The undersigned is directed to state that the recent flood by monsoon rains have caused significant human and livestock casualties as well as wide spread damage to private and public infrastructure. Damage to infrastructure has worsened the humanitarian situation. For collective national effort to meet the challenge of providing relief and rehabilitation to the affected population, Finance Division created a Fund “Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Flood, Earthquake and Other Calamities”. Prime Minister of Pakistan has directed for deduction of salary (Gross Pay & Allowances before any deductions) as under:-
i. Cabinet Members will contribute one month’s Salary to PM Relief Fund.
ii. Federal bureaucracy in BPS-17 to 22 will donate one day’s salary to PM Relief Fund.
- The amount of contribution shall not be included in the emoluments of the officers/officials concerned for calculation of income tax and deduction of the recovery of the House Rent Charges.
- All proceeds received in the name of the Fund will be credited to the public account of the Federal Government under the following head of account:
- G12 – Special Deposit Funds
- G121 – Relief Fund
- G12164 – Prime Minister’s Relief Fund for Flood, Earthquake and other Calamities
- It is requested that the above decisions may kindly be implemented in letter and spirit under intimation to this Division.
