Government of the Punjab, Finance Department issued a Notification on 21-12-2022 in connection with the Enhancement Civil Secretariat Allowance from 50% to 100% of 2022 Pay Scales.

Enhancement Civil Secretariat Allowance from 50% to 100% of Revised Pay Scales 2022

The Governor of Punjab enhances the allowance for Civil Secretariat from 50% to 100% of the monthly basic pay scale of 2022. The Section Officer writes to concerned authorities about the said decision to make sure the practical work on it. The Section Officer writes as

1. “In Continuation of Finance Department’s Letter no. FD.PR.2-1/2009 dated 26.05.2018 and 07.2022 (copies enhanced) and in pursuance of the approval of the Provincial Cabinet, the Governor of Punjab is pleased to enhance the rates of Civil Secretariat Allowance from 50% to 100% of monthly basic pay of Basic Pay Scale 2022 w.e.f 0.1.01.2023 to the employees of Punjab Civil Secretariat departments, Governor House / Secretariat and Chief Minister’s Office who are drawing their pay from the payroll of Civil Secretariat Departments Governor’s House/ Secretariat and Chief Minister’s Office.  Officers who are drawing Executive Allowance granted vide notification No. FD.PR.12-7/2018 dated 27.04.2021 and any other notification(s) issued in regard subsequently,  will not be entitled to the grant of Civil Secretariat Allowance in light of Notification No. FD.PR.12-7-2018 dated 29.07.2019 (copy enclosed). The said Allowance will not be related as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of pension and commutation.
2. Other Terms & conditions shall remain same.”

Previous Rates of CSA Punjab

Before this, the employees of the Civil Secretariat Punjab were getting CSA @ 50% of the running basic pay of 2017 Basic Pay Scales. Now after Revised Pay Scales 2022, the employees of the Civil Secretariat will not only get this allowance on the running basic pay of 2022 pay scales but they will also the rates @ 100% instead of 50%.

Finance Department Punjab increased CSA @ 100% instead of 50% of the monthly Basic Pay of BPS 2022.  The employees of the Punjab Civil Secretariat, Governor House / Secretariat, and Chief Minister’s Office will not get this allowance.  This new revised Allowance applies to the employees who are drawing their pay from the payroll of the Civil Secretariat Departments, the Governor’s House, and the Chief Minister’s Office.

This Allowance does not apply to the officers who are drawing Executive allowance granted vide notification no. FD.PR.12-17/2018 dated 27.04.2021 or any other notification.

Furthermore, the Secretion Officers inform that the said Allowance will not be related as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of pension Commutation.  The other Term and Conditions shall not change. They’ll remain the same.