Budget for 2022-23 presented in KPk, salaries increased by 16% & pension by 15%

PESHAWAR (92 News) - The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government presented the budget for 2022-23, increasing the salaries and pension by 16 and 15 percent respectively.

Moreover, the government also increased the allowance of the police, rescue and the Forest Department by 15 percent. Meanwhile, the package of the police martyrs has also been increased.

The government employees will do work from home on Fridays. They will get the OPD facility through the Sehat Card. On the other hand, the government has also proposed to introduce Insaf Food Card for one million.

Presenting the budget, Finance Minister Taimoor Saleem Jhagra said that the youth will get loans worth Rs25 billion. He said that new medical colleges will be established in Dir, Buner, Charsadda and Haripur.