Sources said that the Finance Division had increased 20 percent Ad-hoc relief and enhanced the conveyance allowance in the Budget 2012-13 for the Government employees along with autonomous bodies and corporations. They said PCCC had already adopted a National Pay Scheme since 1973 and again in 1992 under the instructions of Finance Division and since long availing basic pay scale of Government of Pakistan and ad-hoc relief as and when announced by the Finance Division.
"The employee of PCCC had approached Sindh High Court vide Constitutional Petition No 4090/12 and the Court directed to release salary of PCCC's employees for the month of November, 2012 in accordance with the Finance Division's Notification," an official of PCCC told Business Recorder.
In its orders issued on December 14, 2012 of Sindh High Court stated: "At this point, the learned counsel for the petitioners submits that after filing of the petition, respondent No 4 have stopped the salaries to the petitioners and all other employees. We would therefore further order that in case there is no impediment, salaries be paid to the employees of respondent No 4 (PCCC) at the earliest, as per direction of the Ministry of Finance."
Ghulam Mohiuddin, vice president Employees Action Committee, said that PCCC had recently increased the Cotton Cess rate from Rs 20 to Rs 50 w.e.f. 1st July, 2012, which strengthen the financial position of the PCCC. "At present more than sufficient balance is available at the credit of PCCC main Account No 1524-8 at National Bank of Pakistan, PIDC House Branch, Karachi," he added.
He said that PCCC, which is under the administrative control of Ministry of Textile Industry Government of Pakistan, had already been directed by MINTEX to implement the Finance Division Notification effective from 1st July, 2012. Mohiuddin accused Vice President of PCCC of inordinate delay in granting 20 percent Ad-hoc Relief to the employees and November's salary in compliance with the notification of federal ministry of finance.
"The honorary Vice-President PCCC, a nominee of private organisation, has no right to enforce or treat a semi autonomous body to run by his dictation instead of complying with the court order to disburse the salary as per Finance Division's Order Budget 2012-13," he said.