Revision of Pay Scale 2005 dt 16.07.2005

Revision of Pay Scale 2005 dt 16.07.2005

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Revision of Pay Scale 2005

I am directed to state that the Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to sanction the revision of Basic Pay Scales, Allowances and Pension 2005 for civil employees of the Government of the Punjab in BPS-1 to BPS-22, with effect from 01-07-2005, as detailed below:

                                                             PART-I: BASIC PAY SCALES

2. Basic Pay Scales:

The revised Basic Pay Scales, 2005 shall replace the existing Basic Pay Scales, 2001 as shown in the Annexure.

3. Fixation of Pay of the Existing Employees:

1. The basic pay of an employee in service on 30.6.2005 shall be fixed in the revised Basic Pay Scale on point to point basis i.e. at the stage corresponding to that occupied by him above the minimum of 2001 Basic Pay Scales.
2. The corresponding stage for fixation of basic pay in the aforesaid manner in respect of an employee whose pay was fixed beyond the maximum of the relevant scale as a result of discontinuation of move over policy under the 2001 Basic Pay Scales scheme shall be determined on notional extension basis i.e. by treating the amount of personal pay drawn by him on 30th June, 2005, as part of his basic pay scale and the amount beyond the maximum of the prescribed stage in the revised Basic Pay Scales, shall be allowed as personal pay.

4.Annual Increment:
Annual increment shall continue to be admissible subject to the existing conditions, on 1st of December each year. However, the first annual increment of existing employees in Basic Pay Scales in which their pay is fixed on 01-07-2005, shall accrue on the 1st December, 2005.

PART-II: ALLOWANCES

5. Special Additional Allowance:
Special Additional Allowance shall continue to be admissible at frozen level on existing conditions.

6. Special Relief Allowance and Ad-hoc Relief:
Special Relief Allowance and Ad-hoc Relief sanctioned with effect from 1.7.2003 and 1.7.2004 respectively shall stand frozen at the level of their admissibility as on 30.6.2005 and shall continue to be admissible to the entitled recipients till further orders but it will cease to be admissible to new entrants joining Government service on or after 1.7.2005 as well as to those employees to whom it was ceased to be admissible under the existing conditions.

7. House Rent Allowance:
House Rent Allowance shall be admissible with reference to the revised Basic Pay Scales, 2005 subject to the existing conditions.

8. Medical Allowance:
Medical Allowance shall be admissible @ Rs.425/- p.m. subject to the existing conditions.

9. Conveyance Allowance:
a) Conveyance Allowance shall be admissible on revised rates as follows:

b) Conveyance Allowance @ Rs.1240/- per month shall also be admissible to those BPS-21 & 22 officers who are not sanctioned official vehicle.

10. Other Special Pays/Special Allowances:
The rates of Special Pays and Special Allowances shall be revised as detailed below:-

i) Entertainment Allowance:

ii) Daily Allowance:

Special rates shall also be allowed at Muzaffarabad & Mirpur AJK in addition to those places at which special rates are already admissible.

iii) Transportation/Mileage Allowance:

Transportation

Mileage Allowance

Travel by Air:
Govt. servants in BPS-17 and above in receipt of pay of Rs.5400 & above.

Carriage of Personal/Effects on transfer/Recruitment:
Paisa 0.148 per km per kg (or 2.96 paisa per km per unit of 20 kg.)
Revised: Rs.0.008 per km per kg.

iv) Qualification Pay:

v) Senior Post Allowance:

vi) Deputation/Addl. Charge Allowance:

vii) Uniform Allowance:

viii) PSP Uniform Allowance:

ix) Special Pay to PSs/PAs:

x) Instructional Allowance:

xi) Washing Allowance for Police Force:

xii) Contingent Allowances:

The Integrated Allowance @ Rs.150/- pm shall be admissible to Naib Qasids, Qasids, Daftries, Farashes, Chowkidars, Sweepers and Sweepresses w.e.f. 1.7.2005. The Washing Allowance and Dress Allowance admissible to Naib Qasids, Frashes, Chowkidars, Sweepers and Sweepresses shall stand abolished under this scheme.

11. The following allowances in respect of civil employees shall stand abolished under this scheme:

PART-III: PENSION

12. Commutation shall be admissible up to a maximum of 35% of Gross Pension, at the option of the pensioner. Admissibility of monthly pension shall be increased from the existing 60% to 65% of Gross Pension.
13. An increase @ 10% shall be allowed on the amount of pension being drawn by the existing pensioners as well as to those civil employees who would draw pension under the revised Basic Pay Scales, 2005.
14. The increases allowed on pension @ 15% and 8% w.e.f. 1.7.2003 and 1.7.2004 respectively shall not be admissible to the civil employees who would draw pension under the revised Basic Pay Scales, 2005.

Option:

a) All the existing civil employees (BS-1 to 22) of the provincial government shall, within 60-days from the date of issue of this notification, exercise an option in writing and communicate it to the Accountant General Punjab/District Accounts Office/DDO concerned, as the case may be either to continue to draw salary in the existing Basic Pay Scales, in which he is already drawing or in the revised Basic Pay Scales and pension/commutation scheme, 2005 as specified in this notification. Option once exercised shall be final.

b) An existing employee as aforesaid, who does not exercise and communicate such an option within the specified time limit, shall be deemed to have opted for the revised Basic Pay Scales – 2005.

16.All existing rules/orders on the subject shall be deemed to have been modified to the extent indicated above. All existing rules/orders not so modified shall continue to be in force under this scheme.

Anomalies:

17.An Anomaly Committee shall be set up in the Finance Department (Regulations Wing) to resolve the anomalies if any, arising in the implementation of the revised Basic Pay Scales-2005.