Conveyance Allowance for Teachers SED
The School Education Department of Punjab’s Government released a communication on August 11, 2023, regarding the provision of Conveyance Allowance to teachers while on vacation in Punjab.
The specifics are outlined below:
Teacher Conveyance Allowance during Vacation: Payment Details
The school education department of Punjab’s government released a notice on August 11th, 2023. This notice pertains to executives in Punjab. It addresses the issue of providing travel compensation to employees and government workers in Punjab’s education department.
This compensation covers both summer and winter breaks, as well as the refund of previously subtracted travel allowances from those periods.
The officer in charge mentions the topic and attaches a copy of the application dated February 2nd, 2023. This application originated from the President of Punjab Teacher Union in the Murree District.
All education department staff are available for duty during summer and winter breaks.
They also don’t actively seek these vacations. The decision to grant these vacations to students and teachers is always based on weather conditions, in accordance with the Pakistani government’s directive.
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Moreover, the education department never requests the suspension or reduction of travel allowance payments to government workers during vacations.
As a result, the officer requests the government to reimburse the entirety of the previously deducted travel allowance.
Appeal to Halt CA Deduction in Summer and Winter Holidays
Annually, the Pakistani government allocates a duration of 2.5 months for Summer Vacations and approximately 10 to 15 days for winter vacations to all school education department staff.
However, within these breaks, the government occasionally organizes training sessions and designates additional responsibilities for the employees. Any duty can be assigned to any employee by the department.
Hence, all civil servants and school education department personnel hold the complete entitlement to receive their full conveyance allowance in both the summer and winter vacations.
Additionally, it is urged that the deduction of conveyance allowance from the salaries of employees, who remain on standby for duty during the vacations, be avoided.
In accordance with directives from the Supreme Court of Pakistan, it is affirmed that Conveyance Allowance during Holidays is a legitimate entitlement of employees, and offices are obligated not to make any deductions in this regard.
