Policy for Grant of Time Scale BPS-01 to BPS-16 Federal Employees

Circular of Policy for Grant of Time Scale BPS-01 to BPS-16 Federal Employees has been issued on 22 August 2022 by Finance Division.

Policy for Grant of Time Scale BPS-01 to BPS-16 Federal Employees

As per Regulation Wing of Finance Division, instructions issued vide their OM No. 9(7)R-I/2014-233/2022 dated 28^th May 2022, the Prime Minister of Pakistan has been pleased to accord approval to the grant of higher time scale to BPS-01 to BPS-16 all civil servants of the Federal Government thrice during their service as per the following pattern:

Sr. No	Number of Time Scale	Period/Duration
a	First Time Scale	On completion of 10 years of service in the current substantive pay scale
b	Second Time Scale	On completion of 08 years of service after the grant of 1^st Time Scale or last promotion
c	Third Time Scale	On completion of 08 years of service after the grant of 2^nd Time Scale or last promotion

Further Conditions

Apart from other conditions, Time Scale from BPS-01 to BPS-04 will be admissible subject to the following conditions:

d	Time Scale will not be granted from a back date i.e it will not be effective before the date of the Time Scale Committee’s meeting
e	Time Scale promotion will be admissible thrice in the whole service. On each eve of promotion, one chance of the Time Scale will be considered lapsed.
f	A civil servant who is already availing the benefit of Time Scale Policy or move-up /placement of higher grades like in case of civil servants in BPS-01 to BPS-04, Drivers / Dispatch Riders, Superintendent, and health personnel, he/she has to give irrevocable option whether he/she want to continue with old time scale/move-up/placement or new time scale policy.
g	Each Ministry /Division/Department may ensure to seek an irrevocable option with one month of issuance of this policy.