Revision of Pay Scales 2022 dt 21.07.2022

Revision of Pay Scales 2022 dt 21.07.2022

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject: Revision of Pay Scales 2022

I am directed to state that the Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to sanction Revision of Basic Pay Scales & Allowances with effect from 1st July, 2022 for the Civil Servants of the Punjab Government as detailed in the succeeding paragraphs:

                                                                                    PART-I (PAY)

2. Revision of Basic Pay Scales:

The Basic Pay Scales – 2022 shall replace the Basic Pay Scales – 2017 with effect from 01.07.2022 as contained in the Annexure-I to this Notification.

3. Fixation of Pay of the Existing Employees:

1. The basic pay of an employee who was in service on 30.06.2022 shall be fixed in the Basic Pay Scales – 2022 on point to point basis, i.e., at the stage corresponding to that occupied by him/her above the minimum of Basic Pay Scales 2017.
2. In case of Personal Pay being drawn by an employee as part of his/her basic pay beyond the maximum of his/her pay scale on 30.06.2022, he/she shall continue to draw such pay in the Basic Pay Scales – 2022 at the revised rates.

4. Fixation of Pay on Promotion:

In cases of promotion from a lower to higher posts/scale before introduction of these scales, the pay of the employees concerned in the revised pay scale may be fixed and so enhanced that it would not be less than the pay that would have been admissible to him if his promotion to the higher post/scale had taken place after the introduction of these scales.

5. 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.

                                                     PART-II (ALLOWANCES)

6.Ad-hoc Allowances:

The following Ad-hoc Relief Allowances granted w.e.f. 01.07.2016, 01.07.2017, 01.07.2018, 01.07.2019, and 01.07.2021 shall cease to exist with effect from 01.07.2022:

7.Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2022:

(i) An Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2022 @ 15% of the running basic pay of BPS-2017 shall be allowed to the Civil servants of the Punjab Government as well as contract employees employed against civil posts in Basic Pay Scales on standard terms and conditions of contract appointment with effect from 01.07.2022 and shall stand frozen at the same level till further orders;

(ii) All the new entrants shall be allowed Ad-hoc Relief Allowance-2022 @15% of the Minimum of the relevant basic pay of BPS-2017 on notional basis with effect from 01.07.2022 till further orders and shall stand frozen at the same level;

(iii) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will be subject to Income Tax;

(iv) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will be admissible during leave and entire period of L.P.R. except during extra ordinary leave;

(v) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will not be treated as part of emoluments of the purpose of calculation of Pension/Gratuity and recovery of House Rent;

(vi) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will not be admissible to the employees during the tenure of their posting/deputation abroad;

(vii) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will be admissible to the employees on their repatriation from posting/deputation abroad at the rate and amount which would have been admissible to them, had they not been posted abroad;

(viii) The Ad-hoc Relief Allowance will be admissible during the period of suspension;

(ix) The term “Basic Pay” will also include the amount of Personal Pay granted on account of annual increment(s) beyond the maximum of the existing pay scales.

7.Option:

(a) All the existing civil servants (BS-1 to 22) of the Punjab Government shall within 30 days commencing from the date of issuance of the 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 Basic Pay Scales-2017 or in the Basic Pay Scales–2022 as specified in this Notification. Option once exercised shall be considered 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 Basic Pay Scales – 2022.

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

10.Anomalies:

An Anomaly Committee shall be set up in the Finance Department (Regulations Wing) to resolve the anomalies, if any, arising out in the implementation of the Basic Pay Scales-2022.

BASIC PAY SCALES OF THE CIVIL SERVANTS