The Finance Division has sent a Letter to the Ministry of Defence in connection with Clarification Adhoc Relief Allowance 2023 Freeze or Unfreeze. It also clarified that the new entrants will get this ARA-2025 @ 35% and 30% (BPS-01 to BPS-16 and BPS-17 to BPS-22). The details are as under:
Notification Clarification Adhoc Relief Allowance 2023 Freeze or Unfreeze
The Finance Division gives proper responses to all basic queries regarding the Grant of Adhoc Relief Allowance to the Employees of the Federal Government.
It is specifically granted to the federal government employees. It includes newly entered employees who joined any federal government department on 01-07-2023. About the grant, the section officer sent some queries to the finance department about the admissibility or provision of this allowance to them. After official communication finance department responds to the queries. All replies are according to the policies or rules of the Government of Pakistan. The consultation with the Regulation Wing of the finance department clears all queries about the admissibility of this allowance.
Admissibility of ARA 2023 for New Entrants, Annual Increment and Promotion Upgradation
- The first query is about the admissibility of ARA 2023 @ 35% and 30% for employees who joined any federal department recently. As per response, they are eligible as per joining on or after 01-07-2023. The employees of BPS-01 to BPS-16 will get 35% Allowance. It is applicable on a minimum of the relevant basic pay scale. It may Frozen at the same level. For employees of BPS-17 to BPS-22, the grant of this allowance is 30%.
- In another query, the finance department responds that the amount shall remain frozen. This case is for enhancement of the ibid allowance in basic pay on a grant if annual increment for the year 2023 or on the subsequent increase.
- The allowance shall remain frozen for employees on promotion to a higher pay scale.
Queries and Their Reply by Finance Division
| Sr.No | Query | Remarks/Comments |
| 1. | Whether Ad.hoc Relief Allowance -2023 will be Admissible to the new entrants. Who join the public departments on or after 01-07-2023. | Yes,
The new entrants who join the Government job/Service after or on 01-07-2023 are eligible to receive the Ad.hoc Relief Allowance -2023. |
| 2. | Whether the ibid Allowance will be enhanced according to changes in basic pay or rank pay. Or it may be on grant of annual increment for the year 2023 and subsequent increase or shall stand frozen at the same level on the basic pay /rank pay as on 30-06-2023. | No, the amount drawn shall remain frozen. |
| 3. | Whether the Adhoc Relief Allowance is admissible On promotion to higher pay scales. Ibid Allowance will be revised on the pay that would have ibid admissible on a presumptive basis in a higher promoted scale on 30-06-2023 or otherwise. | No, the amount drawn shall remain frozen. |
On the basis of need or requirements, the competent authority will take necessary actions.
Sir, I was serving in BPS-16 in 2023 and joined another department through KPPSC in May 2024. The ARA 2023 for BPS-16 was 35% (around 9000), Now I have joined another department, but through proper channel, My batch mates are drawing 30% ARA 2023 (around 13400). The DAO told me that you will get ARA 2023 of 16 scale not 17. Kindly clarify this.
You will get ARA 2023 of BPS-17.
A new promotee to the same rank will get less pay than the one who was directly appointed in the same scale?
Sir. .. ap nay 35% 30% order may kaha ta k ye allowance runninh basic pay per hai. But query by section officer this allowance will be on frozen level and will not be increased on promotion and annaul increment. Plz guidance us in this matter
You are running basic pay as on 30-06-2023 but not later. Further I am also sharing Punjab Govt Notification.
any authentic reference or duly signed notification issued in this regard yet ?
It is authentic in the Notification of ARA-2023 it was also mentioned that it will be on the pay as on 30-06-2023. So it will be on the pay as on 30-06-2023 not on the pay as on 1st December 2023.