Government of Sindh, Services, General Aadministration & Coordination Department issued a Notification on 16-10-2024 in connection with Revised Upper Age Relaxation Rules 2024 Sindh. The SGA&CD issued the new Notification for the Sindh Civil Servants (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules 2024. The details are as follows:
Revised Upper Age Relaxation Rules 2024 Sindh
NO.SORI (SFA&CD) 5-108/2024:- in the exercise of the powers conferred by section 26 of the Sindh Civil Servants Act, 1973 (Sindh Act No. XIV of 1973), the Government of Sindh is a lease to make the following rules, namely:-
Short title and commencement. (1) These rules may be called the Sindh Civil Servants (Relaxation of Upper Age Limit) Rules, 2024.
(2) They shall come into force on and from the 1st Day of January, 2024.
- In these rules, unless the contract otherwise requires-
- “Administrative Department” means the Department defined under clause (xi) of rule 2 of the Sindh Government Rules of Business, 1986 and to which the posts for recruitment are concerning;
- “Candidate” means a person who applies for recruitment to the post and relaxation of the age to the concerned authorities mentioned in rule 3;
- “Post” means the posts sanctioned on the strength of the Administrative Department and advertised for the purpose of excitement;
- “Upper age” means the age beyond the post’s prescribed age limit.
- Application of rules. (1) Nothing in these rules shall apply to the appointment to the posts in BS-17 to be filled through the Combined Competitive Examination of the Sindh Public Service Commission, in which case, two years optimum relaxation of the upper age limit shall be allowed to
- Government servants with a minimum of two (2) years of continuous service; and
- The person with disabilities (diferently abled persons).
- General upper age realization. (1) Maximum upper age limit as prescribed in the method of appointment and/or recruitment rules shall be relaxed in respect of the candidates mentioned in column 2 to the extent mentioned against each in column 3 of the table below:-
Table of Maximum Age Limit
| Sr No | Category of candidates | Upper-age relaxation admissible |
| 1 | Government servants have completed two years of continuous service | Upto five years, by the Administrative Department. |
| 2 | General Candidates | Upto two years, by the Administrative Department and upto five years by the Service, General Administration 7 Coordination Department. |
| 3 | Window or son or daughter of a deceased civil servant who died during service. | Upto five years, by the Administrative Department. |
| 4 | Persons with disabilities (Diferently abled person) / divorced women/windows. | Upto five years, by the Administrative Department.
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(2) In the case of divorced women or window, the following certificates shall be produced by the applicant at the time of applying for age relaxation:-
- In the case of a widow, the death certificate of the husband;
- In the case of divorced women, divorcee certificate.
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