Court orders Rs25,000 monthly allowance for all PhD holders
- By Farooq Sami -
- May 21, 2021
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered on Friday that all PhD degree holders be given a monthly allowance of Rs25,000, reported ARY News.
The high court gave this order on a petition filed by Dr Liaquat Ali Abro.
The court directed the Sindh chief secretary to forward a summary to Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah within 15 days’ time for grant of a Rs25,000 monthly allowance to all government employees holding a PhD degree.
It further instructed that PhD holders working in different departments should be treated on the same footing.
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The petitioner complained about disparities in PhD allowances saying some PhD holders are being given a Rs25,000 monthly allowance while the others Rs10,000.
A state counsel admitted that PhD holders working in universities get a Rs25,000 allowance while other government employees a Rs10,000 PhD allowance.