Punjab Civil Services (First Amendment) Rules 2004

In exercise of powers conferred by proviso to Article 309 read with clause (3) of Article 187 of the Constitution of India and all other powers enabling him in this behalf, the Governor of Punjab, after consultation with Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha, in so far as such consultation is necessary under the aforesaid provisions, is pleased to make the following rules further to amend the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume-I, Part-I, namely:-.

1. (i) These rules may be called the Punjab Civil Services (First Amendment) Rules, 2004.

(ii) These shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from the 1st day of January, 2004.

2. In the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume-I, Part-I, in rule 1.2, the following proviso shall be added at the end of sub rule (1):

"Provided that the rules in Part-I : Pensions in Volume-II of these rules called the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Volume-II shall not apply to the Government employees who are appointed to the posts mentioned in categories (1) to (5) above on or after the 1st January, 2004. They shall be covered by new 'Defined Contributory Pension Scheme' to be notified by the State Government in due course."

Finance Personnel Branch 2, Department of Finance, Government of Punjab

Notification No. 8/1/2004-3FPII/2078 Dated 02-03-2004