The Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Class I) Service Rules, 1988
Published vide Punjab Government Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 17th February, 1988 vide Notification No. 11(9)-M-1-79/63
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- Short title and application.- (1) These rules may be called the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Class I) Service Rules, 1988.
(2) They shall apply to the posts specified in Appendix 'A'.
- Definitions.- In these rules unless the context otherwise requires, -
(a) 'Act' means the Punjab Agricultural Produce Markets Act, 1961 (Punjab Act No. 23 of 1961);
(b) 'Appendix' means an appendix to these rules;
(c) 'Chairman' means the Chairman of the Board;
(d) 'Direct appointment' means an appointment made otherwise than by promotion or by transfer of a person already in the Service of the Board or Government of India or of a State Government;
(e) 'Education Board' means the Punjab School Education Board established under the Punjab School Education Board Act, 1969;
(f) "Form' means a form appended to these rules;
(g) 'Government' means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Agriculture wing of the Department of Agriculture and Forests;
(h) 'Non-technical post' means a post which does not require any technical qualifications and has been shown as such in Appendix 'A'.
(i) 'recognised university or institute' means, -
(i) any university or institute incorporated by law in India;
(ii) in the case of degrees, diplomas or certificates obtained as a result of examinations held before the 15th August, 1947, the Punjab, Sind or Dacca University; and
(iii) any other university or institute which is recognised by the Government for the purposes of these rules;
(j) 'recruiting authority' means a Committee to be constituted by the Board with the prior approval of the Government with [Secretary of the Board] as Chairman and such other members as may be specified by it from time to time for the purposes of making direct appointment to the Service;
(k) 'Service' means the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board (Class I) Service;
(l) 'technical post' means a post which requires technical qualifications and has been shown as such in Appendix 'A'.
- Number and character of post.- The service shall comprise the post specified in Appendix 'A' :
Provided that nothing in these rules shall affect the inherent right of the Board to add to or reduce the number of such posts or to create new posts with different categories and designations and scales of pay either permanently or temporarily with the prior approval of the Government.
- Nationality, domicile and character of candidates appointed to service.- (1) No candidate shall be appointed to the service unless he is :-
(a) a citizen of India;
(b) a citizen of Nepal; or
(c) a subject of Bhutan; or
(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the 1st January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India; or
(e) a person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Kenya, Uganda and East African countries of Tanzania (formerly Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India;
Provided that candidates belonging to any of the categories (b), (c), (d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has been issued by the Government of Punjab in the Department of Home Affairs and Justice.
(2) A candidate in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may be admitted to an examination or interview conducted by the recruiting authority on his furnishing proof that he has applied of the certificate but he shall not be appointed to the Service unless a certificate of eligibility is given to him by the Government of Punjab in the Department of Home Affairs and Justice.
(3) No person shall be recruited to the Service by direct appointment unless he produces,-
(i) a certificate of character from the principal academic officer of the university, college, school or institute last attended, if any, and similar certificates from two responsible persons not being his relatives, who are well acquainted with him in his private life and are unconnected with his university, college, school or institute.
(ii) an affidavit to the effect that he was never convicted for any criminal offence and that he was never dismissed or removed from service of any State Government, Government of India or any public sector undertaking: and unless,-
(iii) his character and antecedents are found to be satisfactory by the District Magistrate concerned.
- Age and physical fitness.- (1) No person shall be recruited to the service by direct appointment if he is less than eighteen years of age or is more than thirty years of age in the case of non-technical posts and thirty-three years of age in case of technical posts on the first day of January of the year next preceding the last day of submission of applications fixed by the Board; or within such minimum and maximum age limits as may be specified by the Government from time to time :
Provided that the appointing authority, may with the prior approval of the Government, for reasons to be recorded, in writing, relax the upper age limit for a category or class of persons :
Provided further that in the case of candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and the other Backward Classes, the upper age limit shall be such as may be fixed by the Government of Punjab from time to time.
Note. - For age limit in the case of recruitment of Ex-Servicemen, the provisions of rule 6 of the Punjab Recruitment of Ex-Servicemen Rules, 1982, shall apply.
(2)(i) No person recruited to the Service by direct appointment shall be allowed to join the Service unless he, within the period to be specified by the appointing authority, has appeared for medical examination before the medical board and has been declared by the said board to be physically fit for duties as per the standard of medical fitness prescribed for the members of the Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch).
(ii) The Medical Board referred to in clause (1) shall be constituted by the Director, Health Services Punjab and shall comprise not less than three duly qualified doctors who are in the service of Government of Punjab.
(iii) The report of the medical board shall be final :
Provided that a person appointed on purely temporary basis for a period not exceeding three months shall not be required to produce a medical certificate before joining the service.
- Appointing authority.- The appointment to the Service shall be made by the [Secretary of the Board].
[Provided that appointment to the post of Chief Engineer and General Manager Marketing shall be made by the Government.]
- Disqualifications.- No person, -
(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person having a spouse living; or
(b) who having a spouse living has entered into or contracted a marriage with any person shall be appointed to the Service :
Provided that if the Board is satisfied that such marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable to such person and other party to the marriage and that there are grounds for so doing; may exempt any person from the operation of this rule.
- Method of recruitment and qualifications.- (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-rule (4), appointments to the Service shall be made in the manner specified in Appendix 'B'.
Provided that if no suitable person is available for appointment by promotion to a post in the Service, such post shall be filled in by transfer or by taking a person on deputation, as the appointing authority may decide in this behalf.
(2) No person shall be appointed to a post in the Service unless he possesses the qualifications and experience as specified against that post in Appendix 'B'.
(3) All appointments by promotion to the Service, shall be made by selection on the basis of seniority-cum-merit and no person shall be entitled to claim promotion on the basis of seniority alone.
(4) The following percentage of posts in the Service shall be reserved for each method of appointment indicated for categories mentioned thereunder, namely :-
(a) By direct appointment :
(i) for members of the Scheduled Castes 25 per cent
(ii) for members of the Backward Classes 5 per cent
(iii) for Ex-servicemen 15 per cent
(b) By promotion :
(i) for members of the Scheduled Castes 14 per cent
(ii) for members of the Backward Classes : 2 per cent
Provided that percentage of reservation in the case of sportsmen, handicapped persons, freedom fighters or for any other category of persons shall be such percentage as may, from time to time, be specified by the Government of Punjab for the Service and posts under it.
- Probation of persons appointed to service.- (1) Persons appointed to the Service shall remain on probation for a period of two years.
Provided that -
(a) any period, after such appointment, spent on deputation on a corresponding or a higher post shall count towards the period of probation ;
(b) in the case of appointment by transfer, any period of work in equivalent or higher rank, prior to appointment to the Service may in the discretion of the appointing authority be allowed to count towards the period of the probation;
(c) any period of officiating appointment to the Service shall be reckoned as period spent on probation, but no person who has so officiated shall on the completion of the prescribed period of probation, be entitled to be confirmed unless he is appointed against a permanent vacancy ; and
(d) any period of leave not exceeding six months during or at the end of probation shall be counted towards the period of probation.
(2) If, in the opinion of the appointing authority the work or conduct of a person during the period of probation is not satisfactory or if he has failed to pass the prescribed departmental examination within a period not exceeding two years from the date of appointment, it may, -
(a) if such person is recruited by direct appointment, dispense with his services or revert him to a post on which he held lien prior to his appointment to the Service by direct appointment, and
(b) if such person is recruited otherwise, -
(i) revert from to his former post ; or
(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 work and 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 occurs, if appointed against a temporary vacancy; or
(iii) declare that he has completed his probation satisfactorily, if there if no permanent vacancy ; or
(b) If his work or conduct has not been in its opinion satisfactory or if he has failed to pass the prescribed departmental examination, it may dispense with his services, if appointed by direct appointment or if appointed otherwise, revert him to his former post, or deal with him in such other manner as the terms and conditions of his previous appointment may permit.
- Departmental Examination.- Every member of the Service recruited by direct appointment shall pass such departmental examination in such papers comprising such syllabus and of such standard as may be specified by the Board from time to time.
- Seniority of member of service.- The seniority inter se of the members 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 members appointed by direct appointment who join within the period specified in the order of appointment or within such period as may be extended from time to time by the appointing authority subject to a maximum of four months from the date of order of appointment, the seniority based on the order of merit determined by the recruiting authority, shall not be disturbed :
Provided further that in case a candidate is permitted to join the Service after the expiry of the said period of four months in consultation within the recruiting authority, his seniority shall be determined from the date he joins the Service :
Provided further that in case a candidate of the next selection has joined the Service before the candidate referred to in the preceding proviso joins, the candidate so referred shall be placed below all the candidates of the next selection who join within the time specified in the first proviso :
Provided further that in the case of two 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 appointed by promotion or transfer seniority shall be determined according to the seniority of such members in the appointments from which they were promoted or transferred; and
(d) in the case of members appointed 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 those appointments ; and if the length of such service is also the same an older member shall be senior to a younger member.
Note. - Seniority of members of the Service appointed on purely provisional basis or on daily wages shall be determined as and when they are regularly appointed keeping in view the date of such regular appointment.
- Liability to serve.- A member of the Service shall be liable to serve at any place whether within or out of the State of Punjab on being ordered to do so by the appointing authority.
- Leave, pay and other matters, etc.- (1) In respect of pay, leave and other matters not expressly provided for in these rules, the members of the Service shall be governed by the Punjab Civil Service Rules, as applicable to the employees of the Government of Punjab from time to time.
(2) In respect of provident fund and gratuity, the members of the Service shall be governed by the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board and Market Committees Employees Provident Fund and Gratuity Rules, 1965 and the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Board and Market Committees Employees Pension, Provident Fund and Gratuity Rules, 1987.
- Pay of members of Service- The members of Service shall be entitled to such scales of pay as may be authorised by the Board with the prior approval of the Government from time to time. The scales of pay at present in force in respect of the members of the Service are given in Appendix 'A' to these rules.
- Discipline, Penalties and Appeals.- In the matters of discipline, punishment and appeals, the members of the Service shall be governed by the provisions of the Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Service (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1988.
(2) The authority empowered to impose penalties as specified in Rule 5 of Punjab State Agricultural Marketing Service (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1988 and the appellate authority thereunder in respect of the members of the Service shall be as specified in Appendix 'C'.
- Periodical medical-check up.- (i) Every member of the Service shall be liable to undergo periodical medical examination and preventive or curative treatment as he may be required to undergo.
(ii) Every member of the service shall be liable at any stage of his service when directed by the appointing authority to undergo medical examination to be conducted by the medical board constituted under sub-rule (2) of Rule 5 and his continuance in service shall be subject to the fitness certificate given by the medical board to the satisfaction of the appointing authority.
(iii) In case any member of the Service is not found fit to perform his duties, he shall be liable to be retired from service and shall be entitled to the same benefits as are admissible to the employees of the Government of Punjab holding corresponding posts under the Punjab Civil Service Rules Volume II on being retired on account of invalidity.
- Vaccination and Re-vaccination.- Every member of the Service shall get himself vaccinated/re-vaccinated when the Board so directs by a general or special order.
- Oath of allegiance.- Every member of the Service, unless he has already done so, shall be required to take oath of allegiance to India and to the Constitution of India as by law established.
- Power to relax.- Where the appointing authority is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may, be order, for reasons to be recorded in writing and with the prior approval of the Government relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons :
Provided that the provisions relating to qualifications and experience shall not be relaxed.
- Interpretation.- If any question arises as to the interpretation of these rules, the Government shall decide the same.
- Saving Clause.- Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules, appointments made to any post under the Board prior to the commencement of these rules shall be deemed to have validly been made under these rules and shall not be questioned on any ground, whatsoever.
Appendix 'A'
[See rules 1(2), 2(h) and (1), 3 and 14]
| Sr. No. | Designation of the post | Number of posts | Whether technical or non-technical | Scale of pay in rupees |
| 1. | Manager Finance | 1 | Non Technical | (i) For a person recruited by direct appointment Rs. 2,500-125/2-3,500
(ii) For a person appointed by transfers on deputation, his own pay scale plus deputation allowance as admissible from time to time. |
| 2. | General Manager Marketing | 1 | Non Technical | Rs. 2,100-100-2,500 |
| 3. | Administrative Officer | 1 | Non Technical | Scale admissible to a member of the Punjab Secretariat Service Class I or to a member of Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch), as the case may be. |
| 4. | Chief Engineer | 1 | Technical | Rs. 2,100-100-2,500 |
| 5. | Superintending Engineer | 1 | Technical | Rs. 2,100-100-2,500 |
| 6. | Enforcement Chief | 1 | Non Technical | Rs. 1,775-75-2,000/100-2,100. |
| 7. | Architect | 1 | Technical | Rs. 1,400-60-1,700/75-2,000/100-2,100 |
| 8. | Executive Engineer (Electrical) | 1 | Technical | Rs. 1,400-60-1,700/75- 2,000/100-2,100 |
| 9. | Divisional Town Planner | 1 | Technical | Rs. 1,400-60-1,700/75-2,000/100- 2,100 |
| 10. | Executive Engineer (Public Health) | 2 | Technical | Rs. 1,400-60-1,700/75- 2,000/100-2,100 |
| 11. | Executive Engineer (Civil) | 11 | Technical | Rs. 1,400-60-1,700/75-2,000/100-2,100 |
| 12. | Executive Engineer (Design) | 1 | Technical | Rs. 1,400-60-1,700/75-2,000/100-2,100 |
| 13. | District Mandi Officer | 14 | Non Technical | Rs. 1,200-50-1,400/60-1,700/75-1,850 |
| 14. | Principal, Training Institute | 1 | Non Technical | Rs. 1,200-50-1,400/60- 1,700/75-1,850 |
| 15. | Agricultural Marketing Development Officer | 1 | Non Technical | Rs. 1,200-50-1,400/60-1,700/75-1,850 |
| 16. | Project Officer Mandi Development | 1 | Non Technical | Rs. 1,200-50-1,400/60-1,700/75-1,850 |
| 17. | Senior Accounts Officer | 3 | Non Technical | Rs. 1,200-50-1,400/60-1,700/75-1,850 |
| 18. | Legal Advisor | 1 | Non Technical | Rs. 1,200-50-1,400/60-1,700/75-1,850 |
Appendix 'B'
[See Rule 8]
| Qualifications for recruitment | ||||||
| Sr. No. | Designation of the post | Method of recruitment | By direct appointment | By promotion | By transfer on deputation | Remarks |
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. |
| 1. | Manager Finance | (i) By direct appointment; or (ii) By transfer on deputation | Should have been a Chartered Accountant and should have experience of working in a State Government or Semi Government Department or a private firm of repute for a minimum period of three years. | From amongst the Chief Accounts Officers in the Departments of the Government of Punjab or in the Office of the Accountant General Punjab who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of two years. | ||
| 2. | General Manager Marketing | (i) By direct appointment; or (ii) By promotion; *[(iii) By transfer on deputation] | (i) Should possess B.Sc. degree in Agriculture with 50 per cent marks followed by Masters Degree in Agriculture Economics of a recognised University with 50 per cent marks or Master of Business Administration with at least ten years experience in agricultural marketing or research and development in agricultural marketing;and (ii) Should possess knowledge of Punjabi upto Matriculation standard | Enforcement Chief who has an experience of working as such for a minimum period of two years. | *[From amongst the Professors and Readers in the subjects of Agricultural Economics/Agricultural Marketing working in recognised Universities.] | |
| 3. | Administrative Officer | By transfer on deputation | From amongst the members of Punjab Secretariat Service Class 1, who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of three years or from amongst the members of the Punjab Civil Service (Executive Branch) who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of five years. | |||
| 4. | Chief Engineer | (i) By promotion; or (ii) By transfer on deputation; | From amongst the Superintending Engineers working in the State Agricultural Market Board, who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of three years. | From amongst the regular Superintending Engineers (Civil) in the Departments of the Government of Punjab who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of **[three years] | ||
| 5. | Superintending Engineer | (i) By promotion; or (ii) By transfer on deputation | Degree in Engineering and should have an experience of working as an Executive Engineer in the Board for a minimum period of ‡[Seven years.] | From amongst the regular Superintending Engineers (Civil) ‡[Working in the Departments of the Government of Punjab of in the State Government Undertaking] who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of *[one] year. | ||
| 6. | Enforcement Chief | By promotion | From amongst the District Mandi Officers, Agricultural Marketing Development Officer and Project Officer Mandi Development who have an experience of working on either of these posts for a minimum period of five years. | |||
| 7. | Architect | By transfer on deputation | From amongst the regular Architects in the Departments of the Government of Punjab who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of two years. | |||
| 8. | Executive Engineer Electrical | ‡[(i) By promotion ; or (ii) By transfer or by taking a person on deputation] | [(i) Twenty five percent of the posts from amongst the Sub-Divisional Officer (Electrical) and Assistant Engineers (Electrical) who possess degree of a recognised University in Electrical Engineering or its equivalent qualifications and who have an experience of working on either of these posts for a minimum period of ‡[eight years] and (ii) Twenty five percent from amongst the Sub-Divisional Officers (Electrical) and Assistant Engineers (Electrical) who possess diploma in Electrical Engineering and who have an experience of working on either of these posts for a minimum period of [Eight years.] | From amongst the regular Executive Engineers (Electrical) in the Punjab Public Works Department (Building and Roads Branch) or in the State Government Undertakings who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of two years. | ||
| 9. | Divisional Town Planner | By transfer on deputation | From amongst the Divisional Town Planners in the Departments of the Government of Punjab who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of two years. | |||
| 10. | Executive Engineer (Public Health) | [(i)By Promotion; and(ii) By transfer on deputation] | ‡[(i) Twenty-five percent of the posts from amongst the Sub-Divisional Officers (Public Health) and Assistant Engineers (Public Health) who possess degree in Civil Engineering of a recognised University or its equivalent qualifications and who have an experience of working on either of these posts for a minimum period of †[Eight years; and (ii) Twenty-five percent from amongst the Sub-Divisional Officers (Public Health) and Assistant Engineers (Public Health) who possess diploma in Civil Engineering and who have an experience of working on either of these posts for a minimum period of [Eight years]. | From amongst the regular Executive Engineers (Public Health) in the Departments of the Government of Punjab ‡[or in the State Undertakings] who have an experience of working as such for minimum period of two years. | ||
| 11. | Executive Engineer (Civil) | ‡[(i) By promotion; and(ii) By transfer on deputation] | ‡[(i) Twenty-five percent of the posts from amongst the Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil) and Assistant Engineers (Civil) who possess degree in Civil Engineering of a recognised University of its equivalent qualifications and who have an experience of working on either of]these posts for a minimum period of †[Eight years]; and (ii) Twenty-five percent from amongst the Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil) and Assistant Engineers (Civil) who possess diploma in Civil Engineering and who have an experience of working on either of these posts for a minimum period of †[Eight years.] | From amongst the regular Executive Engineers (Civil) in the Departments of the Government of Punjab ‡[or on the State Government Undertakings] who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of two years. | ||
| 12. | Executive Engineer (Design) | (i) By promotion; or(ii) By transfer on deputation | From amongst the Sub-Divisional Officers (Civil) and Assistant Engineers (Civil) working in the Board who have an experience of working on either of these posts for a minimum period of +[Eight years]. | For amongst the regular Executive Engineers (Civil) in the departments of the Government of Punjab ‡[or in the State Government Undertakings] who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of two years. | ||
| 13. | District Mandi Officers | (i) By direct appointment seven posts; and (ii) By promotion seven posts | (i) Should possess B.Sc. Degree in Agriculture with 50 percent marks followed by either M.Sc. Agriculture Economics of a recognised university or Master of Business Administration with 50 percent marks. Provided that persons with rural background will be preferred, and (ii) Should possess knowledge of Punjabi upto Matriculation Standard. | By promotion from amongst the Deputy District Mandi Officers and Assistant District Mandi Officers who have an experience working on either of these posts for a minimum period of three years. | ||
| 14. | Principal Training Institute | By promotion | From amongst the Training Lecturers working in the Board who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of three years. | |||
| 15. | Agricultural Marketing Development Officer | As provided in Note 2 below | ||||
| 16. | Project Officer Mandi Development | As provided in Note 2 below | ||||
| 17. | Senior Accounts Officer | (i) By promotion; or (ii) By transfer on deputation | From amongst the Accounts Officers working in the Board who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of three years. | From amongst the Senior Accounts Officers in the Departments of the Government of Punjab and in the Office of the Accountant General, Punjab, who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of two years. | ||
| 18. | Legal Advisor | (i) By promotion; or (ii) By transfer on deputation | Deputy Legal Advisor, working in the Board who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of ±[six years]. | Should be District Attorney in the Department of Prosecution and Legislation, Punjab, who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of three years. | ||
* Inserted vide Notification No. G.S.R. 71/P.A. 23/61/S. 43/Amd. (1) 88, dated 13th July, 1988.
** Substituted for Five Years vide Legislative Supplement Part III dated 11th August, 1989, Page 87.
‡ Vide Punjab Gazette (Extra) Legislative Supplement Part III, dated 27 July, 1990.
† Substituted by Punjab Gazette (Extra) Legislative Supplement Part III, dated 23.3.1990.
± Inserted by Punjab Gazette, Legislative Supplement, Part III, dated 30.8.1990.
Note. 1. The term 'regular' used against Serial Numbers 5, 7, 8, 10, 11 and 12 shall mean appointments made on regular basis which shall not include appointments on ad-hoc basis or appointment made against leave vacancy.
Note. 2. Appointments to the posts of the Agricultural Marketing Development Officer and Project Officer Mandi Development shall be made from amongst the District Mandi Officers.
Appendix 'C'
[See Rule 15]
| Sr. No. | Designation of the post | Nature of penalty | Authority empowered to impose penalty | Appellate authority |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Minor Penalties | ||||
| 1. | Manager Finance | (i) Censure; | *[Secretary of the Board] | Government |
| 2. | General Manager Marketing | (ii) withholding of his promotions; | Government | Do |
| 3. | Administrative Officer | (iii) recovery from his pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused by him to Board by negligence or breach of orders; | *[Secretary of the Board] | Do |
| 4. | Chief Engineer | Government | Do | |
| 5. | Superintending Engineer | (iv) withholding of increments of pay; | *[Secretary of the Board] | Do |
| 6. | Enforcement Chief | Ditto | Do | |
| 7. | Architect | Ditto | Do | |
| Major Penalties | ||||
| 8. | Executive Engineer (Electrical) | (v) reduction to a lower stage in the time scale of pay for a specified period, with further directions as to whether or not the Board employee will earn increments of pay during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or will not have the effect of postponing the future increments of his pay; | Ditto | Do |
| 9. | Divisional Town Planner | Ditto | Do | |
| 10. | Executive Engineer (Public Health) | Ditto | Do | |
| 11. | Executive Engineer (Civil) | Ditto | Do | |
| 12. | Executive Engineer (Design) | Ditto | Do | |
| 13. | District Mandi Officer | (vi) reduction to a lower time scale of pay, grade, post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the Board employee to the time scale of pay, grade, post of Service from which he was reduced, with or without further directions regarding conditions of restoration to the grade or post or Service from which the Board employee was reduced and his seniority and pay on such restoration to that grade; post or Service; (vii) compulsory retirement; (viii) removal from service which shall not be a disqualification for future employment under the Board, Government, semi Government Departments; (ix) dismissal from service which shall ordinarily be a disqualification for future employment under the Board, Government, semi Government Departments. | Ditto | Do |
| 14. | Principal Training Institute | Ditto | Do | |
| 15. | Agricultural Marketing Development Officer | Ditto | Do | |
| 16. | Project Officer Mandi Development | Ditto | Do | |
| 17. | Senior Accounts Officer | Ditto | Do | |
| 18. | Legal Advisor | Ditto | Do | |
* Vide Punjab Legislative Supplement, Part III dated 12.6.96.