10% Relief, 30% DRA for Govt Employees in 2025

Islamabad, July 05, 2025, 03:37 PM PKT — The Ministry of Finance has unveiled critical notifications for federal government employees, rolling out a 10% ad hoc relief allowance and a 30% Disparity Reduction Allowance (DRA), effective July 1, 2025, per an office memorandum. The President has approved the Ad hoc Relief Allowance-2025, set at 10% of running basic pay for armed forces personnel, civil employees, and contract workers in basic pay scales, applicable until further notice, but taxable and excluded from pension or gratuity calculations. It excludes extraordinary leave and foreign postings, though returning employees retain eligibility based on prior status, funded within the FY 2025-26 budget without supplementary grants, with basic pay including personal increments.

Separately, the 30% DRA targets employees in grades BPS-1 to 22 receiving it as of June 30, 2022, based on June 2022 basic pay for pre-July 1, 2022 appointees, or 2017 initial pay scale for later hires. This move aims to address disparities, but web context flags past allowance delays (e.g., 5% arrears unpaid, web ID: 0), while posts found on X show relief—some cheer support, others question scope. Critically, the narrative of “employee relief” may mask fiscal constraints—web data points to budget strain, and X sentiment suggests distrust in timely delivery, hinting at potential discontent.