MORE CLARIFICATION REGARDING GRANT OF SPECIAL ALLOWANCE-2021 @ 25%

AG office issues a list mentioning 46 specific allowances of different departments. Those employees who are entitled to these allowances are not eligible for 25% allowance. Further, it is also said that not only thses 46 allowances but also more will be added when district accounts officers will seek assistance for clarification.

So, it is being anticipated that very small group of employees at the end will attain this allowance. But almost all teachers are going to avail this allowance.

Special Allowance-2021 @ 25% is not admissible to those Civil Servants of Government of the Punjab in BS-1 to BS-19 who are drawing any of the following allowances:

1. Fixed Anti-Corruption Allowance

2. CM’s Secretariat Allowance

3. Governor’s House/ Secretariat Allowance

4. Design Allowance

  • Architecture and town planners
  • Staff of Bridges of Directorate under C&W Department

5. Non-Practicing (Architect Working in Design Offices of Architect Department / C&W Department)

6. Sessional Allowance (Law Department)

7. Training Allowance (All Officers of MPDD involved in training)

8. Special Allowance (Qualified Paramedic of Punjab Emergency and Ambulance Service)

9. Special Allowance (Directorate General of DG, Protocol)

10. Special Allowance (Office of Prosecutor General, Punjab and District Setup)

11. Special Allowance (District Attorney, DDA & ADA)

12. Prisons Allowance (Officers and Officials of Prison Department)

13. Special Allowance (Stall of Highway Patrolling Post)

14. South Punjab Secretariat Allowance

15. Police Administrative Allowance

16. Special Allowanco-2009 Officers/Officials of Secretariat Departments

17. Civil Secretariat Allowance

18. Utility Allowance (Officers and Officials of Secretariat Departments)

19. Superior Executive Allowance

20. Executive Allowance  

21. Technical Allowance / Special Engineering Allowance

22. Technical Allowance Technical Staff of Drug Testing Labs in Punjab

23. Health Professional Allowance

24. Nursing Professional Allowance

25. Dress Allowance to Nurses

26. Mess Allowance to Nurses

27. Health Sector Reforms Allowance / Practice Compensatory Allowance

28. Anesthesia Allowance

29. Special Healthcare Allowance

30. Non practicing Allowance to Doctors

31. Teaching Allowance to Doctors

32. Judicial Allowance to Members of LHC Establishment & District Judiciary

33. Special Judicial Allowance to Employees of establishment of Lahore High Court registries & District Judiciary  

34. Project / Incentive Allowance

35. Special Re-Allocation Allowance

36. Public Service Commission Allowance

37. High Security Risk Allowance

38. CTD Allowance

39. Special Education Allowance

40. Police Law and Order Allowance

41. Solicitors Allowance

42. Disturbance Allowance

43. Utility Allowance LHC Establishment & District Judiciary

44. Special Allowance (Non-Academic Staff of MPDD)

45. Explosive handling allowance (Bomb Disposal Commanders /Technician of Civil Defense)

46. Special Allowance (officers / official of Directorate of Reclamation and Probation (Home Department)

The notification Np FD.SR-60V/3-1/2021 further says that in case of any ambiguity regarding admissibility of Special Allowance-2021 vis-à-vis some other allowance(s), the concerned District Accounts Officer may refer the case to Finance Department through Chief Inspectorate of Treasuries on case-to-case basis for further clarification / guidance.