Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Quddus Bizenjo addressing a press conference: Photo provided by DGPR

Staff Reporter :

Chief Minister Balochistan, Mir Quddus Bizenjo has approved a 15% disparity reduction allowance for government employees. The allowance would be paid to the employees from grade-1 to 19 on a basic salary, an official handout issued by the Chief Minister’s Secretariat said on Thursday night.

This was one of the longstanding demands of government employees. “We welcome this approval by the CM Balochistan”, Abdul Malik Kakar, the central leader of the Balochistan Employees and Workers Government Alliance (BEWGA) said.

Summary for approval to be sent to the provincial cabinet

The summary for the approval would be sent to the provincial cabinet very soon. The allowance would be paid to the employees from March 1st, 2022. The Balochistan government would bear an additional financial burden of Rs.4 bs, the official handout stated. “Government should address all our out-standing issues”, Mr. Kakar demanded.

CM Balochistan gave this approval on a summary sent by the finance department.

BEWGA had staged more than 12-days long protest demonstrations to mount pressure on the Jam Kamal Khan led government for acceptance of their demands. However, the previous government had not accepted their demands despite repeated protests and demands.

 

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