Introduction to Pay Fixation under Punjab Civil Service Rules

Pay Fixation Punjab Rules

              This blog is for helping the officials/employees working in State Government of Punjab who are having difficulty in fixation of pay or they are not known about the procedure to be adopted for fixation of pay. We will try to cover all the topics related to Punjab Government service which are in general to be known to every government employee working under Punjab Government.  Here we will also discuss about some important points which are to be kept in mind while fixing pay of Government employees working in State Government of Punjab. We will also try to post in this blog Punjab Government Latest Notifications (unofficially), just for the help to understand the problems related to service matter.

           So let's discuss Fixation of pay in as simple way as we can. In this blog we will discuss about following points : -

     1)     Fixation of Pay    

      2)     Fixation of Pension

      3)     Leave account preparation and types of leaves

      4)     Discuss Punjab Civil Service Rules related to :

a.     Compensatory allowance,

b.     Suspension, Dismissal, Removal,

c.     Leave rules and Leave account Preparation,

d.     Joining Time & Joining time pay,

e.     Conduct Rules,

f.      Punishment & appeal rules,

g.     Service qualifying for pension,

h.     General Provident Fund Rules (GPF),

i.       Group Insurance Scheme (GIS) and

j.       Travelling Allowance rules.

    Fixation of Pay and Pension is done according to latest instructions issued by Punjab Government and the Punjab Civil Service Rules. The following are the name of books consisting Punjab Civil Service Rules which are also available on Punjab Government website.

(i)              The Punjab Civil Service Rules Volume I (Part I)

(ii)             The Punjab Civil Service Rules Volume I (Part II)

(iii)           The Punjab Civil Service Rules Volume II

(iv)           The Punjab Civil Service Rules Volume III

    Pay fixation is done according to The Punjab Civil Service Rules Volume I (Part I) and Pension fixation is done according to The Punjab Civil Service Rules Volume II. Before learning pay and pension fixation one must know about what is pay and what is pension.

What is pay ?

Pay : - According to Rule 2.44 of The Punjab Civil Service Rules Volume I (Part I) Pay means Basic Pay. Basic pay is Pay in pay band plus grade pay, in simple words Basic pay includes Grade pay. It is the amount drawn monthly by a Government employee in the scale of pay of the post held by him. Moreover, basic pay includes any other emoluments which may specifically be classed as part of pay by the competent authority.

What is Pension ?

Pension : - Pension is the monthly payment made to a Government employee after the retirement, who has 10 years or more qualifying service.

What is qualifying service ?

For the purpose of pension, service of a Government employee which is qualify for pension is called qualifying service. Qualifying service starts when the Government employee takes charge of the post (eligible for pension) to which he is fist appointed. (Refer rule 3.8 of Punjab Civil Service Rules Volume II.