Proof that MA Education is Equivalent to M.ED

Various questions aroused by the visitors of www.glxspace.com regarding the equivalence of M.A. Education Degree to M.Ed. as their concerned departments failed to grant them to teaching allowance on the basis of M.A. Education. They Accounts Offices demanded them they should prove that M.A. Education is equivalent to M.ED. For their convenience I have received a letter from my visitors issued by Higher Education Commission that proves that M.A. Education is equivalent to M.Ed.

Implementations of the Recommendation of Pay & Pension Commission-2009 Regarding Special Additional Pension & Provision of Orderly/Driver to the Officers in BPS-20 and Above On Retirement

Finance Division Regulation Wing Islamabad has issued Notification No. F.1 (2) –Reg.6/91-Vol-IX dated 24th December 2012 in connection with implementations of the recommendation of Pay & Pension Commission-2009 regarding Special Additional Pension & Provision of Orderly/Driver to the Officers in BPS-20 and above on retirement.

Amendment in Federal Employees Benevolent Fund & Group Insurance Rules-1972

Establish Division Federal Employees Benevolent & Group Insurance Funds has made amendment in Federal Employees Benevolent Fund & Group Insurance Rules-1972 vide Notification No. 18-22/Act-Amdt/Plan 2002 dated 23rd November 2012. The new rates will be admissible wef 01-09-2012.

The minimum rates of monthly Benevolent Grant has been raised to Rs.4000/- with the maximum of Rs.10,100/- PM as per the column 5 of Sixth Schedule. In the same way the rates of monthly subscription of Benevolent Fund have also been increased from 2% to 2.40% of the basic pay without maximum limit as per column 4 of Sixth Schedule.

Revised Notification of Conveyance Allowance Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Employees

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Finance Department has issued revised Notification No. FD/SO/SR-II)/8-52/2012 dated 20-12-2012 regarding Conveyance Allowance for the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Employees of BPS-01 to 15. The rates of Conveyance Allowance have been revised wef 01-09-2012. The CA for the employees of BPS-16 to 19 remains unchanged.

Discussion on Medical Allowance for Employees of BPS-16 & Above

I am going to discuss with detail about the Medical Allowance for the employees of BPS-16 & Above. Various visitors of GLXSpace.com (Galaxy World) aroused a question that they have been upgraded/promoted from lower scales to BPS-16 and above but their Medical Allowance is the same as they were earlier availing. They asked why the Medical Allowance is not 15 % of their Basic Pay.