Provincialisation of employees of the Municipalities under State Government

Subject to the fulfillment of all other provisions of this Act, the services of the employees of Municipal Board, eligible under section 3 shall be deemed to have been provincialised on and from the appointed day and they shall become employees of the State Government from the said date of appointed day of the Act on the following terms and conditions :-

1. (i) All rules including service rule and rules of conduct and discipline and appeal which are applicable to Government servants of corresponding ranks, shall be applicable to all Employees of the Municipal Board.
2. (ii) All employees whose services have been provincialised under this Act shall get full scale of pay as per Schedule with such emoluments as salary and allowances applicable to the Government employees of the corresponding rank with effect from the date of provincialisation of their services, as if they are fresh appointees and they cannot claim any benefit whatsoever in respect of past services rendered by them before provincialisation and in respect of pension, they shall be governed by the new pension scheme applicable to State Government employees of the corresponding rank. There shall be a provision of annual increment as per norms of the State Government.
3. (iii) The employees, who have completed sixty-years of age as on date of coming into force of this Act shall be deemed to have retired with effect from that date and they shall have no claim whatsoever from the State Government as regards their pay, allowances and benefits for services already rendered by them before the date of provincialisation.
4. (iv) The scope of work and other conditions of service of the employees shall be as may be prescribed.
5. (v) The employees provincialised under this Act shall hold personal posts to be created for provincialisation of their services. These posts shall be created in the Directorate of Municipal Administration and shall stand abolished on cessation of services of the concerned employees, due to retirement, death, resignation or any other reason whatsoever.
6. (vi) The employees shall have the option to choose whether they shall continue with their existing employment system or they intend to come under the provincialisation of the services provided under the Act.