KARACHI: The Sindh province’s annual budget 2015-16 presented in the Sindh Assembly on Saturday (today) boasts of a comprehensive relief package for provincial government employees.
The Sindh Finance Minister Murad Ali Shah in his budget speech said that the government of Sindh being cognizant of the low compensation level of government employees and pensioners, has taken the following measures.
10% Ad-hoc Relief Allowance on running basic pay will be allowed to all Sindh Government employees with effect from 1st July 2015.
Ad-hoc increases of 2011 and 2012 will be merged in the pay scales. Medical Allowances of all government employees will be enhanced by 25%.
One premature increment will be allowed to employees of grade 5 with effect from 1st July 2015. Last year pre-mature increment was allowed to employees of grade 1-4.
A uniform Ph.D. Allowance of Rs.10,000 per month will be allowed to Ph.D./D.Sc. degree holders working under Sindh government with effect from 1st July 2015.
This will replace the existing Science and Technology Allowance of Rs.7,500 per month and Ph.D. Allowance of Rs.2,250 per month. The rates of special pay to Senior Private Secretaries, Private Secretaries and Assistant Private Secretaries are being increased by 100%.
The rate of orderly allowance and special additional pension is also being increased to Rs.12,000 per month. 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.12,000 to Rs.13,000 per month.
