KARACHI: The provincial ministers, advisors, special assistants, acting Chief Secretary Musadik Khan, and concerned secretaries attended the meeting here at CM House on Saturday.
Upper age limit:
After thorough deliberations and discussions, the Sindh cabinet approved the Sindh Civil Servants (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules and directed the Services, General Administration, and Coordination Department (SGA&CD) to notify the new rules, which grant significant upper age relaxations for candidates applying for government jobs.
Provisions of the New Rules: According to the cabinet decision, the general upper age relaxation applies to various categories of candidates, as follows:
Government Servants with two years of continuous service will be eligible for up to five years of relaxation, to be granted by the respective administrative department.
General candidates will be entitled to up to two years of relaxation by the administrative department and up to five years by the SGA&CD.
Widows or children of deceased civil servants means those whose parents died during service will also be eligible for up to five years of relaxation, granted by the administrative department.
Persons with Disabilities, divorced women, and widows will also be entitled to up to five years of relaxation, granted by the administrative department.
Additionally, widows and divorced women must present relevant certificates, such as a death certificate (for widows) or a divorce certificate (for divorced women), at the time of applying for age relaxation.
Under Rule-5, upper age relaxation for general candidates will be granted based on compelling reasons and sound justifications.
These reasons may include medical issues, the death of parents or a spouse, natural calamities, delays in appointments, recruitment bans, and other significant circumstances. To assess these cases, special committees will be constituted.
The cabinet recognizing prolonged delays in recruitment and the overwhelming number of applications, the Sindh government has approved a blanket relaxation of up to five years beyond the maximum age limit prescribed in the appointment or recruitment rules.
This relaxation applies across all departments, except for the police and posts filled through the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) conducted by the Sindh Public Service Commission (SPSC). This relaxation will remain in effect for an initial period of two years, starting from January 1, 2025, to December 31, 2026.
