Disbursement of pay and allowances/Pension for the month of March 2026 in Advance

JAVED IQBAL March 2, 2026

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The Government of Punjab, Finance Department has issued a notification regarding “Disbursement of pay and allowances/Pension for the month of March 2026 in Advance on 16 March 2026 on Account Of Eid-Ul-Fitr to government Muslim employees and pensioners”. The Finance Department and Accountant General Punjab have issued formal notifications outlining the early payment schedule and payroll processing timeline.

This important announcement ensures that Muslim government employees and pensioners receive their salaries and pensions before Eid al-Fitr, enabling them to meet their financial commitments ahead of the religious festival. Eid al-Fitr is expected to be celebrated across the country on 20th or 21st March 2026.

The Finance Department has directed the competent authorities to execute the Payroll/Pension Roll for the month of March earlier than the tentative dates.

All concerned are instructed to accept and process DDO Change Forms up to 06-03-2026. It is mandatory that all change forms, including cases of new hiring and appointments, must be processed, cleared, and entered into the SAP system on or before 08-03-2026 positively.

To facilitate this process, the Main Office will remain open on 07-03-2026 (Saturday) and 08-03-2026 (Sunday).

Furthermore, to ensure the timely credit of salaries/pensions, the regular payroll/Pension roll for March 2026 is scheduled to be executed on 09-03-2026. All payroll sections are directed to strictly adhere to the said timeline.

Additionally, DAO-C is directed to circulate the said timelines of payroll/pension execution to all DAOs.