GOVERNMENT OF SINDHSindh Technical Education &

Vocational Training Authority (STEVTA)51'-19, Block 6, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi

Ph: 021-99244113-17 Fax # 021-99244118

No: 5TEVTA/MD/BoG/ Dated: 18th Mar, 2020

MINUTES OF 26th MEETING OF STEVTA BOARD OF GOVERNORS (BOG)HELD ON 18th FEB. 2020

26th meeting of Slndh TEVTA Board was held on 18th Feb 2020 at 11:00 am in theconference room ofSTEVTA HQs, Karachi under the chairmanship of Mr. Saleem Raza [albani,Chairperson, Sindh TEVTA. Following members attended the meeting:

SNo Name Designation Organization1 Mr. Saleem Raza [albani Chairperson Sindh TEVTA

2 Dr. Waseem Shamshad Ali Member / Managing Director, Sindh TEVTASecretary

Mr. Abu Bakar AhmedRepresentative from Information

3Madani

Member Social Welfare Department,Govt. of SindhRepresentative from universities &

4 Mr. Asadullah Abro Member Board, Department,Govt. of SindhRepresentative from Information

5 Mr. Ather Hussain Baloch Member Technology & Science Department,

- ~;o t. of Siodh -- -6 Dr. Masroor Ahmed Member

ChairmanSindh Board of Technical Education --Representative from Mehran

7 Dr. Abdul Sami Qureshi Member University of Engineering &Technology, Jamshoro

8Mr. Sohail Wajahat H

Member Representative from IndustrySiddiquiRepresentative from School

9 Dr. Fouzia Khan Member Education Department,Govt. of Sindh

10 Mr. Ahmed Ali MemberRepresentativeFinance, Department, GOVl. of Sindh

2. The meeting started with the recitation from the Holy Quran. The Chairperson STEVTAin his opening remarks welcomed the participants and thanked them for sparing theirvaluable time from their busy schedule.

3. Managing Director STEVTA presented the implementation status of decisions made in25th meeting ofSTEVTA Board held on 25th Oct2019. lIe informed that the matter of deceasedquota appointment was forwarded to SGA&CD / Law Department as decided by Board.Accordingly, Law Department endorsed appointments under deceased quota and found noimpediments to release of salaries to the appointees. SGA&CD desired to proceed into thematter in accordance with policy / rules. I-Ie further apprised that since, all proceduralrequirements were already completed / approved by Board being appointing Authority,therefore, salary for the month of [an 2020 is released. The Board after through discussionconfirmed the minutes of 25th meeting of STEVTA Board .

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·~ ~i; 4. Subsequently, Managing Director, presented item-wise agenda before Board for

discussion / decision:

ItemNo.

AgendaDescription Discussion / Observations Decisions

02 Establishment ofPublic PrivatePartnership (PPP)Node

Managing Director apprised the Board that as persection-7(1) of Sindh PPP Act 2010, theadministrative head of each agency which seeksto implement a project on a Public-PrivatePartnership (PPP) basis, may form a PPP Nodewith approval of concerned Minister consisting ofofficers from within the Agency or other agencies,which may include representative from FinanceDepartment and independent technical and legalexports if dcernod appropriate to develop theproject. Accordingly, a summary for approval ofthe proposal was floated to Government which isreturned to seek approval of STEVTA Board.Accordingly, he [JfUPQIlCH.t the following formationur N;l~INW\·lil~l~N~ftfl!

1) Director (Ops) ConvenerSTEVTA I-IQs.

2) Representative of MemberFinance Department(not below rank of 13S-18)

3) Representative of MemberNED University Karachi-

4) Representative of MemberDawood University ofEngineering, Karachi

5) Dy Director (Ops) MemberSTEVTA HQs,

He further apprised that a dedicated ProjectImplementation Unit be also established bycreation of following positions:

LjDirector (BS-19)2) Dy Director (BS-18)3) Assistant Director (BS-17)IJ) Dy: Assist Director (135-16)5) 1x Driver6) 1x Naib Qasid

01 position01 position01 position02 positions01 position01 position

Board approved theproposal unanimouslywith followingrevisions and suchsummary be floatedthrough FinanceDepartment:

Serial No.4 and 5 bereplaced withIJ. Rcp of Tando JamAgriculture University,and5) Rep. of 113ASukkurjll"~ 1111'1M 1:I"lWIHHI IWH,& Technology.

lie apprised that the officers engaged in PPPProject Implementation Unit shall be paid salariesas "existing pay & allowances plus PPP Allowance@ equivalent to Project Allowance" notified byGovernment from time to time.

On a query of Representative of U&B, theManaging Director apprised that after seeking theapproval of Board, the summary will be floatedfor approval of Chief Minister, Sindh inaccordance with SPPP Act. Representative ofMUET suggested to include representative ofAgriculture University and IBA Sukkur for greater

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Description Discussion / Observations Decisions

3 Shifting of GMIGulstan-e- J ohar toGPI Sachal GothKarachi

Managing Director apprised the Board that SindhTEVTA and Family Education Service Foundation(FESF) are partnering for imparting vocationaltraining to Deaf under an MoU. He referred theapplication of FESF (as reproduced below)requesting to hand over Govt. MonotechnicInstitute (GMI), Gulistan-e-Iauhar, Karachiremaining portion of building for expansion ofskills training program / facilities for Deaf Reach:

"To meet the public demand to scale up, DR needsmore space. We would like to request STEVTJl toplease consider handing the entire building locatedat GM! Gulstan-e-Johar, Karachi currently beingunderutilized. NOL onlv is space required. but thepresent underuCilized portion is frequentlv visitedbv adult men who come to play cricket and whodrjye their motorc'yc!es onto the wopertv. Thjs isflat tI lltJt:llthy tH'tntJsJ)l1!wJ. 8SPCc!ltlll,y tI~' Wlfl htly8 qlarge number of female deaf students. We areconcerned about their safety. security and overallwellbeing. "

He further informed the Board that existing GMI[ohar will be shifted to a nearby GPI Sachal Goth(around 6KM away). The Chairman STEVTAendorsed the request of FESF and appreciated thequality training provided to deaf of Sindh. Rep. ofEducation Department also endorsed thecontribution of FESF in general education andother sectors. Rep. of U&B inquired that if theprovision of building to a partner is coveredunder law, then we may extend our support orotherwise seek guidance from Law Department.Mr. Suhail Wajahat suggested to sign a rentalagreement @ Re. 1/- to secure ownership of thebuilding if deemed appropriate or otherwise bythe STEVTA Rep of Mehran University, desiredthat existing batches at GMI Gulstan-e-Johar maybe continued and fresh admissions may beconducted at GPI Sachal Goth.

Board approved theproposal in principlesubject seeking itsendorsement from LawDepartment as perrules / policy.

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InstituteEstablishmentCriteria

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Managing Director apprised that Punjab and KPTEVTA have setup a minimum standard / criteriafor establishing a new or upgrading existinginstitute. In order to setup similar standard, heproposed the following criteria for perusal ofGoard:i. Criteria for Establishing / Upgrading an

institutea. TN1\ (by 1\&'1'and IC Wings)b. Population density, school-intake,

availability of industry, employability.

Board approvedcriteria for strictcompliance anddesired to formulateregulations on thematter as well (ifrequired).

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Item Agenda II-Discussion / Observations Decisions~N~o~'-r __~D~e~s~c~rl~ip~t~io~n=-__r- ~ ~ ~ -r ,a. GCT--7 Division Level + Designated

Industrial Area I -b. GPI--7 District Level Ic. VTI--7 Division Level + Designated

Industrial Aread. VTC--7 Tehsil Level (Atlcast three

trades)fI, OVI Ttlt11i1l1~~VlllCI\I;\ChHI\. t:hrflll

trades)f. GVS--7 Village /lJC Level (Atleast three

trades)

iii. No institute shall be established /upgraded if does not meet above criteria /minimum standards

Mr. Suhail Wajahat and Rep. of lJ&13Departmentappreciated the criteria. However, they desiredthat regulations to this effect may be framed inaccordance with STEVTA Act (if required)._____~~--~----~-~------------~~~--~--~----L------+------------------

Fund for All The Director Finance and Director (A&T), Board approved theReceipts (Self STEVTJ\ apprised to Board that under section proposal with a changeHelp Basis & 12(3) of STEVTA Act, all receipts are to be in "Main Budget lleadsOther Training deposited into a Fund to be managed by Authority / Priorities":Programs) for meeting the purposes as envisaged under the d) Maintenance &

Act. However, several receipts collected under Repair: 25%; andSelf Help Basis Program and other training e) 10% endowmentprograms by the institutes are managed by fund". Moreover; thethemselves in accordance with their previous Board approved ratespractice. In order to streamline the SH13and other for teaching faculty asprograms, the following arr proposed: mentioned inA. Main Budget Heads / Priorities: discussion part anda) Employee Related: 35% rates for non-teaching

staff in accordanceb) Consumables + POL: 10%c) Support Fund (M&E, Gaps etc.): 20% with government dailyd) Maintenance & Repair: 35% wage policy. Board

further desired to(Provided that the Review Committee may revise regularly present the

estimates on the recommendation of IMCs) detailed expenditure /B. Fund Mechanism: revenue report in

board meetings.a. All receipts shall be deposited in STEVTA

Fund maintained through Sindh Bankaccount in accordance with STEVTA Act;

b. Budget proposal shall be submitted byMarch every year & recommended by acommittee headed by Director Admin,Director A&T and Director Finance;

c. Releases shall be made on semi-annualsubject to Audit by Internal Auditor;

d. Re-appropriations shall be made by abovecommittee with approval of ManagingDirector, STEVTA;

e. Sanction of Expenditure shall be exercisedin accordance with lMC Rules;

r. Mandatory Annual Audit shall be, conducted by Authority's Internal Auditor;__ .__ -J ~~+- ~L_ ~L_ ~J_ _

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AgendaDescription

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g. All payments shall be made with pre-audit;

h. No procurement shall be made except inaccordance with S-PPRA Rules.

6Key PerformanceIndicators (KPls)

C. Ratesa. Visiting Faculty: Per hour Rs. 300 for DJ\E

and Rs. 400 for Graduate;b. No of posts as per standard norm for regular

programb. Supporting Staff: No Supporting Staff shall

be engaged under SJ-IBP. However,Accountant, Gardner, Sweeper, SecurityGuard may be hired exceptional cases likepost is vacant or non-existent;

D. Hiring (Temporary / Casual / Work-Charged Engagement).a. Oualifica ion and CXP( ricncc: I\s prescribe d

under H'I'HV'I'A Recruitment Rules:b. Hiring Authority: IMCc. Interview: IMC

E. Approval of Budget & Progress Review

a). Annual progress review of Institutes runningSI-IBP shall be presented to BoG

b). Budget proposals shall be approved bySTEVTI\ Board.

Decisions

The Managing Director apprised that proposessteps will provide effective control on resourcesfor better management of institutes. Rep. ofMUET suggested to reserve 10% of SH13P asendowment Fund for welfare of trainees /teachers / institute. Mr. Suhail Wajahat advisedthat such expenditure shall be met out fromprofits generated through the investment ofendowment fund.---- ----- -- ----- ------t------- --Managing Director apprised that the post of Board unanimouslyPrincipal and Regional Directors arc to be filled approved posting ofby selection / transfer from amongst the persons Regional Directors ameligible persons in accordance with D,{,E / Principals of selectedSTEVTJ\ rules. Due to non-availability of any institutes and desiredselection criteria, these positions arc filled to strictly allow "paywithout any competitive procedure. In order to for performance" tocreate greater competition and achieve those meetingorganizational goals as envisaged under STEV!'J\ proposed KPIs andAct, the following procedure may be adopted for selected / continuedfilling posts of Regional Director and Principal as through Interviewidentified by Interview Panel periodically: Panel. Moreover; the

1) Open circular for interested / eligible (as Board nominated Mr.per rule) officers ofSTEVTA Suhail Wajahat as a

In every March and October, a notice shall be member of proposedcirculated amongst all institutes / offices for Interview Panel. Beareinviting applications of interested STEVTA further desired to

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DecisionsAgendaDescription Discussion / Observations

Officials having rrnrumum qualification,experience as per relevant rule and the following:a. Experience: 5+ Year remained posted in RD

/ HQs/ STI / CCPC / Any otheradministrative office

b. Skills: Managerial, Analytical, Computer,Communication

2) Interview Panel (Chairman, ManagingDirector, a Board Member)All applications of interested STEVTAOfficers shall be scrutinized / approved byabove interview panel based on followingcriteria:

adjusting any surplusemployees.

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a. Presentation by interested employeei. Brief Background / Performance of

Applicant;ii. Issues at institute / region the applicatcd

III Intol'cJIIHl~llnliii. Proposal: Industrial Linkage, Placement,

Admission, Environment, AcademicActivities, Extra-Curricular etc.

iv. Way Forwardb. Interview of applicant by interview panel

c. Undertaking: An undertaking by applicantto achieve KPls, or other-wise his withdrawnfrom KPls, allowance and position holdingthereof; and his volunteer consent to posthim anywhere at the will of Authority.

The Chairman STEVTA apprised that these KPlsare measurable and will be reviewed periodically.A monthly allowance @ Rs. 70,000/- for RegionalDirector and 50,000/- for Principal as "Pay forPerformance" will be allowed to them subject totheir selection and annual continuation byInterview Panel based on the KPls. Mr. SuhailWajahat appreciated the initiative andemphasized such practice should have been doneearlier. Rep. of U&B inquired the financial andavailability of funds for such allowance. liefurther asked as to where the existing personsoccupying the posts of RDs and Principals will beadjusted. Managing Director apprised that theexpenditure will be met out from single-line grantand sufficient provision thereof is available.Regarding, adjustment of present personsholding the posts of RDs and Principal selectedinstitutes (as identified by Interview Panel), heapprised that they will also be given chance toprove their position before proposed InterviewPanel. However, remaining persons will beposted at other institutes / offices whereinsufficient po.~~tJon~~~~ lying v9~:.?n.!-:_ _ _,

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AgendaDescription

Decisions.,..

Delegation ofPowers

1. Bank Accounts and Cheque SignatoriesDirector Finance STEVTA apprised that Rule 7(2)of STEVTA (Finance, Accounts, Works &Property) Rules 2013 envisages to make allpayments by cheque duly signed by ManagingDirector or any officer authorized in this behalfbythe Board. Several accounts are maintained bySTEVTA office / institutes for day-to-day affairs /eouceuon of fClOS under dll'f'oront tr lntrigprograms. lIe therefore proposed that the Boardmay like to delegate its power upon ManagingDirector to authorize any officer as chequesignatories and opening of bank accounts.

2. Constitution of Institute ManagementCommittees (IMCs)

The Director Finance further apprised the Boardthat in order to strengthen and operationalizeTVET institutes in close collaboration with theprivate sector and industry extended autonomyin managing affairs of institutes InstituteManagement Committees (IMCs) are constitutedunder IMC (Conduct of Business) Rules 2015.However, several powers under IMC rules likeformation of IMCs, appointment / acceptance ofresignation of a member ctc require to bedelegated. Since, the matter being a routine,requires speedy disposal. Therefore, the Boardmay like to delegate upon Managing Director thepowers to constitute IMe:, appoint and acceptresignation of members of IMCs.L- L- -L __ ~~ ~ _

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Discussion / Observations

Managing Director appraised 12 residentialcolonies (located inside various institutes) weretransferred to STEVTA along-with other assets inaccordance with STEVTA Act. In order to properlymanage / allot the official residence on merit /with transparency he presented a policy forallotment of residence (60% institute itself, 20%STEVTA Offices and 20% other STEVTAInNtltutoll). Rap. of lJ&.13 fldvlsCld eo followGovernment Rules for allotment of officialresidence. He further proposed that threeexisting vacant residences may be converted intoofficial guest houses and be used for officialpurpose @ rates as proposed under workingpaper. Mr. Suhail Wajahat inquired that whatsteps have been taken for vacation of residencesillegally occupied. Director Admin STEVTJ\responded that several residences are occupiedby outsiders / private persons / officials of othergovernment departments and recently fewresidences have been got vacated through court.

Board approved theproposed policy andallotment of residencein accordance withGovernment rules.Moreover; the Boarddirected to get vdcd\edall illegally occupiedrClHldonc:tls t hr-o ug h la wenforcement agencies.

1. Board unanimouslyapproved delegation ofpowers for chequesignatories & openingof bank accounts uponManaging Director. TheBoard further desiredthat if any amendmentIn rulo III r-cquu-od ('orthis reason, the samemay be made.

2. Board approved theproposal unanimously.

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Review ofSTEVTAOrganogram

Director Finance STEVTA apprised that inaccordance with Rule 17(2) of STEVrA (APT)Rules 2012, all employees of Authority areentitled for such Leave, Medical Facility,Travelling Allowance, Daily Allowance, GeneralProvident Fund, Pension and Gratuity or anyother benefit in accordance with rules applicableto regular government employees. Accordingly,deductions on account of provident andInsurance func.iH arel m ag frorn tho monthlysalaries of employees and benevolent be made inaccordance with Government Rules. lierequested the Board for formation of Provident,Pension, benevolent, and group insurance fundsand opening of separate bank accounts for suchfunds in Sindh Bank.

Responding to a query of Rep. of U&B, DirectorAdmin apprised that all rules for regulargovernment employees are applicable forSTEVTA employees in accordance with Rule17(2) ofSTEVTAAPT Rules.

Board approvedformation of Provident,Benevolent andInsurance Funds andopening of bankaccounts for thosefunds at any bank.

Formation ofProvident,Benevolent andInsurance Funds

10SNE for NewInstitutes

Director Academics, STEVTA apprised that beforeestablishment of Sindh TEVTA, FinanceDepartment, Govt. of Sindh was responsible toprovide operational budgets and create posts foroperationalization of new institutes and offices.Now such powers have been assigned to STEVTABoard under Section 11 of STEVTA Act.Accordingly, buildings offollowing new instituteshf;1vCI 11~'PI1 tltJ!fI~lhJII!~1 ~lI1d I'Clqull"u Woperationaiize them:

1. GPI Sachal (Textile, Chemical, P& G)2. GPI 1\zam Basti (Textile and Electronics)3. GMI Razaqabad (Addition: Electrical)4. GPI G North Karachi (Textile and Electronic)5. GPI H New Karachi (Mechanical & Electrical)6. CoE Kotri (8 Trades)7. GMI Kohsar to GPI (Addition: Civil)H. GMI Chachro Mirpurkhas (Civil)9. GMI Garhi Khuda Bux, Larkana (Civil)10.VTC Mithi (Electrical, Plumbing, Mining,

CNC, IIVACR, Construction, Welding)

Mr. Suhail Wajahat suggested to shift surplus staffto new institutes. Responding to a query of Rep.of Finance Department, Managing Directorapprised that after approval of the proposal,Finance Department, Govt. of Sindh will berequested for allocation of additional funds formeeting out the expenditure.

Board approved theSNE for new institutessubject concurrence byFinance DepartmentGovt of Sindh.

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11Director Admin STEVT A apprised that afterestablishment of Authority, Board has approved /revised STEVTA organogram keeping in view theworkload of various sections / departments.However, after inclusion of defunct Directorate ofTechnical Education as Director Admin andDirectorate of Manpower as Director Operations,

Hoard unanimouslyapproved the revisedstructure / positions inthe organogram ofSTEVTA llQs andRegional Offices asattached at

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12HR RelatedMatters

the posts were not rationalized. Therefore, inorder to streamline and rationalize the number ofposts in each wing / section based on theworkload necessary revisions (i.e. several newcreations / merger / shifting of existing posts toother sections/wings) in the existing organogramof STEVTA HQs and Regional Directorates areessentially required.

(1) Appointing AuthoritiesThe Managing Director apprised that inaccordance with Rule 5 of STEVTA APT Rules,STEVTA Board is appointing authority in respectof all posts. Further, under Rule 5(2) of STEVTAAPT Rules, 2012, the Board may authorize anyofficer to exercise its powers of AppointingAuthority. In this regard, it is proposed that Boardmay like to delegate its powers upon following asAppointing Authorities:

_ _ ~---i\Pll')llltlnN-I\~'~hlJrllLt1l8 - ----:-..:Chairperson STEVTA For posts in 13S 18

and aboveManaging Director For posts in 13S 01-17

(2) Selection CommitteesThe Director Admin STEVTA apprised that inorder to fulfil the obligation of STEVTA APT Rule6(1) and 6(2), following Selection Committees areproposed for all future recruitments in theAuthority:

Selection Committee I - (BS 16 and above)1 STEVTA Board member to be Chairman

nominated by Board

(F/Organogram) ofWorking Papers.

Board approved theproposals unanimouslywith direction tomention Scale ofManaging Director asBS-20 and DirectorAdmin as 13S-19/20 inthe selectioncommittees.

The Board nominatedMr. sunau waJU!ltll till

Chairman of SelectionCommittee-I and Dr.Fouzia Khan as co-opted mornbor forSelection Cornmit.tco-I.

2 Managing Director. BS20 MemberSTEVTA

""'Slilijcci'i~x;;cr-t(not below IlS=- -Mcmbcl-- -19) nominated by Chairman,STEVTA

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4 Representative ofSGA&CD Member(not below BS 18)

The Board also reviseddistribution of marksfor conduct of writtentest as under:"Teaching Posts:a. Academic: 30 Marksb. Trade/Technology: SOMarks""Non-Teaching Posts(BS 6 and above)a. IT / Academic 30Marksb. Relevant Field: 10Marks".

5 Head of outsourced agency (in Membercase of outsourcing) or /Director Admin BS 19/20 SecretarySTEVTA (in case of in-house)

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Selection Committee II - (BS 01 to 15)- --------------~--.-~~-I1 Director Admin BS 19/20 Chairman

STEVTA2 Subject Expert (not below I3S-1(3) Member

nominated by ManagingDirector, STEVTARepresentative of SGA&CD(notbelow BS 18) 1 1

Representative of Administrative MemberDepartment (not below I3S lB)

3 Member

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PJ Initiation of recruitment processThe Managing Director further proposed that inorder to ensure transparency and merit followingcriteria shall be observed (subject to domicile,minimum qualification, experience and agerequirements as per recruitment rules):

13 Settlement ofTerms &Conditions forPost of ManagingDirector

a. Teaching Posts

The Chairman STEVTA apprised that pay &emoluments for the post of Managing DirectorSTEVf J\ were approved by STEVT J\ Board in its2nu meeting as Rs. 150,000/- per month. Whichwas later revised in 2012 as Rs. 275,000 permonth + 10% annual increase. J\ccordingly, thematter was placed in 22nd meeting of BoG held on19/10/201B which referred the matter to lIRCommittee head by Secretary (Services),SGJ\&CD. IIowcvcr. SGJ\&CD has conveyed thatthe STEVTJ\ being autonomous may decide thematter on its own. On other hand, 13BSI-IRD13andrt<>o {,u... pt(

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Board approved pay &emoluments for thepost of ManagingDirector as per last paydrawn and STEVTJ\admissible regularallowances plusJ\uthority Allowance @Rs. 260,000/- (for I3]>S-20) and RS.2BO,OOO/(for BPS-21). Thepresent ManagiIlL

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Written Test (through 3rd party)ii, Acadornlc (IInIlI1811, GI~, Mtlth)i 20 Marks BOb. Relevant Trade! Technology: 40 Marks Marksc. Psychometric: 20 Marks

Interview 20._"' Marks

Minimum 10 Marks in Interview and 50 in WrittenTest shall be required to qualify for furtherdetermination of merit based on number of

available posts.

1x extra mark per year shall be awarded to thosealready served STEVTA under any training

program.

b. Non-Teaching Posts (BS-6 and above):Written Test (through 3rd party)

a. IT Skill! Academic: 20 Marks 70 Marksb. Relevant Field: 30 MarksC. Psychometric: 20 Marks

Interview 30 MarksMinimum 15 Marks in Interview and 40 in Written

Test shall berequired to qualify for furtherdetermination of merit based on number of

available nests,

c. Non-Teaching Posts (BS 1-5):Interview I 100 Marks

Minimum 50% Marks in Interview shall berequired to qualify for further determination of

merit based on number of available posts.

The Rep. of U&B and Education Departmentinquired that such criteria shall be followed asenvisaged under STEVTA APT Rules. Respondingto the query Director Admin apprised that initialrecruitment in STEVTA is made in accordancewith STEVTJ\ APT Rule 8(1). Wherein, no specificmarks for test or interview are provided, whichrequires to be specified for ensuring transparentand meritorious recruitments in accordance withSTEVTA Rules.

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.. SPPRA approved an allowance similar to projectallowance revised by Government from time totime. In order to attract and retain career officersfor the post of Managing Director, he proposedthat Board may approve pay & emoluments forthe post of Managing Director as "Last pay drawnand regular allowances admissible in STEVTAplus Authority Allowance equal to (BPS-20: Rs.260,000/- and BPS-21: Rs. 280,000/-)" per monthon the analogy of SPPRA. The Chairman furtherrequested the Board to revise & fix the salary ofpresent incumbent w.e.f the date of his joining,accordingly.

Mr. Suhail Wajahat, Rep. of EducationDepartment, Rep. ofMUET, Rep. ofU&B endorsedthe proposal to retain the services of careerofficers for the post of Managing Director.

Director shall be Ientitled for approvedpay package with effectfrom his date ofjoining.

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"The Board directed to prepare detailed proposalafter working the actual impact in consequencesof restoration of original nomenclature of posts asadvised by Finance Department, Government ofSindh and submit the same in forthcomingmeeting of Board.r-----I----------------r-----~--------------------------------+_------------------Managing Director apprised the appointmentmatter of Mr. Govari Shankar Lalwani and hispetition filed in honorable Sindh High Court. Heinformed the Board that the petitioner Mr.Lalwani, was appointed on one-year contractbasis as Sr. Instructor BS 17 in 2001 by SecretaryEducaticn on tho rcccmmondatlon ofSPSC. As porterms of hls offer of appointment, the petitionerfailed to join within 10 days stipulated time.However, after four years he submitted anapplication on 22/11/2008 to SecretaryEducation for allowing him to join the post, whichwas regretted by Secretary Education as timebarred case. The petitioner upon' refusal byEducation Department approached honorableSindh High Court for seeking relief on the analogyofMrs, Uzma Kashif (a batchmate of petitionerwho was allowed to join her post on 18/6/2(09).The court very kindly ordered to initiate the caseof petitioner in same way as of Mrs. Uzma Kashifon the written statement of Legal Counsel ofSTEVTA (who submitted the statement beforecourt on his own as no such consent was soughtfrom STEVTA Board / Appointing Authority).

lIe further informed the Board that since STEVTAis autonomous body functioning under STEVTAAct has no jurisdiction to appoint any civilservant. However. section 11 of STEVTA Actempowers the Board to appoint public servants.If it deems appropriate, Board may considerappointment of petitioner as public servant underSTEVTA APT Rule 5.

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Change ofNomenclature ofEmployees /Posts (Civil Mode)

Court Matters -Appointment ofGovari ShankarLalwani

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The matter wasdeferred by Board tobe discussed / decidedin forthcoming meetingof Board.

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.----r-------------,~----~--~~--~--~----~~~~_,------------------The majority of Board members concluded thatthe matter may not be decided since contents ofpetition, personal file of petitioner and reply ofrespondents are not available before Board.Therefore, the matter may be placed withcomplete facts of the case / appointment of thepetitioner in forthcoming meeting of Board todecide the same on merit.

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Regularization ofservices / releaseof salaries - MissAmna Abro

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The Managing Director apprised the membersthat in order to functionalize the Authority, SindhTEVTA hired the services of various officialseither on contract or contingent basis in tomanners i.e. 1) competitive selection process(advertisement, selection committee, interview /test) against sanctioned posts, and 2) directhiring from contingent budget (non-sanctionedposts). In order to retain the services of officialshired through competitive selection process,STEVTA Board in its 9th meeting approvedregularization of those officials meeting theIwlLtil'l t!jUhH'~11l1 ~11l'~~HtI1tHlIiHHI~I~lv~1 tll'tH!lIUII,advertisement, interview / test). Accordingly, allthose meeting the criteria were regularized. Ms.Amna Abro since she was engaged directlywithout any advertisement as temporary /contingent paid staff was not considered forregularization. However, the then DeputyDirector Admin-I by misuse of his authorityissued an illegal notification of her regularization.However, the department did not implement theimpugned notification being violative of law /illegal. He further informed the Board that Ms.Amna Abro filled a petition in Sindh High Court,Sukkur for her regularization and release ofsalary. He requested the Board to decide thematter in accordance with the rules.---t------------------t------------------------------------------j------------The Managing Director submitted to the Boardthat the tenure of one Legal Advisor (engaged forLarkana / Sukkur regions) out of three, iscompleted in [an 2020. Since, a large number ofcases / petitions are pending in Larkana andSukkur High Courts, therefore it is proposed thatin place of outgoing advisor, a Legal Advisor fromopen market through competitive selectionprocess may be engaged at the rates earlierapproved by Board thereof. In this regard, heproposed that the Board may approve followinginterview committee for engagement of LegalAdvisor:A) Interview Committee:

1) Director Admin STEVTA Convener2) Rep. of Law Department Member3) Incharge Legal Section STEVTA Secretary

Rep. of Finance Department inquired that whatprocedure will be followed for hiring the legaladvisor. Managing Director responded that

,. services of the legal advisor will be hired through~------L-------------~,FL-------------~~----------------------~-L------------- _~c..u..tkI

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17 Engagement ofLegal Advisor /Counsel for

. l.arkana & Sukkur

Board regrettedregularization ofservices of Ms. ArnnaAbro being violative ofits earlier decision /STEVTA APT Rules.

Moreover, the Boarddirected to:1) declare herregularization order abinitio void as issued byHli HI1H~I~htJl'I~"'" Iincompetent authorityillegally;

2) discontinue hertemporary / contingentpaid engagement;

3) initiate disciplinaryaction against the thenDeputy DirectorAdmin-I, DirectorAdmin and AM CCPCSukkur for misuse ofauthority as per rules.

The Board approved a)hiring of Legal Advisorpurely on merit and b)proposed SelectionCommittee.

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competitive selection process under SPPRARules... ( 18 Any other agenda

with the approvalof Chair

7.

1) Pay Package for the Post of ChairpersonSTEVTA.

The Managing Director apprised the Board thatthe post of Chairperson STEVTA is filled by theGovernment in accordance with STEVTA Act. Inorder to decide the matter of pay & emolumentsfor the position of Chairperson, HR Committee ofSTEVTA Board in its meeting held on 14/03/2009recommended that the Chairman, subject toapproval of the Government, be entitled to thestatus and perquisites admissible to an officer ofManagement Position-l (MP-I) scale. Therecommendations of HR Committee wereapproved by STEVTA Board in its 4th meeting heldon 8/8/2009, however, for the then Chairperson,Board approved payment of Rs.l00,OOO/" permonth as an honorarium.

Board endorsed grantof MP-I scale forChairperson STEVTAas alreadyrecommended by I1RCommittee. Boardfurther desired that asummary for thereason be moved toChief Minister Sindh(through FinanceDepartment) beingappointing authority ofthe ChairpersonSTEVTA.

2) Payment of Authority Allowance to CivilServants posted at STEVTA HQs.

Chairman and Managing Director STEVTAapprised the Board that public servants posted atSTEVTA HQs are drawing Authority allowance @rate approved by Board. Since, salary ofemployees of two directorates i.e. Admin andOperations being civil servants is paid through AGOffice, therefore the allowance is not being paidto them. He requested the Board to approvepayment of Authority Allowance to Civil Servantsposted on sanctioned posts of Directorate ofAdmin and Operations out of single line grant.

The meeting ended with a vote of thanks to and from the Chair.

Circulation:

The Board deferred theitem with direction toprepare and propose asubstitute, likehonoraria in lieu ofAuthority Allowance tocivil servants postedagainst sanctionedposts of STEVTA IIQsin its next meeting.

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DR. WASEEM SHAMSHAD All (PAS)Managing Director /

Secretary STEVT A Board

1) STEVTA Board Members (as per attached list)2) PS to Chairperson, STEVTA IIQs, Karachi

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