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EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

CHANDIGARH, TUESDAY, AUGUST 3, 2021 (SRAVANA 12, 1943SAKA)

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM AND CULTURAL AFFAIRS

(TOURISM BRANCH)

NOTIFICATION

The 3rd August, 2021

No.1/1/2021-1TC/860.-In exercise of the powers conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution

of India, and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to make the

following rules, regulating the recruitment and the conditions of Service of the persons appointed to the Punjab

Tourism,(Group A) Service, namely:-

RULES

Short title, commencement and application.-(1) These rules may be called Punjab Tourism,

(Group- A) Service Rules, 2021.

(2)

They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of their publication in the Official

Gazette.

(3)

They shall apply to the posts specified in Appendix 'A'.

Definitions.-(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a)

‘Appendix’ means an appendix appended to these rules;

(b)

‘Director’means the Director, Tourism, Punjab;

(c)

‘Government’ means the Government of the State of Punjab in the Department of Tourism, Punjab;

(d)

‘Secretary in charge’ means the Administrative Secretary of the Department of Tourism and

Cultural Affairs; and

(e)

‘Service’ means the Punjab Tourism (Group A) Service.

(2)

The words and expressions used, but not defined in these rules, shall have the same meaning as

respectively assigned to them in the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service)

Rules, 1994.

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Number and character of posts.- The Service Shall comprise the posts specified in Appendix 'A':

Provided that nothing in these rules shall affect the inherent right of the Government to add to or

reduce the number of such posts or to create new posts with different designations and scales of pay, whether

permanently or temporarily.

Appointing authority.- Appointments to the Service shall be made by the Government.

Pay of members of the Service.-The members of the Service shall be entitled to such scales of pay, as

may be authorised by the Department of Finance, Government of Punjab 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'.

Method of appointment, qualifications and experience.- (1)All Appointments to the Service shall be

made in the manner specified in Appendix 'B'.

Provided that if no suitable candidate is available for appointment to the Service by promotion or by

direct appointment, the appointment to the Service shall be made by transfer of a person holding an analogous

post under the State Government or Government of India.

(2)

No person shall be appointed to a post in the Service, unless he possesses the qualification and

experience, as specified against that post in Appendix B.

(3)

Appointment to the Service by promotion shall be made on seniority-cum-merit basis and no person

shall have any right to claim promotion on the basis of seniority alone.

7. Discipline, punishment and appeal.-(1) In the matters of discipline, punishment and appeal, the members

of the Service shall be governed by the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, as amended

from time to time.

The authority empowered to impose penalties as specified in rule 5 of the Punjab Civil Service

(Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970 and the appellate authority thereunder in respect of the members of the

Service against an order as specified in Punjab Civil Service (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, shall be as

per Appendix ‘C’.

Application of the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules,

1994.-(1)In respect of the matters, which are not specifically provided in these rules, the members of the

Service shall be governed by the provisions of the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of

Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time.

(2)

The Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, at present in

force, are contained in Appendix 'D'.

Repeal and savings.- The Punjab Tourism (Head Office Group ‘A’) Service Rules, 2002, in so far as

they are applicable to the members of the Service, are hereby repealed:

Provided that any order issued or any action taken under the rules, so repealed, shall be deemed to have

been issued or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.

10.

Interpretation.-If any question arises as to the interpretation of these rules, the Government, in consultation

with the Department of Personnel, shall decide the same.

Sd/-

SANJAY KUMAR, IAS

Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab,

Tourism & Cultural Affairs Department.

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APPENDIX ‘A’

(See rules 1(3), 3 and 5)

Serial

Designation

Number of posts

Total

Scale of pay+

Scale of the pay

Number of the post

Grade pay

for the member

Permanent

Temporary

(in rupees)

of the service

recruited after

17th July, 2020

Deputy

10300-34800+5000

Director

Section Officer

The post of Section Officer to be filled

up on deputation from Department of

Finance, Government of Punjab.

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APPENDIX “B”

(See rule 6)

Serial

Designation

Percentage for

Qualifications and experience for

Number of the post

appointment by

Direct

Promotion

Direct

Promotion

appointment

Deputy

Hundred

From amongst the Superintendent

Director

percent

Grade-II working under the control

of the Director and who have an

experience of working as such for a

minimum period of four years.

Section

The post of Section Officer to be filled up on deputation from Department of

Officer

Finance, Government of Punjab.

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APPENDIX “C”

(See rule 7)

Serial

Designation

Nature of *Penalty/

Authority

Appellate

Number of the post

or @Order

empowered to

Authority

impose penalty

or pass order

Deputy Director

Minor and Major Penalties

Secretary-

Minister–

in-Charge

in- Charge

Section Officer

A post of Section Officer to be

filled on deputation from

Department of Finance,

Govt. of Punjab.

*in terms ofrule 5 of the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal Rules, 1970

@in terms ofrule 5 of the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal Rules, 1970