Appointment under Rule 17A dt 07.05.2008
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Appointment under Rule 17A
In order to provide job to a child/widow/wife of a deceased/invalidated government servant under Rule-17A of the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment & Conditions of Service) Rules, 1974 against the posts meant for contract appointment an amendment was made in the Contract Appointment Policy 2004 vide circular letter No.DS(O&M)5-3/2004/Contract(MF), dated 5th August 2006 (copy enclosed), wherein it was clarified that nature of such employment was dependent on the mode of recruitment, i.e., contract or regular as may be decided by the Government in respect of a particular post.
2. In spite of the clear instructions as stated above, some departments/authorities approached the Regulations Wing, S&GAD seeking advice to make recruitment under Rule17-A on regular basis or to convert the contract appointment of such employees into regular appointment quoting an advice of Law, Parliamentary Affairs & Human Rights Department given in an individual case. The issue was, therefore, taken up with the Law, Parliamentary Affairs & Human Rights Department to clear the position. The Law Department vide letter dated 25.04.2008 endorsed the views of the Regulations Wing of S&GAD that the Contract Appointment Policy-2004 and the Punjab Civil Servants (Appointment & Conditions of Service) Rules 1974 has a separate and independent scope.
3. Attention is invited to para XII (vi) of the Contract Appointment Policy that clearly provides that under no circumstances the Contract Appointee can request for conversion of his contract appointment into regular appointment. It is once again reiterated that job against the posts in BS-1 to 5 and Junior Clerk (BS-7) can be provided to a child or widow/wife of a government servant who dies while in service or is declared invalidated/incapacitated for further service on contract basis under the Contract Appointment Policy-2004.
4. Concerns are, therefore, requested to implement the above instructions in letter and spirit.
