ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Wednesday announced an increase of 15 per cent in salaries of employees from BS-1 to BS-19.
A statement issued by the Finance Division, an arm of the Finance Ministry, said that the government had decided to give 15 per cent disparity allowance on running basic pay to less privileged employees from BS-1 to BS-19 with effect from March 01, 2022. The above package is also recommended to the provinces for adoption from their own funds.
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Further, a summary for timescale promotion has been initiated by the Finance Division to mitigate the hardship being faced by employees stuck in the same grade for a long time.
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The matter of upgradation of posts on the analogy of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will be decided based on the findings of the study being conducted by MS Wing of the Establishment Division by end April 2022.
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Further, the merger of Adhoc Relief/Allowances into pay will be decided on report of pay and pension commission and will be merged in basic pay as per agreement.
