Increase in House Rent Allowance 2020
The rates of House Rent Allowance should be on the initial basic pay of the current pay scales but the existing rates of HRA are based on the Pay Scales 2008. After 2008 basic pay scales have been revised 4 times in 2011, 2015, 2016 and 2017 but the rates of the HRA remained same. The rates of the rented houses have increased many times during this period. It is not possible to rent a house in 1500-2000 for lower scale employees. Even an employee of BPS-17 cannot rent a house in about 7000/- that he /she gets as House Rent Allowance. So employees request to Government of Pakistan that the HRA should be on the initial of the current pay scales.
Increase in Medical Allowance 2020
The medical allowance the Government employees are getting at present is very less as compared to the prices of the medicines and charges of the labs and doctors. The prices of the medicines have increased many times. Most of the Government employees are getting Rs. 1500/- per month as medical allowance that is not enough for the treatment of the employees and his /her family. It should be minimum 5000/- per month.
20% Special Allowance Federal Employees
Government granted 20% Special Allowance to Federal Govt Employees of Ministries and Divisions with effect from 1st March 2013. The employees of the attached departments of these Ministries and Divisions remained without this special allowance even at today. The case was in Islamabad High Court and then Supreme Court of Pakistan has given its decision in favour of the Federal Govt Employees. The Government of Pakistan should grant 20% Special Allowance 2013 in the light of the decision of Supreme Court of Pakistan on 4th February 2020.
Utility Allowance for All Provincial and Federal Employees
One of the main injustices is that some employees are getting utility allowance and others are not. Government also increased utility allowance during previous months due the increase in utility expenses. These increase in rates of utility are for all Government employees. So it is humble request to the Government that this utility allowance should be for all Government Employees
