Here I am sharing the History of Adhoc Relief Allowances for Civil Govt. Employees of Federal, Punjab, and Balochistan from 1995 to 2022. By this detail of Adhoc Allowances, You can easily calculate the arrears of Pay and allowances in connection with the increase in pay in the past. You have to just use these rates mentioned below to calculate the arrears amount.Detail and History of these these Adhoc Allowances is as under;
DETAIL OF ADHOC RELIEF ALLOWANCES FOR CIVIL GOVT EMPLOYEES FEDERAL, PUNJAB & BALOCHISTAN 1995 To 2022
7% Allowance (1994)
7 % on the Running Basic Pay
- Start Date 01-06-1994
- End Date 30-11-2001
- Merged in the Basic Pay Scale 2001
Special Additional Allowance-SAA (1999)
BPS-01 to BPS-16 @ 25 % & BPS-17 to BPS- 22 @ 20 % on Initial Basic Pay
- Frozen on 01-12-2001
- Start Date 01-07-1999
- End Date 30-06-2011
- Merged in the Basic Pay Scale 2011
Special Relief Allowance-SRA (2003)
@ 15 % on the Running Basic Pay
- Frozen on 01-07-2005
- Start Date 01-07-2003
- End Date 30-06-2011
- Merged in the Basic Pay Scale 2011 with effect from 01-07-2011
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2004)
@ 15 % on the Running Basic Pay
- Frozen on 01-07-2005
- Start Date 01-07-2004
- End Date 30-06-2011
- Merged in the Basic Pay Scale 2011
Dearness Allowance-DA (2006)
@ 15 % on the Running Basic Pay
- Frozen on 01-07-2007
- Start Date 01-07-2006
- End Date 30-06-2011
- Merged in the Basic Pay Scale 2011
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2009)
BPS- 01 to BPS-16@ 20 % & BPS-17 to BPS-22 @ 15 % on Running Basic Pay
- Frozen on 01-07-2011
- Start Date 01-07-2009
- End Date 30-06-2011
- Merged in the Basic Pay Scale 2011
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2010)
@ 50 % on the Running Basic Pay
- Frozen on 01-07-2011
- Start Date 01-07-2010
- Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2017 with effect from 01-07-2017
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2011)
@ 15 % on the Basic Pay Scales 2008
- Frozen on 01-07-2011
- Start Date 01-07-2011
- Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2015 with effect from 01-07-2015
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2012)
@ 20 % of the Running Basic Pay
- Start Date 01-07-2012
- Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2015 with effect from 01-07-2015
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2013)
- @ 10 % of the Running Basic Pay for Federal & Punjab Govt Employees
- @ 10 % of the Running Basic Pay for Sindh Govt Employees BPS-16 & Above
- @ of 15 % of the Running Basic Pay for Sindh Govt Employees BPS-01 to 15
- @ 15 % of the Running Basic Pay for Baluchistan & KPK Govt Employees
- Start Date 01-07-2013
- Frozen on 01-07-2015
- Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2016 with effect from 1st July 2016
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2014)
@ 10 % of the Running Basic Pay
- Start Date 01-07-2014
- Frozen on 01-07-2015
- Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2016 with effect from 1st July 2016
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2015)
@ 7.5 % of the Running Basic Pay for Punjab, Balochistan & Federal
@10% for Sindh & KPK Government Employees
- Start Date 01-07-2015
- 7.5% Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2016 with effect from 1st July 2016 while for KPK & Sindh Provinces Employees 2.5% out of 10% remained continued as a separate allowance.
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2016)
@ 10 % of the Running Basic Pay
- Start Date 01-07-2016
- Frozen with effect from 1st July 2016 (Will also be allowed to the new entrants on the basis of Revised Pay Scale 2016)
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2017)
@ 10 % of the Running Basic Pay
- Start Date 01-07-2017
- Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2022 with effect from 01-07-2022
Adhoc Relief Allowance-ARA (2018)
@ 10 % of the Running Basic Pay
- Start Date 01-07-2018
- Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2022 with effect from 01-07-2022
Adhoc Relief Allowances (2019)
@ 10 % of the Running Basic Pay (Sindh Government granted ARA-2019 @ 15% of current running basic pay)
- Start Date 01-07-2019
- Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2022 with effect from 01-07-2022
ARA (Adhoc Relief Allowance) 2020
Federal, Punjab, KP and Bolichsitan Governments did not grant any relief to the employees and pensioners in the Budget 2020-21. However, only Sindh Government granted the ARA-2020 at the following rates:
BS-01 to 16 = 10%
BS-17 & above = 05%
- Start Date: 1st July 2022
- Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2022 with effect from 01-07-2022
Disparity Reduction Allowance 2021 @ 25% for Federal
Federal Government has granted a DRA-2021 to Federal Employees wef 1st March 2021.
Rate of Allowance = 25% of running basic pay
Frozen wef 1st March 2021
Adhoc Relief Allowance 2021 @ 10%
All Governments of Pakistan except the Sindh Govt granted this allowance @ 10% of running basic pay. Sindh Government granted 20% Allowance wef 1st July 2021.
- Starting Date: 1st July 2021
- Merged in Basic Pay Scales 2022 with effect from 01-07-2022
Adhoc Relief Allowance (ARA) 2022 15%
On the Running Basic Pay of BPS-2017, w.e.f 01-07-2022 for Federal, Punjab, Sindh, KPK, Balochistan, Gilgit Baltistan & AJK Govt. Employees shall stand frozen at the same level.
- Frozen on (01-07-2022)
ARA 15% 2022 of BPS-2017 (Frozen at the same level, w.e.f. 01-07-2022) for all Government Employees. But KPK continue 5% 2013 & 2.5% 2015 w.e.f. 01-07-2022.
Adhoc Relief Allowances 1991 to 2022
| Duration (Period) | Increase (PAY) | Admissible(Continue)Allowances (Dearness Allowance/SAA/Adhoc Relief Allowance) |
| 01.06.1991 to 31.05.1994 | 10% | 10% 1991, (End of Allowance 31.05.1994) |
| 01.06.1995 to 30.06.1999 | 07% | 07% 1995 |
| 01.07.1999 to 30.11.2001 | 25%, 20% | 07% 1995, 25% & 20% 1999 |
BPS-01 to 16 @ 25% & BPS-17 to 22 @ 20% on Initial Basic Pay
| 01.12.2001 to 30.06.2003 | 00% | 25% & 20% 1999 |
| 01.07.2003 to 30.06.2004 | 15% | 25% & 20% 1999, 15% 2003 |
| 01.07.2004 to 30.06.2005 | 15% | 25% & 20% 1999, 15% 2003, 15% 2004 |
| 01.07.2005 to 30.06.2006 | 00% | 25% & 20% 1999, 15% 2003, 15% 2004 |
| 01.07.2006 to 30.06.2007 | 15% | 25% & 20% 1999, 15% 2003, 15% 2004, 15% 2006 |
| 01.07.2007 to 30.06.2008 | 00% | 25% & 20% 1999, 15% 2003, 15% 2004, 15% 2006 |
| 01.07.2008 to 30.06.2009 | 00% | 25% & 20% 1999, 15% 2003, 15% 2004, 15% 2006 |
| 01.07.2009 to 30.06.2010 | 20%, 15% | 25% & 20% 1999, 15% 2003, 15% 2004, 15% 2006, 20% & 15% 2009 |
BPS-01 to 16 @ 20% & BPS-17 to 22 @ 15% on Running Basic Pay
| 01.07.2010 to 30.06.2011 | 50%* | 25% & 20% 1999, 15% 2003, 15% 2004, 15% 2006, 20% & 15% 2009, 50% 2010 |
| 01.07.2011 to 30.06.2012 | 15% | 50% 2010, 15% 2011 of the Minimum BPS-2008 |
| 01.07.2012 to 30.06.2013 | 20% | 50% 2010, 15% 2011, 20% 2012 |
| 01.07.2013 to 30.06.2014 | 10% | 50% 2010, 15% 2011, 20% 2012, 10% 2013 |
| 01.07.2014 to 30.06.2015 | 10% | 50%2010, 15%2011, 20%2012, 10%2013, 10%2014 |
| 01.07.2015 to 30.06.2016 | 7.5% | 50% 2010, 10%2013, 10%2014, 7.5% 2015 |
| 01.07.2016 to 30.06.2017 | 10% | 50% 2010, 10% 2016 |
| 01.07.2017 to 30.06.2018 | 10% | 10% 2016, 10% 2017 |
| 01.07.2018 to 30.06.2019 | 10% | 10% 2016, 10% 2017, 10% 2018 |
| 01.07.2019 to 30.06.2020 | 10%, 5% | 10% 2016, 10% 2017, 10% 2018, 10%/05% 2019 |
10% for BPS-01 to 16, 05% for BPS-17 to 20, and 0% for BPS-21 & 22, On Running Basic Pay of BPS-2017
| 01.07.2020 to 30.06.2021 | 00% | 10% 2016, 10% 2017, 10% 2018, 10%/05% 2019 |
| 01.07.2021 to 30.06.2022 | 10% | 10%-2016,10%-2017,10%-2018,10%/05%-2019, 10%-2021 |
| 01.07.2022 to 30.06.2023 | 15% | 15%-2022 on Running Basic of BPS-2017 (of 30-June-2022) |
