GRANT OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCE - 2021 TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT

 

GRANT OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCE - 2021 TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT

 

                                

   SAVE TREES & PROTECT ENVIRONMENT 

No.FD.SR.V.3-1/2021 

GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB 

FINANCE DEPARTMENT 

Dated Lahore the 7"^ July 2021 

From 

Mr. Iftikhar All Sahoo, 

Finance Secretary 

To 

1. All Administrative Secretaries to Government of Punjab 

The Secretary to Governor, Punjab, Lahore 

2. 

The Secretary to Chief Minister, Punjab, Lahore

3. 

The Military Secretary to Governor, Punjab, Lahore 

4. 

The Secretary, Punjab Provincial Assembly, Lahore 

5. 

The Secretary, Punjab Public Service Commission, Lahore 

6. 

All Heads of Attached Departments in Punjab 

7. 

All Commissioners in Punjab 

8. 

All Deputy Commissioners in Punjab 

9. 

Al District & Sessions Judges in Punjab 

10. 

The Chief Pilot, VIP Flight, Lahore 

11. 

The Registrar, Lahore High Court, Lahore 

12. 

The Provincial Director, Local Fund Audit, Punjab, Lahore 

13. 

The Chief Inspector of Treasuries & Accounts, Punjab, Lahore 14. 

Subject: - GRANT OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCE - 2021 TO THE EMPLOYEES OF THE GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB IN BS 1-19 WHO ARE NOT RECEIVING ANY CADRE / SERVICE SPECIFIC ALLOWANCE. 

I am directed to state that the Governor of Punjab has been pleased to sanction Special Allowance - 2021 with effect from June 1®*, 2021 and till further orders to the Civil Servants of the Punjab Government in BS-1 to BS-19 @ 25% of initial of Basic Pay Scales, 2017 and contract employees employed against the civil post in basic pay scale BS-1 to BS-19 subject to the following that the Allowance shall:- 

i) be subject to Income Ta

2.

be admissible during leave and the entire period of LPR except during extraordinary leave. 

not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of pension/gratuity and recovery of House Rent, 

not be admissible to the employees during the tenure of their posting/deputation in Federal / Other Provincial Government including AJK & GB as well as deputation abroad. 

be admissible to the employees on their repatriation from posting/deputation at the rate and amount which would have been admissible to them they had not proceeded on deputation. 

Those employees who are drawing any type of cadre/service-specific 

allowance(s) are not entitled to the aforesaid Special Allowance. The subject allowance is only admissible to the employees who are drawing their pay in the relevant basic pay scale along with only the following allowances:-

i) House Rent Allowance 

ii) Conveyance Allowance 

ill) Medical Allowance 

iv) Adhoc Relief Allowance, 2016, 2017, 2018 & 2019 

Furthermore, the subject allowance is not admissible to the employees 3. 

drawing lump-sum pay packages as well as employees of Autonomous Bodies, Special Institutions, and Companies. 

The aforementioned allowance shall be paid in Financial Year 4. 

2021-2022. Moreover, the concerned DDO, the Accountant General, Punjab, and the concerned District Account Officer, as the case may be, shall be responsible to ensure its payment to the eligible employees only. In case of overpayment to ineligible employees, these authorities and offices shall be held personally responsible even if any such recovery is effected against such wrong payment(s). 

(MUHAMMAD SAJID BASHI^) 

DEPUTY SECRETARY (SM) 

NO. & DATE EVEN: 

A copy is forwarded for information and necessary action to: 

1. 

The Accountant General Punjab, Lahore 

All the District Accountants Officers in Punjab. 

2. 

The Treasury Officer, Lahore, 

3. 

The Director-General Audit, Lahore. 

4. 

The Director-General Works (Accounts), Lahore. 

5. 

The Director-General Works (Audit), Lahore. 

6. 

The Director-General Audit (District Governments), Punjab, Lahore. 7. 

(SHAHNAZ BABAR) 

SECTION OFFICER (SR-V) 

NO. & DATE EVEN: 

A copy is forwarded for information and necessary action to; 

The Finance Secretary, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad. 

1. 

The Finance Secretary, Government of Sindh, Karachi. 

2. 

The Finance Secretary, Government of KPK, Peshawar. 

3. 

The Finance Secretary, Government of Baluchistan, Quetta. 

4. 

The Finance Secretary, AJK, Muzaffarabad. 

5. 

The Finance Secretary, Government of Gilgit Baltistan, Gilgit. 6. 

DEPUTY SECRETARY (SM)