Sindh Government Announces 15% Pension Increase for Civil Pensioners Effective July 2024-Notification

Karachi, dated the 11^th July, 2024

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 @ 15% of net pension with effect from 1^st July, 2024 until further orders to all civil pensioners of the Sindh Government.

2.                     The increase in pension @15% as mentioned at Para-I above will also be admissible to the pensioners who would retire on or after 01.07.2024.

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 Sindh Government is shared with any Government in accordance with the rules laid down in Part-IV of Appendix III to the Accounts Code, Volume-I, the amount of the increase in pension will be apportioned between the Sindh 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 and monetized value of a driver or an orderly.

SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT OF SINDHTIs)