ENGAGEMENT OF LEGAL ADVISORS AND SPECIAL ADVOCATES BY STATUTORY / AUTONOMOUS BODIES UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE CONTROL OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB — Government means Government of the Punjab in the Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department. Legal Advisor means an Advocate appointed, on part-time basis, in accordance with these instructions, and includes a senior legal advisor. Special advocate means a special advocate appointed for any particular case in accordance with these instructions. No person shall be appointed as legal Advisor unless he is enrolled as an advocate of High Court and has been actively practicing as advocate for a period of not less than five years immediately before the last date fixed for the receipt of applications for appointment as a legal advisor. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2023-07-19T05:14:35+00:00January 21st, 2019|Punjab|1 Comment Read More
THE PUNJAB (CIVIL SERVICES) DELEGATION OF POWERS RULES, 1983 — They shall come into force with immediate effect. The authorities competent to transfer, suspend and take other disciplinary action against a Government servant shall have the powers indicated in Appendix B in respect of the Government servants whom they are competent to transfer, suspend or take other disciplinary action. The authorities declared as controlling officers by the administrative department shall have the powers of controlling officers in respect of civil servants for whom they have been declared as such. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2025-08-16T09:55:38+00:00January 14th, 2019|Punjab|1 Comment Read More
THE PUNJAB TRANSPARENCY AND RIGHT TO INFORMATION ACT 2013 — It extends to the whole of the Punjab. It shall come into force at once. Information means any information held by a public body and includes any memo, book, design, map, contract, representation, pamphlet, brochure, order, notification, document, plans, letter, report, accounts statement, project proposal, photograph, audio, video, drawing, film, any instrument prepared through electronic process, machine-readable documents and any other documentary material regardless of its physical form or characteristics. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2023-09-16T03:57:21+00:00November 22nd, 2018|Punjab|3 Comments Read More
THE PUNJAB REGULARIZATION OF SERVICE ACT, 2018 — Subject to the Act, it shall apply to all the persons employed on contract in a department immediately before the commencement of the Act. Contract Employee means an eligible person appointed on contract in a department immediately before the commencement of the Act but does not include a person appointed to a post in a project, programme, project management unit, project management office, time bound (one-time) development activity or as work-charged employee or an employee on daily wages. Regularization means the appointment of an eligible contract employee on regular basis in accordance with the Act. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2023-07-19T05:47:12+00:00August 13th, 2018|Punjab|5 Comments Read More
THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT ESTACODE (UPDATED UPTO JUNE, 2025), SERVICES AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT (REGULATIONS WING) — A Compendium of Laws, Rules, Policies and instructions relating to the terms and conditions of Provincial civil servants. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2025-09-25T06:26:35+00:00July 14th, 2018|Punjab|10 Comments Read More
THE PUNJAB GOVERNMENT SERVANTS (CONDUCT) RULES, 1966 — These rules apply to all persons, whether on duty or on leave, within or without Punjab, serving in connection with the affairs of the Province of Punjab, including the employees of the Provincial Government deputed to serve (under the Central Government or) with a Statutory Corporation or with a non-Government employer. No Government servant shall encourage meetings to be held in his honour or presentation of addresses of which the main purpose is to praise him. No Government servant shall, except with the previous sanction of Government, ask for or accept or in any way participate in the raising of any subscription or other pecuniary assistance in pursuance of any object whatsoever. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2024-05-04T04:21:27+00:00March 13th, 2018|Punjab|0 Comments Read More
MANUAL OF SECRETARIAT INSTRUCTIONS, 2023 (Amended up to February, 2025), GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB — They shall come into force at once and shall supersede all existing instructions and orders relating to office procedures not consistent with the provisions of this Manual. The Secretariat shall consist of the Departments included in First Schedule of the Rules of Business, 2011, and the distribution of business amongst the Departments shall be as indicated in Second Schedule of the said Rules. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2025-03-20T08:13:10+00:00January 30th, 2018|Punjab|0 Comments Read More
THE PUNJAB PROVINCIAL MANAGEMENT SERVICE (PMS) RULES, 2004 – The method of recruitment, minimum qualification, age limit and other matters related thereto for the service shall be as given in Schedule-I. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2023-07-23T05:03:25+00:00January 17th, 2018|Punjab|0 Comments Read More
THE PUNJAB CIVIL SERVANTS (MINIMUM LENGTH OF SERVICE FOR PROMOTION) RULES, 2010 –– The Minimum Length of Service required for promotion from lower post or scale to a higher post or scale shall be as prescribed in the Schedule annexed to these rules. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2023-07-23T05:44:51+00:00January 3rd, 2018|Punjab|1 Comment Read More
RE-EMPLOYMENT POLICY OF RETIRED GOVERNMENT SERVANTS / ARMY PERSONNEL (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — Section 13 (I) of the Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974 provides that a retired person shall not be re-employed under the Government unless such re-employment is necessary in the public interest. No Department or Authority shall re-employ or move a summary to the Chief Minister for re-employment of a retired Government servant without placing the case before the Provincial Re-employment Board/Committee, as the case may be. Re-employment after the age of superannuation/retirement shall generally be discouraged and shall only be made in very exceptional circumstances. By Muhammad Imtiaz|2025-07-04T06:18:34+00:00December 16th, 2017|Punjab|0 Comments Read More
