Central service rules: Panel headed by UT home secy formed

Chandigarh: UT adviser

Dharam Pal

on Monday formed a panel headed by home secretary Nitin Yadav for the effective implementation of central service rules for union territory (UT) employees. On March 29, the ministry of home affairs (MHA) had notified the Chandigarh Employees (Conditions of Service) Rules, 2022, replacing Punjab service rules from April 1.Pal said that the committee will be headed by the home secretary, besides finance secretary, education secretary and other officials will also be member of this committee. This committee will ensure effective implementation of central service rules, he said. According to the notification issued on March 29, “The service conditions of persons appointed to posts in Groups A, B and C under the administrative control of the UT administrator shall, subject to any other provision made by the President in this behalf, be the same as the conditions of service of the persons appointed to corresponding services and posts in central civil services of the

Government of India

and shall be governed by the same rules and orders as are applicable to the latter category of persons.”“In Group D, under the administrative control of the administrator, the conditions of the service will be the same as of the persons appointed to the corresponding Group C posts in central civil services of the government and shall be governed by the same rules and orders as are applicable to the latter category of persons.”The notification stated: “Employees, who were earlier drawing scales of pay at the rates admissible to the corresponding categories of employees of the Government of Punjab, it shall be competent for the administrator to revise their scales of pay from time to time so as to bring them on a par with the scales of pay sanctioned by the government from time to time to the corresponding categories of its employees.