CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL FEDERAL AND PROVINCIAL LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEES.

GRANT OF DISPARITY REDUCTION ALLOWANCE – 2022 The undersigned is directed to convey the approval of the Federal Government for grant of Disparity Reduction Allowance @ 15 % of the basic pay of Basic Pay Scales 2017 w.e.f. 1st March 2022. This allowance shall be admissible to civil employees in BPS 1-19 of the Federal Government , ( including employees of the Federal Secretariat , attached departments and subordinate offices ) who have never been allowed additional allowance / allowances equal to or more than 100 % of the basic pay ( whether frozen or not ) or performance allowance subject to the following conditions :

• a ) This Allowance will not be admissible to the employees of the organizations who are drawing additional allowance / allowances equal to or more than 100 % of the basic pay ( whether frozen or otherwise ) ;
• b ) This allowance will be frozen at the level drawn on 1st March 2022 c ) This Allowance will be subject to Income Tax :
• d ) This Allowance will be admissible during leave and entire period of L.P.R. except during extra ordinary leave ; e ) This Allowance will not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of Pension / Gratuity and recovery of House Rent :
• f ) This Allowance will not be admissible to the employees during the tenure of their posting / deputation abroad ;
• g ) This 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 ;
• h ) This Allowance will be admissible during the period of suspension ;
• i ) 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 . All