WAPDA Employees (Efficiency and Discipline) Rules, 1978

The Pakistan Wapda Employees (Efficiency and

Discipline) Rules, 1978, are applicable to those
Wapda employees who are on probation and those
borne on work charged establishment.

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They shall apply to all Wapda Employees
except those on probation and those borne
on work charged establishment.

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"Authority" means the officer designated
as such by any rules or by any orders of
the Authority.

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"Appointing Authority" means the Pakistan
Water and Power Development Authority.

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"Appointing Authority" means the officer
designated as such by any rules or by any
orders of the Authority.

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"Authority" means the Pakistan Water
and Power Development Authority.

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"Competent authority" means the Authority or the
appointing authority, or an officer to whom the
appointing authority is subordinate, or an officer
designated by the Authority to exercise powers of the
competent authority.

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“Misconduct” includes “Breach of service
discipline or instructions issued by the
Authority”

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Habitual absence without leave or habitual late
attendance does not come under definition of
“Misconduct”

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Willful damage to or loss of the Authority's
goods or property is “Misconduct”

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Non initiation / countersigning of ACRs in accordance
with the time frame specified in para 18 of the
Guidelines for Completion of ACR is “Misconduct”

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Failure to repay house building or any
other loans and advances does not come
under definition of “Misconduct”

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Non-dispatching of ACRs to next reporting
officer within seven days of its receipt.

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Participation in, or subscribing in aid of any
political movement in Pakistan or relating to the
affairs of Pakistan is “Misconduct”

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If an employee is found involved in leakage of secret
information regarding tenders/bids, evaluation report and
the proceedings for award of contracts, the competent
authority shall impose penalty not less than compulsory
retirement/removal from service.

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Serving officers who have failed to initiate
/countersign and forward ACRs as per schedule
for completion of ACRs may be proceeded against
under the Pakistan WAPDA (E&D) Rules, 1978
and penalty imposed may be minor penalty.

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Serving officers who have failed to initiate
/countersign and forward ACRs as per schedule for
completion of ACRs may be proceeded against
under the Pakistan WAPDA (E&D) Rules, 1978
and penalty imposed shall not be less than major
penalty.

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“Censure” is a major penalty.

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Withholding for specified period; promotion or
increment is a major penalty.

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“Censure” is a minor penalty.

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Withholding for specified period; promotion
or increment is a minor penalty.

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Recovery from pay of the whole or any
part of any pecuniary loss caused to
Wapda by negligence or breach of orders
is a major penalty.

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Reduction to a lower post or time-scale; or
to a lower stage in a time scale is a minor
penalty.

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Recovery from pay of the whole or any part
of any pecuniary loss caused to Wapda by
negligence or breach of orders is a minor
penalty.

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Reduction to a lower post or time-scale; or to
a lower stage in a time scale is a major
penalty.

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Compulsory retirement; removal from
service; and dismissal from service; all are
minor penalties.

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Competent Authority who had once initiated
disciplinary action under the Rules then
he/she alone should continue with the
proceedings till final disposal.

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To finalize a case under E&D Rules where
formal inquiry is required to be conducted
at least three times personal hearing is
provided.

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Removal from service does not, but dismissal
from service, does disqualify for future
employment.

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While under suspension, the employee shall inform
the appointing authority about his movements and
shall not leave his station/place of posting without
permission in writing of the appointing authority.

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The accused have to submit a written explanation
against the action proposed to be taken, within a
period of not more than 30 days from the day the
explanation letter has been communicated to him.

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Competent authority has the power to accept
or reject the report of Enquiry Officer
exonerating the accused official and order
fresh enquiry.

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Appeal against a penalty to the authority
next above should be made within three
months of the date on which orders were
passed.

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Reduction to a Lower Stage in a time scale
comes in the category of minor penalties
under Wapda E&D Rules.

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Stoppage of one increment and recovery of
loss from an employee comes in the category
of Minor penalties under WAPDA E&D Rules.

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Reduction to a lower stage in time scale
comes in the category of Major penalties
under WAPDA E&D Rules.

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On receipt of enquiry, the case should be
processed within 30 days by the competent
authority.

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Until the enquiry is completed, the
Departmental Inquiry Officer, the accused as
well as the witnesses concerned should not be
permitted to proceed on leave, training or
transfer.

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Recovery from pay of the whole or any
part of any pecuniary loss caused to
Wapda by negligence is a major penalties.

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The enquiry officer / committee shall
submit findings and recommendations to
the competent authority within 30 days of
the intimation of enquiry.

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Wapda E&D Rules were framed in the
year 1979.

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If an Wapda employee is found involved in theft of
energy as envisaged by Section 39 of the
Electricity Act, 1910, the competent authorities
shall impose penalty not less than dismissal from
service.

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Failure to repay house building or any other
loans and advances comes under
Misconduct.

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An accused employee is required to submit
defence Reply in 14 days.

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An accused employee is required to give
written defense reply to Enquiry Officer.

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Censure is a Minor penalty and compulsory
retirement is a Major penalty.

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Generally no WAPDA employee shall
disclose directly and indirectly any
information to the unauthorized official.

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The appeal shall be forwarded as soon as
possible to the appellate authority with all
relevant record and with the comments of the
officer against whose order the appeal was
filed.

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Appeal shall be made within two months of the
date on which orders were passed.

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Normally, no adjournment shall be for more
than a week

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If any employee is exonerated from allegation
or charges leveled against him, he shall be
reinstated in service.

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An Inquiry Officer shall within 10-days of
the conclusion of the proceeding submit its
finds.

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Stoppage of promotion is a Minor penalty.

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Bringing political pressure on Authority for
service matter is also Misconduct.

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An Inquiry Officer is required to
communicate to the accused the
charge/statement of allegation.

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Borrowing authority have to obtain prior
approval of the Wapda before taking any
action under these (E&D) rules against a
Wapda employee of BPS-17 or above.

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Misconduct includes habitual negligence or
neglect of work

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The Inquiry Officer should also make his
recommendations regarding the imposition
of a major or minor penalties.

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Serving officers who have failed to initiate /countersign and
forward ACRs as per schedule for completion of ACRs may
be proceeded against under the Pakistan WAPDA (E&D)
Rules, 1978 and penalty imposed shall not be less than the
major penalty.

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