Government of the Punjab, Finance Department has issued Notification on 02-09-2019 in connection with request for Revision Special Allowance @ 100% of BPS-2008 to Special Education Department Employees as per Finance Department Clarification. Detail is as under:

I am directed to refer to this department’s letter No.FD.PR.2-1/2009 dated 13.03.2019 regarding grant of Special Allowance and to state that a question has arisen as to whether Special Allowance admissible to the employees of Special Education Institution has been de-freezed or the otherwise.

The case has been examined and it is observed that Special Allowance admissible to the employees of Special Education Institutions has been de-freezed and being drawn in some Districts without any approval by the Competent Authority. Hence, it is clarified that the Special Allowance is admissible to the employees of Special Education Institutions in light of Para-6(ii) of the letter bearing No.FD.PC.2-1/2017 dated 14.07.2017 regarding Pay Revision, 2017 (Copy enclosed).

Special thanks to Mr. Shakeel Ahmad for sending the copy of the Notification of Revision Special Allowance @ 100% of BPS-2008 to Special Education Department Employees.