GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN
CABINET SECRETARIAT
ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION
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Subject: UP-GRADATION OF THE POSTS OF STENOTYPIST,STENOGRAPHER AND PRIVATE SECRETARY.
Reference Finance Division's U.O No.F.19(55) Legal-II/2010-1055, dated 22.12.2011 on the above subject.
2. In order to implement the judgement of FST and advice tendered by Law, Justice and Parlimentary Affairs Division vide U.O No.630/2011-Law-I, dated 11.7.2011 the matter for up-grading the post of Private Secretary from BPS-17 to BPS-18 has been examined in Establishment Division. The clarifications on the points raised by Finance Division are as under:-
Clarification regarding(c)
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(i) Presently Private Secretaries (BPS-17) are granted BPS-18 after putting in seven years satisfactory service in terms of Establishment Division's O.M No.4/1/98-R-6 dated 4.2.2009. It has been decided that in future they should be granted BPS-18 after putting in five years satisfactory service, as prescribed for general policy for promotion contained in vide Establishmnt Division's O.M No.1/9/80-R-2 dated 02.06.1983.
Clarifications regarding (d)
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(ii) Stenographers are eligible to appear in the promotional examination for the post of Section Officer (BPS-17).
(iii) Stenographers are also eligible for promotion to the post of Private Secretary (BPS-17).
(iv) Candidates after qualifying the CSS examination are appointed to posts in BPS-17 in various Occupational Groups/Services.
(v) Keeping in view of the position at (ii) to (iv) it has been decided that all existing Private Secretaries working in BPS-17 may be granted BPS-18 on a one time basis. In future the post of Private Secretary shall remain in BPS-17, instead of up-grading the post to BPS-18 which could result in providing an avenue of promotion to Stenographers directly to BPS-18 post.
Sd/-
(Zulfiqar Ali Shah)
Deputy Secretary
Finance Division (Mr.Muhammad Hanif, JS (Reg) Islamabad.
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Establishment Division's U.O No.1/3/2008-R-6 dated 23.12.2011
