ix) GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB —eaSSSJ SS FINANCE DEPARTMENT SUMMARY FOR THE CHIEF MINISTER Subjéct REVISION OF PAY SCALES AND ADOPTION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS Government of Pakistan, Finance Division has sanctioned Revision of Basic Pay Scales & Allowances with effect from 1" July, 2022 for the civil employees of the Federal Goverment vide its Office Memorandum F.No. 1(2)Imp/2022-283 dated 01.03.2022 (Annex-A), 2 Parawise detail of the Office Memorandum under reference, and stance of Punjab Government on each is as under seriatim: ~ Stance of Punjab Revision of Basic Pay Scales: | | ‘The Basic Pay Scales ~ 2022 shall replace | jthe Basic Pay Scales - 2017 with effect from | 01.07.2022 as contained in the Annexure-I to this vy of th ig Employee: May be adopted \ 3) The basic pay of an employee in service on 30.06.2022 shall be fixed in the Basic Pay + | Scales ~ 2022 on point to point basis, i.e., at the +" stage corresponding to that occupied by him/her | above the minimum of Basic Pay Scales ~ 2017 ji) In case of Personal Pay being drawn by an employee as part of his/her basic pay beyond i | the maximum of his/her pay scale on 30.06.2022, he/she shall continue to draw such pay in the Basic Pay Scales - 2022 at the | revised rates. _ Fixation of Pay on Promotion: \In cases of promotion from a lower to higher | posts/scale before introduction of these scales, the | pay of the employees concerned in the revised pay | scale may be fixed and so enhanced that it would not be less than the pay that would have been admissible to him if his promotion to the higher | post/scale had taken piace after the introduction of these scales. | Annual increment Way be adopied 5 May be adopted with the following addition “However, the first annual, increment of -_—_ existing | ‘employees in basic pay scales, | in which their pay is fixed on | 01.07.2022 shall accrue on 1* zee |. December. 2022" | Annual increment shall continue to be | admissible, subject to the existing conditions, on 48 of December each year.Pa II (Allowances! 6.” Ad-hoc Allowances: Upon introduction of BPS-2022 the following Ad-hoc Relief Allowances granted wef. 01.07.2018, 01.07.2017, 01.07.2018, 01.07.2019 and 01.07.2021 shall cease to exist with effect from 01.07.2022: S. | Name of Ad- Office ‘Admissible Rates ] Stance of No.5)’ hoc Re Memorandum and Government of 7 Allowance Date -9 | i [Ad-hoc Para-8 of 10% of the ba Allowance-2016 | F.1(2)Imp/2016-333, | on BPS-2016 01.07.2016) __| dated 01.07.2016 Wi | Ad-hoc Relief Para-8 of 10% ofthe Basie pay | May be adopted | | Allowance-2017 | F.1(3)Imp/2017-500, | on BPS-2017 | | (01.07.2017) _| dated 03.07.2017 | Peel el | Ad-hoc Rel F.1(2)imp/2018-370, | 10% of the basic pay | May be adopted | +" allowance-2018 | dated 02.07.2018 |_| on BPS-2017 | (01.07.2018) _ | iv | Ad-hoc Relief F.1(2)lmp/2019-700, | 10% ofthe basic pay | May be adopted | | Allowance-2019 | dated 05.07.2019 | on BPS-2017 (BPS. | (01.07.2019) 1-16) and 5% of the | | basic pay on BPS- 2017 (BPS. 17-20) | ~v -[ Ad-hoc Relief | F.1(1)imp/2021-216, | 10% of the basic pay i“ adopted 3/ Allowance-2021 | dated 08.07.2021 on BPS-2017 __| (01.07.2021) | 7. Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2022: | Stance of the Government | ofthe Punjab | “Annual additional financial implication would be Rs.55.564 billion per annum (Annex-B). |a) An Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2022 @ 15% of the | tunning basic pay of BPS-2017 shall be allowed to the | Civil employees of the Federal Government as well as | Givilians paid out of Defence estimates including | contingent paid staff and contract employees | employed against civil posts in Basic Pay Scales on standard terms and conditions of _ contract appointment with effect from 01.07.2022 and shall stand frozen at the same level till further orders; May be adopted with the following condition:- “This Allowance will not be admissible to contract employees appointed on fixed pay package’. May be adopted Ail the new entrants shall be allowed Ad-hoc Relief Allowances-2022 @15% of the Minimum of the relevant basic pay of BPS-2017 on notional basis with effect from 01.07.2022 till further orders and shall _stand frozen at the same level, ‘c) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will be subject to Income ~~ do Tax. - d) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will be admissible during | ~do- leave and entire period of L.P.R. except during extra ___ordinary le eee @) The Ad-hoc Relief Aliowance will not be treated as, -do- part of emoluments of the purpose of calculation of Pension/Gratuity and recovery off) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will not be admissible to | tHe employees during the tenure of | their | posting/deputation abroad; i, 9) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will be admissible to the | employees 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; | | h) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will be admissible during 7 | _the per eee ‘The term “Basic Pay" will also include the amount of | -do- Personal Pay granted on account of annual | increment(s) beyond the maximum of the existing pay i scak il the Special Pays, Special Allowai Allowances admissible as percentage of pay mutandis. | (excluding those which are capped by fixing maximum | limit) including House Rent Allowance and the | Allowances/Special Allowances equal to one month Basic Pay, granted to Federal Government | employees irrespective of his/her posting in Ministry/Division/Department/Office etc. including civil \_L gmployees in BS 1-22 of Judiciary shall stand frozen level of its admissibility as on 30.06.2022. n (1) The Ministry/Division/Department/Office to which May be adopted an employee belongs and/or on whose pay roll | he/she is borne shall obtain an option in writing | from such employees within 30 days commencing 1 ___ from the date of issue of this Office Memorandum i | J, and communicate it to the concerned Accounts Office/DDO, as the case may be, either to continue to draw salary in the Scheme of Basic Pay Scales-2017 or in the Scheme of Basic Pay | Scales-2022 as specified in this Office Memorandum. Option once exercised shall be considered final. joa (2) An existing employee, as aforesaid, who does not May be adopted | » exercise and communicate his/her option within the specified time limit, shall be deemed to have __ opted for the Scheme of Basic Pay Scales — 2022. 10. All the existing rules/orders on the subject sh | considered to have been modified to the extent | indicated above. All the existing rules/orders not | | so modified, shall continue to be in force under ~~ May be adopted ~ May be adopted Finance Division (Regulations Wing) to resolve the anomalies, if any, arising out in the implementation of the 2022. 3. Financial implication of the 15% increase on BPS-2017 is estimated as Rs.55.564 billion per annum (Annex-B) which has been incorporated in BudgetEstimates 2022-23. Draft notification to be issued by the Punjab Governments placed at (Annex-C) 4. The Federal Government vide its O.M.No.F.4(1)-Reg.6/2022-486, dated 01* July, 2022 (Annex-D) has enhanced the rate of increase in pension (j.¢.10% granted w.e-f, 01.04.2022 vide O.M. of even number dated 14" April 2022 & 30" April, 2022: ,Annexes-E&F respectively) to 15% w.e.f, 01.07.2022 to all pensioners of the Federal Government, until furhter orders. This increase in pension @ 15% will also be admissible to those pensioners who will retire on or after 01.07.2022. Further, five (05) increases in pension will cease to exist for the pensioners who will retire on or after 01.07.2022 (i.e.@ 10% of 2016, @ 10% of 2017, @ 10% of 2018, @ 10% of 2019, @ 10% of 2021). 5. °, The above increase is in line with the budget proposal of the Punjab Government for the Financial Year 2022-2023. Estimated additional annual financial implication in this regard, will be Rs.29.374 Billion (Annex-G) which has been incorporated in the budget in anticipation: 6 In view of the foregoing, it is proposed that Finance Department, Government of the Punjab may adopt O.M.No.F.4(1)-Reg.6/2022-486, dated 01% July, 2022\Annex-D). Draft circular letter is placed at Annex-H. a In view of the above, Chief Minister may like to approve the proposal contained in para 2, 3 & G/ante as well as draft notifications at Annex-C & Annex-H u RenvecteD ! (IFKIKHAR AMJAD) #17122 oi FINANCE SECRETARY Weg YA (easSubject: REVISION OF PAY SCALES AND ADOPTION OF FEDERAL * GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION 9. Chief Minister has seen and is pleased to disagree with the proposal of the Administrative Department to the extent of Serial No. 8 of para 2/ante. Finance Department may re-examine the case and submit its views accordingly. —— (BARRISTER NABEEL A. AWAN) Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Punjab .1- ) ne(From pre-page) Subject: REVISION OF PAY SCALES AND ADOPTION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS 1. Refer to para 9/ante. 12 The case has been re-examined. Chief Minister may like to approve the proposal contained in para 2/ante (except serial No.8), alongwith amended draft notfication at Annex-l. 13. Proposals at paras 3 (except Annex-C), 6 and 12/ante are submitted for approval. FD.SR.V-2-3(1)/2022, July 20, 2022Subject: REVISION OF PAY SCALES AND ADOPTION OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION 15. Chief Minister has seen and is pleased to approve the proposal of Finance Department contained in Para 13/ante read with Para 14/ante. "16. Further necessary action may be taken accordingly. ; = (BARRISTER NABEEL A. AWAN) Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Punjab 4-1-% CHIEF SECRETARY *FINANCE SECRETARY