The newly recruited 160 Punjab Civil Services (PCS) and allied service officers are expected to get their postings in the first week of February. Only recently, the Punjab Government has conducted counselling for allocation of departments against the total 160 posts in different categories for the candidates recommended by Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) on the basis of PCS and allied services examination, 2012, and the interview.
The committee of experts headed by the State Personnel Secretary Anirudh Tiwari and other members including IAS officers Sarbjit Singh, Arun Sekhri, Manjeet Singh Brar and PPSC Secretary Rupanjali Katrik conducted the counselling process in Chandigarh’s Panjab University campus. The committee, after counselling, finalised the allocation of departments. Now, all these new officers have been asked to get their medical examination done.
It has been learnt that the file will now be sent to the Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal by the Chief Secretary office for final nod after which the orders will be issued by the State personnel department in first week of February. Initially, these selected officers will be deputed in the field for training including election work to make them prepared for coming lok Sabha elections in the next few months.
The Punjab Public Service Commission had recommended the names of 160 candidates for different categories of posts including 30 posts of PCS Executive, 20 of Deputy Superintendent of Police, 30 Excise and Taxation Officers, nine Tehsildar, 25 Food and Supply Officer, 28 Block Development and Panchayat Officers, 11 Assistant Registrar Cooperative Societies, and seven posts of the Employment Generation and Training Officers.