The Government Of Punjab Has Re-Issued The Adhoc Relief Allowance 2024 Notification With The Editions Of Para No. 4-Notification

No.FD.SR.V.4-1/2024
GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB
FINANCE DEPARTMENT

Dated Lahore the 5^th August, 2024

Subject: –             GRANT OF ADHOC RELIEF ALLOWANCE-2024 TO CIVIL SERVANTS OF PUNJAB GOVERNMENT

Iam directed to state that the Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to sanction an Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2024 with effect from 1^st July, 2024 and till further orders to all the Civil Servants of the Punjab Government and contract employees employed against civil posts in Basic Pay Scales on standard terms & conditions of contract appointment as under:

1. BS-1 to BS-16         25% of Running Basic Pay
2. BS-17 to BS-22       20% of Running Basic Pay

2.          The Adhoc Relief Allowance — 2024 will be admissible subject to the following conditions:

i)           Be subject to income Tax.

ii)     Be admissible during leave and entire period of LPR except during extra ordinary leave (without pay).

iii)       Not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of pension / gratuity and recovery of House Rent.

iv)     Not be admissible to the civil servants during the tenure of their posting / deputation abroad.

v)         Be admissible to the civil servants 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 term “Basic Pay” for the purpose of Adhoc Relief Allowance-2024 will also include the amount of the personal pay granted on account of annual increment(s) beyond the maximum of the existing pay scales.

4.      The above Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2024 shall be accommodated from within the budgetary allocation for the Financial Year 2024-2025 by the respective departments and no supplementary grant would be given on this account.

ADDL FINANCE SECRETARY (REG)