ANIMAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT-PUNJAB

5.20 The major demands of employees in this department are:
• Upgradation of the two posts of Deputy Directors in the
Directorate of Animal Husbandry as Joint Directors in the same
pay scale.
• Upgradation of the post of Chara Vikas Officer (Rs.7220-11660)
as Assistant Director (Rs.12000-15500).
• Veterinary Pharmacists (Rs.4400-7000) be redesignated as
Veterinary Inspectors.
• Higher pay scale for the Veterinary Pharmacists in view of their
higher qualification (10+2 + 2 years Diploma) than Assistant
Extension Officers in the Department who are in the pay scale of
Rs.5480-8925 with lower qualification ( Matriculate + 2 years
Diploma ).
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• Channel of Promotion be created for Pharmacists as in other
Departments.
• Poultry Inspectors and Poultry Assistants in the Directorate of
Animal Husbandry be redesignated as Poultry Extension Officers
and Poultry Assistant Officers.
• Laboratory Workers in the Directorate of Animal Husbandry be
given pay parity with the Laboratory Workers in the Department of
Health & Family Welfare.
• Technical Assistants be redesignated as Assistant Research
Officers as in the Economic & Statistical Organisation.
• Legal Assistants be redesignated as Law Officers as in
Department of Transport and Legal and Legislative Affairs.
• The cadre of Sheep Extension Assistants be merged with
Veterinary Inspectors as qualifications required are the same.
• Dairy Development Inspectors Grade-I be redesignated as
Assistant Dairy Development Officers and
• Dairy Development Inspector Grade-II be redesignated as
Inspectors Grade-I in the pay Scale of Rs.5800-9200.
5.21 The Commission has carefully examined the above noted
demands in the light of the Guiding Principles given in Chapter 3.
It has been noted by the Commission that Government has
recently issued an order redesignating the Veterinary Pharmacists
as Veterinary Inspectors. The Commission would recommend that
the Dairy Development Inspectors Grade I may be redesignated as
Assistant Dairy Development Officers.
5.22 The other demands are not in conformity with the Guiding
Principles and, therefore, do not merit acceptance. Their revised
pay scales will be in accordance with the General
Conversion/Fitment Tables given in Chapter 4.