Budget 2022-23: Sindh proposes 25pc hike in govt employees' salaries.

KARACHI -- The Sindh government will present the provincial budget for FY2022-23 on June 14 (Tuesday) with a proposed increase in salaries of government employees, media reported on Saturday.

According to the budgetary proposals, the provincial government has proposed increasing the salaries of government employees by10 to 25 per cent.

The government is also mulling over revising the pay scale of employees of Grade 1-5, say sources and added that the Sindh government has decided to merge adhoc allowance with the basic salary as well.

The finance department has forwarded salary increase proposals to Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah.

The final decision regarding the increase in salaries of govt employees would be taken in a cabinet meeting, they added.

The provincial government also plans to include Rs32 billion under the district development budget. It has also been mulled over against including new schemes in 18 departments in order to minimize the budget by Rs18 billion.

The Sindh government has also proposed an...