Rs37,000 minimum wage: Sindh follows in the footstep of federal govt, Punjab
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The provincial govt presents it budget having an outlay of Rs3,352 billion
KARACHI (Dunya News) – The Sindh government has revised the minimum wage for unskilled labourers to Rs37,000 in line with decisions of the federal and Punjab governments.
The minimum salary has been increased by Rs5,000 as previously it stood at Rs32,000. The proposal was laid forth by Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah while presenting the budget for the fiscal year 2024-25.
Meanwhile, the Sindh government has proposed up to 30 percent increase in salaries of its employees in the budget for next fiscal year 2024-25.
The chief minister said the government had proposed 30pc increase in salaries of officials from Grade 1 to 6, adding that there was 25pc increase for officials of Grade 7 to 16. Similarly, officers from Grade 17 to 22 would get 22pc hike in their salaries.
Furthermore, the provincial government has propsed 15pc increase in pension of the retired employees.
