Government of Pakistan, Finance Division issued a Notification on 27-08-2024 in connection with Revision Special Allowance 2024 Federal Govt Employees. The Federal Govt employees were getting a minimum salary of Rs. 32,000/- previously. Now the Government announced a minimum salary of Rs. 37,000/- per month. If the salary of the Government employees is less than Rs. 37,000/- then the employee will get the Special Allowance 2024 at the rate of the difference between his salary and his gross salary. The details are as follows:
Revision Special Allowance 2024 Federal Govt Employees
The Federal Government has already issued the Notification of Adhoc Relief Allowance 2024 Federal with effect from 1st July 2024. But this special allowance is as other allowance for the employees getting a salary less than 37,000/-. The Federal Government increased the minimum salary per month for the Federal Government Employees. Those employees whose gross salary is less than Rs. 37,000/- will get now a Special Allowance equal to the difference between their current gross salary and Rs. 37,000/-. They will get this special allowance with effect from 1st July 2024. If they have already got the salaries for July and Aug 2024 then they will get the arrear of the amount.
Revised Rates Special Allowance Granted to the Civil Employees of the Federal Government
The undersigned is directed to refer to the subject cited above and to state that the President has been pleased to enhance with effect from 1st July 2024 and ti l further orders minimum wage / gross salary from Rs 32,000/- to Rs 37, 00/- to all the Civil Employees of the Federal Government as well as the civilians paid form Defense estimates including contingent paid staff and contract employees against civil posts in basis Pay Scales on standard terms and conditions of Contract employment. Those whose gross salary is less than Rs.37, 000/- shall be allowed the difference as a Special Allowance.
Terms and Conditions for SA 2024
- The amount of Special Allowance
- Will be subject to income Tax
- The employees will get this allowance during leave and the entire period of LPR except during extraordinary leave (Leave Without Pay).
- Will not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of Pension / Gratuity and recovery of House Rent
- Will not be admissible to the employees during the tenure of the posting/deputation abroad and
- The employees on thir repatriation will also get this allowance from posting/deputation abroad at the rate and amount which would have been admissible to them had they not been posted abroad.
- The above special Allowance/increase in minimum wage shall be accommodated from within the budgetary allocation for the year 2024-2025 by the respective Ministries / Divisions departments and no supplementary grants would be given on this account
How to Calculate Special Allowance Amount?
Suppose the BPS-01 Employee is getting the gross salary as per the following rates:
Basic Pay | HRA | CA | Medical Allowance | DRA 2021 | DRA 2022 | ARA 2022 | ARA 2023 | ARA-2024 | Gross Salary |
13550 | 2006 | 1785 | 1500 | 2283 | 1370 | 1370 | 4743 | 3388 | 31995 |
Special Allowance 2024 = 37,000 – 31995 = 5005/- per month