The Punjab Gazette Office and its Importance
The Punjab Gazette is the official gazette of the Government of Punjab. It is published weekly on Fridays, and contains official notifications issued by the Government. It is also available online on the website of the Department of Information and Public Relations. The first issue of the Gazette was published on 18th October, 1849.
The office of the Punjab Gazette is situated in the Secretariat at Chandigarh. The staff of the office includes a Editor, an Assistant Editor, a Deputy Superintendent, clerks and other supporting staff. The Gazette is divided into three parts –
1) Part-I contains notifications issued by different Departments of the Government relating to appointments, promotions, transfers, leave rules, etc. 2) Part-II consists of bills passed by the Legislature and assented to by the Governor. 3) Part-III comprises advertisements issued by different Departments.
Notifications issued by District Magistrates and Commissioners and Subordinate Officers are also published in the Gazette. Every effort is made to ensure that all notifications issued by the Government are published in the Gazette.
All Gazettes are printed in English as well as in Punjabi language. Copies of Gazettes are supplied to all Heads of Departments, Deputy Commissioners, District Attorneys and other officers for their information and use.
They are also sent to libraries throughout the Province for reference purposes. Copies are also sold to the public at Messrs Lawrence & Mayo’s Stores at Lahore, Rawalpindi and Multan and at Gulab Devi Hospital Lahore. The price of each copy is one anna.
The Punjab Gazette office is an important publication that keeps people updated about various events taking place in Punjab Government. It helps people know about new rules, laws, regulations etc. that have been passed by government or any development regarding same has taken place so that they can take necessary action accordingly.
This publication is very helpful for civil servants as well as general public so that they can stay updated about anything new happening related to their work or life respectively which might concern them directly or indirectly.
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