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Business Recorder
3 days ago
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Ad hoc relief: Ministries/Divisions yet to submit list of ‘beneficiaries'
ISLAMABAD: A number of ministries/Divisions have yet to provide list of autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies and corporations, etc under their administrative control, along with details of their pay structure and whether they have sought concurrence of Finance Division for grant of ad hoc and other allowances. This was revealed in official document of the Finance Division. The division notified grant of ad hoc relief allowance-2025 to the executive/supervisory staff of autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies, corporations etc. Federal govt employees: MoF notifies 10pc ad hoc relief, 30pc DRA The notification stated that consequent upon grant of Adhoc Relief Allowance-2025 @ 10 percent of running basic pay to the civil servants w.e.f. 01-07-2025 vide Finance Division's OM No F.1(1)Imp/2025 dated 04-07-2025 , it has, inter-alia, been decided that the grant of adhoc relief allowance-2025 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 which have adopted different pay scales/allowances. In case of such organisations, the grant of Ad hoc Relief Allowance-2025 @ 10 per cent of basic pay subject to existing conditions will be allowed with the concurrence of Standing Committee of Finance Division on the recommendations of the respective Board of Directors/Governors. The grant of Ad hoc Relief Allowance 2025 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-2025 @ 10 per cent of basic pay subject to existing conditions w.e.f. 01-07-2025 and subsequently, on the same analogy, this benefit will be allowed to the non–executive/nonsupervisory staff of the autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies and corporations with the approval of their board of director/governors. Furthermore, it is pertinent to point out that paragraph (h) of sub-rule (1) of rule 12 of the Rules of Business, 1973, provides that no division shall without previous consultation with the Finance Division, authorise the issue of any orders which will involve a change in the terms and conditions of service of government servants, on their statutory rights and privileges, which have financial implications. In addition to above, the Supreme Court of Pakistan in its judgment in Civil Appeals No1428 to 1436 of 2016 concluded that 'The Rules of Business, 1973 are binding on the Government and a failure to follow them would lead to an order lacking any legal validity.' In view of this position, it is binding upon all the administrative ministries/divisions of semi-autonomous, autonomous bodies/corporations to ensure that any changes in the pay, allowances and privileges of executive/supervisory staff of the semiautonomous, autonomous bodies/corporations working under their administrative control, are processed in accordance with the Finance Division's OM NoF.1(1)Imp/94, dated 26-6-1999. In the last financial year, all ministries/divisions were requested to provide a list of autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies and corporations, etc under their administrative control, along with details of their pay structure and whether they have sought concurrence of Finance Division for grant of ad hoc and other allowances, and their pay scales on the given format but the requisite information is still awaited from a number of ministries/divisions. In case the approval has not been sought, the case should be initiated and forwarded for consideration of the Standing Committee of Finance Division, and final approval by the secretary Finance Division. All ministries/divisions were requested to comply with these instructions and submit a report by 30-07-2025, and convey these instructions to autonomous/semi-autonomous bodies and corporations under their administrative control for taking further necessary action within the current fiscal year 2025-26. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
Business Recorder
05-07-2025
- Business
- Business Recorder
Federal govt employees: MoF notifies 10pc ad hoc relief, 30pc DRA
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Finance on Friday notified grant of ad hoc relief of 10 percent and 30 percent grant of Disparity Reduction Allowance-2025 to the employees of the federal government. The ministry issued an office memorandum which stated that the President has been pleased to sanction with effect from 01.07.2025 and till further orders, an Ad hoc Relief Allowance-2025 @ 10 per cent of running basic pay to Armed Forces Personnel, Civil Armed Forces and to all the Civil Employees of Federal Government as well as the civilians paid from Defence Estimates and contract employees employed against civil posts in basic pay scales on standard terms and conditions of contract appointment. The amount of Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2025: i. will be subject to Income Tax; ii. Will be admissible during leave and entire period of LPR except during extra ordinary leave; iii. Will not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of pension/gratuity and recovery of house rent; iv. Will not be admissible to the employees during the tenure of their posting/deputation abroad; and v. 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. Employees demand reasonable salary increase The term 'basic pay' for the purpose of Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2025 will also include the amount of the personal pay granted on account of annual increment (s) beyond the maximum of the existing pay scales. The above Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2025 shall be accommodated from within the budgetary allocation for the year 2025-26 by the respective ministries/divisions/departments and no supplementary grants shall be allowed on this account. Another office memorandum issued by the Finance Ministry stated that the President has been pleased to sanction with effect from 01 .07.2025 grant of Disparity Reduction Allowance (DRA) @ 30 per cent of basic pay as on 30.6.2022 to the officers/officials in BPS-1 to 22 who are already drawing DRA on the same terms and conditions provided under Finance Division's No. 14(1)R-312021-69, dated 23.02.2022and OM No FNo 14(1)R3l2o21dated 19th July 2022. For those employees who have been appointed on or after 1-7-2022, this allowance will be admissible on the basis on relevant initial basic pay scale of 2017. Copyright Business Recorder, 2025
