Budget 2024-25: Sindh announces up to 30pc increase in salaries
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The government has proposed 30pc increase in salaries of officials from Grade 1 to 6
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The Sindh government has proposed up to 30 percent increase in salaries of its employees in the budget for next fiscal year 2024-25.
Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah, who also holds the portfolio of finance minister, presented the budget in the provincial assembly on Friday.
He said the government had proposed 30pc increase in salaries of officials from Grade 1 to 6, adding that there was 25pc increase for officials of Grade 7 to 16. Similarly, officers from Grade 17 to 22 would get 22pc hike in their salaries.
Furthermore, the provincial government has propsed 15pc increase in pension of the retired employees.
Presenting the budget with a total outlay of Rs3,352 billion, he said, the government had decided to allocate Rs959 billion for development projects.
