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The Punjab Home Guards and Civil Defence (Field) Class III Service Rules, 1983
PUNJAB
India
India
The Punjab Home Guards and Civil Defence (Field) Class III Service Rules, 1983
Rule THE-PUNJAB-HOME-GUARDS-AND-CIVIL-DEFENCE-FIELD-CLASS-III-SERVICE-RULES-1983 of 1983
- Published on 14 September 1983
- Commenced on 14 September 1983
- [This is the version of this document from 14 September 1983.]
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1. Short title, commencement and extent of application.
- (i) These rules may be called the Punjab Home Guards and Civil Defence (Field) Class III Service Rules, 1983.2. Definitions.
- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires, -3. Number and character of posts.
- The Service shall comprise the posts shown in Appendix 'A' to these rules :Provided that nothing in these rules shall affect the inherent right of the Government to add to or reduce the number of such posts or to create new posts with different designations and scales of pay, whether permanently or temporarily.4. Appointing authority.
- Appointment to the posts in the Service shall be made by the authorities noted against each :-5. Nationality, domicile and character of candidates appointed to Service.
6. Disqualification.
- No person -7. Age.
- No person shall be appointed to the Service by direct appointment if he is less than seventeen years or is more than thirty years of age on the first day of January, immediately preceding the last date appointed by the Board for submission of applications or unless he is within such range of minimum and maximum age as may be specifically fixed by the Government from time to time :Provided that in the case of a person appointed to the service at an age less than eighteen years, the period of service rendered above the age of seventeen years upto the age of eighteen years shall be counted as boy's service :Provided further that the condition of upper age limit may be relaxed upto 45 years in the case of a person already in the service of Government of India or of a State Government :Provided further that in the case of candidates belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and other Backward Classes the upper age limit shall be such as may be fixed by the Government from time to time.Note. - For age limits in the case of Ex-servicemen the provision of rule 6 of the Punjab Recruitment of Ex-Serviceman Rules, 1982 apply.8. Method of appointment and qualifications.
- All appointments to the Service shall be made in the following manner :-9. Probation of members of Service.
10. Seniority of members of Service.
- The seniority inter se of the members of the Service in each cadre shall be determined by the length of continuous service on a post in that cadre of the Service :Provided that in the case of members recruited by direct appointment who join within the period specified in the order of appointment or within such period as may from time to time be extended by the appointing authority subject to a maximum of four months from the date of appointment, the order of merit determined by the Board shall not be disturbed :Provided further that in case a candidate is permitted to join the Service after the expiry of the said period of four months in consultation with the Board, his seniority shall be determined from the date he joins the Service:Provided further that in case any candidate of the next selection has joined the Service before the candidate referred to in the preceding proviso joins, the candidate so referred shall be placed below all the candidates of the next selection who join within the time specified in the first proviso :Provided further that in the case of two or more members appointed on the same date, their seniority shall be determined as follows :-11. Pay of members of service.
- Members of the Service shall be entitled to such scales of pay as may be sanctioned by the Government from time to time. The scales of pay at present in force in respect of the posts in the Services are given in Appendix 'A' to these rules.12. Leave, pension and other matters.
- In respect of pay, leave, pension and all other matters not expressly provided for in these rules, the members of the Service shall be governed by such law, rules and regulations as may have been or may hereafter be adopted or made by the competent authority.13. Discipline, penalties and appeals.
14. Liability to serve.
- A member of the Service shall be liable to serve at any place, whether within or out of the State of Punjab, on being ordered to do so by the appointing authority.15. Liability of members of the Service to transfer.
- A member of the Service may be transferred by the Government to any post, whether included in any other service or not, on same terms and conditions as are specified in Rule 3.17 of the Punjab Civil Service Rules, Volume I, Part I.16. Oath of allegiance.
- Every member of the Service, unless he has already done so, shall be required to take oath of allegiance to India and to the Constitution of India as by law established.17. Liability for vaccination and re-vaccination.
- Every member of the Service shall get himself vaccinated or re-vaccinated when Government so directs by a special or general order.18. Power to relax.
- Where the Government is of the opinion that it is necessary or expedient so to do, it may by order, for reasons to be reordered in writing, relax any of the provisions of these rules with respect to any class or category of persons :Provided that the provisions regarding qualifications and experience, unless otherwise provided in these rules, shall not be relaxed.19. Interpretation.
- If any question arises as to the interpretation of these rules, the Government shall decide the same.20. Repeal and Saving.
- The Punjab Home Guards Rules, 1963 as these are applicable to the members of the Service are hereby repealed:Provided that any order issued or action taken under the rules so repealed shall be deemed to have been issued or taken under the corresponding provisions of these rules.Appendix 'A'(See Rule 3)| Serial No. | Designation of posts | Number of posts | |||
| Permanent | Temporary | Total | Scale of pay | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 1. | Company Commander | 67 | 32 | 99 | Rs. 700-25-800/30-1,000/40-1,200 |
| 2. | Platoon Commanders | 99 | 163 | 262 | Rs. 600-20-700/25-850/30-1,000 |
| 3. | Armourer (A.S.I. Rank) | ..... | 2 | 2 | Rs. 525-15-600/-20-700-25-825 |
| 4. | Clerks | 162 | 58 | 220 | Rs. 400-10-450/25-525/15-600 |
| 5. | Draftsmen | .... | 1 | 1 | Rs. 510-15-600/20-700/25-850-30-940 |
| 6. | Quarter Master Sergeant | 22 | 21 | 43 | Rs. 450-15-525/15-600/20-700 |
| 7. | Sergeant Armourers | 3 | 14 | 17 | Rs. 450-15-525/15-600/20-700 |
| 8. | Havildar Instructors | 89 | 12 | 101 | Rs. 450-15-525/15-600/20-700 |
| 9. | Sergeant Mechanic | 3 | 3 | 6 | Rs. 450-15-525/15-600/20-700 |
| 10. | Corporal Instructors | 62 | 7 | 69 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600/20-660 with a start of Rs. 420 |
| 11. | Corporal Armourers | ..... | 6 | 6 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600/20-660 with a start of Rs. 420 |
| 12. | Corporal Mechanics | ..... | 6 | 6 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600/20-660 with a start of Rs. 420 |
| 13. | Demonstrators | 2 | 6 | 8 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600/20-660 with a start of Rs. 420 |
| 14. | Drivers | 49 | 45 | 94 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600 |
| 15. | Despatch Riders/Chowkidars/Orderly Peons | 105 | 33 | 138 | Rs. 400-10- 450/15-525/15-600 |
| 16. | Radio/Wireless Operators | ..... | 12 | 12 | Rs. 450-15-525/15-600/20-700 (plus Rs. 30 special pay) |
| 17. | Radio Wireless Operators (Technician) Radio Wireless Mechanic | 3 | 15 | 18 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600/20-660 plus Rs. 30 special pay. |
| 18. | Carpenter | ..... | 1 | 1 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600 |
| 19. | Pipe Band Havildar | ..... | 1 | 1 | Rs. 450-15-525/15-600/20-700 |
| 20. | Pipe Band Naik | .... | 3 | 3 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600/20-660 with a start of Rs. 420 |
| 21. | Pipe Band Lance Naik | ..... | 3 | 3 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600/20-660 with a start of Rs. 420 |
| 22. | Bandsmen | ..... | 11 | 11 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600/20-660 with a start of Rs. 420 |
| 23. | Junior Scale Stenographer | ..... | 1 | 1 | Rs. 570-15-600-20-700/25-850/30- 1,000-40-1,080 |
| 24. | Stenotypist | ..... | 2 | 2 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600 plus Rs. 25 as special pay |
| 25. | Bugler | ..... | 1 | 1 | Rs. 400-10-450/15-525/15-600/20-660 with a start of Rs. 420 |
| Serial No. | Designation of the official | Nature of penalty or order | Authority empowered to impose penalty or passorder | Appellate Authority |
| Minor Penalties | ||||
| 1.2. | Company CommandersPlatoon Commanders | (i) censure;(ii) withholding of promotion(iii) recovery from pay of the whole or part ofany pecuniary loss caused to the Government by negligence orbreach of order :(iv) withholding of increments of pay;(v)reduction to a lower scale in the time scale of pay for aspecified period with further directions as to whether or not theGovernment employee will earn increments of pay during the periodof such reduction and whether on the expiry of such period thereduction will or will not have the effect of postponing thefuture increments of pay;(vi) reduction to a lower time scale ofpay, grade, post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar tothe promotion of Government employee to the time scale of pay,grade, post or service from which he was reduced, with or withoutfurther direction regarding conditions of restoration to thegrade or post or service from which the Government employee wasreduced and his seniority and pay on such restroration to thatgrade, post or service;(vii) Compulsory retirement,(viii) removal fromservice which shall not be a disqualification for futureemployment under the Government;(ix) dismissal from service which shallordinarily be a disqualification for future employment under theGovernment. | Battalion Commander or District Commander orCommandant | Commandant General |
| . | Major penalties | |||
| 3. | Armourers (ASI) | (i) censure | Battalion Commander or District Commander orCommandant | Commandant General |
| 4. | Clerks | (ii) withholding of promotion | ||
| 5. | Draftsman | (iii) recovery from pay of the whole or part ofany pecuniary loss caused to the Government by negligence orbreach of order | ||
| 6. | Quarter Master Sergeant | (iv) withholding of increments of pay; | ||
| 7. | Sergeant Armourers | |||
| 8. | Havildar Instructor | |||
| 91011 | Sergeant MechanicCorporal InstructorCorporal Armourer | (v) reduction to a lower scale in the time scaleof pay for a specified period with further directions as towhether or not the Government employee will earn increments ofpay during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiryof such period the reduction will or will not have the effect ofpostponing the future increments of pay; | ||
| 12 | Corporal Mechanics | |||
| 13 | Demonstrators | |||
| 14 | Drivers | |||
| 151617 | Despatch Rider/ Chowkidar/ Orderly PeonRadio/Wireless OperatorRadio Wireless Operator(Technician Radio WirelessMechanics) | (vi) reduction to a lower time scale of pay,grade, post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar to thepromotion of the Government employee to the time scale of pay,grade, post or service from which he was reduced, with or withoutfurther direction regarding conditions of restoration to thegrade or post or service from which the Government employee wasreduced and his seniority and pay on such restoration to thatgrade, post or service; | Deputy Commandant General | Commandant General |
| 18 | Carpenter | |||
| 19 | Pipe Band Havildar | |||
| 20. | Pipe Band Naik | (vii) compulsory retirement; | ||
| 21 | Pipe Band Lance Naik | (viii) removal from service which shall not bedisqualification for future employment under the Government; | ||
| 2223 | BandsmenBugler | (ix) dismissal from service which shallordinarily be disqualification for future employment under theGovernment; | ||
| 24. | Orderly Peon (in respect of DivisionalCommandant's Office) | Minor Penalties(i) Censure;(ii)Withholding of promotion; | ||
| 25. | Junior Scale Stenographer | (iii) recovery from pay of the whole or part ofany pecuniary loss caused to the Government by negligence orbreach of order | Divisional Commandant | Commandant General |
| 26. | Steno-typist | (iv) Withholding of increments of pay;(v) reduction to a lower scale in the time scaleof pay for a specified period with further directions as towhether or not the Government employee will earn increments ofpay during the period of such reduction and whether on the expiryof such period the reduction will or will not have the effect ofpostponing the future increments of pay;(vi) reduction to a lower time scale of pay,grade post or service which shall ordinarily be a bar to thepromotion of the Government employee to the time scale of pay,grade, post or, service from which he was reduced, with orwithout further direction regarding conditions of restoration tothe grade or post or service from which the Government employeewas reduced and his seniority and pay on such restoration to thegrade, post or service.(vii) compulsory retirement;(viii) removalfrom service which shall not be a disqualification for futureemployment under the Government;(ix) dismissal from servicewhich shall ordinarily be a disqualification for futureemployment under the Government. | DeputyCommandant General | CommandantGeneral |