GOVERNMENT IS RESPONSIBLE TO VERIFY THE FACTS PLACED ON THE RECORDS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS DEPARTMENT AND CLARIFY THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ASSURED CAREER PROGRESSION SCHEME ISSUED FOR ALL EMPLOYEES PRIOR TO 1-1-1996 AND OPTED UNDER RULE -6 OF RULES -1998(15-12-1998) OF THE ACPS GRANTED.

The junior Engineers working in the department of Public Works had been granted designated post of Extra Assistant Engineer after 18 years of regular service in the scale and grade on 3-10-1991 where in the status and position of the post equated for the promotional level placement being over due for higher /highest plateform of the promotion under R&P rules and also in semblance to the position and Promotion of others working in the joint cadres of Assistant Engineer and the Executive Engineers.The status of post has been introduced by the department of HP Finance under the Assured Career Progression Scheme and it's confirmations too made by the department of personnel and the administrative reforms too working as the advisory departments of the R&P rules .The post has been stated to be maintained under the provisions of option and preference given by the designated officer/official declared responsible to protect the fundamental rights of the cadre seniority and post /grade particularly issued to remove stagnation of the cadre /grade /post .The department of Finance again issued similar benefits of the post of junior Engineer after 16 years of regular service in the scale and grade with class -l l status of the junior Engineer however made it clear that the said post would work as a junior Engineer.The order issued on 4-8-2001 after ten years of the cross and pass could not be forcibly merged with the lower grade post of Additional Assistant Engineer being responsible to protect the higher post and grade of former post Extra Assistant Engineer under the provisions of the placement career.Now the department of HP Finance has made clear that the former post had been issued to the all employees of the government however the scheme for the junior Engineer cadre separated with effect from 4-8-2001 for which the department of Personnel has already issued clarifications to do the needful as per option of the employee but the department of HPPWD taking no cognizance of the orders and instructions of the advisory departments like Finance, Personnel, law and the administrative reforms even case file overdue for the monthly statement of cases pending finalisation over for 3 months wef the pay commission recommendations issued on 3-1-2022 where in it is clearly mentioned that increments of the senior government employees should have not been stopped/withheld by way of the penalty or other wise and option would be considered final and irrevocable one however the department of HPPWD taking no cognizance of the second channels of Promotion preferred by the employees in semblance to the position and promotion for others and granted to the all employees to protect the promotional level placement and take benefits of the ACPS as admissible with in the provision created for all in the general Schemes of claim and priority for the second channels of Promotion issued for all with level of promotion and declared an Extra Assistant Engineer for further course of action and restructure of the post and grade for permanent status of the cadre /grade /post .As such the department of HPPWD is responsible to take advise from the advisory departments or have legal opinion in the matter instead of wrong deal of cases even overdue for monthly statement of cases pending finalisation over 3 months wef 3-1-2022 .The victimization of such cadre /grade /posts have been removed by the department of HP Finance in the general compliance and order issued on 3-1-2022 and now the department of HPPWD is only responsible to report compliance to the competent higher authority and release former benefits of the posts where no financial benefits issued to the cadre /grade /posts till date of the submission and complaints before the disciplinary Authorities.