In a recent press conference, the caretaker Punjab government made a big announcement regarding the job offer. According to the details, it is to inform all that the government ended the compensation to the children of deceased employees. They decided to offer monetary compensation to the children instead of government jobs. The Punjab Finance Department issued the official notification following the cabinet’s approval. Thus, the old policy of providing jobs to the children of employees who died while in service has been scrapped under Section 17-A of the Punjab Civil Services Rules.
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New Financial Assistance Rates for Punjab Government Workers
The monetary compensation will change depending on their grade and rank. Families of Grades 1-4 will be provided financial assistance of Rs.5 million and Rs 7.5 million for families of employees in Grades 5-10.
Similarly, Rs. 10 million will be provided to the families of employees in Grades 11 to 15 and Rs. 15 million to families in Grades 16 to 17 employees. Furthermore, families of officials in Grades 18 to 22 will receive the highest financial assistance of Rs. 20 million, the government announced in its notification. Giving financial assistance is much better than offering jobs.
| BPS | New Financial Assistance Rates |
| Grades 1 to 4 | 5 million |
| Grades 5 to 10 | 7.5 million |
| Grades 11 to 15 | 10 |
| Grades 16 to 17 | 15 |
| Grades 18 to 19 | 20 |
| 20 or above | 20 |
Punjab Govt Notification
View the Punjab government notification attached below
