West Pakistan Government Servants Benevolent Fund Ordinance, 1960

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THE WEST PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT SERVANTS 
BENEVOLENT FUND ORDINANCE, 1960 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
Preamble 
1. Short title, extent and commencement 
2. Definitions 
3. Fund 
4. Utilization of the Fund 
5. Accounts and Audit 
6. Constitution and powers of the Boards of Management 
6-A. Power to recover rents and lease-moneys as arrears of land revenue 
6-B. Protection of action taken under this Ordinance 
7. Power to make rules 
  
 

 
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THE WEST PAKISTAN GOVERNMENT SERVANTS BENEVOLENT FUND 
ORDINANCE, 1960 
WEST PAKISTAN ORDINANCE No. XIV OF 1960 
[23rd April, 1960] 
AN  
ORDINANCE 
to constitute a Benevolent Fund for relief of Government servants and their families. 
Preamble. WHEREAS it is expedient to constitute a Benevolent Fund for relief of Government 
servants and their families in the manner hereinafter appearing; 
NOW, THEREFORE, in pursuance of the Presidential Proclamation of the seventh day of 
October, 1958, and in exercise of all powers enabling him in that behalf, the Governor of West Pakistan 
is pleased to make and promulgate the following Ordinance:__ 
1. Short title, extent and commencement. (1) This Ordinance may be called the West Pakistan 
Government Servants Benevolent Fund Ordinance, 1960. 
(2) It shall apply to all Government servants, as hereinafter defined; provided that Government 
may, by notification, except any class of Government servants from the operation of this Ordinance. 
(3) It shall come into force on such date as Government may, by notification, appoint. 
2. Definitions. this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise requires, the following expressions 
shall have the meanings hereby respectively assigned to them, that is to say__ 
(a) “family” in relation to a Government servant means his or her__ 
(i) wife or wives or husband, as the case may be; 
(ii) legitimate children and step children less than twelve years old; 
(iii) legitimate children and step children not less than twelve years old, if 
residing with and wholly dependent upon him or her; 
(iv) parents, sisters and minor brothers, if residing with and wholly 
dependent upon him or her; 
(b) “Fund” means the fund constituted under this Ordinance; 
(c) “gazetted Government servant” means a Government servant holding a post 
declared to be a gazetted post by Government or any authority empowered by 
Government in this behalf; 
(d) “Government” means the Government of West Pakistan; 
  
 
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1[(e) ‘Government Servant’ means:__ 
(i) a person who is a member of a civil service of the Province; or 
(ii) a person who holds any civil post in connection with the affairs of the 
Province, including a member of the Civil Service of Pakistan who has 
opted for the Fund, but excluding any other servant of Pakistan.]; 
(f) “non-gazetted Government servant” means a Government servant other than a 
gazetted Government servant; 
(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules made under this Ordinance. 
3. Fund. (1) As soon as may be, Government shall constitute a fund to be known as the West 
Pakistan Government Servants Benevolent Fund. 
(2) The Fund shall be divided into two parts; part I, for gazetted Government servants and part 
II, for non-gazetted Government servants. 
(3) Each part of the Fund shall consist of__ 
(a) 1[compulsory contributions recovered from] the Government servants at such 
rates as Government may, from time to time, prescribe; 
(b) such grants as may, from time to time, be made by Government; 
(c) other contributions and donations; 
(d) income from investments made under this Ordinance. 
(4) The money credited to the Fund shall be held in such custody as may be prescribed. 
4. Utilization of the Fund. The Fund shall be utilized for__ 
(a) the relief of Government servants and their families by__ 
(i) giving financial assistance to the families of deceased Government 
servants; 
(ii) giving financial assistance to Government servants invalided out of 
service; 
(iii) making special grants to Government servants in exceptional cases; 
(b) defraying expenditure incurred in respect of management of the Fund. 
Explanation.__ The benefits admissible under this section will be in addition to the pensions, 
family pension or gratuities awarded under the rules regulating the conditions of service of 
Government servants. 
 
1Subs. by West Pakistan Ordinance No. XIII of 1962, ss. 2-3. 
 
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5. Accounts and Audit. (1) All contributions 1[recovered] under clause (a) of sub-section (3) 
of section 3 shall be deducted at the source from the salaries of the Government servants concerned. 
(2) The Accountant -General, West Pakisatn , and the Comptrollers, Northern and Southern 
Areas, shall be responsible for keeping the accounts of the Fund. Audit of the assets of and expenditure 
from the Fund will be conducted by such authority as may be prescribed. 
6. Constitution and powers of the Boards of Management . (1) As soon as may be, 
Government shall, in such manner as may be prescribe d, constitute the followin g Boards of 
Management, namely:__ 
(a) the Provincial Board of Management (Gazetted); 
(b) the Provincial Board of Management (Non-Gazetted); 2[*] 
(c) a Divisional Board of Management for each Division 2[; and] 
2[(d)  the Secretariat Board of Management.] 
(2) Subject to such directions as may be issued by Government and such rules as may be made 
in this behalf__ 
(a) the Provincial Board of Management (Gazetted) shall be responsible for 
management of part I of the Fund and shall have the powers to invest moneys 
credited to that part of the Fund and to incur expenditure therefrom; 
(b) the Provincial Board of Management (Non -Gazetted) shall be responsible for 
management of part II of the Fund and shall have the powers to i nvest moneys 
credited to that part of the Fund and to make allocations therefrom to the 
Divisional Boards of Management; 2[*] 
(c) a Divisional Board of Management shall, subject to such directions as may be 
issued by the Provincial Board of Management (Non - Gazetted), deal with all 
matters connected with part II of the Fund 2[, except in so far as it concerns non-
gazetted servants serving or employed in the West Pakistan Secretariat] and in 
particular shall have the power to sanction expenditure from the allocations 
made to it by that Board 2[; and] 
2[(d)  the Secretariat Board of Management shall, subject to such directions as may be 
issued by the Provincial Board of Management (non-gazetted), deal with Part II 
of the Fund in  so far as it concerns the non -gazetted Government servants 
serving or employed in the West Pakistan Secretariat, and in particular shall 
have the power to sanctio n expenditure from the allocations made to it by that 
Board.] 
 
1Subs. by West Pakistan Ordinance No. XIII of 1962, s. 4. 
2Omitted, replaced, added and Ins. by West Pakistan Ordinance No. XXIII of 1969, s. 2. 
  
 
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1[6-A. Power to recover rents and lease-moneys as arrears of land revenue . Any sum due 
as rent or lease -money in respect of property acquired or constructed by a Board of Management 
constituted under section 6 and the management whereof vests in any such Board, if not paid within 
thirty days of its having become due, may, notwithstanding anything contained in any law, decree or 
order of any Court, agreement, deed or instrument, be recovered as arrears of land-revenue. 
6-B. Protection of action taken under this Ordinance . No suit, p rosecution or other legal 
proceedings shall be instituted against a Board of Management constituted under section 6 or against 
any officer or servant of such Board for anything which is in good faith done or intended to be done 
under this Ordinance or the rules made thereunder.] 
7. Power to make rules . Government may make rules for bringing into effect the provisions 
of this Ordinance. 
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RGN Date: 22-12-2025 
1Ins. by West Pakistan Ordinance No. XIV of 1965, s. 2.