EXTRAORDINARY REGISTERED NO.

S-2771

THE BALOCHISTAN GAZETTE

PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY

No. 35 QUETTA FRIDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2013

GOVERNMENT OF BALOCHISTAN
SERVICES AND GENERAL ADMINISTRATION
DEPARTMENT
(REGULATION SECTION-I)

NOTIFICATION.
Dated Quetta, the 25th February, 2013

No. S.O (R–I)3 (12)/2013-S&GAD/808-907 In exercise of the

powers conferred by Section 25 of the Balochistan Civil Servants Act, 1974
(Act No. IX of 1974), the Government of Balochistan is pleased to make the
following Rules, namely:-

PART I - GENERAL

Short title, 1. (1) These Rules may be called the Balochistan

Commencement Government Initial Appointment to Civil Service Posts
and application (Age and Relaxation of Upper Age Limit), Rules, 2012.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

(3) They shall apply to the Civil Service Posts,

Civil Servants who are member of civil service of the
Government and Employees of the Autonomous/Semi-
Autonomous Bodies or who are serving in civil capacity
on regular basis, contract basis and on adhoc basis in
connection with the affairs of the Provincial Government,
but shall not apply to any person who is employed in
Forces, i.e. Balochistan Police, Balochistan Levies Force
and Balochistan Constabulary Force.
Definitions. 2. (1) In these rules, unless there is anything
repugnant in the subject or context:-
(a) “Act” means the Balochistan Civil
Servants Act, 1974 (Act No. IX of 1974);
 (b) “Authority” means the Authority as
specified in sub rule 2 of rule 4;
(c) “Civil Service Posts” means the service of
a Province and posts in connection with
the affairs of a Province as may be specified
by the Government from time to time for
the purpose of these rules;
(d) “Civil Servant” means as civil servant
defined in Section 2 (b) of the Balochistan
Civil Servants Act, 1974;
(e) "disabled person" means a person who, on
account of injury, disease or congenital
deformity, is handicapped for undertaking
any gainful profession or employment in
order to earn his livelihood, and includes a
person who is blind, deaf, physically
handicapped or mentally retarded:

Provided that only such person

should be eligible to be considered for job
reserved for disabled persons, who are
registered with the Employment Exchange
of the area and have been declared to be
disabled and fit for work of a particular job
by the Provincial Council as defined in
Section 5 of the Disabled Persons
(Employment and Rehabilitation)
Ordinance, 1981 (Ordinance No. XL of
1981).
(f) “Initial Recruitment” means
appointment made by initial appointment
or through proper channel from another
Service/Department/Post; and
(g) “Provincial Government” means the
Government of Balochistan.
(2) Words and expressions used but not
defined herein above sub-section (1), unless the context
otherwise requires, shall have the same meanings as
assigned to them in the Act.

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Age. 3. (1) Since, all appointments to Government
Service are to be made in accordance with the rules
laying down the maximum and minimum age limit,
candidates recommended for appointment must be
within the age limit as laid down for the post, no
deviation is permissible without getting it relaxed by the
Competent Authority. The BPSC or the Departmental
Selection/ Recruitment Committees as the case may be,
shall not recommend any candidate who is not within
the prescribed age limit in the rules or in accordance
with the relevant Service Rules.
(2) Subject to Rule-4, no person, who is less
than eighteen (18) years or more than twenty eight
(28) years of age shall be appointed to the Service by
initial recruitment or unless he is within such range of
minimum and maximum age as may be specifically fixed
by the Government from time to time.
(3) For the purpose of this rule, age shall be
reckoned,—

(a) where recruitment is to be made

on the basis of written
e x a m i n a t i o n , t h e n ,
notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained in any other
rules for the time being in force,
age shall be reckoned on 1 s t
January of the year in which the
examination is proposed to be
held; and
(b) in all other cases, age will be
calculated on the closing date
fixed for receipt of applications.
(4) The date of birth accepted by the
Commission or the Selection Committee shall be that
which is entered in the following documents:
(a) NADRA Computerized Birth
Certificate;
(b) Matriculation Certificate;
(c) Secondary or Higher Secondary
School Leaving Certificate;
(d) Certificate of birth from the
Principal/ Headmaster of the
School from where a candidate
has passed his/her GEC, ‘O’ level
o r e qu i val e n t e xami n at io n ,
showing the date of birth in the
School Admission Register;

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 (e) In case of Christian candidates,
Baptismal or birth registration
certificate;
(f) In case of literate candidates for
class-IV posts, if a candidate is
unable to state his exact date of
birth but can state the year, or
year and month of birth, the 1 s t
July or the 16 th of the month,
respectively, may be treated as
the date of his birth;

Provided that if he is only

able to state his approximate age,
his date of birth may be assumed
to be the corresponding date after
deducing the number of years
representing his age from the date
of appointment;
(g) In case of Military employee is
subsequently employed in a Civil
Department, the date of birth for
t he p u rp ose o f th e Ci vi l
employment should be the date
stated by him at the time of
enrolment, or if at the time of
enrolment he stated only his age,
the date of birth should be
deduced with reference to that age
according to the method indicated
in the proviso of sub-rule (4) (f)
above.
(5) Once a date of birth has been claimed
and accepted by the Commission/DPC for the
purpose of admission to an examination or selection
as the case may be, no change will be allowed at a
subsequent examination or selection. Cases in which
the date of birth has been deduced from the age at
the time of appointment or enrolment by any other
method, need not be reopened.

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 (6) The date of birth of a civil servant once
recorded at the time of joining the Government
service in application form in case of BPS-16 and
above through BPSC and it should be recorded in the
history of service, and in Service Book in case of BPS-
15 and below through DSC/DRC or in any other
record that may be kept in respect of the Government
servant's service under Government, shall be final
and no alteration therein shall be permissible except,
where a clerical mistake occurs in recording the date
of birth in the Service record, as per Rule-11 of the
Balochistan Civil Servants (Appointment, Promotion
and Transfer) Rules, 2009.

Relaxation in 4. (1) Maximum age limit as prescribed for

Upper Age appointment to the posts in sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of
Limit. these rules and in the recruitment rules shall be
relaxed in respect of the candidates mentioned in
column (2) below to the extent mentioned against
each under column (3), to candidates for various
posts having prescribed qualifications and relevant
experience in specific fields:–

Ser Category of candidates Automatic Upper

ial Age relaxation
No. admissible
1 2 3
(i) Released or Retired 15 years or the
Officers personnel of the number of years
Armed Forces of actually served in
Pakistan. the Armed Forces of
Pakistan, whichever
is less.
(28 + 15 = 43 years)
(ii) Civil Servants who have Five (5) years, upto
completed two (2) years the age of 50 years.
continuous Government (28 + 5 = 33 years
service on regular basis
on the closing date for
receipt of applications.
(iii) Candidate whose Period of service
services under already rendered by
Government have been him shall for the
terminated for want of purposes of upper
vacancy. age limit under any
rule, be excluded
from his age.

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 (iv) Disabled Candidates Ten (10) years.
(28 + 10 = 38 years).
(v). Widow, son or daughter Five (5) years.
of a deceased civil (28 + 5 = 33 years).
servant who dies during
service.
(Against a post in BPS-1
to BPS-10).

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions contained

in these rules or any other rules for the time being in
force, the maximum age limit as prescribed for
appointment to the posts in sub-rule (2) of rule 3 of
these rules and in the recruitment rules of the posts
mentioned in Column 2 of table of this rule shall be
relaxed in respect of General Candidates not covered in
the category of automatic relaxation of Upper Age Limit
defined in sub para (1) of this rule, may be relaxed upto
the extent shown in Column 4 thereof by the Competent
Authorities respectively specified in Column 3, subject
to sub rule (3) of this rule:-

S e ria Posts in C o m p e t e n t P ow ers to g ran t

l N o. B a s ic Pay A u thorities R elaxa tion
S cales

1 2 3 4

(i) BPS -1 to H eads of Attach ed U pto on e (1) yea rs

B PS -15 D e p a r t m e n t s
con cern ed to w h om
p osts b elon g

Administrative U p to th ree (3 )
S e c r e t a r i e s yea rs
con cern ed

C h ief S ecretary U pto fiv e (5) yea rs

C h ief M in ister Upto seven (7)

yea rs

(ii) B P S - 1 6 Administrative U p to th r e e (3 )
a n d ab ov e S e c r e t a r i e s yea rs
con ce rn ed .

C h ief S ecretary U pto fiv e (5) yea rs

C h ief M in ister Upto sev en (7)

yea rs

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 (3) The age relaxation in respect of General
candidates mentioned above may be confined to
maximum of seven (7) years for the purpose of 25 years
qualifying Service for retirement in terms of sub rule (i)
of Rule 3.5 of the Balochistan Civil Servants Pension
Rules, 1989. Grant of relaxation in upper age shall be
subject to:-
(a) General candidate has applied to
the Department concerned in
writing for relaxation of Upper Age
Limit for a specific post as and when
advertised in the Newspapers by the
Department concerned by
accompanying the relevant papers
to ascertain his present age;
(b) Wherever, proposals for the grant of
relaxation in upper age is submitted
to the Competent Authorities
involving relaxation of Upper Age
Limit of above three (3) years shall
route through the S&GAD in the
prescribed manner.

(4) Subject to sub rule (2) of rule 3 and rule 4,

whenever vacancies are advertised and an upper age
limit as prescribed in the recruitment rules is
mentioned in the advertisement, it should be clearly
highlighted in the advertisement the concession of
relaxation in upper age limit shall be clubbed with the
maximum age limit of the post available to the
candidates;
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions contained
in these rules or any other rules for the time being in
force, the Government may, on compassionate grounds,
grant maximum of seven (7) years general relaxation in
Upper Age Limit prescribed in sub rule (2) of rule 3 of
these rules or in the relevant Service Rules for a period
not exceeding three years;
(6) Where a candidate is entitled to age
relaxation under more than one categories specified in
this rule, he shall only be allowed relaxation in Upper
Age Limit in one of the categories specified in this rule,
whichever is beneficial to him;
(7) Age relaxation in respect of overage
General category of candidates shall be sought prior to
their test/ interview for appointment to the post.

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Repeal 5. All existing rules, orders and instructions
relating to age relaxation issued from time to time are
hereby repealed.

BY ORDER OF
GOVERNOR BALOCHISTAN

CHIEF SECRETARY
BALOCHISTAN

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