From Zeeshan Mirza
KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered on Friday that all PhD degree holders be given a monthly allowance of Rs25,000.
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. 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.
Earlier in March Government College University (GCU) Lahore announced that it will offer salaries to postgraduate students to attract brightest minds from across the world from September, 2021. Selected top MPhil and PhD scholars will not just get the monthly salaries but also fee waivers. MPhil students will be offered Rs 40,000 per month salary and a fee waiver, while PhD scholars will get Rs 60,000 per month plus a fee waiver.
