No.

SOR-III(S&GAD)2-10/2000

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB

SERVICE & GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT (REGULATIONS WING)
Dated Lahore the 20th January, 2008
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SUBJECT:

All Provincial Ministers, Punjab.

The Senior Member, Board of Revenue, Punjab.
The Additional Chief Secretary, Punjab.
All the administrative Secretaries in the Punjab.
The Provincial Police Officer, Punjab.
All District Nazims in the Punjab.
All District Coordination Officers in the Punjab.
All Heads of Attached Departments in Punjab.
All Heads of Autonomous Bodies in the Punjab.
The Secretary, Punjab Public Service Commission, Lahore.
The Chairman, Chief Ministers Inspection Team, Lahore.
The Registrar, Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore.
The Secretary, Chief Ministers Inspection Team, Lahore.
The Accountant General, Punjab, Lahore.
All District Accounts Officers in the Punjab.
AMENDMENT IN RULE 17-A OF THE PUNJAB CIVIL SERVANTS
(APPOINTMENT AND CONDITIONS OF SERVICE RULES, 1974
CLARAFICATION REGARDING APPOINTMENT ON CONTRACT BASIS.

Consequent upon upgradation of the posts of Junior Clerk from BS-05 to 07,
Rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules,
1974 was amended vide notification No. SOR-III (S&GAD)2-10/2000 dated 05.01.2000
to include the post of Junior Clerk (BS-7) in the rules ibid which read as under:
17-A, notwithstanding anything contained in any rule to the contrary,
whenever a civil servant dies while in service or is declared
invalidated/incapacitated for further service, one of his unemployed
children or his widow/wife may be employed by the appointing Authority
against a post to be filled under Rules 16 and 17 for which he/she
possesses the prescribed qualification and experience and such child or
the widow/wife may be given 10 additional marks in the aggregate by
the Public Service Commission or by the appropriate Selection Board or
Committee provided he/she otherwise qualifies in the test/examination
and/or interview for posts in BS-06 and above.
Provided further that one child or widow/wife of a Government
servant who dies while in service or declared invalidated/incapacitated
for further service shall be provided a job against posts in BS-1 to 5 and
the post of Junior Clerks (BS-7) in the department in which the
deceased Government servant was working, without observance of
formalities prescribed under the rules/procedure. Provided such child or
the widow/wife is otherwise eligible for the post.
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It is also brought to the notice of all concerned that the Government has

generally shifted from regular to contract mode of recruitment in view of the changing
management practices and to achieve the goals of good governance in public sector
departments/organizations. It is also clarified that the provisions of Rule 17-A of the
Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974 were made

applicable in respect of recruitment to be made under the Contract Appointment Policy.

Attention is invited to amendment made in the contract Appointment Policy vide circular
letter No. DS(O&M) 5-3/2001/Contract (MF) dated 05.08.2006, which, inter alia, provides
as under:(ii).

The provision of rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment &
Conditions
of
Service)
Rules,
1974,
and
the
relevant
instructions/guidelines issued in this behalf from time to time shall be
applicable mutalls metandis for employment of one of the unemployed
children, wife/widow of civil servant who dies while in service or is
declared invalidated/incapacitated, under the policy.
Explanation: the nature of employment so provided shall be dependent
on the mode of recruitment viz. contract or regular, as may be decided
by the government in respect of a particular post.

3.

It is, therefore, reiterated that job against posts in BS-01 to 5 and

Junior Clerk (BS-07) can be provided to a child or widow/wife of government servant

who dies while in service or is declared invalidated/incapacitated for further service on
contract basis under the Contract Appointment Policy.
4.

All concerned are, therefore, requested to implement the above

instructions in letter and spirit.

-<SD>(SHAHNAZ NAWAZ)
ADDL. SECRETARY (REGULATIONS)
A copy is forwarded for information and necessary action to:(i).
(ii).
(iii).
(iv).

PS to Principal Secretary to Governor, Punjab.

PS to Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Punjab.
PS to Chief Secretary, Punjab
All Addl. Secretaries/Deputy Secretaries and Section Officers in the (S&GAD).