Relief measures for government employees, pensioners and labor announced in Budget 2014-15

The following measures are announced: 

(a)      A 10% ad-hoc relief will be allowed to all federal government employees with effect from 1st July 2014;

(b)     A 20% increase will be allowed to those employees in Grade-1 to 15 drawing fixed medical allowance of Rs.1000 per month;

(c)      A 5% increase will be allowed in conveyance allowance to those employees working in Grade-1 to 15;

(d)     The post of superintendent is being upgraded from Grade-16 to Grade-17;

(e)      One pre-mature increment will be allowed to employees of Grade-1 to 4.

(f)      For welfare of the labor class, and in line with the increase in pay of government employees, the minimum wage rate is also being increased from Rs.10,000 to Rs.12,000. 

Minimum pension Rs.6000 and a 10% increase in pension will also be allowed to all retired federal government employees.

The above abstract is taken from the budget speech of FM available on http://www.finance.gov.pk/budget/Budget_Speech14_15_Eng.pdf