Finance Department, Azad Government of the State of Jammu & Kashmir issued a Notification on 16-08-2022 in connection with Disparity Reduction Allowance 2022 AJK @ 15% of Initial Pay. The details are as under:
Disparity Reduction Allowance 2022 AJK @ 15% of Initial Pay of 2017 Pay Scales
| Sr. No | Tile/Description | Details |
| 1 | Name of Allowance | Disparity Reduction Allowance 2022 (DRA-2022) |
| 2 | Government | Azad Jammu & Kashmir |
| 3 | Employees Range | BPS-01 to BPS-22 |
| 4 | Rate of Allowance | 15% of the initial basic pay of Revised Pay Scales 2017 |
| 5 | Effective Date | 1st July 2022 |
President Azad Jammu and Kashmir have been pleased to accord approval for the grant of Disparity Reduction Allowance @ 15% of the initial basic pay of Basic Pay Scales 2017 w.e.f. 1st July 2022 to the employees BPS 1-122 of the Government of AJ&K who have never been allowed additional allowance/allowances equal to or more than 100% of the basic pay (Whether frozen or not) or performance allowance subject to the following terms and conditions:-
T&Cs for DRA-2022 AJ&K
- This allowance will not be admissible to the employees of the department/attached departments/organization or those employees who are drawing additional allowance/allowances equal to or more than 100% of the basic pay (whether frozen or otherwise).
- This allowance will be frozen at the level at the drawn on 30-06-2022.
- This allowance will be subject to income tax:
- This allowance will be admissible during leave and the entire period of L.P.R except during extraordinary leave;
- This allowance will not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of Pension/Gratuity and recovery of House Rent Allowance:
- More T&Cs you can read in the copy of the Notification of DAR-2022 AJK.
- The employees who are on suspension will also get this DRA-2022.
- The employees posted out/ on deputation abroad will not get this allowance.
