THE PUNJAB KHAL PANCHAYAT (REPEAL) ACT 2025 
(XIV of 2025) 
CONTENTS 
1. Short title and commencement 
2.  Repeal and saving 
3.  Transition 
 
  
TEXT 
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THE PUNJAB KHAL PANCHAYAT (REPEAL) ACT 2025 
(XIV of 2025) 
[17th March, 2025] 
An 
Act 
to repeal the Punjab Khal Panchayat Act 2019. 
It is necessary to repeal the Punjab Khal Panchayat Act 2019 (XXV of 2019) for the purposes 
hereinafter appearing. 
Be it enacted by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab as follows: 
1. Short title and commencement . (1) This Act may be cited as the Punjab Khal 
Panchayat (Repeal) Act 2025. 
 (2)  It shall come into force at once. 
2.  Repeal and saving . (1) The Punjab Khal Panchayat Act 2019 (XXV of 2019) is 
hereby repealed.  
 (2) Notwithstanding the repeal of the Punjab Khal Panchayat Act 2019 (XXV of 
2019), all the proceedings and processes pertaining to powers and duties as prescribed under 
section 10 of the Punjab Khal Panchayat Act 2019 (XXV of 2019), any auctions done, sanction 
orders issued, any appointment made, order passed, notification issued, contracts executed, 
rights acquired, liabilities incurred, possession of properties delivered and proceeding initiated 
before various courts or other forums and thing done or act ion taken under any provision of 
repealed Act shall continue to have effect as if the said law has not been repealed.  
3.  Transition. (1) All the properties, both urban and rural, including agricultural land, 
whether occupied and unoccupied, placed at th e disposal of defunct Punjab Khal Panchayat 
Authority (PKPA), which may be available for disposal immediately before the repeal of the 
aforesaid Act, shall stand transferred to the Irrigation Department of the Government.  
 (2)  Out of the 197 employees: 
(a) 50 vacant positions will be abolished. 
(b) 04 contract employees will have their contracts terminated. 
(c) 69 employees will be absorbed into th e Surplus Pool of the Services and  
General A dministration Department  of the Government  for further 
placement. 
(d) remaining employees will be absorbed by the Irrigation Department  of the 
Government. 
(e) 07 OSD posts for in -service death will also be adjusted in the Irrigation 
Department of the Government accordingly. 
 (3) The Pension Fund and G.P. Fund contributions of the Punjab  Khal Panchayat 
Authority employees will be transferred to the Finance Department  of the Government  and 
shall be adhere to the pension regime applicable at the time of the employees' regularization. 
                                                           
1This Act was passed by Provincial Assembly of the Punjab on 10 March 2025; and was assented to by Governor of the Punjab on 17 March 
2025; and was published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 17 March 2025, pp.3559-3560.