people often say that CSPs are not paid well.

[jawad akbar]

salamz.
i am keen learner and want to do css for my own preference and for my dad's wish. A friend of mine recently told me that in the govt. sector what you get as salary is not much to survive with in these days of high inflation and i partially agree with me. Can anyone plz tell me that what are the actual salaries & benifits that one gets after being allocated as CSP?
Since this query, i believe, would have been everyone's interst.

seniors plz throw some light on the issue, especially the brothers and sisters who have won the CSS and now are serving public sector guide.

[shtanzeel]

The biggest incentives even while retaining honesty, is the governemnt schemes, like FGEHF, PGEHF, LDA Avenue one, which provide you plots on payment, and they sell good in market and provide you immense profits. Further, the Federal Secretaries are entitled to Plot in Islamabad. The Pensionarry benifit is of no match because its your old age security. Plus, medical free treatment for you and your family. plus benevolent fund, to provide financial scholorships for your offsprings, and some grant at your parents death for funeral and as wel as at your death for your offsprings. Further, a farewell grant equal to your last pay by benevolent fund.
Yearly educational grant for your childern, from staff welfare organization during education.
If you have saved causal leaves then after retirement, LPR equal to six months pay will be given to you. GP fund withdrawl at retirement gives you plenty amount.

Further, you entitled to invest in pensioner schemes like PBA in saving centres and get good profit.

Further, on government funded educational oppurtunities abroad, as well as various meetings all over pakistan with governemnt paying all the expenses give you excellent tourism oppurtunities as well.

During staff college, for promotion, neccessary trips to abroad, gives you alot of exposure. and you are able to see the world.

Ain't these enough?

[mukt]

I am sorry but to be honest you cannot live a life comfortably and support your children and family (If you have to) on the salary of a CSP. You probably get some benefits but most of the benefits (financial in nature, that makes some effect) are given at a later time. At start, you don't get enough salary and the Time you'll need more money you probably will be in bps-17 and 18. So the bottom line is, as long as you are dead honest you should not expect a big earning in a CSP job however If you are corrupt or biased, you can make much much more.

CSP jobs should be done for honor, Respect & Not money or financial gains. I'd never attempt to be an CSP officer If I don't have a strong financial background and If I have to give good education to my children and a better life to my family, I'll only go for a CSP job to serve the nation and care less about the salary offered (that means, If I have some other means of Income)

However, If you are single, the salary and benefits given at start should be sufficient (however, this also depends on the department you are allocated into)

The above are my personal views based on my personal observation, many will and surely do disagree with me.

[jawad akbar]

Appreciated!!
Dear shtanzeel, no doubt these benefits are worthwhile and assist you in turns of your life. Candidly speaking this is not something you can rely on to feed your family since they are not available to you in the start of each month.
All I am trying to ask is that what is the ascertained salary plus benefits offered each month to a CSP?

[shtanzeel]

In terms of salary, mukt is right, in start you cannot get any benifit other than regular salary of BS 17. However, if you have higher qualification like MPhil or PHD, APUG officers are allowed Allowance over it. Which is 5000+ in addition to regular pay.

Rest after BS-19, you can get Q.Pay, senior post allowance, Orderly allowance. But till lower grades, you have to suffer and manage from salary. the reular salary as permissible in BS 17. However, free medical treatment is availible from the first day for you and your whole family dependent on you. Like parents.

However if you opt for corruption as speciality, you can mint millions in your service

So its true that for first ten years at least you have to do survival based at salary of BS-17, and 18.

BUT. one more thing, if you can manage to get posted in Finance division/provincial finance department, then you will get overtime and honorarium equal to full pay every year at every budget even at the start.

Plus, if you get yourself on deputation, you will get deputation allowance in addition to BS-17 salary.

If you get appointment in some project of Government, it will be your lottery.

Plus please see if you get PSP, or DMG, you will get immediately car and driver with POL, after first posting in BS 17. This will save your consumption expenditure to be incurred on travelling.

In addition you will get free newspapers(re-imburesement).
Plus, you will be entitled to NTC telephone at home also, after BS-18. Till then you can use your office telephone and make unlimited calls. Thus reducing your personal expenditure on making calls.

These are not many, but offer some relief especially keeping in view the oil price hike.

However, if you get any other service like Postal etc. then your detiny is to sufer whole life.

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and during the educationof your childern, these benifits of benevolent fund will be availible on annual basis, Rs 14000+ each year for each child from matric onwards to Masters.

[Pakistaniguy]

Originally Posted by shtanzeel

In terms of salary, mukt is right, in start you cannot get any benifit other than regular salary of BS 17. However, if you have higher qualification like MPhil or PHD, APUG officers are allowed Allowance over it. Which is 5000+ in addition to regular pay.

Rest after BS-19, you can get Q.Pay, senior post allowance, Orderly allowance. But till lower grades, you have to suffer and manage from salary. the reular salary as permissible in BS 17. However, free medical treatment is availible from the first day for you and your whole family dependent on you. Like parents.

However if you opt for corruption as speciality, you can mint millions in your service

So its true that for first ten years at least you have to do survival based at salary of BS-17, and 18.

BUT. one more thing, if you can manage to get posted in Finance division/provincial finance department, then you will get overtime and honorarium equal to full pay every year at every budget even at the start.

Plus, if you get yourself on deputation, you will get deputation allowance in addition to BS-17 salary.

If you get appointment in some project of Government, it will be your lottery.

Plus please see if you get PSP, or DMG, you will get immediately car and driver with POL, after first posting in BS 17. This will save your consumption expenditure to be incurred on travelling.

In addition you will get free newspapers(re-imburesement).
Plus, you will be entitled to NTC telephone at home also, after BS-18. Till then you can use your office telephone and make unlimited calls. Thus reducing your personal expenditure on making calls.

These are not many, but offer some relief especially keeping in view the oil price hike.

However, if you get any other service like Postal etc. then your detiny is to sufer whole life.

Medical is free for CSPs. May I know the hospitals in which free medical will be provided to CSPs ?

[shtanzeel]

Depends, where's posting. If services have been placed at disposal of provincial government then all Govt hospitals of provincial government. Like in Punjab, services, mayo, jinnah etc.

If posted at islamabad, then PIMS, Polyclinic and all other hospitals under federal govt. If posted say at Lahore, but under Federal governemnt, like say in wafaqi mohtasib lahore office etc, Then Sh Zayed Hospital, Lahore.

You need one letter from your department DDO, that you are officer of grade...., and the following dependent on u, alongwithu are entitled for free treatment. and thats all. This letter is valid for all hospitals.

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for DMG officers, the letter will be issued by SO(E-5) if posted in establishemnt division, or if at any other division, the concerned SO(Accounts) or DS(Admin) may issue the letter.

In Punjab, the SO(S-1) S&GAD, or the concerned department SO(Accounts) or SO (G) can issue the letter of medical treatment entitlement

[Silent.Volcano]

Check the following threads

Pay of CSP Officers
Salary Package of CSP officers

[mukt]

As I said, If you are dead honest It Is Impossible for one to survive in a CSP salary and support their families and give their family a good life and their children some good Education. If you are alone however, You still can manage somehow.

Using Service Telephone to make unlimited telephone calls and using service cars for your own personal use is abuse of powers and Indeed a type of corruption (thus not being dead honest). If you are honest, you should use service telephone only for official use and the car also for official use (and not for personal use). Same goes for many other facilities provided for the service but people use it for personal use and are happy with it and considers them as "BENEFITS" while they are nothing else but dishonesty and corruption in disguise

[jawad akbar]

what if someone opt css for the sake of his country, keep doing his job fairly...
And make xtra money from some kind of side business. how do you guys see this opportunity?


those who are serving as CSPs , plz join the discusssion. we'd be helped greatly indeed.