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No. 9] CHANDIGARH, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2021 (PHALGUNA 7, 1942 SAKA)
PART I
Punjab Government Notifications and Orders
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SECURITY AND WOMEN & CHILD DEVELOPMENT
(Social Security Branch)
NOTIFICATION
The 16th February, 2021
No.5/1/2006-1SS(3SS)/602.-The Governor of Punjab is pleased to fix the terms and conditions of the service of Vice Chairperson of the State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights as follows:-
1) The Vice Chairperson shall, unless removed from office, hold office for a period of three years, or till the age of sixty years, whichever is earlier.
2) The Vice Chairperson may resign, by writing a letter under his own hand addressed to the State Government. 3) The Vice Chairperson may be removed from his office by an order of the State Government on the ground of proved misbehavior or incapacity.
4) The State Government may by order remove from office the Vice Chairperson, if the Vice Chairperson or, as the case may be:-
a) is adjudged an insolvent ; or
b) engages during his term of office in any paid employment outside the duties of his office ; or c) refuses to act or becomes incapable of acting ; or
d) is of unsound mind and stands so declared by a competent Court;or
e) has so abused his office as to render his continuance in office detrimental to the public interest ; or f) is convicted and sentenced to imprisonment for an offence which in the opinion of the State Government involves moral turpitude ; or
g) is, without obtaining leave of absence from the Commission, absent from three consecutive meetings of the Commission.
5. Honorarium, Traveling Allowance, House Rent Allowance, Telephone facilities etc payable to the Vice Chairperson of the State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights as per instructions issued by PART I] PUNJAB GOVT. GAZ., FEBRUARY 26, 2021 (PHGN 7, 1942 SAKA) 269 i) Honorarium : The Vice Chairperson will be paid an honorarium of Rs.20,000/- per mensum. ii) Travelling Allowance : For journeys and halts in connection with the affairs of undertaking/department, Vice Chairperson may draw traveling and daily allowance at rates/class admissible to a Grade 'A' officer of the Government of Punjab, in the pay band and Grade pay of Rs.15600-39100+6600 (Grade pay). No air travel is admissible.
iii) House Rent Allowance : The non-official Vice Chairperson will be provided with an unfurnished house for which the monthly rent should not exceed Rs.20,000/- p.m. in Chandigarh, S.A.S. Nagar (Mohali), Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Amritsar and elsewhere it will be Rs.12,000/- per month. If the Vice Chairperson occupies his own house, he may be paid rent as assessed by the P.W.D. subject to a ceiling of Rs.20,000/- or 12,000/- p.m. as the case may be.
iv) Telephone Facilities : The Vice Chairperson shall be allowed to use a phone/mobile for which monthly bill not exceeding Rs.1000/- will be paid the concerned Undertaking/Department. The mobile set will, however be purchased by Vice Chairperson of his own.
v) Conveyance : The Vice Chairperson will not be provided with a staff car. However, he shall be paid travel charges @Rs. 15 per km subjet to a maximum limit of 1000 km per month.
In case Vice Chairperson does not possess his own vehicle, the concerned public sector undertaking will provide him a car by hiring it from market as per Finance department's instructions no.8/3/2014-5F.B.1/360108/1, dated 04.12.2014 which are also applicable to the public sector undertakings, semi-government undertakings, tribunals, societies etc. But the usage of the hired vehicle will be limited to 1000 kms per month.
If the decision of the undertaking is to provide a car by hiring from the market, the Vice-Chairperson shall not be entitled to any Travelling Allowance.
vi) Fixed Sumptuary Allowance : The Vice Chairperson will be paid a fixed monthly Sumptuary Allowance of Rs.800/-.
vii) Staff : The Vice Chairperson will be provided an appropriate office with the minimum staff of one Personal Assistant/clerk & one peon by the concerned Public Sector Undertaking or the Administrative Department.
viii) Leave : The Vice Chairperson shall be governed under the leave rules framed by the Undertaking for its employees provided that Vice Chairperson should take the leave of absence from the Chairperson and keep him informed of his tour programmes in advance.
6. The above terms and conditions will apply to Vice Chairperson of the Commission and shall be treated as part of the terms and conditions of his appointment.
7. These terms and conditions will be applicable with effect from the date of joining of the Vice Chairperson.
Department of Finance has given consent/approval regarding above terms and conditions of vice chairperson of the State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights vide their letter No.FD-FP-2017(TRCN)/ 11/2020-1FP2/1/67175/2020 dt. 24.08.2020.
RAJI P. SHRIVASTAVA, IAS,
Principal Secretary, Govt. of Punjab,