In a pre-Diwali bonanza, Punjab government today announced a substantial hike in pay scales of a majority of its employees, allowed encashment of earned leave along with LTC and introduced mobile phone allowance for all category of employees.
Special allowance for certain categories of employees of Punjab Civil Secretariat has also been enhanced.
The state goes to assembly polls next year.
According to an official spokesman here, the pay scales of clerks, Jr. Assistants, Steno-Typists and Jr. Scale Stenographers has been revised from October one this year.
Accepting the recommendations of 5th Punjab Pay Commission, the government allowed mobile allowance to every category of employees.
The spokesman said accepting another recommendation of the Pay Commission, the government has allowed employees to encash 10 days' earned leave at the time of availing Leave Travel Concession after a block of 4 years.
He said encashment of earned leave would be limited to the extent of 60 days during the entire service carrier and this encashed leave would not be deducted from maximum amount of earned leave encashable at the time of retirement.
The spokesman said encashment of earned leave would be admissible without any linkage to number and nature of leave availed for LTC.
He said where both husband and wife were government employees, encashment of leave would be admissible to both of them subject to maximum of 60 days for each spouse during the entire service carrier.
Under the enhanced special allowance of certain categories of employees of Punjab Civil Secretariat, the Superintendent would get now Rs 1200 per month, Private Secretary Rs 1200, Personal Assistant Rs 600, Sr. Assistant Rs 480, Jr. Auditor/Auditor Rs 480, Sr Scale Stenographer Rs 480, Jr. Assistant Rs 300, Jr. Scale Stenographer Rs 300, Steno Typist Rs 240 and Clerk Rs 240.
All allowances would be enhanced from June this year.Source : Indian Express
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