Government of Punjab, Department of Finance(Finance Personnel-1 Branch) issued instructions regarding grant of Assured Career Progression Scheme Benefit to the category of Junior Engineers after completion of 4,9 and 14 years of Service in the cadre by their letter No.5/138/2009-3FP1/444 Dated:26-03-2019. Actually this letter is issued in the reference of ACP Scheme instructions and decision of Hon'ble Punjab and Haryana High Court in this regard.
Assured Career Progression Scheme was implemented on the recommendations of 4th Punjab Pay Commission with effect from 1-1-96.This scheme is also known as 8,16,24,32 years Scheme.
On 27-06-2000 Punjab Government have decided to extend the benefit of "Career Progression" to Junior Engineers. Now after 8 years of service as Junior Engineer they were given higher pay scale of 6400-10640 and after 16 years of service they were given higher scale of 7220-11320 with class II Gazetted Status and designation of Assistant Engineer.
With effect from 01-11-2006 during 5th Punjab pay commission new ACP scheme made applicable to state government employees.In this scheme after completion of 4,9,14 years of service on the same post and in a same cadre, employees were granted higher pay scale which is next in the hierarchy of pay scales.
Scales of the post of Junior Engineer were re-revised with effect from 01-12-2011 by letter No.5/138/09-3FP1/881. Now entry scale changes to 10300-34800+4800 from 10300-34800+3800. A Junior Engineer with 10 years of regular Service designated as Assistant Engineer with higher pay scale 15600-39100+5400. After 20 years of regular service higher pay scale 15600-39100+6600 were granted and after 25 years of regular service an additional increment at rate of annual increment were granted. In this letter at serial no.5 it is written that the employees governed by these orders shall not be entitled to any benefit under any other Assured Career Progression Scheme issued by the Government. According to this recoveries have been made from those Junior Engineer who have taken benefit under 4,9,14 ACP Scheme dated 03-11-06. Against this a civil writ petition which titled as CWP 16446 of 2010 Jaswinder Singh Bedi and others vs State of Punjab and others.The writ petition was allowed and the petitioners are held entitled to the benefits of the instructions dated 03-11-06. The Government in compliance with the orders of Hon'ble court has decided to grant benefit of 4,9,14 acp vide its letter dated 20-11-2017. But the contradiction starts again with letter because Government has decided that Junior Engineers will get benefit of one scheme either acp scheme notified on 03-11-2006 or structural pay scales as per letter dated 01-12-2011.
Against these orders another writ petition was filed that is CWP 28628 of 2017 titled as Gurinder Singh and others vs State of Punjab and others. Hon'ble court has disposed of the case on 23-01-2019 and the letter dated 20-11-2017 was kept in abeyance till the further decision taken by the Government. Now in compliance of this order Government issued this letter and decided that Junior Engineers will get benefit of one scheme either acp scheme notified on 03-11-2006 or structural pay scales as per letter dated 01-12-2011. The Junior Engineers will given option in this regard and their pay will be fixed according to that. If on re-fixation as per his option, an employee is drawing higher pay then their pay will be re-fixed, no recoveries will be effected and the higher pay will be treated as personal pay which will be absorbed in future increments. Time to file an option is one month from issuing of this letter i.e one month from 26-03-2019.
Assured Career Progression Scheme was implemented on the recommendations of 4th Punjab Pay Commission with effect from 1-1-96.This scheme is also known as 8,16,24,32 years Scheme.
On 27-06-2000 Punjab Government have decided to extend the benefit of "Career Progression" to Junior Engineers. Now after 8 years of service as Junior Engineer they were given higher pay scale of 6400-10640 and after 16 years of service they were given higher scale of 7220-11320 with class II Gazetted Status and designation of Assistant Engineer.
With effect from 01-11-2006 during 5th Punjab pay commission new ACP scheme made applicable to state government employees.In this scheme after completion of 4,9,14 years of service on the same post and in a same cadre, employees were granted higher pay scale which is next in the hierarchy of pay scales.
Scales of the post of Junior Engineer were re-revised with effect from 01-12-2011 by letter No.5/138/09-3FP1/881. Now entry scale changes to 10300-34800+4800 from 10300-34800+3800. A Junior Engineer with 10 years of regular Service designated as Assistant Engineer with higher pay scale 15600-39100+5400. After 20 years of regular service higher pay scale 15600-39100+6600 were granted and after 25 years of regular service an additional increment at rate of annual increment were granted. In this letter at serial no.5 it is written that the employees governed by these orders shall not be entitled to any benefit under any other Assured Career Progression Scheme issued by the Government. According to this recoveries have been made from those Junior Engineer who have taken benefit under 4,9,14 ACP Scheme dated 03-11-06. Against this a civil writ petition which titled as CWP 16446 of 2010 Jaswinder Singh Bedi and others vs State of Punjab and others.The writ petition was allowed and the petitioners are held entitled to the benefits of the instructions dated 03-11-06. The Government in compliance with the orders of Hon'ble court has decided to grant benefit of 4,9,14 acp vide its letter dated 20-11-2017. But the contradiction starts again with letter because Government has decided that Junior Engineers will get benefit of one scheme either acp scheme notified on 03-11-2006 or structural pay scales as per letter dated 01-12-2011.
Against these orders another writ petition was filed that is CWP 28628 of 2017 titled as Gurinder Singh and others vs State of Punjab and others. Hon'ble court has disposed of the case on 23-01-2019 and the letter dated 20-11-2017 was kept in abeyance till the further decision taken by the Government. Now in compliance of this order Government issued this letter and decided that Junior Engineers will get benefit of one scheme either acp scheme notified on 03-11-2006 or structural pay scales as per letter dated 01-12-2011. The Junior Engineers will given option in this regard and their pay will be fixed according to that. If on re-fixation as per his option, an employee is drawing higher pay then their pay will be re-fixed, no recoveries will be effected and the higher pay will be treated as personal pay which will be absorbed in future increments. Time to file an option is one month from issuing of this letter i.e one month from 26-03-2019.
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