{"id":102735,"date":"2026-03-02T16:11:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=102735"},"modified":"2026-03-02T16:38:26","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T11:38:26","slug":"punjab-govt-to-release-salaries-pensions-on-march-16-ahead-of-eid-ul-fitr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-govt-to-release-salaries-pensions-on-march-16-ahead-of-eid-ul-fitr\/","title":{"rendered":"Punjab govt to release salaries, pensions on March 16 ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to pay<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/punjab-police-announces-significant-increase-in-salaries\/\"> salaries<\/a> and pensions to government employees on March 16 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr.<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-6979cdec-44ac-8324-8ccc-a2db827db393-1\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-208\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"7fc58e05-b1ae-4301-b8b9-1344c04798ed\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word light markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"225\" data-end=\"378\">Officials said the decision was taken to facilitate employees and pensioners ahead of the festival, allowing them to manage Eid-related expenses in time.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"491\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The early disbursement will apply to all eligible provincial government employees and pensioners across Punjab.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"380\" data-end=\"491\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Earlier, the Punjab Police had approved an increase in monthly stipends for special children of its employees as part of its welfare measures.<\/p>\n<p>According to an official spokesperson, the monthly stipend for children suffering from thalassemia has been increased from Rs 15,000 to Rs 30,000.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the monthly allowance for children suffering from cerebral palsy has been increased from Rs 10,000 to Rs 20,000. In addition, children of police employees who have been diagnosed with autism will now be given a monthly stipend of Rs 10,000.<\/p>\n<p>Inspector General Punjab Police Dr. Usman Anwar said that the police force is like a family, and ensuring the welfare of employees and their families is the top priority.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed that the Punjab Police is currently spending about Rs 220 million per day on welfare programs.<\/p>\n<p>This decision is a clear expression of the department\u2019s commitment to supporting its staff and meeting the special needs of employees\u2019 families.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Punjab government has decided to pay salaries and pensions to government employees on March 16 on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr. Officials said the decision was taken to facilitate employees and pensioners ahead of the festival, allowing them to manage Eid-related expenses in time. The early disbursement will apply to all eligible provincial government [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":49714,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[8003,16179,13454],"class_list":["post-102735","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-punjab-govt","tag-pensions","tag-salaries"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102735","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=102735"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102735\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":102741,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/102735\/revisions\/102741"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/49714"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=102735"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=102735"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=102735"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}