Grant of increase in pension of the civil pensioners of the government of Sindh

GOVERNMENT OF SINDH
FINANCE DEPARTMENT

No.FD(SR-III)3-230/2023                                                    

Karachi dated the 06^th July, 2023

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject:          GRANT OF INCREASE IN PENSION TO THE CIVIL PENSIONERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF SINDH

                        The Government of Sindh has been pleased to sanction an increase @17.5% of net pension with effect from 1^st July, 2023 until further orders to all civil pensioners of the Sindh Government.

2.                     This increase in pension @ 17.5% as mentioned at Para-01 above will also be admissible to the pensioners who would retire on or after 01^st July, 2023.

3.                     For the purpose of admissibility of increase in pension sanctioned in this Department’s O.M. the term “Net Pension” means “pension being drawn” minus “Medical Allowance”.

4.                 The increase will also be admissible on family pension granted under the Pension-cum-Gratuity Scheme, 1954, Liberalized Pension Rules, 1977, on pension sanctioned under the Central Civil Services (extra ordinary pension) Rules as well as on the Compassionate Allowance under CSR-353.

5.                     If the gross pension sanctioned by the Provincial Government is shared with any Government in accordance with the rules laid down in Part-IV of Appendix-Ill to the Accounts Code, Volume-I, the amount of the increase in pension will be apportioned between the Federal Government and the other Government concerned on proportionate basis.

6.                    The increase in pension sanctioned in this O.M, will not be admissible on Special Additional Pension allowed in lieu of pre-retirement Orderly Allowance.

7.                     The benefit of increase in pension sanctioned in this notification will also be admissible to those Pensioners of the Sindh Government who are residing abroad (other than those residing in India and Bangladesh) who retired on or after 15.08.1947 and are not entitled to or are not in receipt of pension increase under the British Government’s Pension (increase) Acts. The payment will be made at the applicable rate of exchange.

DEPUTY SECRETARY (SR)