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Updated > 25/04/2023
The upcoming Budget 2023–24 may include pay increases of up to 30%, according to the news. The tentative date for Pakistan's 2023–24 budget announcement has already been made public by the finance division and is set for the first week of June 2023. The political climate in the nation may cause the administration to shift the date of the budget presentation.
The ongoing rise in inflation and the rising costs of necessities of life will be discussed by Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shahbaz Sharif. The prime minister convenes a cabinet meeting to consider how to pay the civil and military employees for their work in this regard. Inflation affects all commercial communities in addition to the salaried community, which includes the public service and military. They primarily come from lower- and middle-class backgrounds. Their incomes each month are insufficient to cover their living costs. Their salaries or monthly income do need to increase.
All the military and civil servants demand an enhancement in their pay and allowances. Many of them are the single source of income for their families. But now they are and just how to satisfy their basic needs of life vendor expenses are more than their income.
All the government servants’ civil and military servants including regular or retired employees need to have some increase in their pensions and salaries. The current monthly income or pension is not enough for them due to the continuous rise in the prices of daily use commodities especially in petrol.
Despite the limited resources in the federal budget for the fiscal year 2023-24, there is a possibility of including a proposal to increase the salaries and pensions of civil and military employees by 15% to 30%. The Director General of the Ministry of Finance was contacted about the salaries. He said that after the Eid holidays, which are ending today April 25, he would be in a position to inform the actual position or update.
Meanwhile, sources say that in the meeting of the federal cabinet, Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif called there was discussion of it. The increasing prices of essential goods in the country have an impact on the people in general and the salaried class, whether they are civilians or military. They will try to increase their salary by up to 50%.
Main Demands of the Employees
The employees demand that Government should increase Conveyance Allowance in the Budget 2023-23 due to the hike in petrol prices and enhancement in fares.
The employees are getting Medical Allowance BPS-01 to BPS-16 only 1500/- per month. That is even less than a consultation fee of a proper doctor. They request the Government to raise it to a minimum of 5000/- per month or the Government should provide free of cost all health facilities to the employees.
House Rent Allowance increase is another demand of the employees. There is no increase in HRA since 2017. Employees demand that Government should raise it on the initial of the Revised Pay Scales 2022 as per the basic pay scale of the employee.
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