A Notification has been issued on 13-07-2022 in connection with Notification Revised Pay Scales 2022 Sindh by the Government of Sindh. Further detail of said notification in same is as under;
Notification Revised Pay Scales 2022 Sindh Province
Sindh Government has also merged five Adhoc Relief Allowances granted in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021. But their allowances will be merged as per the following ratio:
S. No | Allowance | Rate of Allowance | A portion of Allowance merged into basic pay | Remaining Allowance |
1 | Adhoc Relief Allowance 2016 | 10% of basic Pay of 2016 Pay Scales | 10% | 0% |
2 | 2017 Adhoc Relief Allowance | 10% of basic Pay of 2017 Pay Scales | 10% | 0% |
3 | 2018 Adhoc Relief Allowance | @ 10% of Basic Pay of 2017 Pay Scales | 10% | 0% |
4 | 2019 ARA | 15% of 2017 pay scales current pay | 10% | 5% |
5 | 2020 ARA | BPS-01 to BPS-16 = 10%BPS-17 and above = 5% | 0 | 10% and 5% |
6 | 2021 Adhoc Relief Allowance | 20% of 2017 pay scales basic pay | 10% | 10% |
7 | Adhoc Relief Allowance 2013 | 0% | ||
8 | Ad-hoc Allowance 2015 | 0% |
The remaining part of the allowances has been converted into Disparity Reduction Allowance 2022.
Before this in Budget Speech 2022-23 Sindh, the Government announced a good package for the employees. The most important was the revision of basic pay scales that were occurring after five years in other provinces and Federal.
Adhoc Relief Allowance 2022 Sindh
Sindh Government has granted Adhoc Relief Allowance 2022 @ 15% of Running Basic Pay of 2017 pay scales with effect from 1st July 2022 to all employees of BPS-01 to BPS-22.
The new entrants in Government jobs will also get this allowance but on the initial of the concerned BPS of 2017 pay scales.
Differential Allowance
The difference allowance @ 34.35% of Basic Pay Scales 2017 to employees in BPS-01 to BPS-15 and 31.7& of basic pay Scales 2017 to employees in BPS-16 to BPS-22 shall be allowed in lieu of the differential rate of Adhoc Relief Allowances 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020 and 2021. This allowance shall stand frozen at its level.
Notification Revised Pay Scales 2022 Sindh Government
The Pay scales of the Sindh Government employees have also been revised after 5 years. Sindh Government employees will also get an Adhoc relief allowance 2022 @ 15% of the current basic pay of the Revised Pay Scales 2017.