The federal government is set to increase rental ceilings for grade 1 to 22 government employees in six cities.
According to documents seen by ProPakistani, the estate office is working on the revision of rental ceilings for hiring residential accommodation at specified six stations, including Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Karachi, Peshawar, Lahore and Quetta.
The Estate Office observed that rental rates in Islamabad vary significantly based on the are of sector.
Survey results from Islamabad
After completing survey details, the market rates of residential accommodation in various areas at Islamabad are as follows.
| Grade | New (Proposed) | Old | Difference |
| BPS 1 to 2 | Rs. 10,192 | Rs. 7,029 | Rs. 3,163 |
| BPS 3 to 6 | Rs. 15,921 | Rs. 10,980 | Rs. 4,941 |
| BPS 7 to 10 | Rs. 23,784 | Rs. 16,403 | Rs. 7,381 |
| BPS 11 to 13 | Rs. 35,878 | Rs. 24,744 | Rs. 11,134 |
| BPS 14 to 16 | Rs. 45,073 | Rs. 31,085 | Rs. 13,988 |
| BPS 17 to 18 | Rs. 59,663 | Rs. 41,147 | Rs. 18,516 |
| BPS 19 | Rs. 79,320 | Rs. 54,704 | Rs. 24,616 |
| BPS 20 | Rs. 99,615 | Rs. 68,700 | Rs. 30,915 |
| BPS 21 | Rs. 119,728 | Rs. 82,621 | Rs. 37,107 |
| BPS 22 | Rs. 142,743 | Rs. 99,444 | Rs. 43,299 |
Revision in ceilings expected soon
Similar surveys have been carried out in the other five cities. Estate Office will now sends its recommendations to the Ministry of Housing.
The Ministry of Housing will review these proposals and send its summary to the Prime Minister for approval.
It is pertinent to mention here that there has been no change in rental ceilings since 2021 which forces the employees to contribute funds from their pockets to cover rent.
Note: Actual revision in rates may vary from the survey results. However, a final decision in this regard is expected in the coming weeks.
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Irresponsible reporting, said letter just contain recommendation asked by Ministry not approval. Writer just grab his money by promulgation of false news. Team ProPakistani may please take action and remove this false story.
Kindly share link or PDF copy of the OM or Order issued in this regard
Notification?
Pl provide notification
I will support journalism
Where is notification???
No notification issued so far by Housing Ministry
It is suggestion by estate department, not approved yet but hopefully it will be notified by federal government in coming days.
Oo bhai pro-pakistani, pro max pakistani bn gye ho😅
Abhi sirf regional level per surveys hue hain aur proposal gye hain. Approval ni hua.
What is rental rate recommend for Karachi city.
This is just an assessment of prevailing rents in 6 major cities as per survey done be Estate Office. Actual notification of increase shall be issued by Finance Division after review of this survey. Estate Office cannot increase the rental ceiling by itself.
These are just proposed rates worked out after survey in six cities. The summary is yet to be moved to the PM for approval.
Still only Survey recommendations are updated ,notification of revised ceiling is not announced yet. If any please update.
I think notification is yet to be issued..
Chlo g fake news ka theka enho ny b utha lia sirf clicks k liye, notification howa nai abi enko pta chal gya Govt ny increase kia
What about reversion of house rent allowance for provincial employees
Implementation is a question mark ❓️
It has not yet been increased. Correct your news.
Is the railway employees were eligible for this new policy the railway is belong to wafaqi ldara or only for sobaee idaraas please reply the basis pay of of railway employees is to short for run the system