Pension-Pay & Allowances

Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority Office of General Manager Finance (Coord:) Finance Division (Regulations), 225-WAPDA House. Lahore No. FO(B&F)/3-63(A)/Vol-12/2181-2200                                                                             Date. 26.07.2024 OFFICE ORDER Subject:-          GRANT OF PROJECT ALLOWANCE   Ref:-                This Division’s 00 No FO(B&P)/3-63(A)N01-8/671-770 dated 20 09 2019 In continuation to above referred order, the Authority has been pleased to rename the existing Construction Development Allowance as Project Allowance alongwith following amendments regarding admissibility of said allowance:- i- The Project Allowance, as per rate notified vide this division’s O.O under reference, will only be admissible at the development stage of the project, whereas, employees of completed projects will be entitled to Generation Allowance @ 20% of pay subject to maximum of Rs 20,000/. P.M and Hard Area Allowance at half of existing rate as per zone of the projects in lieu of Operation Hardship Allowance ii. a.     The existing employees of respective projects will be allowed Project Allowance as per zone wise rates of the projects and same will be frozen at drawn level for those getting said allowance beyond the specified maximum ceiling b.    The employees of liaison offices (Other than PD offices) of relevant projects will be allowed Project Allowance at half rate of Project Allowance of relevant zone and same will be frozen at drawn level for those getting said allowance beyond the half of specified maximum ceiling. iii. The employees newly posted/transferred to the projects will be allowed Project Allowance as per existing rate subject to following maximum ceiling:- BPS Maximum Celling (Rupees P/M) Zone A Zone B Zone C Zone D 1 11,000 10,000 8,000 6,000 2 11,600 10,600 8,500 6,400 3 12,600 11,500 9,200 6,900 4 13,500 12,300 9,800 7,400 5 14,600 13,200 10,600 7,900 6 15,600 14,200 11,300 8,500 7 16,500 15,000 12,000 9,000 8 17,500 15,900 12,800 9,600 9 18,600 16,900 13,500 10,100 10 19,700 17,900 14,400 10,800 11 21,100 19,100 15,300 11,500 12 22,700 20,600 16,500 12,400 13 24,500 22,300 17,800 13,400 14 26,700 24,300 19,500 14,600 15 29,500 26,800 21,400 16,100 16 34,100 31,000 24,800 18,600 17 43,600 39,600 31,700 23,800 18 54,700 49,700 39,800 29,800 19 73,200 66,600 53,300 39,900 20 82,100 74,600 59,700 44,800 iv.Theemployees newly posted/transferred to liaison offices (Other than PD offices) of the relevant projects will be allowed Project Allowance at half rate of Project Allowance of relevant zone subject to maximum of half of above ceiling or Liaison Office Allowance at par of Head Office Allowance whichever is beneficial. v. Project Allowance allowed to specific category of employees or offices on protection basis vide Office Order under reference is hereby discontinued. 2.                     This order is effective from 01.07-2024 Manager A&F (Regulations)