Ban on recruitment in punjab

I am directed to refer to the Chief Minister’s Office letter bearing No.PS/PSCM/CMO/22/OT-47/0055992 , dated 29.07.2022 , whereby complete ban on all recruitinents in Government of the Punjab was imposed . However , recruitments to be made through the Punjab Public Service Commission ( PPSC ) were exempted from the ban

• Now , the Chief Minister has been pleased to approve as under :
• The recruitments to be made through the Punjab Public Service Commission ( PPSC ) will continue as before . The Standing Committee of the Cabinet on Finance & Development ( SCCFD ) will take up the cases of relaxation of ban on recruitment on case to case basis for posts in BS – 05 and above .
• However , the posts – falling under the purview of PPSC will be exempted from this requirement .. Relaxation of ban on recruitment in BS – 01 to BS – 04 shall be considered by the Chief Minister on case to case basis . Recruitment against posts of development projects will be exempted from t ban .
• There will be no ban on appointments / recruitment against statutory positions provided in the substantive laws , i.e. Acts / Ordinances . Aforesaid instructions / guidelines may be adhered to in letter and spirit .