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LEGISLATIVE SUPPLEMENT
Contents Pages
Part I Acts
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Part II Ordinances
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Part III Delegated Legislation
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1. Notification No.G.S.R.1 /Const./Art.309/ 2026 dated 29.12.2025 containing the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'A' Ministerial Service Rules, 2025.
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2. Notification No.G.S.R.2 /Const./Art.309/ 2026 dated 29.12.2025 containing the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'A' Draftsmen Service Rules, 2025.
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3. Notification No.G.S.R.3/Const./Art.309/ 2026 dated 29.12.2025 containing the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'B' Draftsmen Service Rules, 2025.
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4. Notification No.G.S.R.4 /Const./Art.309/ 2026 dated 29.12.2025 containing the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'B' Ministerial Service Rules, 2025.
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5. Notification No.G.S.R.5/Const./Art.309/ 2026 dated 29.12.2025 containing the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'C' Ministerial Service Rules, 2025.
Part IV Correction Slips, Republications and
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PART-III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATS NOTIFICATION The 29th December, 2025
No. G.S.R. 1/Const./Art.309/2026.- 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 Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'A' Ministerial Service, namely:-
RULES 1. Short title, commencement and application. – (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'A' Ministerial Service Rules, 2025.
(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.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Administrative Secretary" wherever appearing in these rules, means the Special Chief Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary or Financial Commissioner or Principal Secretary or Secretary, whosoever is the administrative head of the Department;
(b) "Appendix" means an appendix appended to these rules; (c) "Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj)" means Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj) in the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats;
(d) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the
Department of Rural Development and Panchayats; and
(e) "Service" means the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats
(Technical Wing) Group 'B' Ministerial Service.
(2) The words and expression used but not defined, in these rules, shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time. 3. Number and character of posts. - The Service shall comprise of the posts specified in Appendix 'A' to these rules:
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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. - Appointments to the Service shall be made by the Government. 5.Pay of members of the Service.-The members of the Service shall be entitled to such scales of pay, as may be authorised 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 Appendix 'A'. 6. Method of appointment, qualifications and experience.— (1) l Appointment to the Service shall be made in the manner specified in Appendix 'B':
Provided that if no suitable candidate is available for appointment to the Service by promotion, then appointment to the Service shall be made by transfer of a person holding an analogous post under the State Government or the 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 the post in Appendix 'B'.
(3) Appointment to the Service by promotion shall be made on seniority-cum-merit basis, but no person shall have any right to claim promotion on the basis of seniority alone. 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 Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, and the appellate authority thereunder in respect of the members of the 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 Com- mon Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994.—(1) In respect of the matters, which are not specifically provided in these rules, the members of the Service shall be governed by the provisions of 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. 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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PART-III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATS NOTIFICATION The 29th December, 2025
No.G.S.R. 2/Const./Art.309/2026.- 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 Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'A' Draftsmen Service, namely:-
RULES 1. Short title, commencement and application. – (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'A' Draftsmen Service Rules, 2025.
(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:- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Administrative Secretary" wherever appearing in these rules, means the Special Chief Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary or Financial Commissioner or Principal Secretary or Secretary, whosever is the administrative head of the Department; (b) "Appendix" means an appendix appended to these rules; (c) "Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj)" means the Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj) in the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats;
(d) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the
Department of Rural Development and Panchayats; and
(e) "Service" means the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats
(Technical Wing) Group 'A' Draftsmen Service.
(2) The words and expression used but not defined, in these rules, shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time. 3. Number and character of posts: - The Service shall comprise of the posts specified in Appendix 'A' to these rules: Provided that nothing in these rules shall affect the inherent right of the 22
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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.- Appointments to the Service shall be made by the Government. 5. Pay of members of the Service.—The members of the Service shall be entitled to such scales of pay, as may be authorised 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 Appendix 'A'. 6. Method of appointment, qualifications and experience.— (1) Appointment to the Service shall be made in the manner specified in Appendix 'B': Provided that if no suitable candidate is available for appointment to the service by promotion, then appointment to the Service shall be made by transfer of a person holding an analogous post under the State Government or the Government of India. (2) No person shall be appointed to a post in the Service unless he possesses the qualifications and experience as specified against the post in Appendix 'B'. (3) Appointment to the Service by promotion shall be made on seniority- cum-merit basis but no person shall have any right to claim promotion on the basis of seniority alone. 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 Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, and the appellate authority thereunder in respect of the members of the 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 are not specifically provided in these rules, the members of the Service shall be governed by the provisions of 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. 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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PART-III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATS NOTIFICATION The 29th December, 2025
No. G.S.R. 3/Const./Art.309/2026.- 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 Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'B' Draftsmen Service, namely:-
RULES 1. Short title, commencement and application. – (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'B' Draftsmen Service Rules, 2025.
(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.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Administrative Secretary" wherever appearing in these rules, means the Special Chief Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary or Financial Commissioner or Principal Secretary or Secretary, whosoever is the administrative head of the Department; (b) "Appendix" means an appendix appended to these rules; (c) "Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj)" means the Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj) in the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats;
(d) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the
Department of Rural Development and Panchayats; and
(e) "Service" means the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats
(Technical Wing) Group 'B' Draftsmen Service.
(2) The words and expression used but not defined, in these rules, shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time. 3. Number and character of posts. - The Service shall comprise of the posts specified in Appendix "A" to these rules:
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posts with different designations and scales of pay, whether permanently or temporarily. 4. Appointing authority. - Appointments to the Service shall be made by the Government. 5. Pay of members of the Service.—The members of the Service shall be entitled to such scales of pay, as may be authorised 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 Appendix 'A'. 6. Method of appointment, qualifications and experience.—(1) Appointment to the Service shall be made in the manner specified in Appendix 'B': Provided that if no suitable candidate is available for appointment to the service by promotion, then appointment to the Service shall be made by transfer of a person holding an analogous post under the State Government or the 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 the post in Appendix 'B'. (3) Appointment to the Service by promotion shall be made on seniority- cum-merit basis, but no person shall have any right to claim promotion on the basis of seniority alone. 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 Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, and the appellate authority thereunder in respect of the members of the 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 are not specifically provided in these rules, the members of the Service shall be governed by the provisions of 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, Department of Rural Development and Panchayats (Class III) Service Rules, 1988, in so far as they are applicable to the members of the Service, are hereby repealed:
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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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PART-III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATS NOTIFICATION The 29th December, 2025
No. G.S.R. 4/Const./Art.309/2026.- 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 Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'B' Ministerial Service, namely:-
RULES 1. Short title, commencement and application. – (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'B' Ministerial Service Rules, 2025.
(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.- (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Administrative Secretary" wherever appearing in these rules, means the Special Chief Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary or Financial Commissioner or Principal Secretary or Secretary, whosoever is the administrative head of the Department; (b) "Appendix" means an appendix appended to these rules; (c) "Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj)" means Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj) in the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats;
(d) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the
Department of Rural Development and Panchayats; and
(e) "Service" means the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats
(Technical Wing)Group 'B' Ministerial Service.
(2) The words and expression used, but not defined in these rules shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time. 3. Number and character of posts. - The Service shall comprise of the posts specified in Appendix 'A' to these rules:
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posts with different designations and scales of pay whether permanently or temporarily. 4. Appointing authority. - Appointments to the Service shall be made by the Government. 5. Pay of members of the Service.—The members of the Service shall be entitled to such scales of pay, as may be authorised 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 Appendix 'A'. 6. Method of appointment, qualifications and experience.— (1) Appointment to the Service shall be made in the manner specified in Appendix 'B': Provided that if no suitable candidate is available for appointment to the service by promotion or by direct appointment, then appointment to the Service shall be made by transfer of a person holding an analogous post under the State Government or the 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 the post in Appendix 'B'.
(3) Appointment to the Service by promotion shall be made on seniority-cum-merit basis, but no person shall have any right to claim promotion on the basis of seniority alone. 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 Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, and the appellate authority thereunder in respect of the members of the Service against an order as specified 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 are not specifically provided in these rules, the members of the Service shall be governed by the provisions of 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, Department of Rural Development and Panchayats (Class III) Service Rules, 1988, in so far as they are applicable to the members of the Service, are hereby repealed:
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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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PART-III
GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND PANCHAYATS NOTIFICATION The 29th December, 2025
No. G.S.R. 5/Const./Art.309/2026.- 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 Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'C' Ministerial Service, namely:-
RULES 1. Short title, commencement and application. – (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats (Technical Wing) Group 'C' Ministerial Service Rules, 2025.
(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.-(1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires,- (a) "Administrative Secretary" where ever appearing in these rules, means the Special Chief Secretary or Additional Chief Secretary or Financial Commissioner or Principal Secretary or Secretary, whosoever is the administrative head of the Department; (b) "Appendix" means an appendix appended to these rules; (c) "Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj)" means Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj) in the Department of Rural Development and Panchayats;
(d) "Government" means the Government of the State of Punjab in the
Department of Rural Development and Panchayats; and
(e) "Service" means the Punjab Rural Development and Panchayats
(Technical Wing) Group 'C' Ministerial Service.
(2) The words and expression used but not defined, in these rules, shall have the same meaning as respectively assigned to them in the Punjab Civil Services (General and Common Conditions of Service) Rules, 1994, as amended from time to time. 3. Number and character of posts. - The Service shall comprise of the posts specified in Appendix 'A' to these rules:
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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. - Appointments to the Service shall be made by the Chief Engineer (Panchayati Raj). 5. Pay of members of the Service.—The members of the Service shall be entitled to such scales of pay, as may be authorised 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 Appendix 'A'. 6. Method of appointment, qualifications and experience.— (1) Appointment to the Service shall be made in the manner specified in Appendix 'B': Provided that if no suitable candidate is available for appointment to the service by promotion, then appointment to the Service shall be made by transfer of a person holding an analogous post under the State Government or the 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 the post in Appendix 'B'.
(3) Appointment to the Service by promotion shall be made on seniority-cum-merit basis, but no person shall have any right to claim promotion on the basis of seniority alone. 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 Services (Punishment and Appeal) Rules, 1970, and the appellate authority thereunder in respect of the members of the Service against an order as specified 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 are not specifically provided in these rules, the members of the Service shall be governed by the provisions of 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, Department of Rural Development and Panchayats (Class III) Service Rules, 1988, in so far as they are applicable to the members of the Service, are hereby repealed:
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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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