The provincial government of Sindh has proposed a seven percent increase in employee salaries and a five percent rise in pensions as part of its 2026–27 budget planning measures.
Financial constraints prevented the government from offering a larger pay raise, despite an initial target of at least a 10 percent salary increase for provincial government employees.
Cabinet members discussed these budgetary limitations during a formal meeting, acknowledging that prevailing fiscal pressures had restricted the government from approving higher salary adjustments this year.
Officials recommended that lower-grade employees receive comparatively higher pay increments to help cushion the financial impact of rising living costs on this vulnerable segment.
Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah, who also serves as finance minister, will present the Sindh budget 2026–27 before the provincial assembly in the coming days.
The total outlay of the Sindh budget 2026–27 stands at over Rs 3,400 million, with Rs 2,560 million allocated specifically for non-development expenditure in the upcoming financial year.
The provincial government has decided not to introduce any new development schemes, focusing instead on funding 3,642 ongoing projects at provincial and district levels throughout Sindh.
