WAPDA Introduces Project Allowance with Updated Rates for Development and Completed Projects-Notification

Pakistan Water and Power Development Authority

No. FO(B&F)/3-63(A)/Vol-12/2181-2200                                                                             Date. 26.07.2024

OFFICE ORDER

Subject:-          GRANT OF PROJECT ALLOWANCE  

Ref:-                This Division’s 00 No FO(B&P)/3-63(A)N01-8/671-770 dated 20 09 2019

In continuation to above referred order, the Authority has been pleased to rename the existing Construction Development Allowance as Project Allowance alongwith following amendments regarding admissibility of said allowance:-

i- The Project Allowance, as per rate notified vide this division’s O.O under reference, will only be admissible at the development stage of the project, whereas, employees of completed projects will be entitled to Generation Allowance @ 20% of pay subject to maximum of Rs 20,000/. P.M and Hard Area Allowance at half of existing rate as per zone of the projects in lieu of Operation Hardship Allowance

ii. a.     The existing employees of respective projects will be allowed Project Allowance as per zone wise rates of the projects and same will be frozen at drawn level for those getting said allowance beyond the specified maximum ceiling

b.    The employees of liaison offices (Other than PD offices) of relevant projects will be allowed Project Allowance at half rate of Project Allowance of relevant zone and same will be frozen at drawn level for those getting said allowance beyond the half of specified maximum ceiling.

iii. The employees newly posted/transferred to the projects will be allowed Project Allowance as per existing rate subject to following maximum ceiling:-

BPS	Maximum Celling (Rupees P/M)
	Zone A	Zone B	Zone C	Zone D
1	11,000	10,000	8,000	6,000
2	11,600	10,600	8,500	6,400
3	12,600	11,500	9,200	6,900
4	13,500	12,300	9,800	7,400
5	14,600	13,200	10,600	7,900
6	15,600	14,200	11,300	8,500
7	16,500	15,000	12,000	9,000
8	17,500	15,900	12,800	9,600
9	18,600	16,900	13,500	10,100
10	19,700	17,900	14,400	10,800
11	21,100	19,100	15,300	11,500
12	22,700	20,600	16,500	12,400
13	24,500	22,300	17,800	13,400
14	26,700	24,300	19,500	14,600
15	29,500	26,800	21,400	16,100
16	34,100	31,000	24,800	18,600
17	43,600	39,600	31,700	23,800
18	54,700	49,700	39,800	29,800
19	73,200	66,600	53,300	39,900
20	82,100	74,600	59,700	44,800

iv.Theemployees newly posted/transferred to liaison offices (Other than PD offices) of the relevant projects will be allowed Project Allowance at half rate of Project Allowance of relevant zone subject to maximum of half of above ceiling or Liaison Office Allowance at par of Head Office Allowance whichever is beneficial.

v. Project Allowance allowed to specific category of employees or offices on protection basis vide Office Order under reference is hereby discontinued.

2.                     This order is effective from 01.07-2024

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