A Ministerial Committee has been constituted for a holistic review for reduction of disparities in pay of employees of Punjab Government and submit recommendations to the Provincial Cabinet to address the issue in a fiscally sustainable manner:
Minister for Finance Convener
Minister for Law & PA Co-convener
Minister for ICI & SD Member
Minister for Agriculture Member
Additional Chief Secretary, S&GAD Member
Secretary Finance Secretary / Member
Any member to be co-opted by the Committee Member
The Terms of Reference (TORS) of the Ministerial Committee are as under:
- Comprehensive mapping of the government servants in BS 1-22, who are drawing any special allowance(s) other than regular allowances.
- Examining any distortion / disparity in pay and allowances of the government servants working in various organizations / entities of the Punjab Government, with reference to recently approved Disparity Reduction Allowance (ORA) by the Federal Government.
- Determine the financial impact of Disparity Reduction Allowance (DRA) for the forthcoming budget.
The Committee may involve stakeholders in consultative process before reaching to any recommendations.