ABSTRACT OF AGE RELAXATION RULES
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GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB
SERVICES, GENERAL ADMINISTRATION & INFORMATION DEPARTMENT
The Ist April 1976
NOTIFICATION
No.SORIII-9-1/72-In exercise of the powers conferred by section 23 of the Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make the following rules to relax the upper age limit prescribed for recruitment to various posts namely:
- a) These rules may be called the Punjab Civil Servants Recruitment (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 1976.
- b) These rules shall apply to the recruitment of all
- c) They shall come into force at once.
2. Definitions
–In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires :
- i) “Schedule Castes” means the castes, races or tribes, or parts of groups within castes, races or tribes declared to be scheduled castes under any law in force in the Punjab or so declared by Government for the purposes of various services/ Recruitment Rules and;
- ii) “Under-developed Area” means the Baluch Area of G. Khan District and such other areas as Government may declare to be under-developed areas for the purposes of various services/ Recruitment Rules.
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iii)”Disabled person” means a person who, on account of injury, disease or congenital deformity, is handicapped for undertaking any gainful profession or employment in order to earn his livelihood,
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and included a person who is blind, deaf, physically handicapped or mentally retarded:
Provided that only such disabled person should be eligible to be considered for job reserved for disabled persons, who are duly registered with the Employment Exchange of the area and have been declared to be disabled and fit for work of a particular job by the Provincial Council as defined in Section 5 of Disabled Persons (Employment andRehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981.3.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any rules applicable to any post or service:
i)In the case of the candidates from scheduled castes and under developed areas, for a period of 20 years from the commencing day of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan the upper age limit shall be relaxed by three years.
ii)In the case of a person whose services under Government have been terminated for want of vacancy the period of service already rendered by him shall for the purposes of upper agelimit under any rule, be excluded from his age; and
iii)In the case of Ex-Defence personal, the interval between the date of their release from the Defence Forces of Pakistan including the Mujahid Force and the date of re-employment in a Civil Department subject to a maximum of seven years and the whole of the period of service rendered by them in such Forces shall, for the purposes of upper age limit under any rule, be excluded from their age.
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iv)In the case of a person who has rendered national service under the Pakistan National Services Ordinance, 1970, the period actually spent by him in such service shall, for the purpose of upper age limit prescribed under any rule, for appointment to any service/post be excluded from his age.
v)In the case of a candidate already working as a Government servant, the period of his continuous service as such shall for the purpose of upper age limit prescribed under any service rules, of the post for which he is a candidate, be excluded from his age.
Provided the upper-age limit shall not exceed 35 years for recruitment to any post to be filled in on the recommendations of the Punjab Public Service Commission on the basis of the combined competitive examination/ competitive examination
Notwithstanding anything contained to the contrary with regard to the Upper Age Limit in any Service/ Recruitment Rules, the Upper Age Limit shall not exceed 40years in the case of persons who are domiciled in Punjab and are serving in connection with the affairs of Punjab Government, with at least 4 years service as such, for recruitment to any post to be filled in, on the recommendation of the Punjab Public Service Commission, on the basis of the Combined Competitive Examination.
- vi) In case of a disabled person as defined in rule 2 (iii) above the maximum upper age limitprescribed in the Service/Recruitment Rules, for appointment to a post, shall be raised by 10
vii) In case of employees of Afghan Refugees Organization, who are bona fide residents of Punjab, for the period of their service already rendered by them in the Organization or for the period of ten years whichever is les shall for the purpose of upper age limit under anyrule be excluded from the age.
viii) In case of children of deceased/invalidated/incapacitated Government servants who apply for Government service under rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment
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&Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974, the maximum upper age limit prescribed in theService/Recruitment Rules for appointment to post, shall be raised by 5 years.4.The Punjab Services Recruitment (Relaxation of Upper age Limit for candidates belonging to Schedule Castes and Under-developed Areas), Rules, 1973, are hereby repealed.———- No. SOR.I (S&GAD) 9-3/92
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Dated Lahore the 09-05-1994
Subject: RELAXATION IN UPPER-AGE LIMIT
I am directed to state that Governor of the Punjab is pleased to grant general relaxation in the upper-age limit by five years in respect of all the candidates for vacancies in BS-1 to BS-15 under the dministrative control of the Punjab Government and Autonomous bodies excluding the Police Department.
- The above position may kindly be brought to the notice of all concerned for information and necessary action.
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No. SOR.I (S&GAD) 9-252/88
Dated Lahore the 20-10-1998
Subject:10 YEARS AGE RELAXATION FOR THE DISABLD PERSONS
I am directed to invite your kind attention to rule 3(vi) of the Punjab Civil Servants Recruitment (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 1976, amended vide Notification No. SORI(S&GAD)9-252/88 dated 25.3.1989 which provides as under:“In case of a disabled person as define in rules 2(iii) of the rules ibid , the maximum upper age limit prescribed in the Service/Recruitment Rules, for appointment to a post, shall be raised by 10 years”.
- I am to request you to ensure strict implementation of the provision of disabled persons (Employment & Rehabilitation) Ordinance, 1981 and highlight the above mentioned provisions of Relaxation of Upper Age Limit in employment of disabled persons in the advertisements for recruitment.
(Muhammad Sadiq)
Deputy Secretary (Regulations)
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No. SORI(S&GAD) 9-36/81
SERVICES & GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
Dated Lahore the 27-07-1999
SUBJECT: RELAXATION IN UPPER AGE LIMIT
Sir,
I am directed to refer to the subject noted above and to state that consequent upon the amendment in the schedule appended to the Punjab Delegation of Powers (Relaxation of Age) Rules, 1961,vide S&GAD notification of even number dated 21st June, 1999, the general relaxation in the upper age limit by five years in respect of the vacancies in BS-1 to 15, under the administrative control of the Punjab Government and autonomous bodies, excluding the Police Department, vide this department’s circular letter No. SORI(S&GAD) 9-3/92 dated 9th May, 1994 is hereby withdrawn.
Muhammad Sadiq
Deputy Secretary (Regulations)
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GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB SERVICES AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
NO.SORI(S&GAD)9-1/2000 DATED 01-08-2000
Amendment:
In rule after clause viii, the following shall be added.
(viii) In the case of deceased /invalidated/incapacitated Government servants who apply for government service under Rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment and Condition of Service Rules 1974) the maximum upper age limit prescribed in the Service / Recruitment Policies for appointment to the post shall be raised by 5-years.
BY THE ORDERS OF GOVERNOR OF PUNJAB
ADDITIONAL CHIEF SECRETARY
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GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB SERVICES AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
NO.SORI(S&GAD)9-36/81 DATED 21-05–2012
NOTIFICATION:
In exercise of the powers conferred upon him under Section 23 of the Punjab Civil Servants Acts, 1974 (VIII of 1974) the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to direct that in the Punjab Delegation of Power (Relaxation of Age) Rules, 1961, the following amendment shall be made.
In the said Rules, for the Schedule, the following shall be substituted:
| S.No. | Authorities competent to relax age prescribed for recruitment | Services and posts in respect of which relaxation is permissible | Limit up to which age can be relaxed |
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
| 1 | Administrative Secretaries, | All the services and posts meant for initial recruitment | Up to 5-years across the board to appear as part of advertisement |
| 2 | District Coordination Officers | All the services and posts meant for initial recruitment filling under the domain of a District Government | Up to 5-years across the board to appear as part of advertisement |
| NOTE: The authorities specified in column 2 above shall relax the upper age limit up to 3-years across the board for male candidate, over and above any age relaxation mentioned in Column-4 and it shall appear as part of advertisement. | |||
(Muhammad Ilyas)
Secretary (Regulations) S&GAD
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GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB SERVICES AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
NO.SORI(S&GAD)9-36/81 DATED 08-08-2016
Sub: AGE RELAXATION:
- Under the Punjab Delegation of Powers (Relaxation of Upper Age) Rules, 1961, the Administrative Secretaries and DCOs have been authorized to grant upper age limit up to 5 years for male candidates and up to eight (8) years for female candidate across the board to appear as advertisement, beyond which no relaxation is admissible in terms of Notification dated 21-05-2012.
(Dr. Muhammad Saleh Tahir)
Secretary Regulations (S&GAD)
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GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB SERVICES AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
NO.SORI(S&GAD)9-3/2020 DATED 02-02-2021
Amendment:
In the Punjab Civil Servants Recruitment (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 1976 in rule 3 in clause vi( for the figure “10” the figure “15” shall be substituted.
(Ahmad Ali Kamboh)
Secretary (Regulations)
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GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB SERVICES AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT
NO.SORI(S&GAD)9-2/2022 DATED 26-01-2022
Amendment:
In the Punjab Civil Servants Recruitment (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 1976 after rule 3 the following shall be added.
“3-A Notwithstanding anything contained in these rules or anything contrary in any rules applicable to any post or service, two years general age relaxation, in addition to relaxation admissible under these rules or any other rules shall be admissible in respect of all the posts including those to be filled through Punjab Public Service Commission and combined competitive examination.
Provided that this age shall not be available for the recruitment of posts in Police Force.
Provided further that this age relaxation shall be admissible for the recruitment of posts with effect from 1st July, 2022 till 31-12-2022.
(Ahmad Ali Kamboh)
Secretary (Regulations)