FDPC-2-1/2006 Dated the 22nd July, 2006
Subject: DEARNESS ALLOWANCE @ 15% OF BASIC PAY
I am directed to state that the Governor of the Punjab has been pleased to sanction the GRANT OF Dearness Allowance @ 15% of the basic pay with effect from 01.07.2006 to all the civil servants including contract employees employed against civil posts in the basic pay scales on standard terms & conditions of contract appointment and the Contract employees appointed at pay package slightly higher than the standard pay package for the posts under Contract Appointment Policy with effect from 01.07.2006.
- This allowance will, however, not be admissible to the Contract employees who have been allowed Special Pay Package with lucrative pay (i.e. pay considerably higher than the pay scale of the post including Special House Rent Allowance/Utility Charges etc.).
- The amount of Dearness Allowance:
- i) will not be treated as part of emoluments for the purpose of calculation of Pension/gratuity and recovery of House Rent.
- ii) will not be admissible to the employees during the tenure of their posting/deputation abroad.
- iii) will be admissible to the employees on their repatriation from posting/deputation abroad at the rate and amount which would have been admissible to them had they not been posted abroad.
- iv) will be admissible during leave and entire period of LPR except during extraordinary leave.