Punjab Government has issued strict directions to all Heads of the Departments, Divisional Commissioners, Deputy Commissioners, Registrars, Punjab and Haryana High Court and all District Session Judges to follow the reservation guidelines for Scheduled Castes in true spirit for Class I and Class II promotions through Departmental Promotion Committees.
A spokesman of Welfare Department said that it has come to the notice of the Government that various Administrative Departments were ignoring the promotion guidelines of Punjab government. He said the representative of social Welfare have given their dissenting note regarding violation of promotion guidelines set for Scheduled Castes during promotions of Class I and Class II officers.
The spokesman said it has also been observed that the Administrative Departments without paying attention to the note of representative awarded the promotions affecting the benefits of Scheduled Castes officers.
He said that this step was adversely affecting the promotional prospectus of employees belonging to Schedule Castes community.
“In future no department would order any promotion without consulting with the Welfare Department, if they found any difficulty to implement the reservation procedure for Scheduled Castes in promotions,” the spokesman said, adding that all departments and authorities concerned have also been directed to follow promotions guidelines of scheduled castes in true spirit.