@ Tel& Fax. 042-89202482 042-99202211) Ext. 2287 EMail dfarwapda@amail.com. No, FOB&F)/1 0-126/Vol-46/2367-2466 Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority inance Division (Admn & Regulations) 223-Wapda House, Lahore. Date.03/04/2017. OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject'- UP-GRADATION OF THE POSTS OF MINISTERIAL, ACCOUNTS, AND AUDIT STAFF -C) T Ref- In_continuation of this Division's ‘This Division's Office Order No.F,O(B&F)/10-126/Vol-46/1966-2065 dated 16.02.2017. carlicr O.Miclarification No, F.O(B&FY/10-126/ Vol-46/21 83-2232 dated 23.02.2017, the clarifications of the following queries, received from various, lower formations are hereby made against cach as under:~ Srl Query ‘Clarification. (@). [How the pay of an Assistant/Budget Examiner will be fixed who is already in BPS-15 by virtue of Selection Grade and also for those who are drawingleaming annual increment in the shape of Personal Pay(PP) aiter reaching at the maximum of the pay scale? Tin such cases pay will be fixed by treafing him as allowed/fixed on promotion in the same scale i.e at next stage above plus one pre-mature increment in BPS-15 and subsequently fixed in BPS-16 at next stage above, Further, diae is uo bar in fixation of pay beyond the scope of the pay scale. (by. | How pay wrill be fixed in respect of those Assistanis and Accounts/Audit Assistants who had been promoted as Junior Superintendent (BPS-15) and AB&.AO JAAO(BPS-16) respectively after 01.07.2016. Thy The pay of Accounts/Avdit Assistants will be | fixed in BPS-16 wef 01.07.2016 and on | subsequent promotion as AB&AO/AAO(BPS-16) their pay will be fixed as explained at Sr. No. (a) | | above. ji), All the Jr Superintendents stand | re-designated as Assistant(BPS-15). The | promotion boards conducted after 01.07.2016 for promotion of Assistant to rank of Junior | ‘Superintendent stand cancelled/nullified as no post of lunior Superintendent exists after 01.07.2016. ‘The pay of the incumbent who were working as Junior Superintendents prior to 01.07.2016 and already drawing pay in substantive pay seale ie. in | BPS-15 will be fixed at stage next above in | BPS-16 w.e.f. 01.07.2016. | (©. | What is the fate of those Jr. Superintendents || whose posis have been upgraded as Sr. Superintendent and from where their pay will be charged ? The pay of junior Superintendents whose posts | have been upgraded as Sr. Superintendent will be charged against. «= same_— posts. of Sc, Superintendent, till the post of Sr. Superintendent is filled up through usual process. GH] Whetier AROS (WOH) mad Project Allowance will be admissible to Assistants as per basic pay ef BPS-15 or BPS-16? || evel of its admissibility as on 30.06.2011 for the then serving employees and was/is Lallowed to the new entrants @ 30% of ii), AR-2010 (@50%) was frozen at the | 1). AR-2016 and Project Allowance. will be | ‘admissible on existing running basie pay. i), The substantive pay scale of the post of Assistants is now BPS-15 wef 01.07.2016, ‘Accordingly, all Assistants who were/are drawing ‘AR-2010, will be entitled to the payment of| initial basic pay of Pay Scales-2008, Are | existing flozen amouni as on 30.06.2016 OR 50% now the Assistants who were in service as | of the intial basic pay of BPS-15 of Pay Seale | on 01.07.2016, are entitled to the payment | 2008, whichever is more beneficial | | of AR-2010 of BPS-14, 15 or 169 | | ©. | Whether free electricity units will be | Iwill be allowed w. r. to BPS-15. allowed w. r. to BPS-15 or BPS-16 to the Assistants | @. | Whether the incumbents who have been | No pre-mature increment will be admissible appointed after 01.07.2016 against the posts| such cases, as the incumbents appointed after | Which have beein upgraded are entitled tothe | 01.07.2016. stand appointed against upgraded | premature increment or otherwise. posts. @. | Some posts mentioned in office order dated | Yes 16.02.2017 were upgraded in 2007 and incumbents of those posts were allowed one | premature increment. Whether, one premature increment will again be | admissible on existing up-gradation of such | posts. (i). | Whether Senior Clerks and Tonior Clerks | Yes upgraded in BPS-11 & BPS-9 respectively are entitled to the benefits of upgraded scales or otherwise, @. [Consequent upon up-gradation of posts |The Bonus once paid is final and no weet 01.07.2016, the pay of concemed | arrears/difference in terms of Bonus can be paid in employees have been revised. Whether the | any case. difference of Bonus granted in September- 2016 can be paid or not @ | Whether the difference of house acquisition | (). The difference of house acquisition will be (admissible in specified cities) will be paid | admissible wef. 16.02.2017 (ie. on issuance of ‘we. 01.07.2016 on upgradation of posts | relevant Office Order) to those who are first party cor otherwise (Self, Wife and dependent children). i), For third party, the house acquisition will be enhanced as per entitlement on renewal of the current lease agreements. However, for those who are paying the difference/more than entitlement on ‘demand of the owner from their own pocket, will be entitled to the enhancement of house ‘acquisition as per difference being paid by them or ‘the ceiling of house acquisition, whichever is less. Managing Director(Admn) Wapda, All General Managers, Wapda. Chief Auditor, Wepda. All Chief Engineers, Wapda. All Project Directors, Wapda. Addl, DG(Computer) Wapda, for uploading at Wapda Website, Master File.