Sindh announces 20 percent increase in salary

Sindh announces 20 percent increase in salary

KARACHI: The Sindh government on Tuesday announced a 20 percent increase in basic salary of all government employees.

Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah while presenting the provincial budget 2021/2022, said that the output of the government is directly related to the performance of every individual employee.

For next financial year 2021/2022, the government is proposing an increase on 20 percent in the basic salary of all employees.

For the welfare of the labor class and in line with increase in pay of government employees, the minimum wage rate is also being increased from Rs.17,500 to Rs.25,000 per month

In order to remove discrepancy and bridge the gap between gross salary and minimum wages i.e Rs.25,000, a Personal Allowance is proposed for employees of Government of Sindh in BPS-01 to BPS-05. The fixed rate of Personal Allowance will be as under

 BPS-01 Rs.1900/- per month

 BPS-02 Rs.1500/- per month

 BPS-03 Rs.900/- per month

 BPS-04 Rs.250/- per month

 BPS-05 Rs.250/- per month

Moreover, 10 percent increase in pension is also proposed for next financial year 2021-22 for employees of Government of Sindh