Directorate of Rules (HR&A) WAPDA

Publication No.35

PAKISTAN
WATER AND POWER
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

THE PAKISTAN WAPDA TELECOMMUNICATION

STAFF SERVICE RULES, 1984

(As updated upto 31.03.2010)

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 PAKISTAN
WATER AND POWER DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY

Telephone: 304488 & 69911/204 740-Wapda House,

Telegrams: WAPDA LAHORE Lahore.

No. S/DD(Rules)/07452/22/7332-7682 18 Jan, 1984.

In exercise of the powers conferred by Section 18 of the Pakistan Water and Power
Development Authority Act, 1958, (West Pakistan Act No. XXXI of 1958), as amended,
and all the powers enabling it in that behalf , the Pakistan Water and Power Development
Authority is pleased to make the following Rules regulating the procedure for recruitment to
the Pakistan Wapda Telecommunications Staff Service and prescribing conditions of
service for the persons appointed thereto, namely:-

THE PAKISTAN WAPDA TELECOMMUNICATIONS STAFF SERVICE RULES,

1984.

PART-I. GENERAL

1. Short Title a. These Rules may be called “The Pakistan WAPDA

Application Telecommunications Staff Service Rules, 1984”.
and
Commencement
b. These Rules shall come into force at once.

c They shall apply to members of the Pakistan Wapda

Telecommunications Service employed under the Chief
Engineer (Telecommunications) or in any other office of
the Water and Power Wings of the Authority.

2 Definitions In these Rules, unless the context otherwise requires the

following expressions shall have the meanings hereby
respectively assigned to them, that is to say:-

a. “Act” means the Pakistan Water and Power

Development Authority Act, 1958 (West Pakistan Act
No.XXXI of 1958)as amended.

b. “Appendix” means Appendix to these Rules

c. “Appointing Authority” means the authority
competent to make appointment to a post in the
Service by initial recruitment, or by transfer or by
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 promotion as specified in column 6 of the Appendix I
& II or as may be prescribed by the Authority by a
general or special order from time to time.

d. “Authority” means the Pakistan Water and Power

Development Authority.

e. “Cadre Strength” means strength of the Service as

hereinafter described or part of the Service sanctioned
as a separate cadre from time to time within the
Service.

f. “Initial recruitment” means appointment made to a

post in the Service by means otherwise than by
promotion or transfer.

g. “Post” means a post as specified in column 2 of the

Appendix I & II and such other posts as may be
declared by the Authority to be included in the service
for the purpose of these Rules.

h “Probation” means the period for which an employee

is placed on trial in a vacancy on initial recruitment or
on promotion.

j. Service” means the Service under Pakistan Wapda

Telecommunications Staff Service

k. University”, “Board ” or “Institution” means any

University, Board or Institution established by law in
Pakistan or any other University, Board or Institution
declared by the Authority or the Government of
Pakistan to be recognized University, Board or
Institution for the Purpose of these Rules.

PART II RECRUITMENT

3 Appointing Appointment to the posts in the cadre in the Service shall be

Authority. made by the appointing authority as specified in column 6 of
Appendix.

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4 Composition of The service shall comprise the posts specified in column 2
Service. of the Appendix and such other posts as may be specified
by the Authority by a general or special order from time to
time.

5 Method of Subject to the provisions of rules 3 and 7 of these Rules, the

Recruitment method of recruitment to the posts included in the Service
shall be as indicated in column 3 of Appendix I & II.
6 Age No person who is less than eighteen or more than twenty
five years of age shall be appointed to any post in the
Service by initial recruitment.

Note-I:
Upper age limit of 25 years is relaxable upto 35 years in
case of employees of Government / Autonomous / Semi
Autonomous Bodies or candidates with higher
qualifications or experience with the prior approval of
Managing Director/Member concerned in each case.
Relaxation in age beyond 35 years will rest with the
Authority

Note-II*
(i) (a) Upper age limit is relaxable upto a maximum of 3
years for those Candidates belonging to scheduled
Castes, Budhist Community, Recognized Tribes of
the Tribal Areas, Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas.

(b) Upper age limit is relaxable upto a maximum of 3

years for those Candidates belonging to Sindh
(Rural) and Balochistan for posts in BPS 15 and
below.

**(c) Upper age limit is relaxable 10 years upto the age of

55 years for those Government Servants / Wapda
employees who have completed two years
continuous Government / Wapda Service on the
closing date for receipt of application.

(d) Upper age limit is relaxable upto a maximum of 10

years for disabled persons for appointment to posts in
BPS 15 and below.

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* Added vide OM No.D(E)/AD(E.IB)/07225/RP/46242-46892 dated 28.06.1993
*Substituted vide OM No.DD/AD(E.IB)/07225/RP/501-1181 dated 08.01.1994

(ii) Where a candidate is entitled to age relaxation under

more than one categories specified above, he shall be
allowed relaxation in age only in one category.

iii)* At the instance of Government of Pakistan on

account of Ban on Recruitment, Authority has
relaxed the maximum age limit prescribed for initial
recruitment in Recruitment Policy/Service Rules of
WAPDA for the time being in force by a period of
five (5) years for appointment to all posts. This
relaxation shall be over and above the relaxation of
age admissible to candidates.

iv) **Relaxation in upper age limit to the Officers

(BPS-17 & above) in respect of Central
WAPDA/NTDC shall only be granted by Authority
and case shall be routed through respective
Member / MD. Powers delegated to Members /
Managing Directors in relevant Service Rules in
connection with Age Relaxation from BPS 1 to 16
employees shall continue to be exercised by them.
However, each relaxation so granted may be
intimated for information of Chairman through GM
(C&M) Water / Power / ***DG (HR&A) so that a
common treatment prevails in all dealings of
WAPDA / Corporate Entities.

CEOs of all DISCOs and GENCOs shall continue to

exercise powers for age relaxation up 03 years as per
PEPCO office order No.39-58/C/DDA/PEPCO dated
14.02.2006. However, cases for age relaxation
beyond 03 years upto 35 years shall be referred to
Member / Managing Director concerned and cases
beyond 35 years age relaxation to Authority.

7 Qualification (1) No person shall be appointed to a post in the service

by initial recruitment unless he possesses the
qualifications and experience prescribed for the post
in column 4 of Appendix I&II to these Rules.

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*Substituted vide OM No.DG/AD(E.IB)/07229/Policy/42637-43936 dt. 19.11.1999
**Amended vide office order No.D/DD(Rules)/07463/2/33561-796 dt. 26.06.2006
***Re-designated vide o/o No.D(CM)S&C/09997(28)/3399-3999 dt. 09.02.2010

(2) No person, not already in the service of the Authority,

shall be appointed to the Service unless he has
furnished a certificate of citizenship of Pakistan on the
appropriate form from the Authority competent to
issue such certificate and he has satisfied the
appointing authority with regard to his character and
antecedents by producing a certificate of character
from the “Head of the Academic Institution last
Attended”, and also certificate of character from any
two of the following not being his relatives:-

(a) A Member of the Senate / National / Provincial

Assembly.
(b) A Magistrate of the First Class.
(c) A Government Officer of BPS 17 or above.
(d) An officer of an anutonomous or Semi-
Autonomous Organization in BPS 17 or above.
(e) The Chairman/Mayor of Municipal Committee,
District Council/Corporation.

(3) No person, not already in the service of the Authority,

shall be appointed to the Service unless he gives a
written declaration to the effect that he has not been
previously convicted by a Court of Law for offence
involving moral turpitude or screened out, or
dismissed or removed* from the service of
Government (Provincial or Federal), Wapda or other
Autonomous Bodies or Corporations under
Government Control as a result of disciplinary action
or criminal proceedings against him. If such a
declaration is subsequently found to be false, then,
notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules,
his services shall be liable to be terminated forthwith,
without notice.
(4)
No person shall be appointed to the service unless he
is declared medically fit by a Medical Officer of the
Authority.

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*As per E&D rule 4 (2) “Removal from Service does not but dismissal from service, does
disqualify for future employment.

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 PART III – CONDITIONS OF SERVICE
8 Probation (1) A person appointed to the service or promoted therein
shall remain on probation for a period of one year in
the first instance.

(2) If the work or conduct of a member of the service

during the period of probation has been
unsatisfactory, the appointing authority may,
notwithstanding that the period of probation has not
expired, dispense with his services, if he has been
appointed by initial recruitment; and if he has been
appointed otherwise, revert him to his former post.

(3) On completion of the period of probation of a

member of the Service, the appointing authority may,
subject to the provisions of sub rule (4), declare him
regular in his appointment , or if his work or conduct
has, in the opinion of the appointing authority, not
been satisfactory or he has failed to fulfil the
conditions of probation:-

a) If he is a direct recruit, dispense with his

services, or
b) If he is a promotee, revert him to his former post;
c) extend the period of probation by a period not
exceeding two years in all (including the period
of initial probation) and during or on the expiry
of such period pass such orders as it could have
passed during or on the expiry of the initial
probationary period.

EXPLANATION-1

If no order has been passed by the day following the

completion of the initial probationary period, the
period of probation shall be deemed to have been
extended.

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 EXPLANATION-II

If no order has been passed by the day on which the

maximum period of the probation expires, the
probationer shall, subject to the provisions of
sub-rule (4) be deemed to have been declared regular
in his appointment from the date on which the period
of probation was last extended or may be deemed to
have been extended.

(4) No person shall be declared regular in his

appointment unless he successfully completes such
training and passes such departmental examinations as
may be prescribed by the Authority from time to time.

9. Seniority (1) The seniority inter se of the members of the Service in

the various grades thereof shall be determined:-

(a) In the case of members appointed by initial

recruitment, in accordance with the order of merit
assigned by the “appointing authority “.

Provided that a person selected for appointment to

the Service in an earlier selection will rank senior
to a person selected in a later selection.

Provided further that if two or more officials are

placed equal in the order of merit, the older official
shall rank senior to the younger official or
officials.

(b) In the case of members appointed otherwise, with

reference to the date of their continuous
appointment therein ;

Provided that if the date of continuous appointment

in the case of two or more members of the Service
is the same, the older official, if not junior to the
younger official or officials in the next below
grade, shall rank senior to the younger official or
officials.

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 Explanation I
If a junior official in a lower grade is promoted to a
higher grade temporarily in the public interest, even
though continuing later permanently in the higher
grade, it would not adversely affect the interest of his
seniors in the fixation of his seniority in the higher
grade.

Explanation II

If a junior official in a lower grade is promoted to a

higher grade by superseding a senior official and
subsequently that official is also promoted, the official
promoted first shall rank senior to the official
promoted subsequently.

Explanation III

A junior official appointed to a higher grade shall be

deemed to have superseded a senior official only if
both the junior and the senior officials were
considered for the higher grade and the junior official
was appointed in preference to the senior official.

(2) The seniority in the various grades of the service of

the members appointed by initial recruitment vis-a-vis
those appointed otherwise shall be determined with
reference to the date of appointment to such vacancy
in the case of the official appointed by initial
recruitment and to the date of continuous appointment
against such vacancy in the case of the official
appointed otherwise, provided that if the two dates are
the same, the official appointed otherwise shall rank
senior to the official appointed by initial recruitment.

10 Change in place Notwithstanding anything contained in these Rules, or in

of Service, any other general or special order of the Authority, the
Appointment, whole time of member of the Service shall be at the disposal
Designation, of the Authority and he shall be liable to serve the Authority
Responsibilites anywhere in Pakistan, in any capacity, or by any designation
or duties, and with such duties or responsibilities as the Authority may
Deputation decide, from time to time, provided, however, that he shall
outside Authority not be made to suffer in basic pay or status.

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 A member of the Service shall also be liable to serve
anywhere in Pakistan, in any post under Federal
Government, or Provincial Government or local Authority
or a Corporation or a body set up or established by any such
Government, if so ordered by the Authority, by general or
special order.

Provided that where a member of the Service is required to

serve outside the Authority, his terms and conditions of
service as to his pay shall not be less favourable than those
to which he would have been entitled, if he had not been so
required to serve.

11 Termination of (1) The services of the member of the Service may be

Service, terminated without notice, on the abolition of a post,
Retirement & or a reduction in the number of posts in a cadre or
Resignation. grade. The person whose services are terminated shall
be the one who is the most junior in such cadre or
grade;

(2) A member of the Service shall hold office until he

attains the age of superannuation, unless he is sooner
retired under the Pakistan Wapda (Retirement from
Service) Rules, 1979, or is dismissed, or removed, or
retired from service in consequence of award of
punishment under the Pakistan Wapda E&D Rules, or
is removed, or retired from service under any other
law in force, or on acceptance of resignation by the
competent authority.

12 Punishments and In matters relating to discipline, punishment and appeals ,

Appeals. members of the service shall be governed by such rules,
orders or instructions as may be issued by the Authority
from time to time

13. General In all matters not expressly provided for in these Rules
members of the Service shall be governed by such rules,
orders or instructions as have been or may hereafter be
prescribed by the Authority.

14 Amendment or The Authority shall have powers to amend or relax any or

Relaxation. all of these rules in the public interest.

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15 Interpretation Interpretation of Rules by the Authority shall be final and
binding upon all members of the service.

16. Delegation The Authority may delegate all or any of its powers under
these Rules to any officer subordinate to it.

Sd/-
Colonel
(Idrees Mohsin)
Secretary WAPDA

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 THE PAKISTAN WAPDA TELECOMMUNICATION STAFF SERVICE
APPENDIX-I

Sr. Nomenclature of the Method of Minimum Academic/Technical Selection Board Appointing Authority.
No. post with Basic Pay Recruitment / Qualifications prescribed for
Scale Promotion appointment by initial recruitment.
1 2 3 4 5 6

FOR TELEX OPERATOR

*1. Telex Operator/ 100% by direct a. Matric or equivalent .Preference For Telecommunication Staff under Chief Chief Engineer
Wireless Operator recruitment. should be given to ex service Engineer (Telecommunications) (Telecommunications)
(BPS 7) personnel or an officer of
b. Minimum Typing speed 40 words 1. Director (Telecommunications) equivalent status.
per minutes with 98% accuracy. 2. Dy. Director (Telecommunications)
c. 2 years practical experience of 3. Assistant Director
operation/maintenance of the (Telecommunications)
appratus

**FOR WIRELESS OPERATOR. For Telecommunications Staff in other

offices
a. Matric or English-I/II certificate
of Army. 1. Superintending Engineer or officers
b. Wireless Operator Class-I/II of equivalent status nominated by
certificate from the appointing authority.
Army/Police/Rangers or 2. One Officer in BPS-18
equivalent. nominated by the appointing
c. 5 years experience as Wireless authority
Operator in Army/Police/Rangers 3. A telecommunication expert in BPS
or any other Government/Semi 18/17 nominated by the appointing
Government Organization. authority

* Post specifically sanctioned / associated with Telex Services covering all staff categories shall stand abolished vide letter No.DG(S&GA)/DPO&M/TELEX-
STF/25250-330 dt. 30.03.2006
**Amended vide OM No.S/DD(R)/07452/22/27529-893 dt. 03.04.1985

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 Sr. Nomenclature of the Method of Minimum Academic/Technical Selection Board Appointing Authority.
No. post with Basic Pay Recruitment / Qualifications prescribed for
Scale Promotion appointment by initial recruitment.

FOR TELEX OPERATOR

*2. Telex Operator/ Those Telex -do- -do- -do-

Wireless Operator Operators/Wireless
(BPS 9) Operators (BPS 7)
who have 5 years
continuous service as
such in Wapda to
their credit shall be
placed in BPS 9 on
seniority cum fitness
basis.

*3. Telex Operator / Those Telex - -do- -do-

Wireless Operator Operators/Wireless
(BPS 11) Operators (BPS 9)
who have 5 years
continuous service in
that grade in Wapda
to their credit shall be
placed in BPS 11 on
seniority cu m fitness
basis

* Post specifically sanctioned / associated with Telex Services covering all staff categories shall stand abolished vide letter No.DG(S&GA)/DPO&M/TELEX-
STF/25250-330 dt. 30.03.2006

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 Sr. Nomenclature of the Method of Minimum Academic/Technical Selection Board Appointing Authority.
No. post with Basic Pay Recruitment / Qualifications prescribed for
Scale Promotion appointment by initial recruitment.

*4. Telex 100% by promotion - -do- -do-

Supervisor/**Telecom from amongst the
munication Supervisor Telex
(BPS 13)` Operators/Wireless
Operators (BPS-11)
in service having 15
years continuous
service in the cadre
on seniority cum
fitness basis

(Note. Service for

this purpose means
service as Telex
Operator/Wireless
Operator in any scale
under the Authority).

Note I The seniority of the members of the Service shall be maintained at the level of and by the respective appointing authorities.
Note 2** Those Telex Operators/Wireless Operators (BPS 7) who had rendered more than 5 years service, on 18-01-1984 shall on completion of ten years
service , become entitled for placement in BPS-11

* Post specifically sanctioned / associated with Telex Services covering all staff categories shall stand abolished vide letter No.DG(S&GA)/DPO&M/TELEX-
STF/25250-330 dt. 30.03.2006
**Added vide O.M.No.S/DD(Rules)/07452/22/285759-6298 dated 15-09-1987

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 THE PAKISTAN WAPDA TELECOMMUNICATION STAFF SERVICE
APPENDIX-II

Sr. Nomenclature of the Method of Minimum Academic/Technical Selection Board Appointing Authority.
No. post with Basic Pay Recruitment / Qualifications prescribed for
Scale Promotion appointment by initial recruitment.
1 2 3 4 5 6

FOR POWER WING

1. Telecommunication 100% by direct i. Matric For Head Office CE/SE
Mechanic Grade II recruitment. ii Two years Certificate from (Telecom)
(BPS-10)` Government Poly Technic or two 1. CE (Telecom) Convener
years Certificate in 2. One Director Member
Radio/Electronics/Wireless from Superintending Engineer
recognized Government 3. One DD Member
Institution
OR For Subordinate Offices
B.Sc. Physics and Mathematics or
equivalent qualification with one 1. Superintending Convener
year’s experience. Engineer
OR 2. Two Executive Member
Ex Servicemen with 10 years Engineers
experience as Carrier Technician,
Wireless Mechanic/Fitter

2 Telecommunication 75% by direct i. Matric -do- -do-

Mechanic Grade I recruitment ii. Three years Diploma in
(BPS 11) 25% by promotion Radio/TV/Electronics from
from Government Polytechnic or
Telecommunication equivalent qualification
Mechanics Grade II recognized by the Board of
(BPS 10) after Technical Education
completion of three
years’ satisfactory
service.

Sr. Nomenclature of the Method of Minimum Academic/Technical Selection Board Appointing Authority.
No. post with Basic Pay Recruitment / Qualifications prescribed for
Scale Promotion appointment by initial recruitment.

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3. Telecommunication 25% by direct 1. B.Sc Physics or Electronics or 1. Chief Engineer Convener Chief Engineer
Supervisor / recruitment. Computer Science (at least 2nd (Telecommunications) (Telecommunications)
Telecommunication 75% by promotion Division) with 5 years experience 2. One Director Member
Erection Supervisor from in the field. 3. One Superintending Member
(BPS 13) Telecommunication OR Engineer
Mechanics Grade I 2.Foreman of Signal Corps
(BPS 11) having at examination from the Pakistan
least 7 years service Army or equivalent from Pakistan
as such. Navy or Pakistan Air Force.
3. Three years training in the allied
field (Radio / Electronics) and
seven years practical experience.

FOR WATER WING

1. Telecommunication 100% by direct 1. Matric a. For Head Office Chief Engineer

Mechanic / Technician recruitment. 2. Two years Certificate in concerned
Grade II Radio/Electronics/Wireless 1. Chief Engineer Convener
(BPS 10) Technology from any concerned
Government Poly Technic 2. One Director Member
Institute affiliated with the Board 3. One Dy. Director Member
of Technical Education
OR b For Subordinate Offices
B.Sc. Physics and Mathematics or
equivalent qualification with one 1. Superintending Convener SE concerned
year’s experience. Engineer
OR 2. Two Executive Member
Ex servicemen with 10 years Engineers
experience as Carrier Technician,
Wireless/Radio Mechanic/Fitter.

Sr. Nomenclature of the Method of Minimum Academic/Technical Selection Board Appointing Authority.
No. post with Basic Pay Recruitment / Qualifications prescribed for
Scale Promotion appointment by initial recruitment.

2. Telecommunication 75% by direct Post Matric 3 years Diploma in -do- -do-

Mechanic / Technician recruitment. Electronics from any Polytechnic
Grade I 25% by promotion Institute affiliated with the Board of
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Telecommunication OR
Mechanics Grade II B.Sc. Physics and Mathematics 2nd
(BPS-10) after Division with 3 years experience in
completion of 3 years the relevant filed.
satisfactory service. OR
Ex servicemen with 15 years service
as Radio/Wireless Mechanic /Fitter.
3. Telecommunication 25% by direct Post Matric 3 years Diploma in -do- -do-
Supervisor recruitment Electronics with 5 years experience
(BPS 13) 75% by promotion in relevant field
from OR
Telecommunication B.Sc. Physics 2nd Division with 5
Mechanics Grade I years experience in Electronics.
(BPS 11) having at OR
least 7 years service Foreman of Signal Corps
as such. examination from the Pakistan Army
or equivalent from Pakistan Navy or
Air Force.
Note 1 The seniority of the members of the Service shall be maintained at the level of concerned CE’s office.
Note 2 The Pay Scales mentioned for all the posts included in this Appendix are the scales approved by the Authority. Any further revision of the scales notified
by Finance Division (Regulations) in pursuance of Authority’s orders, shall become effective from the date as notified and these Service Rules shall be
deemed to have been amended to that extent from time to time.
Note 3 *33% of the total posts of Telecommunication Supervisors (BPS 13) and Telecommunication Mechanics/Technicians Grade I (BPS 11) working in Water
Wing WAPDA may be placed in **selection grade (BPS 16) .
These NOTES (Note 1 & 2) are applicable in case of both Water and Power Wings.

* Added vide O.M.No.GM(A)/DD®/07452/22/I/62790-63359 dated 20-07-1989

** Selection Grade scheme has been discontinued in 2001 Basic Pay Scale

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