Punjab Civil Services (Amendment) Rules, Volume-I, Part-I, 2025

GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE

(FINANCE PENSION POLICY AND COORDINATION)

NOTIFICATION

The 22nd May, 2025

No.G.S.R.34/Const./Arts. 309 and 187/Amd.(11)/2025.- In exercise of the powers conferred by the 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 the Speaker of the 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:-

RULES

1. (1) These rules may be called the Punjab Civil Services (Amendment) Rules, Volume-I, Part-I, 2025.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. In the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume-I, Part-I, in rule 1.2, in sub–rule (1), after the existing proviso, the following provisos shall be added, namely:-

“Provided further that the rules in Part 1- Pensions and Part II Provident Fund contained in Volume-II of these rules called the Punjab Civil Services Rules, Volume-II, shall also 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, but whose posts or vacancies were advertised for recruitment before 1st January, 2004.

Provided further that the rules in Part 1- Pensions and Part II-Provident Fund contained in volume-II of these rules called the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Volume-II, shall also apply to the Government employees who have been appointed on compassionate grounds on or after 1st January, 2004 but where the request by the legal heir for appointment was received before 1st January, 2004 and the concerned legal heir had fulfilled the eligibility criteria i.e. age; education qualification; or any other requirement required for that post before 1st January, 2004.

Provided further that such employees recruited on or after 1st January, 2004, shall have an option either to opt for the Old Pension Scheme or New Defined Contributory Pension Scheme. In case the employee dose not exercise the option within three months from the date of publication of the Punjab Civil Services (Amendment) Rules, Volume-I, Part-1, 2025, such employee shall be deemed to have opted for the New Defined Contributory Pension Scheme. 

Finance Pension Policy and Coordination, Department of Finance, Government of Punjab

No.G.S.R.34/Const./Arts. 309 and 187/Amd.(11)/2025 Dated 22-05-2025