Islamabad, Feb 4: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has officially abolished the son quota system for government job recruitment, as per a notification issued on Tuesday.
The revised policy eliminates the provision that previously allowed children of deceased or incapacitated government employees to secure jobs under a special quota. The government has amended recruitment, promotion, and transfer rules, removing Clause 4 of Rule 10 and partially abolishing Clause 2.
Under the previous system, children of government employees who had passed away or were unable to continue working due to health reasons were eligible for preferential employment. With this policy shift, such reserved hiring practices have been scrapped.
This decision follows a similar move by the Punjab government last year, which abolished Rule 17-A of the Punjab Civil Servants Act, 1974, ending job entitlements for children of deceased government employees in the province. These policy changes reflect a broader shift towards a merit-based recruitment system across provincial governments, ensuring equal opportunities for all applicants.
