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Leave \r\n17. Personal Staff \r\n18. General \r\n19. Telephone \r\n20. Power to make rules \r\n \r\nTEXT \r\n1\r\nTHE PUNJAB ADVISORS (SALARY, ALLOWANCES AND PRIVILEGES) \r\nORDINANCE, 2002 \r\n(LXXVII of 2002) \r\n[28th October, 2002] \r\nAn \r\nOrdinance \r\nto provide for appointment, salary, allowances and privileges of Advisors to the Chief \r\nMinister of the Punjab; \r\nPreamble.– Whereas it is expedient to provide for appointment, salary, allowances \r\nand privileges of Advisors to the Chief Minister of the Punjab; \r\nAnd whereas the Provincial Assem bly of the Punjab is dissolved and the \r\nGovernor is satisfied that circumstances exist which render it necessary to take \r\nimmediate action; \r\nAnd whereas under Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) \r\nOrder No.9 of 1999, as amended by the Chief Executive‟s Order No.11 of 2000, the \r\nGovernor of a Province may issue and promulgate an Ordinance; \r\nNow, therefore, in exercise of the aforesaid powers and all other powers \r\nenabling him in that behalf, the Governor of the Punjab is pleased to make and \r\npromulgate the following Ordinance:– \r\n1. Short title and commencement .– (1) This Ordinance may be called the \r\nPunjab Advisors (Salary, Allowances and Privileges) Ordinance, 2002. \r\n (2) It shall come into force at once. \r\n2. Definitions.– In this Ordinance, unless the subject or context otherwise \r\nrequires, the following expressions shall have the meanings hereby assigned to \r\nthem respectively: \r\n(a) “Advisor” means a person appointed as Advisor to the Ch ief Minister \r\nunder this Ordinance; \r\n(b) “Chief Minister” means the Chief Minister of the Punjab; \r\n(c) “family” means the wife and children residing with and wholly \r\ndependent upon the Advisor; \r\n(d) “Government” means the Government of the Punjab; \r\n(e) “maintenance” in relation to a residence includes the payment of local \r\nrates, tax and the provision of electricity, water and gas; \r\n \r\n1Promulgated by the Governor of the Punjab on 28 October 2002; and published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated 28 October 2002, pages 3125-3129. Under Article 4 of the Provisional Constitution (Amendment) Order 1999 (9 of 1999), \r\nit will remain in force notwithstanding the maximum limit of three months prescribed under Article 128 of the Constitution of the \r\nIslamic Republic of Pakistan. \r\n(f) “official residence” means the house reserved from time to time for \r\nresidence by a n Advisor and includes out houses and gardens \r\nappurtenant thereto; and \r\n(g) “prescribed” means prescribed by rules framed under this Ordinance; \r\n3. Appointment and term of office .– (1) The Chief Minister may appoint not \r\nmore than five Advisors who shall hold office during the pleasure of the Chief \r\nMinister. \r\n(2) An Advisor shall perform such functions as may be assigned to him by \r\nthe Chief Minister. \r\n4. Salary.– \r\n2\r\n[(1)] The Salary of an Advisor shall be \r\n3\r\n[\r\n4\r\n[six hundred and sixty -five] \r\nthousand] rupees per month. \r\n5\r\n[\r\n6\r\n[(2) The Government may, by notification in the official Gazette increase \r\nthe salary mentioned in subsection (1).] \r\n7\r\n[* * * * * * * * * * * * *]] \r\n5. Sumptuary Allowance.– An Advisor shall be entitled to get 8[fifteen thousand] \r\nrupees per month as sumptuary allowance. \r\n6. Transport.– An Advisor to the Chief Minister shall be entitled to the use of \r\none official car throughout his term of office and for a period of fifteen days \r\nimmediately thereafter; provided that the Chief Minister may withhold this facility to \r\nan Advisor who is removed from his office on the ground of misconduct. \r\n7. Official residence.– (1) An Advisor shall be entitled, without payment of rent, \r\nto the use of an official residence including accommodation on tour throughout his \r\nterm of office, and for a period of fifteen days immediately thereafter, and the \r\ncharges for its maintenance including the electricity and gas charges shall be borne \r\nby Government. The residence shall be furnished by Government at a cost not \r\nexceeding one hundred thousand rupees. \r\n (2) If at the time of entering upo n office, an official residence is not \r\navailable, an Advisor shall, until such residence is provided by Government, be paid \r\nthe actual expenditure incurred by him on furnished accommodation for himself and \r\nhis family, subject to a maximum of twenty thousand rupees per month. \r\n (3) Where an Advisor chooses to reside:– \r\n \r\n2Renumbered by the Punjab Public Representatives‟ Laws (Amendment) Act 2016 (XI of 2016), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordi nary), \r\ndated 17 February 2016, pp. 3911-3914, s.8: it came into force w.e.f. 1 July 2015. \r\n3Substituted for the words “thirty thousand” by the Punjab Public Representatives‟ Laws (Amendment) Act 2019 (XVI of 2019), pu blished in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019, pp. 01-03, s.9. \r\n4Substituted for the words “one hundred” by the Punjab Revision of Salaries of Public Representatives Act 2024 (XVI of 2024), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 20 December 2024, pp. 1835 -1836, s.8(a). \r\n5Inserted by the Punjab Public Representatives‟ Laws (Amendment) Act 2016 (XI of 2016), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary) , dated \r\n17 February 2016, pp. 3911-3914, s.8: it came into force w.e.f. 1 July 2015. \r\n6Substituted by the Pun jab Revision of Salaries of Public Representatives Act 2024 (XVI of 2024), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 20 December 2024, pp. 1835-1836, s.8(b). \r\n7Omitted by the Punjab Revision of Salaries of Public Representatives Act 2024 (XVI of 2024), published in the Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 20 December 2024, pp. 1835-1836, s.8(c). \r\n8Substituted for the words “ four thousand ” by the Punjab Public Representatives‟ Laws (Amendment) Act 2019 (XVI of 2019), published in the \r\nPunjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated: 01st July 2019, pp. 01-03, s.9. \r\n(i) in his own house; or \r\n(ii) in a rented house occupied by him before his appointment as a n \r\nAdvisor; \r\nhe may be paid a monthly sum of twenty thousand rupees in lieu of the official \r\nfurnished ac commodation and to cover all expenses on its maintenance. The \r\ncharges for consumption of electricity and gas in respect of the said house shall be \r\nborne by Government. \r\n8. Travelling allowance .– (1) Subject to the provisions made hereafter a n \r\nAdvisor travelling on official duty shall be treated as a first grade officer. \r\n (2) An Advisor may, if the public interest so demands, travel by air in which \r\ncase he shall be entitled to– \r\n(a) business class airfare paid for himself; \r\n(b) cost of transporting personal lug gage up to forty five kilograms, \r\ninclusive of the free allowance given by the air company; \r\n(c) take with himself the spouse when travelling by a commercial \r\naeroplane; and \r\n(d) claim the actual premium paid for insuring himself for the air journey for \r\nan amount not exceeding one lac rupees. \r\n(3) Wherever possible an Advisor shall purchase return air ticket. \r\n(4) An Advisor, when travelling on duty by rail in Pakistan, shall be entitled \r\nto– \r\n(a) requisition at the cost of Government– \r\n(i) an ordinary first-cum-second class carriage or a „B‟ class tourist \r\ncar or an „A‟ class tourist car, if a „B‟ class tourist car is not \r\navailable; or \r\n(ii) if the vehicles specified at (i) above are not available, or are not \r\ndesired an ordinary four berthed first class compartment o r a \r\ntwo berthed air-conditioned (coupe) compartment; \r\n(b) take with himself in the reserved accommodation without payment of \r\nany fair, his family members not exceeding four when travelling in a \r\nrequisitioned railway compartment or saloon; \r\n(c) take with hims elf up to two personal servants by the lowest class of \r\naccommodation available; and \r\n(d) the carriage of personal luggage up to one hundred and twenty \r\nkilograms when travelling by a railway compartment or up to two \r\nhundred and forty kilogram when travelling by a requisitioned railway \r\nsaloon. \r\n (5) An Advisor reserving accommodation in a railway shall be required \r\nbefore beginning the journey, to have the number and other details of the tickets \r\npurchased for the persons travelling with him in the reserved accom modation \r\nentered in the requisition form by the station master of the station from where the \r\njourney is to commence. \r\n (6) When a n Advisor travels on duty, in the public interest, by road \r\nbetween places connected by Railway and chooses to forego the privile ges granted \r\nunder sub -section (4), he may, where the journey is performed in a vehicle not \r\nowned or maintained by Government, draw– \r\n(a) travelling allowance at the rate of three rupees per kilometer for his \r\nown journey by road, and \r\n(b) actual expenses of transport of– \r\n(i) two private servants; and \r\n(ii) all his personal luggage including stores carried for consumption \r\non tour. \r\n9. Form of Certifi cate.– Every claim by a n Advisor for travelling allowance or \r\ndaily allowance shall be supported by a written certificate in the following form signed \r\nby him: \r\n “Certified that the amount has not been claimed by me in any other bill or \r\ndrawn by me from any other source.” \r\n \r\n9\r\n[* * * * * * * * *] \r\n10\r\n[11. Financial assistance in case of death.– In case of death of an Advisor, legal \r\nheirs of the deceased Advisor shall be entitled to receive such amount as financial \r\nassistance from the Government as admissible to a deceased civil servant of the \r\nGovernment in the highest grade.] \r\n12. Daily allowance .– An Advisor shall, while on tour, be entitled to receive a \r\ndaily allowance at the rate of five hundred and fifty rupees per day: \r\nProvided that where the duration of tour is less than eight hours, one half daily \r\nallowance shall be admissible. \r\n13. Controlling Officer.– The Minister Finance shall, for purposes of travelling \r\nallowances, be the Controlling Officer of an Advisor. \r\n14. Travelling allowance for tour abroad .– An Advisor travelling on official \r\nbusiness outside Pakistan shall be enti tled to first class air fare and such allowance \r\nas may be specified by Government. \r\n11\r\n[15. Medical facilities .– An Advisor shall be entitled, for himself and for his \r\nparents, spouse, real and step sons and daughters, wholly dependent upon him, to \r\nmedical fac ilities admissible in terms of the Special Medical Attendance Rules, \r\n1950.] \r\n16. Leave.– \r\n(a) The Chief Minister may grant, to a n Advisor during his term of office at \r\nany one time or from time to time, leave of absence, for urgent reasons \r\nof health or priva te affairs, for a period not exceeding three months in \r\nthe aggregate. \r\n \r\n9Omitted by the Punjab Public Representatives‟ Laws (Amendment) Act 2021 (XLVIII of 2021), published in the Punjab Gazette \r\n(Extraordinary), dated: 24th December 2021, pp. 3213-3214, s.5. \r\n10Substituted by the Punjab Finance (Amendment) Act 2025 (LXXXVII of 2025), published in Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), \r\ndated: 12th November 2025, pp 2363- 2368, s.7(g). \r\n11Substituted by the Punjab Revision of Medical Facilities of Public Representatives Act 2006 (XV of 2006); and published in \r\nthe Punjab Gazette (Extraordinary), dated 2.11.2006, pages 1555-1556, s.8. \r\n(b) The leave allowance of an Advisor shall be the same as his salary. \r\n17. Personal Staff.– An Advisor, except while on leave, shall be entitled to have \r\nsuch personal staff as may be sanctioned from time to time by Government. \r\n18. General.– (1) All reasonable precautions shall be taken to see that the official \r\nresidence, transport and furniture provided to a n Advisor by Government are used \r\nwith the same care with which a person‟s own property is taken care of. \r\n (2) All furniture and furnishing provided in an official residence shall be \r\nmarked by the Buildings Department, Punjab, for the purpose of identification. \r\n (3) When an Advisor occupies an official residence, it shall be the duty of \r\nthe officer concerned of the said Department to hand over charge of the furniture and \r\nfurnishings in that residence to the Advisor or to a person authorized by him in \r\nwriting according to an inventory to be drawn up and signed by such officer. \r\n (4) When a n Advisor is about to vacate the official residence, he shall \r\ninform the officer concerned of the said Department and shall arrange that the \r\nfurniture and furnishings of the official residence are handed over to that officer \r\naccording to an inventory to be drawn up and signed. \r\n19. Telephone.– An Advisor shall be entitled to one official telephone at office \r\nand one official telephone at the residence, both for official and private purposes ; \r\nprovided that the liability of Government in respect of the telephon e installed at the \r\nresidence shall not exceed an amount equal to eight thousand local calls. \r\n20. Power to make rules .– Government may, by notification in the official \r\nGazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this Ordinance.", "passage_offset_convention": "zero-based Unicode code points and UTF8 bytes; end exclusive", "passages": [ { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-24d5bf2039e34a90:sha256:3e2ccc47f5849c0a958fb81495c13a9caeebd23e148ecb5ba981c9b6113b777a:chars-0-1789:06c59684d163c58eb519e4b660504e9dcc1871ad938f743c10dbb84d38ae1825", "character_start": 0, "character_end": 1789, "utf8_byte_start": 0, "utf8_byte_end": 1797, "passage_sha256": "06c59684d163c58eb519e4b660504e9dcc1871ad938f743c10dbb84d38ae1825", "reader_fragment": "p-0-1789-06c59684d163c58e" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-24d5bf2039e34a90:sha256:3e2ccc47f5849c0a958fb81495c13a9caeebd23e148ecb5ba981c9b6113b777a:chars-1789-3529:77cf4e001d81cf709e9f8139207fc7c6d7ddd7412c74f72659d8e14c96666bf3", "character_start": 1789, "character_end": 3529, "utf8_byte_start": 1797, "utf8_byte_end": 3571, "passage_sha256": "77cf4e001d81cf709e9f8139207fc7c6d7ddd7412c74f72659d8e14c96666bf3", "reader_fragment": "p-1789-3529-77cf4e001d81cf70" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-24d5bf2039e34a90:sha256:3e2ccc47f5849c0a958fb81495c13a9caeebd23e148ecb5ba981c9b6113b777a:chars-3529-5241:ab103973a239faa548482f777fecbac841426653569ff32dd3f6b142829c8fae", "character_start": 3529, "character_end": 5241, "utf8_byte_start": 3571, "utf8_byte_end": 5293, "passage_sha256": "ab103973a239faa548482f777fecbac841426653569ff32dd3f6b142829c8fae", "reader_fragment": "p-3529-5241-ab103973a239faa5" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-24d5bf2039e34a90:sha256:3e2ccc47f5849c0a958fb81495c13a9caeebd23e148ecb5ba981c9b6113b777a:chars-5241-6978:fb1556a2a279b3512ceb59e7f4b5b6fa98fedc894ac814ef123c2b75ad5e2d21", "character_start": 5241, "character_end": 6978, "utf8_byte_start": 5293, "utf8_byte_end": 7050, "passage_sha256": "fb1556a2a279b3512ceb59e7f4b5b6fa98fedc894ac814ef123c2b75ad5e2d21", "reader_fragment": "p-5241-6978-fb1556a2a279b351" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-24d5bf2039e34a90:sha256:3e2ccc47f5849c0a958fb81495c13a9caeebd23e148ecb5ba981c9b6113b777a:chars-6978-8698:1d8fed045b4e65b1e65406af5692fe9fdec8d3e1d45d2df2edfe6b7e4a05f7f0", "character_start": 6978, "character_end": 8698, "utf8_byte_start": 7050, "utf8_byte_end": 8788, "passage_sha256": "1d8fed045b4e65b1e65406af5692fe9fdec8d3e1d45d2df2edfe6b7e4a05f7f0", "reader_fragment": "p-6978-8698-1d8fed045b4e65b1" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-24d5bf2039e34a90:sha256:3e2ccc47f5849c0a958fb81495c13a9caeebd23e148ecb5ba981c9b6113b777a:chars-8698-10459:132700eb55dbe9abf76d63dfce3d973381809eff510749c86f6669663319dc60", "character_start": 8698, "character_end": 10459, "utf8_byte_start": 8788, "utf8_byte_end": 10563, "passage_sha256": "132700eb55dbe9abf76d63dfce3d973381809eff510749c86f6669663319dc60", "reader_fragment": "p-8698-10459-132700eb55dbe9ab" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-24d5bf2039e34a90:sha256:3e2ccc47f5849c0a958fb81495c13a9caeebd23e148ecb5ba981c9b6113b777a:chars-10459-12186:1c344022b4c96c46567ba1fcf04895c0d13599b6f7bd2447e2fa32ab0b0a6b31", "character_start": 10459, "character_end": 12186, "utf8_byte_start": 10563, "utf8_byte_end": 12302, "passage_sha256": "1c344022b4c96c46567ba1fcf04895c0d13599b6f7bd2447e2fa32ab0b0a6b31", "reader_fragment": "p-10459-12186-1c344022b4c96c46" }, { "passage_id": "law:punjab-code-24d5bf2039e34a90:sha256:3e2ccc47f5849c0a958fb81495c13a9caeebd23e148ecb5ba981c9b6113b777a:chars-12186-13702:b18517b1d57aa09dc61e42c9c52b10bac9ce517470224bfc623d2fc750ab38cd", "character_start": 12186, "character_end": 13702, "utf8_byte_start": 12302, "utf8_byte_end": 13826, "passage_sha256": "b18517b1d57aa09dc61e42c9c52b10bac9ce517470224bfc623d2fc750ab38cd", "reader_fragment": "p-12186-13702-b18517b1d57aa09d" } ] }