Government of the Punjab, Higher Education Department issued a Notification on 27-03-2023 in connection with a request for formal forwarding the case of Grant of Special Allowance @ 40% of Basic Pay BPS-20 and Above HED. The details are as under:
Updates of Special Allowance @ 40% of Basic Pay BPS-20 and Above HED
I am directed to enclose herewith a copy of the Note for Secretary Higher Education Department, received from Director (Planning & Budget) DPI(C) Punjab, Lahore, vide memo No. 4725/B-I, dated 27-06-2023 along with an application submitted by a representative of 425 officers of BS-20 and above of Higher Education Department regarding grant of Special Allowance @ 25% and @15% to the employees of Govt. of Punjab (BS-520) as already granted to BS-01 to BS-19.
Foregoing in view, Finance Department is requested to consider the request of the Director (Planning & Budget) DPI(C) Punjab, Lahore, regarding the grant of Special Allowance 25% of 2021 and 15% of 2022 to BS-20 & above Officers of Higher Education Department at the earliest in the larger public interest.
History of the SA BPS-01 to BPS-19
The Punjab Government employees BPS-01 to BPS-19 are already getting the Special Allowance @ 25% on the initial basic pay of 2017 pay scales and 15% of the running basic pay of Revised Pay Scales 2017. The details are as under:
| Sr. No | Name of Allowance | Rate of Allowance | Effective Date |
| 1 | Special Allowance 2021 | @ 25% of Initial basic pay 2017 pay scales | 01-06-2021 |
| 2 | Special Allowance 2022 @ 15% | 15% of running basic pay 2017 pay scale | 01-03-2022 |
Now the employees of BPS-20 and above of the Higher Education Department (HED) did not have these special allowances. Now they have demanded the same total of 40% of the basic pay scale. The Finance Department should also grant the said allowance to these employees too.
here is the good news the DPC case of Assistants and Senior Scale Stenographers for promotion is also under process in Higher Education, Archives and Libraries Department KPK.
