No. SOR-II(S8GAD)2-8/2018 GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB
SERVICES GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT
(REGULATIONS WING) Dated to the 1 laary, 202s
The Secretary to Go of the Punjabi 2 The final etsy tu Chiet Mder,
Pijat. 1 The Serax Member, Hound of Revenue, Punjab
4 The Guitar, Lahore gh Court, Latore
All Adıstrative Seoelisien in the Panjah 6 All Commissioners in the Punjabi
7. The Chairman, Minister's spection Team, Lahore. All ads of Attached Departments in the Punjabi
SUBJECT:
REGULARIZATION OF CONTRACT EMPLOYEES RECRUITED UNDER
ROTE 124
is continuation of the department's circular letter of even number dated 29.10.2019 regarding appointment under Rule 17-A of the Punjab Civit Servants (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974 on regular basis
2 As per Repulatons Wieg, SAGAD'S aforesaid circular letter dated 29.10.2019, the services of al the employmes pointed in terms of Rule 17-A of the Punjab C Servants (Aopoint mentAL Condition of Savice) Rules, 1974, were lowed to be made on regular bass. It was stated in that letter trat in future all the pointments shall he made on regular basis. Accordingly, it was construed that the said direction was to be implemented prospectively However, that vew point was challenged in the Lanure High Court, Lahore. The Honorable Court Viewed that the employees Inducted on contract basis in terms of Hde 17-A ibid shauld be deemed regular employees with effect from the dates of the bal appointments
3. Accordingly, keeping in view the orders passed by Marble Court dated 15.10.2020, the Regulations Wing SSGAD Initiated a summary for the Chief Minister on 21.10.2020 with the view that a circular letter may be sued with the direction to the departments to regularize the services of contract employees recruited under Rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants Appointment and Conditions of Service Rules, 1974 from the date of their intal
appointment/ induction into government service. However, on the direction of the Chief Minister, Punjab the matter was placed before the Provincial Cabinet which in its 3 meeting held on 17.12.2020 considered the issue and decided as under
The Catinet consdved and anprovef the rain of cotrat erployer eorutnd w Rule 174 are Purab Ow Servants (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules IN on the dale af ther nt government / ucton ote avermment service as r ahore on Court it de recovery of Social Security benefit rg to the mechanism hamed by Finance Department
5. Accordingly, at the Administrative Departments are requested to regidartze the series of in-service contract employees who were recruited under R 17-A uf the Punjab C Servants (Appointment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974 from the date of their initi recruitment / date of induction into government service, subject to recovery of 30 Socal Security Benefit (558) according to the mechanism delineated by the France Department vide its drtular letter No FD-SR-I-4-13/84, dated 24.03.1967. any confusion arises on that score, the Finance Department may be consulted
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The above instructions may kindly be implemented in letter spirit.
(DILAWAR HUSSAIN) Section Officer (Reg-11) SA GAD
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