Budget 2020-21: Sindh decides to increase salaries of govt employees

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Budget 2020-21: Sindh decides to increase salaries of govt employees
Web Desk On Jun 17, 2020
KARACHI: The Sindh government on Monday decided to increase salaries of government employees in the budget for the fiscal year 2020-21, ARY News reported.

A special session of the provincial cabinet chaired by Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali has approved the budget proposals for the fiscal year 2020-21.

According to details, Sindh cabinet has decided to increase 10 percent salary raise to employees of grade 1 to 16 while officers of grade 17 and above will get an increase of 5% in their salaries in the upcoming budget.

Sindh budget with a total outlay of Rs1,250 billion will be presented today (Wednesday), in the provincial assembly. The budget for fiscal year 2020-21 will be presented by Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah.

Read More: Sindh budget for fiscal year 2020-21 to be presented today

Budget session of the Provincial Assembly will be virtual and it is expected that 75 per cent of members will attend the session through video link.

According to sources, Rs10 billion will be allocated to fight the novel coronavirus while the development budget would be Rs233 billion.

It has been learnt that due to crunch financial situation amid coronavirus, the new jobs will only be offered in the Health Department.

Rs23 billion would be allocated for the up-gradation and construction of five hospitals in the province.

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If province gov does it, its ok. Wasn't IMF against increasing of salary.

 

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PTI rejects Sindh budget, terms it ‘pro- Omni’
Web Desk On Jun 17, 2020

KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf’s (PTI) Sindh has rejected the provincial budget for the fiscal year 2020-21, terming it ‘pro- Omni’, ARY News reported.

Talking to journalist, PTI’s PMA Jamal Siddique said that the budget can only benefit to Omni group, adding that Karachi was totally ignored in the budget.


He maintained that the provincial governed has allocated no budget for transport and potable water in the metropolis.


The PTI legislator criticized Sindh government for not allocating funds for agricultural reforms. He said that PPP has snatched the bread from labourers.

Read More: Sindh CM presents Rs1241bn budget for FY 2020-21

Earlier today, Sindh Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah had presented the budget for the fiscal year 2020-21 in the Assembly.

CM Murad Ali Shah in his budget speech had said that the total outlay of the provincial budget for Financial Year 2020-21 stood at Rs1.24 trillion.

Covid-19 pandemic
“Steps were taken as soon as the first case surfaced on 26th February 2020, and schools were immediately closed to protect our children. We moved towards closing down all places where people could gather and a lockdown was imposed on 23rd March 2020.” he had said.

Agriculture
CM Sindh had said that the agriculture budget had been increased by 40% to Rs.14.84 billion, due to agriculture support for small farmers.


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