Sindh government notifies raise in doctors’ allowances

KARACHI: The Sindh government through a notification, FD (SR-III), here on Wednesday revised the existing remuneration of doctors (BS-17 to BS-20), house job officers and post-graduate students serving at its different institutions and health-care facilities scattered across the province.

According to details the health professional allowance of doctors serving in BPS-17 has been raised from Rs. 15,000/- to Rs. 28,472/- per month along with an additional monthly apportionment of Rs. 10,000 under the head of Special Health Care Allowance.

For doctors (BPS- 18 and BPS-19) health professional allowance has been raised from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 19,175/- and Rs. 19,100/-respectively coupled with an additional allowance of "Special HealthCare" worth Rs. 10,000/- for those in grade 18 and Rs. 5000/- for doctors serving in grade 19.

Doctors serving in BPS - 20 would be entitled of Rs. 19,192/- as Health Professional Allowance with no provision for Special HealthCare Allowance.

Stipend of House Job Officers has been raised from Rs. 30,000/-per month to Rs. 45,000/- per month and that of PG Trainees from Rs. 65,000/ to Rs. 75,000/- per month.

The notification has been issued in pursuance to a decision taken by Sindh cabinet and will be applicable with effect from first of February 2019.