of increment before passing final orders.
4. Normally an increment shall not be with-hold on account of an adverseannual report unless the official concerned has been afforded an opportunity to correct his faults after a warning has been issued to him since his last report was written.
5. A periodical increment register shall be maintained. In order to ensure that the annual increment of employees are sanctioned and drawn as soon as these accrue, a register shall be maintained showing the dates of accrual of increments of each employee.
Unless otherwise ordered by the competent authority, the period of extra ordinary leave, training without pay, overstaying or leave and suspension shall not count towards increments, earned leave, casual leave and quarantine leave shall count towards increments as laid down in Punjab Civil Service Rules Vol. Part I.
14. Initial Pay :
The initial pay of the employees shall be fixed in accordance with the provisions of the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Vol. I Part-1, which have been adopted as such and made applicable to that extent. Pay scales shall be on the pattern of the State Govt.
Explanations:
a) Pay scales mentioned in the regulation would mean and include ordinary as well as selection grade as admissible to the counterparts of the workmen employed in the Transport Department of the State Government.
b) The number of selection grade posts will be determined and the formula, rule or manner for granting the same will be applied on the pattern followed by the State Government with regard to its employees in the Transport Department.
c) The outsourced agencies will be paid on KM basis for the services of the drivers and conductors provided by them.
d) Drivers and conductors engaged directly by the PRTC will be paid remuneration as fixed by the Board annually.
16 e) The outsourced agencies will be paid for the services provided as per the note (3) in Rule 8 as fixed the Board annually.
f) The categories of the workshop staff engaged directly by the PRTC will be paid remuneration as fixed by the Board annually.
Allowances:
The holders of posts shall, in addition to the pay, be entitled to such allowances as may be admissible under the orders of the Corporation, issued from time to time on the pattern of the Stage Government. In addition of it, employees shall be entitled to get benefits under various enactments both of State Government and Central Government.
15. *Security Deposits :
The following categories of the employees shall furnish securities to the extent noted against each.
Category Cash Fidelity (Guarantee or insu Policy Pledged with the Corporation) a) Cashier Rs. 1,000-00 ps. Rs. 10,000-00 ps.
b) Assistant Cashier Rs. 500-00 ps. Rs. 5,000-00 ps.
c) Assistant Store Keeper/ Store Keeper Rs. 500-00 ps. Rs. 5,000-00 ps.
d) Conductor/Sub-Inspector Rs. 1,000-00 ps. Rs. 5,000-00 ps.
Note:
1. The Cashier and Assistant Cashier are allowed to deposit cash security in monthly installments of Rs. 30/- and Rs. 20/- respectively.
2. Securities shall be taken either in cash, post office national savings certificates, Post Office or Bank Account pledged to the General Manager of the Corporation.
3. Securities may also be accepted in installments, in cash in special cases. The persons furnishing securities in cash shall be given interest on their deposits annually as may accrue on the National Savings Certificates or the Post Office/Bank Accounts as the case may be.
4. The Conductors shall also furnish personal security of Rs. 1000/-. So, far as Chief Store keeper, Assistant Store Keeper and Diesel Pump Attendant are concerned they may also furnish cash security in monthly installments of Rs. 30/-, Rs. 20/- and Rs.15/- respectively.