Chief Minister Murad Unveils Rs2.2 Trillion Sindh Budget
-- Proposes up to 35% hike in government employees’ salaries
LAHORE MIRROR — Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah on Saturday presented a budget of Rs2.2 trillion for the fiscal year 2023-24.
The focus was on the rehabilitation of flood-affected people.
The budget has a development outlay of Rs700.1 billion that centres around flood affectees and social protection for the poor. The chief minister, during the budget speech, said that the province faced an additional burden this year due to natural disasters and floods.
The chief minister proposed increasing the salaries of government employees of grade 1-16 by 35% and officers of grade 17 and above by 30%.
The provincial finance bill also recommended 17.5% hike in the pensions and proposed increasing minimum wage to Rs35,550.
Earlier, the Sindh Cabinet approved Rs2,24 trillion budget for the next financial year 2023-24 in its pre-budget meeting here at the Chief Minister House.
The Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah discussed a five-year performance of the provincial government.
The Sindh Cabinet meeting was attended by the Provincial Ministers of Sindh, Advisors, Special Assistants, Chief Secretary Sindh, Chairman Planning and Development, CM’s Personal Secretary and others officers concerned.
The CM Syed Murad Ali Shah said that it was the last pre-budget meeting of the five years tenure performance of the provincial government.
He said that the other meetings of the Provincial Cabinet would continue as usual.
The Chief Minister said that their Cabinet performed well under the leadership of PPP chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardri.
He said that the local bodies elections were the manifestation of their success.
Syed Murad Ali Shah said that PPP got success in every district of the Sindh province in the local bodies elections.
He claimed that PPP would win general elections from every nook and corner of the country.
