Grant of Adhoc Relief Allowance-2023 to all civil servants of Sindh government and revision of rates of allowances

GOVERNMENT OF SINDH
FINANCE DEPARTMENT

FD(SR-I)01(32)/2023-24                                                                                          

  6^th July, 2023

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT:     GRANT OF ADHOC RELIEF ALLOWANCE-2023 TO ALL CIVIL SERVANTS OF SINDH GOVERNMENT AND REVISION OF RATES OF ALLOWANCES.

The Government of Sindh has been pleased to sanction an adhoc relief allowance-2023 with effect from 1^st July, 2023 @ 35% of Basic pay to BPS-01 to BPS-16 and 30% BPS-17 and above to all civil servants of Sindh government as well as contract employees appointed against civil posts in Basic Pay Scales on standard terms and conditions of contract appointment.

2.                     The amount of Adhoc Relief Allowance-2023;

                        i)          will be subject to Income Tax;

ii)         will be admissible during leave and entire period of LPR except during Extra Ordinary Leave (EOL);

iii)        will not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of Pension/Gratuity and recovery of House Rent;

iv)        will not be admissible to the employees during the tenure of their posting/ deputation abroad; and

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

3.                     The Adhoc Relief Allowance-2023 shall not be admissible to the employees working against Project Pay Scales, MP Scales and Contract Employees working on lump sum Pay Packages, etc.

4.                     The term “Basic Pay” for the purpose of Adhoc Relief Allowance-2023 will also include the amount of the personal pay granted on account of annual increments(s) beyond the maximum of the existing pay scales.

5.                     DEPUTATION / ADDITIONAL CHARGE ALLOWANCE / SPECIAL PAY ON CURRENT CHARGE.

                        The rates of Deputation  / Additional Charge Allowance / Special Pay on Current Charge shall be revised with effect from 1^st July, 2023 as follow:

Sr. No	Item	Existing Rates (per month)	Revised Rates (per month)
i.	Deputation Allowance	20% of the Basic Pay subject to maximum Rs. 12,000/-	20% of the Basic Pay subject to maximum Rs. 20,000/-
ii.	Special Allowance on Additional Charge of Identical Posts	20% of the Basic Pay subject to maximum Rs. 12,000/-	20% of the Basic Pay subject to maximum Rs. 20,000/-
iii.	Special Allowance on Additional Charge of Non-Identical Posts	10% of the Basic Pay subject to maximum Rs. 12,000/-	10% of the Basic Pay subject to maximum Rs. 20,000/-
iv.	Special Pay on Current Charge	20% of the Basic Pay subject to maximum Rs. 12,000/-	20% of the Basic Pay subject to maximum Rs. 20,000/-

6.                     SPECIAL CONVEYANCE ALLOWANCE TO DIFFERENTLY ABLED EMPLOYEES.

                        The rates of Special Conveyance Allowance admissible to differently abled employees of the Sindh Government shall be revised from existing Rs. 2,000/- per month to Rs. 4,000/- per month in addition to normal Conveyance Allowance, with effect from 1^st July, 2023. All other terms and conditions will remain the same as continued in this department’s Office Memorandum No.FD(SR-III)5-92/2016, dated 1^st September, 2016.

7.                     The above allowances shall be accommodated from within the budgetary allocation for the financial year 2023-24 by the respective departments and no supplementary grants would be given on this account.

Deputy Secretary (SR)