Grant of 10pc ad hoc relief allowance notified

ISLAMABAD: The government has notified the granting of 10 percent ad-hoc relief allowance of 2021 of Basic Pay to the Executive/Supervisory staff of autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies and corporations with effect from July 1, 2021. According to the office memorandum issued by the Ministry of Finance on Wednesday, consequent upon the grant of Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2021 @10 percent of the basic pay to the civil servants in BPS 1-22 w.e.f .01-07-2021 vide Finance Division's Office Memorandum No F.1(1)lmpl2O21-216 dated O8-O7-2O21, it has, inter-alia, been decided that the grant of Adhoc Relief Allowance-2021 @10 percent of basic pay subject to existing conditions will also be applicable to the employees of Autonomous/ Semi-Autonomous Bodies and Corporations, which have adopted the Federal Government's Basic Pay Scales Scheme in totality.

The above orders will, however, not be applicable to those Public Sector Corporations and Autonomous/Semi-Autonomous bodies that have adopted different pay scales/allowances.

In case of such organisations, the grant of Adhoc Relief Allowance -2021 @ 10 percent of basic pay subject to existing conditions will be allowed with the concurrence of the Standing Committee of the Finance Division on the recommendations of the respective Board of directors/governors. The grant of Adhoc Relief Allowance 2021 @ 10 percent of basic pay will invariably be tagged with the financial position of the organisation.

It is also clarified that Autonomous/Semi-Autonomous Bodies and Corporations, etc, will forward the cases of executive/supervisory staff (only) with the recommendations of their respective boards for concurrence of Finance Division to the grant of Ad-hoc relief Allowance -2021 @10 percent of the basic pay subject to existing conditions w.e.f. 01-07-2021 and subsequently, on the same analogy, this benefit will be allowed to the non-executive/non-supervisory staff of the autonomous /semi autonomous bodies and corporations with the approval of their Board of Director/Governors.

All ministries/divisions are requested to convey these instructions to autonomous/semi autonomous bodies and corporations under their administrative control for taking further necessary action within the CFY 2021-22.