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Notification No. G.S.R. 65/Const./Art.309/

nd2023, dated the 2 June, 2023, containing

the Punjab Language (Group 'A') Service

.. 879-910

Rules, 2023.

Notification No. G.S.R.66/Const./Art.309/

2023,dated the 2nd June, 2023, containing

the Punjab Language (Group 'B') Service

.. 911-946

Rules, 2023.

(lxiii) lxiv

Notification No. G.S.R. 67/Const./Art.309/

2023,dated the 2nd June, 2023, containing

the Punjab Language (Group 'C') Service

.. 947-982

Rules, 2023.

Part-IV

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PART-III

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

(EDUCATION CELL)

NOTIFICATION

The 2nd June, 2023

No. G.S.R. 65 /Const./Art.309/2023.- In exercise of the powers

conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, and all

other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is

pleased to make the following rules, regulating the recruitment and

conditions of Service of the persons appointed to the Punjab Language

(Group 'A') Service, namely:-

RULES

1. Short title, commencement and application.- (1) These rules

may be called the Punjab Language (Group 'A') Service Rules, 2023.

(2) They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of

their publication in the Official Gazette.

(3) They shall apply to the posts specified in Appendix 'A'.

2. Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) 'Administrative Secretary, wherever appearing in these rules,

means the Secretary or Principal Secretary or Additional Chief

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Secretary, whosoever is the administrative head of the

Department;

(b) 'Appendix' means an Appendix, appended to these rules;

(d) 'Government' means the Government of the State of Punjab in

the Department of Higher Education and Languages; and

(e) 'Service' means the Punjab Language (Group 'A') Service.

3. Number and character of posts.- The Service shall comprise the

posts specified in Appendix 'A':

Provided that nothing in these rules shall affect the

inherent right of the Government to add to or reduce the number

of such posts or to create new posts with different designations

and scales of pay, whether permanently or temporarily.

4. Appointing authority.- Appointment to the Service shall be made

by the Government.

5. Qualifications, experience and method of appointment.- (1)

Appointment to the Service shall be made in the manner, as specified in

Appendix 'B':

Provided that if no suitable person is available for

appointment by promotion and by direct appointment, appointment to

the Service shall be made by transfer of a person holding a similar post

under a State Government or Government of India.

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(2) No person shall be appointed to any post in the Service, unless

he possesses the qualifications and experience, as specified against that

post in Appendix 'B'.

(3) Appointment to the Service by promotion shall be made on

seniority-cum-merit basis and no person shall have any right to claim

promotion on the basis of seniority alone:

Provided that promotion to the post of Director shall be

made on merit-cum-seniority.

6. Pay of members of the Service.- The members of the Service

shall be entitled to such scales of pay, as may be authorized by the

Department of Finance, Government of Punjab, from time to time. The

scales of pay, at present in force, in respect of the members of the Service,

are given in the Appendix 'A'.

7. Discipline, punishment and appeal.- (1) In the matters of discipline, punishment and appeal, the members of the Service shall be governed by the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, as amended from time to time.

(2) The authority empowered to impose penalties as specified in rule

5 of the Punjab Civil Service (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970

and the appellate authority thereunder in respect of the member of

Service against an order as specified in the Punjab Civil Services

(Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970 shall be as per Appendix 'C'.

8. Application of the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common

Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994.- (1) In respect of the matters, which 882

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are not specifically provided in these rules, the members of the Service

shall be governed by the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common

Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time.

(2) The Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of

Service) Rules, 1994, at present in force, are contained in Appendix

'D'.

9. Repeal and saving.- The Punjab Languages (Class-I) Service Rules, 1997, the Punjab Languages Department (State Services Class-II) Rules, 1974 and the Punjab Language Department (State Services Class-II), Rules 1965 are hereby repealed :

Provided that any order issued or any action taken under the rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been issued or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.

10. Interpretation.- If any question arises as to the interpretation of these rules, the Government, in consultation with the Department of Personnel, shall decide the same.

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APPENDIX 'A'

[See rules 1 (3), 3 and 6]

Serial Numbe r	Designation of the post	Number of posts			Scale of the pay + Level as per 6th Punjab Pay Commission (in rupees)	Scale of the pay for the member of the service recruited on or after 17th July, 2020 as per seventh Central Pay Commission
		Perman ent	Temporary	Total
1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.
1.	Director	1	---	1	123400-210000 Level 29	--
2.	Additional Director	1	---	1	91500-203400 Level 24	--
3.	Joint Director	1	---	1	67400-201200 Level 21	--
4.	Deputy Director	4	---	4	53600-170100 Level 17
5.	Assistant Director or District Language Officer	32	---	32	48700-154300 Level 16	--

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6.	Assistant Director (Sales)	1	---	1	48700-154300 Level 16	--
7.	Superintendent Grade-I	1	---	1	48700-154300 Level 16	--

APPENDIX 'B'

(See rule 5)

Serial Number	Designation of the post	Percentage for appointment by		Qualification and experience for appointment by
		Direct Appoint ment	Promoti on	Direct Appointment	Promotion
1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.
1.	Director	--	Hundred percent	--	From amongst the Additional Directors, who have two years combined experience as Additional Director or Joint Director.
2.	Additional Director	--	Hundred percent	--	From amongst the Joint Directors, who have two years combined experience as Joint Director or Deputy Director.
3.	Joint Director	--	Hundred percent	--	From amongst the Deputy Directors who have an experiences of working as such for a minimum

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					period of two years..
4.	Deputy Director	--	Hundred percent	--	From amongst the Assistant Directors or District Language Officers who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of five years.
5.	Assistant Director or District Language Officer	--	Hundred percent	--	From amongst the Research Officers working under the control of the director who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of four years.
6.	Assistant Director (Sales)	--	Hundred percent	--	From the Superintendent Grade-I who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of three years.
7.	Superintendent Grade I	--	Hundred percent	--	From amongst Superintendent Grade-II working under the control of the Director who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of three years.

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APPENDIX 'C'

[See rule 7]

Serial Num ber	Designation of the post	Nature of penalty or order	Punishing Authority	Appellate Authority
1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
1.	Director	Minor Penalties (i) Censure; (ii) Withholding of his /her promotion; (iii) Recovery from his pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused by him to the Department by negligence or breach of orders; (iv) Withholding of increments of pay without cumulative effect; Major Penalties (v) Withholding of increments of pay with cumulative effect or	Minister Incharge	Chief Minister, Punjab
2.	Additional Director		Administra tive Secretary	Minister Incharge
3.	Joint Director		Administra tive Secretary	Minister Incharge
4.	Deputy Director		Administra tive Secretary	Minister Incharge
5.	Assistant Director or District Language Officer		Administra tive Secretary	Minister Incharge
6.	Assistant Director (Sales)		Administra tive Secretary	Minister Incharge
7.	Superinte ndent Grade-I		Administra tive Secretary	Minister Incharge

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		reduction to a lower stage in the time scale of pay for a specified period with further directions as to whether or not the Government employee will earn increments of pay during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or will not have the effect of postponing the future increments on his pay; (vi) Reduction to a lower time scale of pay grade, post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the Government employee to the time scale of

reduction to a lower stage in the time scale of pay for a specified period with further directions as to whether or not the Government employee will earn increments of pay during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or will not have the effect of postponing the future increments on his pay; (vi) Reduction to a lower time scale of pay grade, post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the Government employee to the time scale of

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		pay, grade post of service from which he was reduced with or without further directions regarding conditions of restoration to the grade or post or service from which the Government employee was reduced and his seniority and pay such restoration to that grade, post or service; (vii) Compulsory retirement; (viii) Removal from service which shall not be a disqualification for future employment under the Government Departments; (ix) Dismissal from service which shall ordinarily be a

pay, grade post of service from which he was reduced with or without further directions regarding conditions of restoration to the grade or post or service from which the Government employee was reduced and his seniority and pay such restoration to that grade, post or service; (vii) Compulsory retirement; (viii) Removal from service which shall not be a disqualification for future employment under the Government Departments; (ix) Dismissal from service which shall ordinarily be a

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		disqualification for future employment under the Government. Provided that in case in which the charge of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income or the charge of acceptance from any person of any form of illegal gratification other than lawful remuneration as a reward for doing or forbearing to do any official act is established, the penalty mentioned in clause (viii) or clause (ix), above shall be imposed: Provided further that in any exceptional case, for reasons recorded in writing, any other penalty may be impose.

disqualification for future employment under the Government. Provided that in case in which the charge of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income or the charge of acceptance from any person of any form of illegal gratification other than lawful remuneration as a reward for doing or forbearing to do any official act is established, the penalty mentioned in clause (viii) or clause (ix), above shall be imposed: Provided further that in any exceptional case, for reasons recorded in writing, any other penalty may be impose.

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APPENDIX 'D'

(See rule 9)

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

(PERSONNEL POLICIES BRANCH -1)

Notification

The 4th May, 1994.

No. G.S.R. 33/ Const./Art 309/94- In exercise of the powers

conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, and all

other powers enabling in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to

make the following rules regulating the recruitment and general and

common conditions of service of persons appointed to Group 'A' , Group

'B' and Group 'C' services in connection with the affairs of the State of

Punjab, namely :-

1. Short title, commencement and application. – (1) These rules

may be called the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common

Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

(3) They shall apply to all the posts in Group 'A', Group 'B' and

Group 'C' services in connection with the affairs of the State of

Punjab.

2. Definitions – In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "appointing authority'' means an appointing authority

specified as such in the Service Rules made under Article

309 of the Constitution of India in respect of any service or

post in connection with the affairs of the State of Punjab;

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(b) "Board" means the Subordinate Services Selection Board,

Punjab or any other authority constituted to perform its

functions;

Commission;

(d) "direct appointment" means an appointment made

otherwise than by promotion or by transfer of a person

already in the service of Government of India or of a State

Government;

(e) "Government" means the Government of the State of

Punjab in the Department of Personnel and Administrative

Reforms;

(f) "recognized university or institution" means,-

(i) any university or institution incorporated by law in

any of the State of India; or

(ii) any other university or institution, which is declared

by the government to be a recognized university or

institution for the purposes of these rules;

(g) "Service" means any Group 'A' Service, Group 'B' Service

and Group 'C' Service constituted in connection with the

affairs of the State of Punjab as per scales given in the

Appendix;

(h) "Service Rules" means the service rules made under Article

309 of the Constitution of India regulating the recruitment

and conditions of service other than the general and

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service or post in connection with the affairs of the State of

Punjab; and

(i) (i) "War Hero" means a defence services personnel or a para-

military forces personnel, who is a bona fide resident of

Punjab State and has been killed or discharged from

service on account of disability suffered by him on or after Ist

January, 1999, while fighting in a war declared so by

Government of India, in operations in Kargil or any other

sector in J&K in the on going conflict with Pakistan or in

any other operations which may be notified by the State

Government to have been undertaken for preserving the

unity and integrity of the Country; or

(ii) a defence services personnel or a para-military forces

personnel who was a bona fide resident of Punjab State

and was posthumously decorated with Parmvir Chakra,

Mahavir or Vir Chakra: provided that ,-

(a) In exceptional instances, the cases of such War Heroes

may also be covered, with the prior approval of the

Department of Personnel who though bona fide

residents of Punjab State are yet closely connected to

the State of Punjab;

(b) In the case of War Heroes, falling in the category (ii)

above, the benefits to be given by the State Government

will be restricted only to the first generation dependent

members/next of the kin.

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Note:- The Government reserves the right to include any other

category of Awardees for the purpose of providing

employment to the category of War Heroes, as may be

notified.

3. Nationality, domicile and character of persons appointed to the

Service.-

(1) No person shall be appointed to the Service unless he is, -

(a) a Citizen of India ; or

(b) a Citizen of Nepal; or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the Ist day

of January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling

in India; or

(e) a person of India origin who has migrated from Pakistan,

Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya,

Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania (formerly

Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire,

Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently

settling in India:

Provided that a person belonging to any of the categories (b), (c),

(d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has

been given by the Government of Punjab in the Department of Home

Affairs and Justice.

(2) A person in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may

be admitted to an examination or interview conducted by the Commission

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applied for the certificate but he shall not be appointed to the Service

unless the necessary certificate is given to him by the Government of

Punjab in the Department of Home Affairs and Justice.

(3) No person shall be recruited to the Service by direct appointment,

unless he produces:-

(a) a certificate of character from the Principal Academic

Officer of the university, college, school or institution last

attended, if any, and similar certificates from two

responsible persons not being his relative, who are well

acquainted with him in his private life and are unconnected

with his university, college, school or institution; and

(b) an affidavit to the effect that he was never convicted for

any criminal offence involving moral turpitude and that he

was never dismissed or removed from service of any State

Government or of Government of India, or of any Public

Sector Undertaking.

4. Disqualifications.- (1) No person,-

(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person

having a spouse living ; or

(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted

a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for

appointment to the Service:

Provided that the Government, if satisfied that such

marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable

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there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person

from the operation of this rule.

5.Age.– (1) No person shall be recruited to the Service by direct

appointment, if he is less than eighteen years or is more

than thirty seven years of age in the case of technical and

non-technical posts on the first day of January of the year

immediately preceding the last date, fixed for submission of

applications by the Commission or the Board, as the case may

be:

Provided that where different lower and upper age

limits have been specifically prescribed for posts in the

Service Rules, these limits shall be made applicable for

appointment to such posts:

Provided further that the upper age limit may be

relaxed up to forty five years in the case of persons already

in the employment of the Punjab Government or any

Board, Corporation, Commission or Authority under it,

other State Government or the Government of India:

Provided further that in the case of candidates

belonging to Scheduled Castes and other Backward Class,

the Upper age limit shall be such as may be fixed by the

government from time to time.

(2) In the case of ex-servicemen, the upper age limit shall be

such as has been prescribed in the Punjab Recruitment of

Ex-servicemen Rules, 1982 as amended from time to time.

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(3) In the case of appointment on compassionate grounds on

priority basis, the upper age limit shall be such as may be

specifically fixed by the Government from time to time.

(4) In the case of appointment of a war Hero, who has been

discharged from defence services or para-miliatry forces on

account of disability suffered by him or his widow or

dependent member of his family, the upper age limit shall

be such as may be specifically fixed by the Government

from time to time.

5A. Increase in upper age limit:- Notwithstanding anything contained

in rule 5, on and with effect from the commencement of the Punjab Civil

Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Amendment

Rules, 2010, where in any other Service rules, or in Government

instructions, the upper age limit for appointment to any Service or for any

category or persons, if different from thirty-five years, it shall be deemed

to have increased by two years.

6. Qualification etc.- Subject to the provisions of these rules, the

number and character of posts, method or recruitment and educational

qualifications and experience for appointment to a post or posts in a

Service and the departmental examination, if any, shall be such as may be

specified in the Service Rules made for that Service:

Provided that where appointment of Group 'A' and Group 'B' non-

technical post is offered to a war hero, who has been discharged from

defence services or para-military forces on account of disability suffered

by him or his widow or dependent member of his family, under the

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qualification to be possessed by such person shall be graduation from a

recognized university, Such person who is offered Group 'A' or Group 'B'

or Group 'C' non-technical post, shall not, however, be required to possess

experience of technical or non-technical post at the time of his initial

appointment.

7. Probation.-(1) A person appointed to any post in the Service shall

remain on probation for a period of three years, if recruited by direct

appointment and one year if recruited otherwise:

Provided that, -

(a) any period, after such appointment, spent on deputation on

a corresponding or a higher post shall count towards the

period of probation;

(b) in the case of an appointment by transfer, any period of

work on an equivalent or higher rank, prior to appointment

to the Service, may in the discretion of the appointing

authority, be allowed to count towards the period of

probation;

be reckoned as period spent on probation; and

(d) any kind of leave not exceeding six months during or at the

end of period of probation, shall be counted towards the

period of probation.

(2) If, in the opinion of the appointing authority, the work or conduct

of a person during the period of probation is not satisfactory or he

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in Service Rules within a period not exceeding one and a half

years from the date of appointment, it may,-

(a) if such person is recruited by direct appointment, dispense

with his service or revert him to a post on which he held

lien prior to his appointment to the Service by direct

appointment; and

b) if such person is appointed otherwise –

(i) revert him to his former post; or

(ii) deal with him in such other manner as the terms and

conditions of the previous appointment permit.

(3) On the completion of the period of probation of a person, the

appointing authority may-

(a) if his work and conduct has in its opinion been

satisfactory –

(i) confirm such person, from the date of his

appointment or from the date he completes his

period of probation satisfactorily, if he is not

already confirmed; or

(ii) declare that he has completed his probation

satisfactorily, if he is already confirmed; or

(b) If his work or conduct has not been, in its opinion,

satisfactory or if he has failed to pass the departmental

examination, if any, specified in the Service Rules -

(i) dispense with his services, if appointed by direct

appointment or if appointed otherwise revert him to

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manner as the terms and conditions of his previous

appointment may permit;

(ii) extend his period of probation and thereafter pass

such order as it could have passed on the expiry of

the period of probation as specified in sub-rule (1) :

Provided that the total period of probation including extension, if

any, shall not exceed four years, if recruited by direct appointment and

three years if appointed otherwise.

8. Seniority.-The seniority inter se of persons appointed to posts in

each cadre of a Service shall be determined by the length of continuous

service on such post in that cadre of the Service:

Provided that in the case of persons recruited by direct

appointment who join within the period specified in the order of

appointment or within such period as may be extended from time to time

by appointing authority subject to a maximum of four months from the

date of order of appointment, the order of merit determined by the

Commission or the Board, as the case may be, shall not be disturbed:

Provided further that in case a person is permitted to join the post

after the expiry of the said period of four months in consultation with the

Commission or the Board, as the case may be, his seniority shall be

determined from the date he joins the post:

Provided further that in case any person of the next selection has

joined a post in the cadre of the concerned Service before the person

referred to in the preceding proviso joins, the person so referred shall be

placed below all the persons of the next selection, who join within the time

specified in the first proviso:

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Provided further that in the case of two or more persons appointed

on the same date, their seniority shall be determined as follows : -

(a) a person appointed by direct appointment shall be senior to

a person appointed otherwise;

(b) a person appointed by promotion shall be senior to a person

appointed by transfer;

the seniority shall be determined according to the seniority

of such persons in the appointment from which they were

promoted or transferred ; and

(d) in the case of persons appointed by transfer from different

cadres their seniority shall be determined according to pay,

preference being given to a person who was drawing a

higher rate of pay in his previous appointment; and if the

rates of pay drawn are also the same, then by their length of

service in these appointments; and if the length of such

service is also the same, an older person shall be shall be

senior to a younger person :

Provided further that in the case of persons recruited

by direct appointment in the same cadre obtaining equal marks,

during same selection process, their inter-se-seniority shall be

determined on the basis of their age. That is, an older person shall

be senior to the younger person.

Note:- Seniority of persons appointed on purely provisional basis

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regularly appointed keeping in view the dates of such regular

appointment.

9. Liability of members of Service to transfer.- A member of a

Service may be transferred to any post whether included in any other

service or not, on the same terms and conditions as are specified in rule

3.17 of the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Volume-1 Part-1.

10. Liability to Serve.- A member of the Service shall be liable to

serve at any place, whether within or out of the State of Punjab, on being

ordered so to do by the appointing authority.

11. Leave, Pension and other matters.- In respect of pay , leave,

pension and all other matters not expressly provided for in these rules, a

member of Service shall be governed by such rules and regulations as may

have been or may here after be adopted or made by the competent

authority.

12. Discipline, penalties and appeals.-(1) In the matter of discipline,

punishment and appeals, a member of a Service shall be governed by the

Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, as amended

from time to time.

(2) The authority empowered to impose penalties specified in rule

5 of Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, and the

appellate authority thereunder in respect of the Government employee

shall be such as may be specified in the Service Rules.

13. Liability for vaccination and re-vaccination.- Every member of

the Service shall get himself vaccinated and re-vaccinated when Punjab

Government so directs by a special or general order.

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14. Oath of allegiance.- Every member of the Service, unless he has

already done so, shall be required to take oath of allegiance to India and to

the Constitution of India as by law established.

*14A Minimum Educational and other Qualifications for

appointment to the post of Senior Assistant by –

Direct Appointment	Promotion
No person shall be given direct appointment to the post of Senior Assistant under the Punjab Government, unless he - (i) Possesses the Bachelor's Degree from a recognised University or Institution; and (ii) Qualifies in the competitive test specified by the appointing authority from time to time; and (iii) Possesses at least one hundred and twenty hours course with hands on experience in the use of Personal Computer or Information Technology in Office Productivity applications or Desktop Publishing applications from a Government recognised institution or a reputed institution, which is ISO 9001, certified OR Possesses a Computer information Technology course equivalent to 'O' level certificate of Department of Electronics Accreditation of Computer Course (DOEACC) of Government of India; (2) The person so appointed as Senior Assistant in terms of the Provisions of sub-rule (1), shall have before his appointment, passed a test in English and Punjabi respectively, typewriting on Computer to be	From amongst the clerks, who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of four years.

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conducted by the Board or the appointing authority or the Department of Information Technology, as the case may be, at a speed of thirty words per minute: Provided that where appointment of Group'B' non-technical post is offered to a War Hero, who has been discharged from Defence Services or dependent member of his family under the instructions issued in this behalf by the Government, the educational qualifications to be possessed by such person shall be Graduate from a recognised University or Institution. However, such person shall not be required to qualify the test in Punjabi type-writing as provided in sub- rule (2).

conducted by the Board or the appointing authority or the Department of Information Technology, as the case may be, at a speed of thirty words per minute: Provided that where appointment of Group'B' non-technical post is offered to a War Hero, who has been discharged from Defence Services or dependent member of his family under the instructions issued in this behalf by the Government, the educational qualifications to be possessed by such person shall be Graduate from a recognised University or Institution. However, such person shall not be required to qualify the test in Punjabi type-writing as provided in sub- rule (2).

15. Minimum educational and other qualifications.-

(1) (i) No person shall be given direct appointment to the post of

Clerk under the Punjab Government unless he possesses the

Bachelor's Degree from a recognised university or

institution; and

(ii) Possesses at least one hundred and twenty hours course

with hands on experience in the use of Personal Computer

or Information Technology in Office Productivity

applications or Desktop Publishing applications from a

Government recognized institution or a reputed institution,

which is ISO 9001, certified.

Possesses a Computer information Technology course

equivalent to 'O' level certificate of Department of 904

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Electronics Accreditation of Computer Courses

(DOEACC) of Government of India;

(2) The person so appointed as Clerk in terms of the provisions

of sub-rule (1) shall have before his appointment passed a

test in English and Punjabi , respectively typewriting on

computer, to be conducted by the Board or the appointing

authority or the Department of Information Technology, as

the case may be, at a speed of thirty words per minute:

Provided that where appointment of Group 'C' non-

technical post is offered to a War Hero, who has been

discharged from Defence services; or dependent member of

his family under the instructions issued in this behalf by the

Government, the educational qualification to be possessed

by such person shall be Graduate from a recognised

university or institution. However, such person shall not be

required to qualify the test in Punjabi typewriting as

specified in sub-rule (2).

*15A. Minimum Educational and others Qualifications for appointment to

the post of Senior Scale Stenographer by -

Direct appointment	Promotion
No Personal shall be given direct appointment to the post of Senior Scale Stenographer under the Punjab Government unless he – (i) Possesses the Bachelor's Degree from a recognised university	From amongst the Junior Scale Stenographers, who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of one year. Provided that if the Junior

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or Institution; and (ii) Qualifies in a Stenography test in four paras (two in Punjabi and two in English language) containing 250 words each as follows :- (a) the passage in Punjabi shall be dictated at a speed of 100 words per minute in Punjabi language required to be transcribed these (at typewriter/computer) at a speed of 20 words per minute; and (b) The passage in English shall be dictated at a speed of 60 words per minute in English language required to be transcribed these (at typewriter/computer) at the speed of 12 words per minute. (iii) The candidates committing not more than 4% mistakes in aggregate and only if he/she qualifies the stenography test in both the languages shall be considered to have qualified the test for appointment as Senior Scale Stenographer. iv) Possesses at least one hundred and twenty hours course with	Scale Stenographer is not available then from amongst the Steno typists, who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of four years; and ii) Qualifies in a Stenography test in four paras (two in Punjabi and two in English language) containing 250 words each as follows:- (a) the passage in Punjabi shall be dictated at a speed of 100 words per minute in Punjabi language required to be transcribed these (at typewriter/computer) at a speed of 20 words per minute; and (b) The passage in English shall be dictated at a speed of 60 words per minute in English language required to be transcribed these (at typewriter/computer) at the speed of 12 words per minute. (iii) The candidates committing not more than 4% mistakes in aggregate and only if

or Institution; and (ii) Qualifies in a Stenography test in four paras (two in Punjabi and two in English language) containing 250 words each as follows :- (a) the passage in Punjabi shall be dictated at a speed of 100 words per minute in Punjabi language required to be transcribed these (at typewriter/computer) at a speed of 20 words per minute; and (b) The passage in English shall be dictated at a speed of 60 words per minute in English language required to be transcribed these (at typewriter/computer) at the speed of 12 words per minute. (iii) The candidates committing not more than 4% mistakes in aggregate and only if he/she qualifies the stenography test in both the languages shall be considered to have qualified the test for appointment as Senior Scale Stenographer. iv) Possesses at least one hundred and twenty hours course with

Scale Stenographer is not available then from amongst the Steno typists, who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of four years; and ii) Qualifies in a Stenography test in four paras (two in Punjabi and two in English language) containing 250 words each as follows:- (a) the passage in Punjabi shall be dictated at a speed of 100 words per minute in Punjabi language required to be transcribed these (at typewriter/computer) at a speed of 20 words per minute; and (b) The passage in English shall be dictated at a speed of 60 words per minute in English language required to be transcribed these (at typewriter/computer) at the speed of 12 words per minute. (iii) The candidates committing not more than 4% mistakes in aggregate and only if

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hands on experience in the use of Personal Computer or Information Technology in Office Productivity applications or Desktop Publishing applications from a Government recognized Institution or a reputed Institution, which is ISO 9001, certified. OR Possesses a computer Information Technology course equivalent to 'O' level certificate of Department of Electronics Accreditation of Computer Course (DOEACC) of Government of India.	he/she qualifies the stenography test in both the languages shall be considered to have qualify the test for promotion as Senior Scale Stenographer.

hands on experience in the use of Personal Computer or Information Technology in Office Productivity applications or Desktop Publishing applications from a Government recognized Institution or a reputed Institution, which is ISO 9001, certified. OR Possesses a computer Information Technology course equivalent to 'O' level certificate of Department of Electronics Accreditation of Computer Course (DOEACC) of Government of India.

he/she qualifies the stenography test in both the languages shall be considered to have qualify the test for promotion as Senior Scale Stenographer.

16. Minimum educational and other qualifications for

appointment to the post of Steno-typist or Junior Scale Stenographer.-

No person shall be given direct appointment to a post of a Steno-typist or a

Junior Scale Stenographer under the Punjab Government unless he :-

(a) Possesses Bachelor's Degree from a recognized University

or Institution; and

(b) Qualifies a test in Punjabi Stenography to be held by the

Board or by the appointing authority at a speed specified by

the Government from time to time; and

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with hands on experience in the use of Personal Computer

or Information Technology in Office Productivity

applications or Desktop Publishing applications from

Government recognized institution or a reputed institution,

which is ISO 9001, certified

Possesses a Computer Information Technology Course

equivalent to 'O' level certificate of Department of

Electronics Accreditation of Computer Courses

(DOEACC) of Government of India.

17. Knowledge of Punjabi Language.- No person shall be appointed

to any post in any Service by direct appointment unless he has passed

Matriculation examination with Punjabi as one of the compulsory or

elective subjects or any other equivalent examination in Punjabi language,

which may be specified by the Government from time to time:

Provided that where a person is appointed on compassionate

grounds on priority basis under the instructions issued in this behalf by the

government from time to time, the person so appointed shall have to pass

an examination of Punjabi Language equivalent to Matriculation standard

or he shall have to qualify a test conducted by the Language Wing of the

Department of Education of Punjab Government within a period of six

months from the date of his appointment:

Provided further that where educational qualifications for a post in

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appointed shall have to pass an examination of Punjabi Language

equivalent to Middle standard:

Provided further that where a War Hero, who has been discharged

from Defence Services or paramilitary forces on account of disability

suffered by him or his widow or dependent member of his family, is

appointed under the instructions issued in this behalf by the Government,

the person so appointed will not be required to possess aforesaid

knowledge of Punjabi Language:

Provided further that where a ward of Defence Service Personnel,

who is a bona fide resident of Punjab State, is appointed by direct

appointment, he shall have to pass an examination of Punjabi Language

equivalent to Matriculation standard or he shall have to qualify a test

conducted by the Language Wing of the Department of Education of

Punjab Government within a period of two years from the date of his

appointment.

18. Promotion to Group 'A' and Group 'B' Service.-

(1) (a) For promotion to the post as Head of Department would be

decided strictly on the basis of merit-cum-seniority as per

the instructions issued by the Government from time to

time. The minimum benchmark for promotion for such post

would be 'Very Good'. The officer who is graded, as

'Outstanding' would supersede the officer graded as 'Very

Good'.

(b) For promotion to post falling in the Group 'A' other than

Head of Department, the minimum benchmark will be

'Very Good' as per the instructions issued by the 909

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Government from time to time. There shall be no

supersession on the basis of merit.

benchmark will be 'Good' and there shall be no

supersession on the basis of merit.

(2) Debarring for consideration for promotion of a Government

Employee who refuses to accept promotion.- In the event of

refusal to accept promotion by a member of a Service, he shall be

debarred by the appointing authority from consideration for

promotion for all the consecutive chances which may occur in

future within a period of two years from the date of such refusal

to accept promotion:

Provided that in a case where the appointing authority is

satisfied that a member of the Service has refused to accept

promotion under the circumstances beyond his control, it may

exempt such a member for reasons to be recorded therefor in

writing from the operation of this rule.

19. Power to relax.- Where the Government is of the opinion that it is

necessary or expedient so to do, it may by order, for reasons to be

recorded in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect

to any class or category of persons:

Provided that the provisions relating to educational qualifications

and experience, if any, shall not be relaxed.

20. Over-riding effect.-The provisions of these rules shall have effect

notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in any rules for the

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for appointment to public service and posts in connection with the affairs

of the State.

21. Interpretation.- If any question arises as to the interpretation of

these rules, the Government shall decided the same.

A.S. CHATTHA, Chief Secretary to Government of Punjab.

JASPREET TALWAR, IAS,

Principal Secretary to Government of Punjab, Department of Higher Education and Languages.

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PART-III

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES

(EDUCATION CELL)

NOTIFICATION

The 2nd June, 2023

No.G.S.R. 66/Const./Art.309/2023.- In exercise of the powers

conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, and all

other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is

pleased to make the following rules, regulating the recruitment and

conditions of Service of the persons appointed to the Punjab Language

(Group 'B') Service, namely:-

RULES

Short title, commencement and application.- (1) These rules may be

called the Punjab Language (Group 'B') Service Rules, 2023.

(2) They shall come into force on and with effect from the date of

their publication in the Official Gazette.

(3) They shall apply to the posts specified in Appendix 'A'.

1. Definitions.- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,-

(a) 'Administrative Secretary', wherever appearing in these rules,

means the Secretary or Principal Secretary or Additional Chief 912

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Secretary or Financial Commissioner or Special Chief

Secretary, whosoever is the administrative head of the

Department;

(b) 'Appendix' means an Appendix appended to these rules;

(d) 'Government' means the Government of the State of Punjab in

the Department of Higher Education and Languages; and

(e) 'Service' means the Punjab Language (Group 'B') Service.

3. Number and character of posts.- The Service shall comprise the

posts specified in Appendix 'A':

Provided that nothing in these rules shall affect the inherent right

of the Government to add to or reduce the number of such posts or to

create new posts with different designations and scales of pay, whether

permanently or temporarily.

4. Appointing authority.- All appointments to the Service shall be

made by the Director.

5. Qualifications, experience and method of appointment.- (1)

Appointment to the Service shall be made in the manner, as specified in

Appendix 'B':

Provided that if no suitable person is available for appointment by

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made by transfer of a person holding a similar post under a State

Government or Government of India.

(2) No person shall be appointed to any post in the Service, unless

he possesses the qualifications and experience, as specified against that

post in Appendix 'B'.

(3) Appointment to the Service by promotion shall be made on

seniority-cum-merit basis and no person shall have any right to claim

promotion on the basis of seniority alone.

6. Pay of members of the Service.- The members of the Service

shall be entitled to such scales of pay, as may be authorized by the

Department of Finance, Government of Punjab, from time to time. The

scales of pay, at present in force, in respect of the members of the Service,

are given in the Appendix 'A'.

(2) The authority empowered to impose penalties as specified in

rule 5 of the Punjab Civil Service (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970,

and the appellate authority thereunder in respect of the member of Service

against an order as specified in the Punjab Civil Services (Punishment and

Appeal) Rules, 1970 shall be as per Appendix 'C'.

8. Application of the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common

Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994.- (1) In respect of the matters, which 914

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are not specifically provided in these rules, the members of the Service shall be governed by the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time.

(2) The Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions

of Service) Rules, 1994 at present in force, are contained in Appendix 'D'.

9. Repeal and saving.- The Punjab Languages Department (State Services Class-III) Rules, 1965 are hereby repealed:

Provided that any order issued or any action taken under the rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been issued or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.

10. Interpretation.- If any question arises as to the interpretation of these rules, the Government, in consultation with the Department of Personnel, shall decide the same.

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APPENDIX 'A

(See rules 1 (3), 3 and 6)

Serial Numb er	Designation of the post	Number of posts			Scales of the pay + Level as per 6th Punjab Pay Commission (in rupees)	Scale of the pay for the member of the Service recruited on or after 17th July, 2020 as per Seventh Central Pay Commission
		Perman ent	Tempo rary	Total
1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.

1.	Research Officer	30	---	30	46000-146500 Level 13	35400
2.	Research Assistant	50	---	50	43000-136000 Level 12	35400
3.	Research Officer (Stenography)	1	---	1	43000-136000 Level 12	--
4.	Supervisor (Stenography)	1	---	1	43000-136000 Level 12	--
5.	Superintendent Grade-II	3	---	3	43000-136000 Level 12	--

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6.	Research Instructor	2	---	2	38500-122700 Level 11	--
7.	Instructor	28	---	28	38500-122700 Level 11	35400
8.	Senior Scale Stenographer	1	---	1	38500-122700 Level 11	--
9.	Senior Assistant	30	---	30	38500-122700 Level 11	35400

APPENDIX 'B'

(see rule 5)

Serial Number	Designation of the post	Percentage for appointment by			Qualification and experience for appointment by
		Direct appoint ment	Promotion		Direct appointment	Promotion
1.	2.	3.		4.	5.	6.

1.	Research Officer	Fifty percent		Fifty percent	(i) Should have passed degree of Post Graduation preferably in Punjabi, Hindi, English	From amongst the Research Assistants who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of three

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				with atleast fifty five percent marks from a recognized university or an institution; (ii) Should have possessed creative writing skills in the field of writing of articles, research papers, journals of high repute or books; or Should have acquired two years teaching experience in any Government run school, affiliated or recognized college or university.	years.
2.	Research Assistant	Eighty- five percent	Fifteen percent	(i) Should have passed degree of Post Graduation preferably in	(i) From amongst the eligible Librarians, Proof Readers, Copy Holders, Senior

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				Punjabi, Hindi or English with atleast fifty five percent marks from a recognized university or an institution; (ii) Should have possessed creative writing skills in the field of writing of articles, research papers, journals of high repute or books; or Should have acquired two years teaching experience in any Government run school, affiliated or recognized college or university.	Assistants and Senior Scale Stenographers working under the control of Director who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of three years; ( ii) Should have possessed the Masters Degree in Punjabi or Masters Degree in any subject from a recognized university or institution provided the person should have studied the subject of Elective Punjabi for three years in Graduation or should have done Honours in Punjabi.
3.	Research Officer	--	Hundred percent	---	From amongst the Supervisors (Stenography) who have an

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	(Stenography)				experience of working as such for a minimum period of three years.
4.	Supervisor (Stenography)	--	Hundred percent	---	From amongst the Research Instructors who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of four years.
5.	Superintendent (Grade -II)	--	Hundred percent	---	From amongst the Senior Assistants who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of five years.
6.	Research Instructor	--	Hundred percent	---	(i) From amongst the Instructors who have an experience of working as such for a minimum period of two years; or (ii) From amongst the Senior Scale Stenographers who have

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					an experience of working as such for a minimum period of three years provided that the person should have qualified a test of Adhyayan and Adhyapan course of Punjabi Stenography from the Language Department, Punjab.
7.	Instructor	Ninety percent	Ten percent	(i) Should have passed Graduation from a recognized university or an institution and should have studied Punjabi as an elective subject for three years of Graduation; (ii) Should have qualified test of Punjabi Stenography at the	From amongst the Junior Scale Stenographers working under the control of the Director who have an experience of working as such for minimum period of three years and has qualified Stenographer's test in Punjabi or English held by the Board or such other authority as may be constituted by the Government; Or

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speed of hundred words per minute and should have transcript at the speed of twenty words per minute on Computer; and (iii) Should have possessed at least one year experience as Stenographer in Punjabi in Government Office or recognized institution; or Should have passed test of Adhyayan and Adhyapan course of Punjabi Stenography from the Language Department, Punjab.

From amongst Stenotypists working under the control of the Director who have an experience of working as such for minimum period of five years and has qualified Stenographer's test in Punjabi or English held by the Board or such other authority as may be constituted by the Government.

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8.	Senior Scale Stenographer	--	Hundred percent	---	As specified in the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time for the post of Senior Scale Stenographer.
9.	Senior Assistant	Twenty -five percent	Seventy- five percent	As specified in the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time.	As specified in the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time.

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APPENDIX 'C'

[See rule 7]

Serial Num ber	Designation of the post	Nature of penalty or order	Punishin g Authorit y	Appellat e Authorit y
1.	2.	3.	4.	5.
1.	Research Officer	Minor Penalties (i) Censure; (ii) Withholding of his /her promotion; (iii) Recovery from his pay of the whole or part of any pecuniary loss caused by him to the Department by negligence or breach of orders; (iv) Withholding of increments of pay without cumulative effect; Major Penalties (v) Withholding of increments of pay with cumulative effect or reduction to a	Director	Administr ative Secretary
2.	Research Assistant		Director	Administr ative Secretary
3.	Research Officer (Stenography)		Director	Administr ative Secretary
4.	Supervisor (Stenography)		Director	Administr ative Secretary
5.	Superintendent Grade-II		Director	Administr ative Secretary
6.	Research Instructor		Director	Administr ative Secretary
7.	Instructor		Director	Administr ative Secretary
8.	Senior Scale Stenographer		Director	Administr ative Secretary
9.	Senior Assistant		Director	Administr ative

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		lower stage in the time scale of pay for a specified period with further directions as to whether or not the Government employee will earn increments of pay during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or will not have the effect of postponing the future increments on his pay; (vi) Reduction to a lower time scale of pay grade, post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the Government employee to the time scale of pay, grade post of service from		Secretary

lower stage in the time scale of pay for a specified period with further directions as to whether or not the Government employee will earn increments of pay during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiry of such period, the reduction will or will not have the effect of postponing the future increments on his pay; (vi) Reduction to a lower time scale of pay grade, post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar to the promotion of the Government employee to the time scale of pay, grade post of service from

Secretary

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		which he was reduced with or without further directions regarding conditions of restoration to the grade or post or service from which the Government employee was reduced and his seniority and pay such restoration to that grade, post or service; (vii) Compulsory retirement; (viii) Removal from service which shall not be a disqualification for future employment under the Government Departments; (ix) Dismissal from service which shall ordinarily be a disqualification for future employment

which he was reduced with or without further directions regarding conditions of restoration to the grade or post or service from which the Government employee was reduced and his seniority and pay such restoration to that grade, post or service; (vii) Compulsory retirement; (viii) Removal from service which shall not be a disqualification for future employment under the Government Departments; (ix) Dismissal from service which shall ordinarily be a disqualification for future employment

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		under the Government. that in Provided case in which the charge of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income or the charge of acceptance from any person of any form of illegal gratification other than lawful remuneration as a reward for doing or forbearing to do any official act is established, the penalty mentioned in clause (viii) or clause (ix), above shall be imposed: Provided further that in any exceptional case, for reasons recorded in writing, any other penalty may be impose.

under the Government. that in Provided case in which the charge of possession of assets disproportionate to the known sources of income or the charge of acceptance from any person of any form of illegal gratification other than lawful remuneration as a reward for doing or forbearing to do any official act is established, the penalty mentioned in clause (viii) or clause (ix), above shall be imposed: Provided further that in any exceptional case, for reasons recorded in writing, any other penalty may be impose.

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APPENDIX 'D'

(See rule 9)

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF PERSONNEL

(PERSONNEL POLICIES BRANCH -1)

Notification

The 4th May, 1994.

No. G.S.R. 33/ Const./Art 309/94- In exercise of the powers

conferred by the proviso to Article 309 of the Constitution of India, and all

other powers enabling in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to

make the following rules regulating the recruitment and general and

common conditions of service of persons appointed to Group 'A' , Group

'B' and Group 'C' services in connection with the affairs of the State of

Punjab, namely :-

1. Short title, commencement and application. – (1) These rules

may be called the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common

Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

(3) They shall apply to all the posts in Group 'A', Group 'B' and

Group 'C' services in connection with the affairs of the State of

Punjab.

2. Definitions – In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "appointing authority'' means an appointing authority

specified as such in the Service Rules made under Article 928

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309 of the Constitution of India in respect of any service or

post in connection with the affairs of the State of Punjab;

(b) "Board" means the Subordinate Services Selection Board,

Punjab or any other authority constituted to perform its

functions;

Commission;

(d) "direct appointment" means an appointment made

otherwise than by promotion or by transfer of a person

already in the service of Government of India or of a State

Government;

(e) "Government" means the Government of the State of

Punjab in the Department of Personnel and Administrative

Reforms;

(f) "recognized university or institution" means,-

(i) any university or institution incorporated by law in

any of the State of India; or

(ii) any other university or institution, which is declared

by the government to be a recognized university or

institution for the purposes of these rules;

(g) "Service" means any Group 'A' Service, Group 'B' Service

and Group 'C' Service constituted in connection with the

affairs of the State of Punjab as per scales given in the

Appendix;

(h) "Service Rules" means the service rules made under Article

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and conditions of service other than the general and

common conditions of service of persons appointed to any

service or post in connection with the affairs of the State of

Punjab; and

(i) (i) "War Hero" means a defence services personnel or a para-

military forces personnel, who is a bona fide resident of

Punjab State and has been killed or discharged from

service on account of disability suffered by him on or after Ist

January, 1999, while fighting in a war declared so by

Government of India, in operations in Kargil or any other

sector in J&K in the on going conflict with Pakistan or in

any other operations which may be notified by the State

Government to have been undertaken for preserving the

unity and integrity of the Country; or

(ii) a defence services personnel or a para-military forces

personnel who was a bona fide resident of Punjab State

and was posthumously decorated with Parmvir Chakra,

Mahavir or Vir Chakra: provided that ,-

(a) In exceptional instances, the cases of such War Heroes

may also be covered, with the prior approval of the

Department of Personnel who though bona fide

residents of Punjab State are yet closely connected to

the State of Punjab;

(b) In the case of War Heroes, falling in the category (ii)

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will be restricted only to the first generation dependent

members/next of the kin.

Note:- The Government reserves the right to include any other

category of Awardees for the purpose of providing

employment to the category of War Heroes, as may be

notified.

3. Nationality, domicile and character of persons appointed to the

Service.-

(1) No person shall be appointed to the Service unless he is, -

(a) a Citizen of India ; or

(b) a Citizen of Nepal; or

(d) a Tibetan refugee who came over to India before the Ist day

of January, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling

in India; or

(e) a person of India origin who has migrated from Pakistan,

Burma, Sri Lanka and East African Countries of Kenya,

Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania (formerly

Tanganyika and Zanzibar), Zambia, Malawi, Zaire,

Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently

settling in India:

Provided that a person belonging to any of the categories (b), (c),

(d) and (e) shall be a person in whose favour a certificate of eligibility has

been given by the Government of Punjab in the Department of Home

Affairs and Justice.

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(2) A person in whose case a certificate of eligibility is necessary may

be admitted to an examination or interview conducted by the Commission

or the Board, as the case may be, on his furnishing proof that he has

applied for the certificate but he shall not be appointed to the Service

unless the necessary certificate is given to him by the Government of

Punjab in the Department of Home Affairs and Justice.

(3) No person shall be recruited to the Service by direct appointment,

unless he produces:-

(a) a certificate of character from the Principal Academic

Officer of the university, college, school or institution last

attended, if any, and similar certificates from two

responsible persons not being his relative, who are well

acquainted with him in his private life and are unconnected

with his university, college, school or institution; and

(b) an affidavit to the effect that he was never convicted for

any criminal offence involving moral turpitude and that he

was never dismissed or removed from service of any State

Government or of Government of India, or of any Public

Sector Undertaking.

4. Disqualifications.- (1) No person,-

(a) who has entered into or contracted a marriage with a person

having a spouse living ; or

(b) who, having a spouse living, has entered into or contracted

a marriage with any person, shall be eligible for

appointment to the Service:

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Provided that the Government, if satisfied that such

marriage is permissible under the personal law applicable

to such person and the other party to the marriage and that

there are other grounds for so doing, exempt any person

from the operation of this rule.

5.Age.– (1) No person shall be recruited to the Service by direct

appointment, if he is less than eighteen years or is more

than thirty seven years of age in the case of technical and

non-technical posts on the first day of January of the year

immediately preceding the last date, fixed for submission of

applications by the Commission or the Board, as the case may

be:

Provided that where different lower and upper age

limits have been specifically prescribed for posts in the

Service Rules, these limits shall be made applicable for

appointment to such posts:

Provided further that the upper age limit may be

relaxed up to forty five years in the case of persons already

in the employment of the Punjab Government or any

Board, Corporation, Commission or Authority under it,

other State Government or the Government of India:

Provided further that in the case of candidates

belonging to Scheduled Castes and other Backward Class,

the Upper age limit shall be such as may be fixed by the

government from time to time.

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(2) In the case of ex-servicemen, the upper age limit shall be

such as has been prescribed in the Punjab Recruitment of

Ex-servicemen Rules, 1982 as amended from time to time.

(3) In the case of appointment on compassionate grounds on

priority basis, the upper age limit shall be such as may be

specifically fixed by the Government from time to time.

(4) In the case of appointment of a war Hero, who has been

discharged from defence services or para-miliatry forces on

account of disability suffered by him or his widow or

dependent member of his family, the upper age limit shall

be such as may be specifically fixed by the Government

from time to time.

5A. Increase in upper age limit:- Notwithstanding anything contained

in rule 5, on and with effect from the commencement of the Punjab Civil

Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Amendment

Rules, 2010, where in any other Service rules, or in Government

instructions, the upper age limit for appointment to any Service or for any

category or persons, if different from thirty-five years, it shall be deemed

to have increased by two years.

6. Qualification etc.- Subject to the provisions of these rules, the

number and character of posts, method or recruitment and educational

qualifications and experience for appointment to a post or posts in a

Service and the departmental examination, if any, shall be such as may be

specified in the Service Rules made for that Service:

Provided that where appointment of Group 'A' and Group 'B' non-

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defence services or para-military forces on account of disability suffered

by him or his widow or dependent member of his family, under the

instructions issued in this behalf by the Government, the educational

qualification to be possessed by such person shall be graduation from a

recognized university, Such person who is offered Group 'A' or Group 'B'

or Group 'C' non-technical post, shall not, however, be required to possess

experience of technical or non-technical post at the time of his initial

appointment.

7. Probation.-(1) A person appointed to any post in the Service shall

remain on probation for a period of three years, if recruited by direct

appointment and one year if recruited otherwise:

Provided that, -

(a) any period, after such appointment, spent on deputation on

a corresponding or a higher post shall count towards the

period of probation;

(b) in the case of an appointment by transfer, any period of

work on an equivalent or higher rank, prior to appointment

to the Service, may in the discretion of the appointing

authority, be allowed to count towards the period of

probation;

be reckoned as period spent on probation; and

(d) any kind of leave not exceeding six months during or at the

end of period of probation, shall be counted towards the

period of probation.

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(2) If, in the opinion of the appointing authority, the work or conduct

of a person during the period of probation is not satisfactory or he

has failed to pass the departmental examination, if any, prescribed

in Service Rules within a period not exceeding one and a half

years from the date of appointment, it may,-

(a) if such person is recruited by direct appointment, dispense

with his service or revert him to a post on which he held

lien prior to his appointment to the Service by direct

appointment; and

b) if such person is appointed otherwise –

(i) revert him to his former post; or

(ii) deal with him in such other manner as the terms and

conditions of the previous appointment permit.

(3) On the completion of the period of probation of a person, the

appointing authority may-

(a) if his work and conduct has in its opinion been

satisfactory –

(i) confirm such person, from the date of his

appointment or from the date he completes his

period of probation satisfactorily, if he is not

already confirmed; or

(ii) declare that he has completed his probation

satisfactorily, if he is already confirmed; or

(b) If his work or conduct has not been, in its opinion,

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(i) dispense with his services, if appointed by direct

appointment or if appointed otherwise revert him to

his former post, or deal with him in such other