Capital Development Authority (CDA) has announced that its employees will receive their salaries before the holidays. The decision comes after growing concerns among staff and talk of protests over delays and the non-payment of an Eid allowance. Officials say the move is meant to ease financial pressure on workers ahead of the festive period.
According to an official statement, the directive follows instructions from the prime minister, who asked departments to facilitate public sector employees before Eid. Acting on this, the CDA chairman has ordered the finance and accounts teams to speed up the process so that payments reach employees on time.
The authority said special administrative arrangements have been put in place across departments to avoid any delays. Monitoring mechanisms have also been introduced to ensure that salaries are transferred without disruption before the holidays begin.
The issue gained attention after employees raised concerns about an Eid allowance they say was promised earlier. Frustration had been building within the workforce, with some workers even calling for protests.
While the early release of salaries may ease immediate concerns, the allowance issue remains unresolved.
CDA officials, however, pointed out that additional perks and benefits are currently on hold. They cited the government’s austerity policy, introduced on the instructions of the interior minister, as the main reason behind the suspension of extra payments.
