No.F. 1 (3)-DS-Exp. (Cabinet)/2016-819/2021 Government of Pakistan Finance Division (Expenditure Wing) Islamabad, 31* August, 2021 OFFICE ORDER ‘Subject:- DELEGATION OF FINANCIAL POWERS. In terms of S. No. 1 of Financial Management and Powers of Principal Accounting Officers Regulations, 2021 of SRO 285 (1)/2021 dated 8" March, 2021, powers to approve continuation of temporary posts have not been delegated to the concerned Joint Secretary/Senior Joint Secretary as per earlier provision at Sr. No. 1 column No. § (ii) at Annex-| of System of Financial Control and Budgeting - 2006. 2. Finance Secretary has been pleased to delegate the power to Senior Joint Secretaries / Joint Secretaries (Expenditure) concerned for continuation of temporary posts (BPS-1 to BPS-22) in the Ministries / Divisions / Departments/ Organizations through following amendment in the FMP & PAO Regulations, 2021 Sr. No.1-Creation of Temporary Post's, in Column (5) () _“Apost in any office or department which has remained vacant for a period of three years or more shall be deemed to have been abolished. The powers for revival of that post shall not be exercised without obtaining prior approval of concerned Senior Joint Secretaries / Joint Secretaries (Expenditure)”. (i) “Sr.JS/JS(Exp.) concurrence for continuance of temporary posts in the next financial year may be sought well before the beginning of that year so that the posts not agreed to by the SrJS/JS(Exp) are not continued in the financial year even for a day”. ( Abtut RaZaq Bangash ) Deputy Secretary- Exp.(Cabinet) Distribution: Parone All AFSs (Exp., HRM, Budget, EF, CF, IF, Reg.), Finance Division, Islamabad. All Sr. JSs /JSs (Expenditure), Finance Division, Islamabad. All DSs, (Expenditure), Finance Division, Islamabad. AGPR, Islamabad. Office File. Webmaster, Finance Division, Islamabad.