PESHAWAR: The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Department here Thursday notified a 50pc increase in the house rent allowance of all provincial government employees with effect from July 1.
According to the Finance Department KP notification, all employees from Grade-1 to 6 would get Rs 2,600 per month under the head of washing, dress and integrated allowance collectively. The Grade-7 to 16 employees, who did not get any allowance, would receive Rs 3,500 per month as a special allowance.
The employees of Elementary, Secondary and Higher Education departments would get 20 per cent teaching allowance on their basic pay 2017 from July 1, 2021.
The Police Department’s employees, who were wearing uniforms, will get a 63 per cent increase under the head of Risk Allowance. Similarly, 150 per cent executive allowance would be provided on basic pay and the condition of scheduled post for this allowance has been abolished. The technical allowance would also be provided to Mines and Mineral Department engineers.
Similarly, at least a 50 per cent increase has been made in the house rent’s allowance of all provincial government employees. Likewise, the IT allowance equal to one basic pay would be provided to IT officers serving in Grade-17 and above while health professional allowance of the paramedics and nurses have been increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 15,000. The employees and departments that left from pay and allowances’ increase may contact the Complaints Resolution Committee.
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