Punjab cabinet okayed 25% allowance for govt employees

Punjab Cabinet has approved a 25% special allowance for more than 0.7 million provincial government employees of grade-1 to 19 from June 01, 2021.

The decision was made in the 44th session of the provincial cabinet which held under the chair of Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar at his office on Thursday.

The cabinet also approved Rs7.10 billion for free medical facilities to the residents of DG 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 Rs720,000, by December this year, the CM said and directed the health department to expedite the procurement of the corona vaccine.