Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Announces New Utility Allowance for Civil Secretariat Employees (BPS-03 to 18) Effective July 2024-Notification

GOVERNMENT OF KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA
FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(REGULATION WING)

Dated Peshawar the 23.07.2024

NOTIFICATION;

No. FD (SOSR-IV)/3-21/2024/Utility Allowance: In pursuance of the decision of Provincial Cabinet in its special budget meeting held on 24.05.2024, the Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been pleased to grant Utility Allowance at fixed rates, to the Employees of Civil Secretariat Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa from (BS-03 to BS-18) w.e.f.  1^st July, 2024, as per following: –

Allowance	BPS	Rate per month
Utility Allowance	BS-03 to 08	Rs. 6000/-
	BS-09 to 14	Rs. 8000/-
	BS-15	Rs. 10,000/-
	BS-16	Rs. 12,000/-
	BS-17	Rs. 14,000/-
	BS-18	Rs. 16,000/-

2.                     Further, Utility Allowance be granted @ of Rs.18,000/- per month to 07 Secretariat employees in BS-19 (04 Additional Private Secretaries, 03 officers of the Legislation Wing of Law Department), who do not draw any cadre-specific Allowance(s) above 100% of basic pay.

The above allowance will be admissible subject to the following conditions: –

1. Will not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of pension/gratuity.
2. Will cease to be admissible on posting/transfer of employees outside Civil Secretariat Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
3. It will not be subject to income tax.