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CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, MARCH30, 2021 (CHAITRA 9, 1943SAKA)

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING & URBAN DEVELOPMENT

(Housing -1 Branch)

NOTIFICATION

The 30th March, 2021

No.01/03/2021-2HG1/552.-With evolving technologies and accelerating pace of urban development,

the administrative restructuring of the Department has been felt necessary to segregate Developmental and

Regulatory roles within the department and to bring Planning, Licensing, Regulatory and Enforcement under

one umbrella. The Governor of Punjab is pleased to order with immediate effect the re-organization of the

Directorate of Town & Country Planning as below:-

(1)

The re-organization shall comprise of abolishing 101 posts of different cadres and creating 175 new

posts. The total existing sanctioned staff strength of the department on restructuring shall be as outlined at

Annexure-1 enclosed, who shall be under the administrative control of Director, Town & Country Planning and

their salary shall be drawn from Government Treasury as per the budgetary allocation as approved by Finance

Department from time to time. The salary of the staff, posted in PUDA from Directorate of Town & Country

Planning, shall be drawn from the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority (PUDA), S.A.S. Nagar.

(2)

There shall be a separate position of Director, Town and Country Planning, Punjab who shall be the

In-charge of the Planning along with Licensing, Regulatory and Enforcement functions in the State.

(3)

The Director, Town and Country Planning, Punjab may delegate some powers to the concerned Chief

Administrators of the Urban Development Authorities for efficient functioning particularly for regulatory works

at local levels for time being.

(4)

The Director, Town and Country Planning, Punjab shall be supported by two Chief Town Planners.

One post of Chief Town Planner, Punjab mainly for Planning, Licensing, Technical approval, Administrative

work, etc for State of Punjab and other post of Chief Town Planner (PUDA) at the Punjab Urban Planning and

Development Authority (PUDA), S.A.S.Nagar, mainly for Regulatory and Enforcement work.

(5)

The reorganized structure shall have a State Headquarter, namely, Director, Town and Country Planning,

Punjab, with the following staff:-

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S. No.

Post

No. of Posts

Director, Town and Country Planning, Pb.

Chief Town Planner, Punjab

Technical staff:-

Senior Town Planner

District Town Planner

Assistant Town Planner

Planning Officer

Remote Sensing & GIS officer

Senior Planning Draftsman

Draftsman

Junior Draftsman

Patwari

Ministerial staff:-

Deputy Controller (F & A)

Superintendent Grade-I

Superintendent Grade-II

Personal Assistant

Sectional Officer

Senior Assistant

Accountant

Senior Scale Stenographer

Junior Scale Stenographer

Clerk (Legal)

Clerk

Steno typist

Restorer

Driver

Head Peon

Peon

TOTAL

207

NOTE: The staff deputed for Punjab Bureau of Investment Promotion (Invest Punjab) and for offices of

District Town Planner (Regulatory) are shown separately. The Superintendent Grade-I posted in State Headquarter

shall be designated as Establishment Officer.

(6)

The office of Chief Town Planner (PUDA) at the Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority

(PUDA), S.A.S. Nagar shall comprise the following technical staff along with a Personal Assistant from

Directorate of Town & Country Planning, (whose salaries shall be drawn from PUDA):-

S.No.

Post

No. of Posts

Chief Town Planner (PUDA)

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Senior Town Planner

District Town Planner

Assistant Town Planner

Planning Officer

Senior Planning Draftsman

Draftsman

Junior Draftsman

Patwari

Personal Assistant

Total

NOTE: The infrastructure and rest of staff as per requirement from time to time, shall be provided by the

Punjab Urban Planning and Development Authority(PUDA).

(7)

There shall be a post of Senior Town Planner (PBIP) from Directorate of Town & Country Planning

Punjab as representative of the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Punjab Bureau of Investment

Promotion (Invest Punjab) work, who shall be posted at State Headquarter and shall be monitored by the Chief

Town Planner, Punjab. The office of Senior Town Planner (PBIP) at Bureau of Investment Promotion (Invest

Punjab) shall comprise the following technical staff along with a Senior Scale Stenographer from Directorate

of Town & Country Planning, (whose salaries shall be drawn from State Headquarter):-

S. No.

Post

No. of Posts

Senior Town Planner(PBIP)

District Town Planner

Assistant Town Planner

Planning Officer

Senior Planning Draftsman

Patwari

Senior Scale Stenographer

Total

NOTE: The infrastructure and rest of staff as per requirement from time to time, shall be provided by Punjab

Bureau of Investment Promotion (PBIP).

(8)

There shall be six offices of Circle Head, namely, Senior Town Planner at S.A.S Nagar, Amritsar,

Jalandhar, Patiala, Ludhiana, Bathinda District, whose work shall be monitored by the Chief Town Planner,

Punjab. The Headquarters and Jurisdictions of the six Circle Head Offices shall be as under: -

Post

Jurisdiction District

Senior Town Planner

1. S.A.S.Nagar

S.A.S.Nagar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Rupnagar.

2.Ludhiana

Ludhiana, Ferozepur and Moga.

3. Amritsar

Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Pathankot and Tarn Taran

4. Jalandhar

Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala and S.B.S.Nagar.

5. Patiala

Patiala, Sangrur and Barnala.

6. Bathinda

Bathinda, Mansa, Faridkot, Fazilka and Shri Mukatsar Sahib

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Whereas, the typical staff strength of six offices of Circle offices of Senior Town Planner shall be as below:-

S. No.

Post

No. of Posts

Senior Town Planner

Technical staff:-

Assistant Town Planner

Planning Officer

Senior Planning Draftsman

Draftsman

Junior Draftsman

Ministerial staff:-

Superintendent Grade-I

Senior Assistant

Accountant

Senior Scale Stenographer

Clerk

Steno typist

Driver

Peon

Sweeper-cum-Chowkidar

Total

(9)

There shall be six district level offices, namely, District Town Planner(Planning) for Planning, licensing

and other approval works. The Headquarters and Jurisdictions of these Offices shall be as under: -

Post

Jurisdiction District

District Town Planner

1. S.A.S.Nagar

S.A.S.Nagar

(Planning)

2. Amritsar

Amritsar

3. Jalandhar

Jalandhar

4. Patiala

Patiala

5. Ludhiana

Ludhiana

6. Bathinda

Bathinda

Whereas, the typical staff strength of the District Town Planner(Planning) offices shall be as below:-

S. No.

Post

No. of Posts

District Town Planner

Technical staff:-

Assistant Town Planner

Planning Officer

Senior Planning Draftsman

Junior Engineer

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Draftsman

Junior Draftsman

Patwari

Ministerial staff:-

Superintendent Grade-II

Senior Assistant

Junior Scale Stenographer

Clerk

Steno typist

Driver

Peon

Sweeper-cum-Chowkidar

Total

(10)

stations for regulatory and enforcement works, with the following staff from Directorate of Town &

Country Planning (whose salaries shall be drawn from State Headquarter): -

Post

No. of Posts

No.

The Headquarters

District

and Jurisdictions

S.A.S.Nagar Ludhiana

Amritsar

Jalandhar

Patiala

Bathinda

District Town

Planner(Regulatory)

Assistant

Town Planner

Total

NOTE: (i) Four Junior Engineers and four Clerks for each aforementioned office shall also be provided by

PUDA.

(ii) The Office Space, infrastructure and any other staff as per requirement from time to time, shall also be

provided by PUDA

(11)

There shall be sixteen other district level offices, namely, District Town Planner(Planning & Regulatory)

for Planning, Licensing, approval work along with Regulatory and Enforcement work. The Headquarters and

Jurisdictions of these offices shall be as under: -

Post

Jurisdiction District

District Town Planner

1. Fatehgarh Sahib

Fatehgarh Sahib

(Planning & Regulatory)

2. Rupnagar

Rupnagar

3. Ferozepur

Ferozepur

4. Moga

Moga

5.Gurdaspur

Gurdaspur

6. Pathankot

Pathankot

7. Tarn Taran

Tarn Taran

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8. Hoshiarpur

Hoshiarpur

9. Kapurthala

Kapurthala

10. S.B.S.Nagar

S.B.S.Nagar

11. Sangrur

Sangrur

12. Barnala

Barnala

13. Mansa

Mansa

14. Faridkot

Faridkot

15. Fazilka

Fazilka

16. Shri Mukatsar Sahib

Shri Mukatsar Sahib

Whereas, the typical staff strength of offices of District Town Planner(Planning & Regulatory) shall be as

under:-

S. No.

Post

No. of Posts

District Town Planner

Technical staff:-

Assistant Town Planner

2 (including one for Enforcement)

Planning Officer

Senior Planning Draftsman

Junior Engineer

Draftsman

Junior Draftsman

Patwari

Ministerial staff:-

Senior Assistant

Junior Scale Stenographer

Clerk

Steno typist

Peon

Sweeper-cum-Chowkidar

Total

NOTE: (i) Three Junior Engineers and one clerk for each aforementioned office shall also be provided by

PUDA.

(ii) The infrastructure and other staff as per requirement from time to time, shall also be provided by PUDA.

This is issued with the concurrence of the General Administrative Department (Cabinet Affair Branch),

issued vide No.1/58/2021-1Cabinet/1789 Dated 02 March, 2021.

The suitable amendments in the Departmental Service Rules, wherever necessary shall be made by

the Department separately.

SARVJIT SINGH

Chandigarh

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab,

The 22nd March, 2021

Department of Housing and Urban Development.