[202.2 lo7| NO.FD.SR-Il-4-136/2023 GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB FINANCE DEPARTMENT. Dated: Lahore, the 18" July, 2023 From, Mr. Mujahid Sherdil Finance Secretary To 1 Additional Chief Secretary, South Punjab 2. All Administrative Secretaries to Government of the Punjab 3. The Secretary to Governor, Punjab, Lahore 4, The Secretary to Chief Minister, Punjab, Lahore 5. The Military Secretary to Governor, Punjab, Lahore 6. All Commissioners in the Punjab 7. All Deputy Commissioners in the Punjab 8. All Heads of Attached Departments in the Punjab 9. The Registrar, Lahore High Court, Lahore 10. All District & Sessions Judges in the Punjab I, The Secretary, Punjab Public Service Commission, Lahore , Punjab Provincial Assembly. Lahore 13, The Provincial Director, Local Fund Audit, Punjab, Lahore Inspector of Treasuries & Accounts, Punjab, Lahore F Pilot, VIP Flight, Lahore Subject: GRANT OF INCREASE IN PENSION TO CIVIL PENSIONERS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB I am directed to state that Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to sanction 5% (five percent) increase in pension of retired government employees / civil pensioners upto 80 years of age, and 20% increase in pension of retired government employees / civil pensioners who are over 80 years of age on July 1", 2023. 2. The 15% increase in pension as allowed vide Para 12(i) of this Department's circular letter No.FD-PC~ 1/2011, dated 11-07-2011, 7.5% increase in pension allowed as vide Para | of this Department's circular letter No.FD.SR.III-4-259/2015(A), dated 23-07-2015 and 15% increase in pension as allowed vide Para 1 of this Department's circular letter No.FD.SR.III-4-160/2021, dated 21-07-2022, shall be admissible to the new pensioners who would retire on or after 01.07.2023 3. ‘The 5% increase in pension as mentioned at Para-1 above will also be admissible to the pensioners who would retire on or after 01.07.2023. 4 For the purpose of admissibility of increase in pension sanctioned in this circular letter, the term “Net Pension” means “pension being drawn” minus “Medical Allowance”. 5 The increase will also be admissible on family pension granted under the Pension-cum-Gratuity Scheme, 1954, Liberalized Pension Rules, 1977, on pension sanctioned under the Punjab Ci 6 If the gross pension sanctioned by the Government of the Punjab is shared with any Services Pension Rules as well as on the Compassionate Allowance. Government in accordance with the rules laid down in Part-IV of Appendix-III to the Accounts Code, Volume-I, the amount of the increase in pension will be apportioned between Government of Punjab and the other Government concerned on proportionate basis. (Contd...P-2)=): 1, ‘The increase in pension sanctioned in this circular letter will not be admissible on Special Additional Pension allowed in lieu of pre-retirement Orderly Allowance. 8 The benefit of increase in pension sanctioned in this circular letter will also be admissible to those civil pensioners of the Punjab Government who are residing abroad (other than those residing in India and Bangladesh) who retired on or after 15.08.1947 and are not entitled to, or are not in receipt of pension increase under the British Government's Pension (Increase) Acts. The payment will be made at the applicable rate of exchange. - Hib VE. Fipeg[2o22 (KHALID MAHMOOD) ADDL. FINANCE SECRETARY (REG) & DATE EVEN: A copy is forwarded for information and necessary action t 1, ‘The Accountant General Punjab, Lahore 2. All District Accounts Officers in the Punjab 3. Treasury Officer, Lahore NO. & DATE EVE! A copy is forwarded for information and necessary action to: 1. Finance Secretary, Government of Pakistan, Finance 2. Finance Secretary, Government of Sindh, Karachi 3. Finance Secretary, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Peshawar 4, Finance Seeretary, Government of Baluchistan, Quetta 5. Finance Secretary, Azad Government of the State of Jammu & Kashmir, Muzaffarabad 6 7. 8 9 ion, Islamabad Finance Secretary, Government of Gilgit Baltistan, Gilgit State Bank of Pakistan, Head Office, I.1. Cundrigar Road, Karachi National Bank of Pakistan, Head Office, I.1. Chundrigar Road, Karachi Chief Managers, State Bank of Pakistan, Lahore, Faisalabad, Multan, Sialkot. Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Rawalpindi and D.G. Khan. 10. Regional Chiefs, National Bank of Pakistan, Lahore, Rawalpindi, Multan, Sialkot Faisalabad, Gujranwala, Bahawalpur, Jhelum, Gujrat, Sargodha and D.G. Khan 11, System Analyst, Government of the Punjab, Finance Department for uploading on Departmental Website.