Days of retirement: Payment schedule for allowances issued
Days of retirement: Payment schedule for allowances issued
LAHORE:
The provincial government on Tuesday issued the schedule for payment of Rs28 billion pending gratuity and allowances for pensioners.
According to details, the amount would be distributed in three phases over six months.
A notification issued by the Finance Department said payment of allowances to pensioners who retired by July 1, 199,1 will start from February 1, 2015, and will be completed by February 28.
Those who retired by June 30, 1994, will receive their remaining payments between March 1 and March 31, 2015.
Those who retired after December 1, 2001, will get their remaining amounts between March and June.
The payment schedule was issued by the government on Supreme Court orders.
In a petition before Supreme Court, 270 retired officials had said the government had not disbursed monies owed to retired officials under gratuity head. They said 35 per cent of their salaries had been deducted when they were in service for gratuity.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 25th, 2014.
The provincial government on Tuesday issued the schedule for payment of Rs28 billion pending gratuity and allowances for pensioners.
According to details, the amount would be distributed in three phases over six months.
A notification issued by the Finance Department said payment of allowances to pensioners who retired by July 1, 199,1 will start from February 1, 2015, and will be completed by February 28.
Those who retired by June 30, 1994, will receive their remaining payments between March 1 and March 31, 2015.
Those who retired after December 1, 2001, will get their remaining amounts between March and June.
The payment schedule was issued by the government on Supreme Court orders.
In a petition before Supreme Court, 270 retired officials had said the government had not disbursed monies owed to retired officials under gratuity head. They said 35 per cent of their salaries had been deducted when they were in service for gratuity.
Published in The Express Tribune, December 25th, 2014.