Ministry of Finance releases salaries of govt employees
After Ishaq Dar's orders, salaries of government employees were released for the month of August
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Finance Ministry on Monday released salaries and pensions of government employees for the month of August, reported Dunya News.
According to sources in Finance Ministry, Rs. 50 billion were released on the direction of Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. Rs. 338 million is expected to be released for Pakistan Steel Mills on August 30. The salaries of Steel Mills’ worker will be released after Economic Coordination Committee’s (ECC) approval. The salaries of Steel Mills workers are overdue since April, 2017.
The reason for the early release of salaries is Eid-ul-Azha which will be celebrated throughout the country from September 2. To facilitate the government before Eid holidays from September 1 to September 4, salaries have been transferred early by the Ministry of Finance.
