Punjab cabinet approves 25% special allowance for Grade 1-19 employees
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June 3, 2021
LAHORE: The provincial cabinet, held under the chair of Punjab Chief Minister Usman Buzdar at his office on Thursday, approved a 25 percent special allowance for more than 721,000 provincial employees of grade-1 to 19 from June 1, 2021.
The cabinet also approved Rs7.10 billion for free medical facilities to the residents of Dera Ghazi Khan and Sahiwal divisions under the first phase of the universal health insurance programme. The whole population of the province will be given free health coverage, up to Rs7.20 lakh, by December this year, the chief minister said.