THE [1]PUNJAB GOVERNMENT SERVANTS BENEVOLENT FUND
ORDINANCE, 1960
( XIV of 1960)
[23rd April, 1960]
An
Ordinance
to constitute a
Benevolent Fund for relief of Government servants and their families
Preamble.— WHEREAS, it is expedient to
constitute a Benevolent Fund for relief of Government servants and their
families in the manner hereinafter appearing;
Now,
THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the seventh day
of
October, 1958 and in exercise of all powers enabling him in
this behalf, the Governor of West Pakistan is pleased to make and promulgate
the following Ordinance:–
1.
Short title,
extent and commencement.— (1) This Ordinance may be called the 2Punjab Government Servants Benevolent Fund
Ordinance, 1960.
(2)
It shall apply to all Government servants, as
hereinafter defined; provided that Government may, by notification, except [2]any
class of Government servants from the operation of this Ordinance.
(3)
It shall come into force on such date as Government
may, by notification appoint.
2.
Definition.—
In this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the following
expressions shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that
is to say— (a) “family” in
relation to a Government servant means his or her—
(i)
Wife or wives or husband, as the case may be;
(ii)
Legitimate children and step children less than twelve
years old;
(iii)
Legitimate children and step children not less than
twelve years old, if residing with and wholly dependent upon him or her;
(iv)
Parents, sisters and minor brothers, if residing with
and wholly dependent upon him or her.
(b)
“Fund”
means the fund constituted under this Ordinance;
(c)
“gazetted
Government servant” means a Government servant holding a post declared to
be a gazetted post by Government or any authority empowered by Government in
this behalf;
(d)
“Government”
means the 4Provincial Government of the Punjab;
(i)
a person who is a member of a civil service of the
province; or
(ii)
a person who holds any civil post in connection with
the affairs of the province, including a member of the Civil Service of
Pakistan who has opted for the fund, but excluding any other servant of
Pakistan;
(f)
“non–gazetted
Government servant” means a Government servant other than a gazetted
Government servant;
(g)
“Prescribed”
means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance.
3.
Fund.— (1)
As soon as may be, Government shall constitute a fund to be known as the [4]Punjab
Government Servants Benevolent Fund.
(2)
The Fund shall be divided into two parts; Part 1 for
gazetted Government servants and Part II for non–gazetted Government servants.
(3)
Each part of the Fund shall consist of—
[5]compulsory
contributions recovered from the Government servants at such rates as
Government may, from time to time, prescribe;
(a)
Such grants as may, from time to time, be made by
Government;
(b)
Other contributions and donations;
(c)
Income from investments made under this Ordinance.
(4)
The money credited to the Fund shall be held in such
custody as may be prescribed.
4.
Utilization
of the Fund.— The Fund shall be utilized for—
(a) The
relief of Government servants and their families by—
(i)
giving financial assistance to the families of deceased
Government servants;
(ii)
giving financial assistance to Government servants
invalided out of service;
(iii)
making special grants to Government servants in
exceptional cases; (b) Defraying
expenditure incurred in respect of management of the Fund.
Explanation—
The benefit admissible under this section will be in addition to the
pensions, family pension or gratuities awarded under the rules regulating the
conditions of service of Government servants.
5.
Accounts and
Audit.— (1) All contribution [6]recovered
under clause (a) of sub–section (3) of Section 3 shall be deducted at the
source from the salaries of the Government servants concerned.
(2)
The Accountant General, 3Punjab
shall be responsible for keeping the accounts of the Fund. Audit of the assets
of and expenditure from the Fund will be conducted by such authority as may be
prescribed.
6.
Constitution
and powers of the Boards of Management.— (1) As soon as may be, Government
shall, in such manner as may be prescribed, constitute the following Boards of
Management, namely:–
(a)
the Provincial Board of Management (gazetted) [7][which
shall include at least one female officer in BS-19 or above];
(b)
the Provincial Board of Management
(non–gazetted) [8][which
shall include at least thirty three percent women];
(c)
a [9]District
Board of Management for each District [10][which
shall include at least thirty three percent women]; and
(d)
[11]the
Secretariat Board of Management 9[which shall include at least one female officer in BS-19
or above].
(2)
Subject to such directions as may be issued by
Government and such rules as may be made in this behalf—
(a)
the Provincial Board of Management (gazetted) shall be
responsible for management of Part I of the Fund and shall have the powers to
invest money credited to that part of the Fund and to incur expenditure
therefrom;
(b)
the Provincial Board of Management (non–gazetted) shall
be responsible for management of Part II of the Fund and shall have the powers
to invest moneys credited to that part of the Fund and to make allocations
therefrom to 5District Boards of Management;
(c)
a [12]District
Board of Management shall, subject to such directions as may be issued by the
Provincial Board of Management (non–gazetted), deal with all matters connected
with Part II of the Fund [13]except
in so far as it concerns non–gazetted servants serving or employed in the Punjab
Secretariat, and in particular shall have the
power to sanction expenditure from the allocations made to it by that Board;
(d)
[14]the
Secretariat Board of Management shall, subject to such directions as may be
issued by the Provincial Board of Management (non–gazetted), deal with Part II
of the Fund in so far as it concerns the non–gazetted Government servants
serving or employed in the 1Punjab Secretariat, and in particular
shall have the power to sanction expenditure from the allocations made to it by
that Board.
[15]6–A. Power to recover rents and
lease–moneys as arrears of land revenue.— Any sum due as rent or
lease money in respect of property acquired or constructed by a Board of
Management constituted under section 6 and the Management whereof vests in any
such Board, if not paid within thirty days of its having become due, may
notwithstanding anything contained in any law, decree or order of any court,
agreement, deed or instrument, be recovered as arrears of land revenue.
[16]6–B. Protection of action taken under this
ordinance.— No suit, prosecution or other legal proceedings shall be
instituted against a Board of Management constituted under section 6 or against
any officer or servant of such Board for anything which is in good faith done
or intended to be done under this Ordinance or the rules made there–under.
7.
Power to
make rules.–– Government may
make rules for bringing into effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
[1] Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 for “West Pakistan. 2 Substituted by
the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 for “West Pakistan.
[2] Government Servants in
Police Department and such Government Servants of Anti–Corruption Department as
are contributing towards the Police Welfare Fund, all officers and men of West
Pakistan Rangers, Advocate General and Additional Advocate General Punjab,
Public Prosecutors, Additional and Assistant Public Prosecutors exempted from
the provision of the Ordinance. 4 Substituted by the Punjab Laws
(Adaptation) Order, 1974 for “West Pakistan.
[3] Substituted by the West
Pakistan Government servant’s Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Ordinance 1962.
[4] Substituted by the Punjab
Laws (Adaptation) Order, 1974 for “West Pakistan.
[5] Substituted by the West
Pakistan Government servant’s Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Ordinance 1962 for
“contributions made by”.
[6] Substituted for the word
“made” by the West Pakistan Government servant’s Benevolent Fund (Amendment)
Ordinance 1962. 3 Substituted by the Punjab Laws (Adaptation) Order,
1974 for “West Pakistan”.
[7]
Inserted by the Punjab Fair Representation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014)
[8] Inserted by the Punjab
Fair Representation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014)
[9]
The word “Divisional” substituted with the word “District” by the Punjab
Government Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001.
[10] Inserted by the Punjab
Fair Representation of Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014)
[11]
Added vide West Pakistan Government Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1969. 9 Inserted by the Punjab Fair Representation of
Women Act 2014 (IV of 2014)
[12]
The word “Divisional” substituted with the word “District” by the Punjab
Government Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment) Ordinance, 2001.
[13] Inserted ibid
[14] Added vide West Pakistan
Ordinance XXIII of 1969.
[15]
Inserted vide West Pakistan Government Servants Benevolent Fund (Amendment)
Ordinance, 1969.
[16] Added vide West Pakistan
Ordinance XXIII of 1969.
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