Directorate of Rules (HR&A) WAPDA

Publication No. 4
VIII (Edition)

PAKISTAN
WATER AND POWER
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES

.. (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979
.

(AS AMENDED UPTO 05.04.2019)

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 PAKISTAN
WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Telephone : 69911/204 722-Wapda House,

Telegrams: WAPDA LAHORE Lahore
12 November, 1979
No. S/SO (R) 84/23152-23751

OFFICE ORDER

Subject: THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 18 of the Wapda Act, 1958, (West
Pakistan Act No. XXXI of 1958), The Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority is
pleased to make the following rules, namely:

1. Short Title Application and Commencement

(a) These Rules may be called The Pakistan Wapda Employees (Retirement) Rules,
1979.

(b) They shall apply to all Wapda employees except deputationists from the
appropriate Authority* or a Provincial Government or those on probation, or
borne on workcharged establishment.

(c) They shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions

In these Rules unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context:

(a) “Authority” means the Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority.

(b) “Appointing authority” means the officer designated as such in the Delegation of
Orders issued by the Authority from time to time.

(c) “Competent authority” means the Authority, or the appointing authority or an

officer designated by the Authority to exercise powers of the competent authority.

(d) "Employee" means a person who has been directly recruited by the Authority or
has been absorbed in the service of the Authority on transfer from, or on
termination of his lien in his parent department of the Federal or a Provincial
Government, as the case may be.

* Amended Vide OM No. 1/37/2018-E-6 dated 26.11.2018.

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*13. Retirement from Service

Notwithstanding anything contrary contained in the order or the letter of appointment of

an employee or in the terms of his service or in any other Rules applicable to him, the Wapda
Employee shall retire from Service:-

*2(a) On such date after he has completed twenty years of service qualifying for
pension or other retirement benefits as the competent authority may, in public
interest direct; or

(b) Where no direction is given under Clause (a), on the completion of the sixtieth
year of his age.

Sd/
Brig. (Retd.)
(Muhammad Asghar)
Secretary & GM (Admn) Wapda

*1Substituted vide o/o No. D (Rules)/07456/36/IV/40331-510, dated 1-11-2001. (Annex-IX)

*2Detailed instructions issued Vide O/O No. S/SD(R)84/13169-13468 dt. 04-05-1980(Annex-I), No.
GM(A)/AD(EIA)07027/22892-24011 dt. 26-03-1989 (Annex-III) & No. GM (A)D/(Rules)
/07456/36/IV/28151-  350 dt 13/15 May, 2006 (Annex-XIV)

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 ANNEXURE-I

No. S/SO (R) 84/13169-13468 4th May, 1980

OFFICE ORDER

Subject: THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

Under Rule 3 of The Pakistan Wapda Employees (Retirement) from Service Rules 1979,
a Wapda employee holding post in Grade 20 or an equivalent post shall retire from service on
such date as the 'competent authority' may, in the public interest, direct. In the case of a Wapda
Employee, who is not holding post in Grade 20 or an equivalent post, the 'competent authority'
may retire him after he has completed 25 years of service qualifying for pension, gratuity or other
benefits. The 'competent authority' can also retire from service such an employee, on his
completion of 55 years of his age. In both the cases, such retirement can be made by the
‘competent authority' in the public interest.

2. A question has arisen, at what time the 'competent authority' can pass an order
of retirement of an employee who has completed 25 years service, or has completed the 55th
year of his age. In the case of the first mentioned category, an order of retirement can be passed
immediately after the employee has completed 25 years of service, while in the case of second
mentioned category, an order of retirement can be passed when an employee has completed
*55th year of his age. In both such cases, the decision to retire an employee has to be taken
before the employee has completed 25 years of his service or has completed the *55th year of
his age, but such a decision will take effect, in the case of the first mentioned category, from the
date which would be immediately after he has completed 25 years service and in the case of the
second mentioned category on the date when he has completed 55th year of his age.

3. To enable the 'competent authority' to pass an order of retirement, each such

case should be initiated, at least three months before the date from which retirement is to take
effect and all formalities should be completed, without fail, within the aforesaid period, so that
retirement may take effect from the appropriate date.

4. The case of those employees who had completed 25 years of service or had
attained the age of 55 years, before the date of promulgation of the aforesaid Rules, falls within
the purview of Rule 4 and if no order of retirement of such an employee is passed by the 12th
May 1980, he will retire only on attaining the age of 60 years and not earlier, unless he is
promoted to a post of Grade 20 or an equivalent post when his case would fall within the purview
of sub-paragraph (a) of Rule 3 of 1979.

Sd/-
Brig (Retd.)
(MUHAMMAD ASGHAR)
Secretary Wapda

_____________________________________________________________________________
*Clarification on the subject issued vide O.M. No. DG(S&GA)/DD(Rules)/07456/III/8321-9620 dt 15-02-97
(Annex-VII)
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 ANNEXURE-II

No. S/DD (Rules)/07455/7/626-1225 5th January, 1982

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

The Authority is pleased to waive the condition of rendition of Satisfactory Service

Certificate required for the grant of pension, gratuity and drawal of Authority's contribution
towards Wapda Employees Provident Fund under the Rules to the following categories of its
employees:-

a. Wapda employees retired *or removed from the Service of the Authority without
assigning any reason under section 17(1- A) of the Wapda Act;

b. Wapda employees retired from the Service of the Authority before the completion
of 60th year of his age under the Pakistan Wapda Employees (Retirement from
Service) Rules, 1979; and

c. Wapda employees compulsorily retired from the Service of the Authority under
the Pakistan Wapda Employees (E&D) Rules, 1978.

Sd/-
Colonel
(Idrees Mohsin)
Secretary Wapda

*Added vide Dir: Fin: (Reguls) O.M. No. F.O (B&F)/37-9(75)/II/1476-1626 dated 6-10-1994 (Annex-IV)

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 ANNEXURE-III

No. GM (A)/ AD (E-IA)/07027/22892- 24011 Dated 26th March, 1989

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES 1979

Following guidelines have been approved by the Authority for reviewing employees cases
for their retirement on completion of 25 years service qualifying for pension/gratuity or other
retirement benefits or attaining 55th year of age under "The Pakistan Wapda Employees
(Retirement) Rules 1979".

(i) Before passing final order of retirement of an employee, the competent authority
as defined in "The Pakistan Wapda Employees (Retirement) Rules 1979" on
review, shall inform the employee through a notice of the grounds on which it is
proposed to make the order and give him an opportunity of showing cause
against it (see specimen Notice in Appendix-I)

NOTE:

The Notice will be issued by the competent authority. For Junior Engineers or equivalent
officers, it will be served through the offices as defined under Note (a) below Clause- IV. For
Senior Engineers or equivalent officers and above, it will be served through the Career
Management Cell.

(ii) In each case, review proceedings shall be finalized before the date of proposed
retirement; order retiring the employee on his completing 25 years of service
qualifying for pension shall be made soon thereafter, after he has completed the
said period. In other cases, retirement order shall be made on the date he attains
55 years of age.

(iii) Review is to be conducted twice in a calendar year in the months of January and
July. Its proceedings should conclude within six months and order of retirement
to be passed in the manner as provided in clause (ii) above.

(iv) Review is to be initiated in the following manner:-

(a) Chief Engineer or officers of equivalent status in case of employees holding

posts in BPS-1 to 16 will initiate the case on the proforma as per Appendix-II
and process the same till its finalization in the prescribed manner. In Case of
Junior Engineers or officers of equivalent status and above, the Chief
Engineer (Admn) Water, Chief Engineer (Admn) Power, Director General
(HR&A) or General Manager Finance (Coord) whosoever may be concerned
will initiate the case and process it in the manner given below. Names of
such officers in BPS-18 and above will be intimated to the Career
Management Cell under Managing Director (Admn) who shall initiate the
review case of such officers on the proforma as per Appendix-II to these
instructions in accordance with the procedure explained above.

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 (b) The manner in which review is to be made and finalized shall be as
under:-

Sr. Posts Reviewing Approving Final Manner of Approval

# Committee Committee Authority
1. Posts in CE or officer of Three Member Member / Approval be obtained by
BPS-1 to equivalent Committee of MD the GM concerned
16 status GMs/DGs of concerned directly.
the Wing /
Common
Services
concerned
nominated by
the “Final
Authority” for
each calendar
year.
2. Jr. Engr / Three Member Member / MD *1Authority Approval of the *1full
Sr. Engr/ Committee of concerned Authority shall be obtained
officers of GMs/DGs of the in respect of Junior
equivalent Wing / Common Engineers and officers of
status Services equivalent status by CE
concerned (Admn) Power CE (Admn)
nominated by Water DG (Personnel)
the Member / Distribution, DG (S&GA)
MD concerned and GM Finance (Coord),
for each as the case may be, and
calendar year. in respect of the level of
Senior Engineer or
equivalent and above by
Career Management Cell
through Managing Dir-
ector (Admn)
3. SEs/ CEs/ Member / MD *Authority Approval of Authority shall
GMs/ MDs concerned and be obtained by the CM
or officers only Member Cell through MD (Admn)
of equi- concerned in
valent case of MD
status

*1Word “Full" deleted w.e.f 15-05-1994 vide O.M. No. DD(Rules)/07456/36/III/4536-46011 dated 17-09-1995
(Annexure-V)

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Note- I

It shall be the responsibility of the following officers to watch constantly and to ensure that
cases of review of Wapda Employees of the status of Junior Engineers or equivalent and above
are initiated six months before completing 25 years qualifying service for pension, gratuity or
other benefits and of those attaining the age of 55 years till such time the final action/decision of
Reviewing/Approving/Final Authorities as the case may be, is obtained:-

1. Chief Engineer (Admn) Power/Director In respect of employees of Power Wing.

General (Personnel) Distribution
2. Chief Engineer (Admn) Water In respect of employees of Water wing

3. General Manager Finance (Coordination) In respect of Accounts, Audit and Finance

employees of Power, Water and Coordination
Wings (including his own office.)
4. Director General (HR&A) In respect of employees of Common Services
as well as that of the status of Assistant
Directors or equivalent and above and
including Chief Engineers/ General
Managers/Managing Directors and officers of
equivalent status.

Note- II

Approving Committee against Serial No. 1 above shall be got constituted by the offices
indicated in Note- I above.

Reviewing Committee against Serial No. 2 will be got constituted by the Career
Management Cell under Managing Director (Admn)

2. This supersedes all previous instructions issued on this subject.

Signature

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 APPENDIX-I
BY REGISTERED POST

____________________
____________________

Subject: SHOW CAUSE NOTICE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE PAKISTAN WAPDA

EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES 1979

The question of your continued retention in Wapda service after completion of 25 years
service qualifying for pension and other retirement benefits/completion of 55 years of your age on
__________has been examined by the Competent Authority as defined in Rule 2 (c) "The
Pakistan Wapda Employees (Retirement) Rules 1979”.

2. From the perusal of your ACR file and other connected record, the Competent Authority
has come to the conclusion that it is in the public interest to retire you from service after
completion of 25 years of service qualifying for pension, gratuity or other retirement
benefits/attaining 55th years of age as on for the following reasons:-

3. Before issuance of the orders under "The Pakistan Wapda Employees (Retirement)
Rules 1979" you are hereby required to show cause as to why you should not be retired from
Wapda Service with effect from ___________________.

4. Your reply, if any, should reach the undersigned within 14 days of receipt of this Notice
failing which the contemplated action will be taken.

By the order of the Final Authority

Name and Designation of

Competent Authority

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 APPENDIX-II

Sr. # Name Designation Grade Previous Wapda Total Pension- Date of Completing Recommen-dations for Remarks by Final Decision
Service if Service able service 25 years service or retirement based on : Approving
Counted attaining the age of a. Record Authority if any
towards 55 years b. Personal knowledge
Pension c. Reputation
d. Poor loyalty/
intergrity/ Honesty/ Moral
Turpitude

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
 ANNEXURE-IV

PAKISTAN
WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Telephone : 6366911/2287 225-Wapda House,

Telegrams: WAPDA LAHORE Lahore
Dated 6-10-1994
No. F.O(B&F)/37-9(75)/vol-II/1476-1626

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Reference Secretary Wapda’s O.M. No. S/DD(Rules)07455/7/626-1225 dated 05-01-1982

on the above subject.

2. The Authority has been pleased to add, ab-initio the word “or removed” after the word
“retired” appearing in first line of para 1 (a) of the O.M. under reference. The amended O.M. is
reproduced on reverse.

Sd/-
(MUHAMMAD FAROOQ MEMON)
Deputy Director Finance
For Director Finance (P), Wapda

CC:

1. All GMs, Wapda

2. Secretary, Wapda with refence to the minutes of the Authority meeting held on 24-03-1994.
3. All CEs, Wapda
4. All PDs, Wapda
5. All Head of Divisions, Wapda
6. Director, SEs, Wapda
7. Director ((I&P), Wapda
8. DG, Wapda Audit

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 ANNEXURE-V

PAKISTAN
WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Telephone: 8366911/2332 332-WAPDA House

Telegrame; WAPDA LAHORE Lahore

No. DG(S&GA)/DD(R)/07456/36/III/45361-46011 17th September 1995

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES 1979

Authority has decided to delete the word ‘full’ before the word ‘Authority’ wherever
occuring in The Pakistan WAPDA Employees (Retirement) Rules 1979.

The above amendment shall take effect from 15-5-1994.

Sd/-
(Kh. Sajjad Haider)
Director General (S&GA)

Distribution
As per List ‘C’.

1) Secretary, WAPDA with reference to his O.O No. S/AD (Coord) 03003/NTG/2230-45
dated 26-5-1995.

2) Assistant Director (E-IA) S&GA, 301-WAPDA House, Lahore.

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 ANNEXURE-VI

No. DG (S&GA)/DD/(Rules) 07456/36/III/45562-4786I 23rd November. 1996

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

The Authority has approved the following amendment in the Pakistan Wapda Employees
(Retirement) Rules, 1979 with immediate effect:-

I. Existing Rule-3(i) (a) is hereby substituted with the following:-

Rule-3 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the order or the letter of
appointment of an employee or in the terms of service or in any other Rule applicable to him, the
Wapda employee shall retire from service:

a. On the completion of the 60th year of his age, or

b. If a Wapda Employee is to be retired from service by the competent authority before

the date of his superannuation viz. 60 years, he is to be retired under the Pakistan
Wapda Employees E&D Rules, 1978 after observing the prescribed procedure.

2. Rule-3 (i) (b) hereby stands deleted.

3. Rule-4 is hereby deleted alongwith the note there under.

Sd/-
(Kh. Sajjad Haider)
Director General

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 ANNEXURE-VII

No. DG (S&GA)/DD (Rules)/07456/III/8321-9620 Dated 15-02- 1997

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

Attention is invited to Office Memorandum No. DG (S&GA)/DD (R)/07456/ 36/III/46562-

4786I, dated 23-11-1996 by which amendments have been affected in Rule 3 and 4 in the subject
Rules. A wrongful impression has developed in the mind of a few that by reason of the
amendment made in the Retirement Rules option to proceed on voluntary retirement on or after
twenty five years qualifying service has been withdrawn by the Authority.

It is hereby clarified that the amendments dated 23-11-1996 have put an end to review of
employees with respect to retention in service on completion of 55th year of their age. The
amendment order in no way has barred the employees from opting voluntary retirement on or
after completing twenty five years of qualifying service as provided in the Pakistan Wapda
Pension Rules, 1977.

Sd/-
(Khawaja Sajjad Haidar)
Director General (S&GA)
 ANNEXURE-VIII

No. GM (Admn)/DD (Rules)/07456/36/III/41338-5I7 Dated 09/14- I0-2000

OFFICE ORDER

Subject: THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

Ref: This O.M No. DG(S&GA)/DD(Rules)/07456/36/III/46562-47861 dt.23.11.1996.

The Authority has decided to substitute the existing Rule-3 of the Pakistan Wapda
Employees (Retirement) Rules 1979 with the following to make it in line with the Federal
Government Rules.

3. Retirement from Service

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the order or the letter of

appointment of an employee or in the terms of his service or in any other Rule applicable to him.
The Wapda employee shall retire from service:-

(a) On such date after he has completed twenty five years of service qualifying for
pension or other retirement benefits as the competent authority may, in public
interest direct, or

(b) Where no direction is given under Clause (a) on the completion of the sixtieth
year of his age.

2. No direction under Clause (a) shall be made until the Wapda Employee has been
informed in writing of the grounds on which it is proposed to make the direction, and has been
given a reasonable opportunity of showing cause against the said direction.

3. Following guidelines have been approved by the Authority for reviewing employee cases
for their retirement on completion of 25 years service qualifying for pension/gratuity or other
retirement benefits under The Pakistan Wapda Employees (Retirement) Rules 1979:-

(i) When it comes to the notice of the competent authority that a Wapda Employee
has prima facie, ceased to be efficient and that action is warranted against him
under Rule-3 of The Pakistan Wapda Employee (Retirement) Rules 1979, it shall
cause the case to be referred to a Review Committee stating the facts of the
case alongwith supporting documentary evidence. If any, service record of the
person in the form attached as Appendix-A and such other record as may be
considered relevant to a case for the purpose of making a recommendation
about his suitability for further retention in service.
The Review Committee shall comprise the following:-

Posts Reviewing Committee Competent Manner of approval

Authority
BPS 1 to 20 1. MF Convener Chairman The following shall act as
2. GM (A) Member secretary of the Committee in
3. GM (Int.) Member respect of respective wing /
4. GM (C&M)W Member cadre:
5. GM(C&M)P Member 1. Dir. (CM) Coord for BPS-20
6. GMF(Power) Member officers.
7. GMF (W) Member 2. Dir (CM) Power for BPS- 18 &
8. Chief Auditor Member 19 officers of Power Wing.
3. Dir (CM) Water for BPS-18 &
19 of Water Wing.
4. Dir (CM) Fin: S&GA for officers
of S&GA.
5. CE (Admn) Power for
employees in BPS-17 and below
in Power Wing.
6. CE (Admn) W for employees in
BPS-17 and below in Water
Wing.
7. DG (HR&A) for employees in
BPS-I7 and below in Common
Services in Admn. Accounts,
Finance, Audit, Medical Services.
8. Dir. HRD/ Admn/DD (Admn) in
respect of employees in BPS-I7
and below in DISCOs /
GENCOs / NTDC.

Secretary shall be responsible for

submission of case to the
Committee for review and final
order of the competent authority.
 (iii) The Review Committees should examine the case referred to them, and the
Committees may recommend retirement in the following cases:-

(a) Where two or more penalties under The Pakistan Wapda employees
(E&D) Rules 1978 have been imposed on a Wapda Employee.

(b) Where overall grading of the ACRs is Average and/or where adverse
remarks in regard to acceptance of responsibility, integrity, reliability,
output of work and behaviour with the public were recorded in the ACRs
(duly conveyed to the concerned employee and his representation
against it finalized as per rules).

(c) Where a Wapda employee is twice recommended for supersession by

the Selection Board and the recommendation of the Selection Board is
approved by the competent authority.

(d) Where other specific and cogent grounds including the following may
warrant retirement of a Wapda employee:-

(i) persistent reputation of being corrupt;

(ii) possessing pecuniary resources and/or property etc.
disproportionate to his known sources of income: and
(iii) frequent unauthorized absence from duty.
(iv) where the Review Committee recommends retirement of

Wapda employees, specific reasons for doing so should be given. The recommendations
of the Committee should be submitted for the approval of the competent authority. If the
competent authority agrees with the recommendation of the Committee, a show cause notice as
per Appendix-B shall be issued to the Wapda employee under Rule-3 of the aforesaid Rules.
After receipt of reply to the show cause notice the competent authority shall take the final
decision.

4. Review is to be conducted twice in a calendar year in the months of March & September.
Its proceedings should conclude within three months.

5. Secretary of Review Committee's shall collect the requisite information and initiate the
cases.

Sd/-
(Brig. Naeem Abid)
General Manager (Admn)
 Appendix-A

PROFORMA FOR REVIEW OF SERVICE RECORD OF EMPLOYEE

ON COMPLETION OF 25 YEARS QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR PENSION

I. Name
2. Date of birth
3. Educational Qualification
4. Name of the Wing / Office.
5. Designation
6. Date of joining WAPDA Service.
7. Details of pre-service and in service training.
8. Date of promotion to the present post.
9. Date of completion of 25 years service qualifying for pension
10 Details of Service Record.

a. Synopsis of ACRs

Assessment made in the ACR about

Overall
Year Quantity and Fitness for
Assessment Integrity
output of work Promotion

a B C

1 2 3

b. Pen picture recorded in the ACRs during last five years.

c. Particulars of penalties imposed under The Pakistan Wapda Employees

(Efficiency & Discipline) Rules, 1978.

Name of Ground of
No. & date of penalty imposing order
Penalty Penalty
 Appendix-B
BY REGISTERED POST
_________________
_________________

Subject : SHOW CAUSE NOTICE UNDER RULE-3 OF THE PAKISTAN WAPDA

EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

The question of your continued retention in WAPDA service after completion of 25 years
service qualifying for pension and other retirement benefits on ________ has been examined by
the competent authority as defined in Rule-2 (c) of "The Pakistan WAPDA Employees
(Retirement) Rules, 1979”.

2. From the perusal of your ACRs file and other connected record, the competent authority
has come to the conclusion that it is in the public interest to retire yon from service after
completion of 25 years of service qualifying for pension and other retirement benefits
on___________ for the following reasons:

3. Before issuance of the order as under "The Pakistan WAPDA Employees (Retirement)
Rules, 1979” you are hereby required to show cause as to why you should not be retired from
WAPDA Service with effect from ______________________.

4 Your reply, if any, should reach the undersigned within 14 days of receipt of this Notice
failing which the contemplated action will be taken.

Name and Designation of

Competent Authority
 ANNEXURE-IX

No. D(Rules)/07456/36/IV /40331-510 Dated 01-11-2001.

OFFICE ORDER

Subject:- THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

Reference: This office order No. DG (S&GA)/DD(Rules)075456/36/III/41338-517 dated 9/14-

10-2000

The Authority has been pleased to substitute the existing Rule 3 (a) (b) of the Pakistan
Wapda Employees (Retirement) Rules, 1979, with the following to bring the same at par with the
Federal Government Rules:-

3. Retirement from Service

Notwithstanding anything contrary contained in the order or the letter of appointment of

an employee or in the terms of his service or in any other Rules applicable to him, the Wapda
employee shall retire from Service:-

(a) On such date after he has completed twenty years of service qualifying for
pension or other retirement benefits as the competent authority may, in public
interest direct, or
(b) Where no direction is given under Clause (a), on the completion of the sixtieth
year of his age.

2. Similarly the word and figure of twenty five shall stand substituted by the word and figure
of twenty wherever appearing in the Pakistan WAPDA Employees (Retirement) Rules.

Sd/-
(NASIR MAHMOOD)
Director (Rules)
 ANNEXURE-X

No. Dir (A&F)O&M/09950(59)/7935-8115 Dated 04.02.2003.

OFFICE ORDER

Subject :- THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

1. In partial modification of Clause 3 (2) of this office order No.

GM(A)/DD(Rules)/07456/36/III/41338-517 dated 9/14.10.2000, the Authority has been pleased to
reconstitute the following Review Committees to decide review cases of WAPDA Employees on
retirement on 20 years service and to seek approval of the proposed competent authorities as
mentioned against each:-

DISCOs / GENCOs / NTDC

Post Reviewing Committee *1Approving authority
BPS 1 to 18 - Respective CE (Tech) Convener Respective CEO of the
- Director (Tech) Member Company
- Director (HR) Member
BPS - 19 - Finance Director Member Member Concerned
BPS – 20 - Manager (Admn) Member Chairman WAPDA
WATER WING
Post Reviewing Committee *1Approving authority
BPS 1 to 19 - GM (P&D) Convener Member (Water)
- GM Fin (Water) Member
BPS – 20 - CE (C&M) Water Member Chairman WAPDA
- Director (Admn) W Member
POWER WING
Post Reviewing Committee *1Approving authority
BPS 1 to 19 - GM (C&M) Power Convener Member (Power)
- GM Fin (Power) Member
BPS – 20 - CE (Admn) Power Member Chairman WAPDA
- Director (Admn) P-I Member

COMMON SERVICES
Post Reviewing Committee *1Approving authority
BPS 1 to 19 - GM (Admn) Convener Member (Finance)
- DG (HR&A) Member
BPS – 20 - DG Fin (B&C) Member Chairman WAPDA
- Chief Auditor Member
- Dir (A&F) O&M Secretary
2. All competent authorities are requested to dispose off review cases of their employees in
the light of above amendment at their own level.
3. Review is to be conducted twice in a calendar year in the months of March and
September. Its proceedings should be concluded within three months.

Sd/-
( Nasir Mahmood )
Director (A&F) O&M
_____________________________________________________________________________
*1
Modified Vide O.M. No D(Rules)/07456/36/III/43315-44615 dated 13-07-2004 (Annex-XI)
 ANNEXURE-XI

No. D(Rules)/07456/36/III/43315-44615 Dated July 13, 2004.

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject :- THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

A question has been raised as to whether the competent authority for approving the
recommendations of the Reviewing Committee to decide the review cases of WAPDA Employee
and signing / serving the Show Cause Notice to the concerned employee on the basis of the
recommendations of Reviewing Committee will be the same or otherwise.

2. In order to remove the ambiguity it is hereby clarified that the word “Competent
authorities” written on the title of Column 3, Para 1 of this office order No. Dir
(A&F)O&M/09950(59)/7935-8115 dated 04.02.2003 may be read as “Approving authorities”
instead of “Competent Authorities”. The Show Cause Notice shall, however, be signed / served
by the respective competent authority of the employee concerned.

Sd/-
(Nasir Mahmood)
Director (Rules)
 ANNEXURE-XII

No. Dir (A&F)O&M Cell/R-E/1898 Dated 11.09.2004

The Director (Coord) M&S, WAPDA,

711 WAPDA House, Lahore.

Subject: 3RD REVIEW MEETING COMMON SERVICES CADRE AFTER COMPLETION OF

20-YEARS OR MORE SERVICE QUALIFYING SERVICE FOR PENSION

Ref: Your letter No. GM(M&S)/Admn/10114/2007 dated 04.09.2004.

In this regard, it is to clarify that an employee whose case has once been considered in
the Review Committee Meeting for retirement after completion of 20 years or more service
qualifying for pension may not be considered again.

Sd/-
(Mian Rifat Mehmood)
Dir (A&F) O&M Cell
 ANNEXURE-XIII

No. GM(A)/D(A&F)O&M/26421-641 Dated 17/18.04.2006

NOTIFICATION

Subject :- PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

Ref: i) O/O No. GM(A)/DD(Rules)/07456/36/III/41338-517 dt. 9/14.10.2000.

ii) O/O No. D(Rules)/07456/36/IV/40331-510 dt. 1.11.2001.
iii) O/O No. D(A&F)O&M/09950(59)/7935-8115 dt. 4.2.2003.
iv) O/O No. D(Rules)/07456/36/III/43315-44615 dt. 13.7.2004.
v) O/O No. D(A&F)O&M/6911-70 dt. 28/29.01.2004.

1. The service review of WAPDA employees on completion of 20 years service under

Pakistan Wapda Employees (Retirement) Rules, 1979 (amended from time to time) is to be
carried out twice in a calendar year in the months of March and September. The objective of
service review boards is to eliminate inefficient, unwilling and corrupt workforce from time to time
from the department.

2. It has been observed by the Authority that despite repeated reminders, the instructions as
contained in above referred office orders are not being adhered to by the Secretaries of the
Review Committees in its true letter and spirit and the boards are not being convened regularly.

3. In order to streamline the matter, it has been decided that:-

a. Service review of employees will be conducted as per reconstituted Service

Review Committees placed at Appendix-A.

b. In case of Grade-18 officers serving in DISCOs / GENCOs / NTDC, the

reviewing authority will be respective CEOs and approving/competent
authority will be the Member concerned.

c. The service review boards for the period March 2006 be convened by
31st May, 2006, if not held in March 2006.

4. As desired by the Authority, respective Members are requested to ensure and obtain
progress.

Sd/-
Brig (R)
General Manager (Admn)
(Muhammad Najam us Saqib)
 Appendix-A

REVISED SERVICE REVIEW COMMITTEES

A. DISCOs / GENCOs / NTDC

Post Reviewing Committee Approving authority

BPS 1 to 17 - Tech Dir / CE Convener Respective CEO of the
- Operation Director Member Company
- HR&A Director Member
- Finance Director Member
- Manager (HR) Secretary

BPS 18 to 19 - CEO Convener Member (Power)

- Operation Director Member
- HR&A Director Member
- Finance Director Member
- Manager (HR) Secretary

BPS-20 - Member (Power) Convener Chairman WAPDA

- Member (Finance) Member
- Member (Water) Member
- GM Fin (Power) Member
- Director (CM) Coord Secretary

B. WATER WING

Post Reviewing Committee Approving authority

BPS 1 to 19 - GM (P&D) Convener Member (Water)
- GM Fin (Water) Member
- GM/CE (C&M) Water Member
- Director (Admn) W Secretary

BPS - 20 - Member (Water) Convener Chairman WAPDA

- Member (Finance) Member
- Member (Power) Member
- GM(Admn) Member
- Director (CM) Coord Secretary

C. POWER WING

Post Reviewing Committee Approving authority

BPS 1 to 19 - GM (C&M) Power Convener Member (Power)
- GM Fin (Power) Member
- CE (Admn) Power Member
- Director (Admn) P-I Secretary

BPS - 20 - Member (Power) Convener Chairman WAPDA

- Member (Finance) Member
- Member (Water) Member
- GM(Admn) Member
- Director (CM) Coord Secretary
D. COMMON SERVICES

Post Reviewing Committee Approving authority

BPS 1 to 19 - GM (Admn) Convener Member (Finance)
- DG (HR&A) Member
- DG Fin (B&C) Member
- Chief Auditor Member
- Dir (A&F) O&M/ Secretary
Dir (CM) Coord

BPS - 20 - Member (Finance) Convener Chairman WAPDA

- Member (Power) Member
- Member (Water) Member
- GM(Admn) Member
- Director (CM) Coord Secretary

NOTE:
1. The competent authorities to issue Show Cause Notice (as per specimen attached
Appendix-B) and impose penalties on the employees will be the same as per E&D Rules.

2. Review is to be conducted twice in a calendar year in the months of March and

September. Its proceedings should be concluded within three months.
 Appendix-B

BY REGISTERED POST

_____________________

_____________________

Subject: SHOW CAUSE NOTICE UNDER RULE 3 OF THE PAKISTAN WAPDA

EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

The question of your continued retention in WAPDA service after completion of 25 years
service qualifying for pension and other retirement benefits on ________ has been examined by
the competent authority as defined in Rule-2 (c) of "The Pakistan WAPDA Employees
(Retirement) Rules, 1979”.

2. From the perusal of your ACRs file and other connected record, the competent authority
has come to the conclusion that it is in the public interest to retire you from service after
completion of 25 years of service qualifying for pension and other retirement benefits
on___________ for the following reasons:

3. Before issuance of the order under "The Pakistan WAPDA Employees (Retirement)
Rules, 1979”, you are hereby required to show cause as to why you should not be retired from
WAPDA Service with effect from ______________________.

4 Your reply, if any, should reach the undersigned within 14 days of receipt of this Notice
failing which the contemplated action will be taken.

Name and Designation of

Competent authority
 ANNEXURE-XIV

No. GM(A)/D(Rules)/07456/36/IV/28151-350 Dated: 13/15 May, 2006

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:- THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

Ref:- Office Order No. D(Rules)/07456/36/IV/40331-510 dated 01.11.2001 and notification No.
GM(A)/D(A&F)O&M/26421-641 dated 18.04.2006.

1. There is a misperception sporadically that a person can be considered for weeding out on
completion of 20 years (and not thereafter). It is clarified that a person can be so considered on
completion of 20 years service qualifying for pension, or anytime thereafter till retirement, subject
to the criteria laid down for his inclusion in Service Review Board proceeding.

2. This must be ensured in conjunction with our letter referred above.

Sd/-
Brig (R)
General Manager (Admn)
(Muhammad Najam us Saqib)
 ANNEXURE-XV

No. Dir (A&F) O&M/31676-876 Dated 13 June, 2006

OFFICE ORDER

Subject :- PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979

Ref: This office notification No. GM(A)/D(A&F)O&M/26421-641 dated 17/ 18.04.2006.

Director (Estab) S&GA will be Member (in attendance) in all the Reviewing Committees of
BPS-20 officers appearing in Appendix-A to the above referred notification and will present the
record relating to disciplinary cases of the potential officers in the meeting.

Sd/-
(Iftikhar Ahmad )
Director General (S&GA)
 ANNEXURE-XVI

No. DG/Dir(A&F)O&M/44918 Dated 21 August 2006

NOTIFICATION

Subject :- CONDUCTING OF SERVICE REVIEW BOARDS UNDER WAPDA EMPLOYEES

(RETIREMENT), RULES, 1979

Ref: Office notification No. GM(A)/D(A&F)O&M/26421-641 dated 17/18-04.2006.

1. The Service Review Boards for the year 2006 were to be conducted in May and
September, 2006 in terms of above referred notification.

2. It has been decided that Service Review Board which was scheduled to be held by
31-5-2006, will now be conducted alongwith the Service Review Boards of September, 2006.

Sd/-
(Iftikhar Ahmad )
Director General (S&GA)
 ANNEXURE-XVII

PAKISTAN
WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Telephone : 99202523 &99202211/2208 Office of DG (HR&Admn)

Fax: 99203532 O&M Directorate
208-Wapda House, Lahore

No. Dir. (O&M)/09950 (59)/23490-640 Date; 19-12-2012

OFFICE ORDER

Subject:- THE PAKISTAN WAPDA EMPLOYEES (RETIREMENT) RULES, 1979.

In supersession of this Office Order No. Dir. (A&F) O&M/09950 (59)/7935-8115 dated
04/02/2003 and partial modification of Clause 3 (ii) of Office Order No. GM (A)/DD
(Rules)/07456/36/III/41338-517 dated 9/14. 10. 2000, the Authority has been pleased to
reconstitute the following Review Committees to decide review cases of WAPDA employees on
retirement on 20 years service and to seek approval of the proposed competent authorities as
mentioned against each;

Wing Post Reviewing Committee Approving authority

- GM (P&D) Convenor
- GM Fin (Water) Member
BPS 1 to 17 Member (Water)
- CE (C&M) W Member
- Dir. (Admn) Water Secretary
- GM (P&D) Convenor
- GM Fin (Water) Member
BPS 18 to 19 Member (Water)
Water - GM/CE (C&M) W Member
- DG (CM) Water Secretary
- Member (Water) Convenor
- Member (Finance) Member
BPS 20 - Member (Power) Member Chairman WAPDA
- MD (A)/GM (A) Member
- Dir. (CM) S&C Secretary
- GM (Hydel) Operation Convenor
- GM Fin (Power) Member
BPS 1 to 16 Member (Power)
- DG (HR & Admn) Member
- Dir. (Admn) Hydel Secretary
BPS 17 to 19 - GM (Hydel) Operation Convenor
- GM Fin (Power) Member
Member (Power)
Power - DG (HR & Admn) Member
- Dir. (CM) P (H) & F Secretary
BPS 20 - Member (Power) Convenor
- Member (Finance) Member
- Member (Water) Member Chairman WAPDA
- MD (A)/GM (A) Member
- Dir. (CM) S&C Secretary
 BPS 1 to 17 - GM Fin (Coord) Convenor
(Finance, - DG (HR & Admn) Member
Member (Finance)
Accounts & - Chief Auditor Member
Audit) - Dir. Fin (A &R) Secretary
BPS 1 to 16 - MD (A)/GM (A) Convenor
(Excluding - DG (HR & Admn) Member
Fin, Accounts - DG (MS) Member Member (Finance)
& Audit) - Dir. (Estb) HR & Secretary
Commo Admn
n BPS 17 to 19 - MD (A)/GM (A) Convenor
Services (Excluding- - DG (HR & Admn) Member
BPS-17 of - DG (MS) Member Member (Finance)
Fin, Acctts & - Dir. (CM) S&C Secretary
Audit)
BPS-20 (All - Member (Finance) Convenor
cadres of - Member (Power) Member
Common - Member (Water) Member Chairman WAPDA
Services) - MD (A)/GM (A) Member
- Dir. (CM) S&C Secretary

2. All competent authorities are requested to dispose off review cases of their employees in
the light of above amendment at their own level. Review is to be conducted twice in a calendar
year in the months of March and September, its proceedings should be concluded within three
months.

Sd/-
Director (O&M) WAPDA

Distribution:
As per List “B”.