In a surprising development, a senior official of Punjab’s HealthDepartment has requested the provincial government to decrease his monthlysalary.
According to details, Director General (DG) Punjab Human OrgansTransplantation Authority (PHOTA), Dr. Asad Aslam, has written a letter tothe Health Secretary, requesting to reduce his monthly salary to Rs. 5 lacsfrom Rs. 10 lacs.
Dr. Asad wrote that he was appointed in December 2021. In addition to thesalary package, the provincial government also provided him with anofficial car, free petrol, and a driver.
His office timings are 9 AM to 6 PM from Monday to Friday. However, he hasrealized that he has been completing the daily routine official work injust three to four hours since his appointment, the letter stated.
Dr. Asad argued that his current monthly salary package and other perks donot justify the amount of official work required to be performed by DGPHOTA.
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Therefore, his current monthly salary should be reduced to Rs. 5 lacs fromRs. 10 lacs with immediate effect, the letter concluded.
Note here that Dr. Asad Aslam’s predecessor as DG PHOTA had been receivinga monthly salary of Rs. 13 lacs. Dr. Asad was appointed on the same salaryinitially but he asked to decrease his monthly salary to Rs. 10 lacs.
Upon his request, the provincial Health Department set Dr. Asad’s monthlysalary DG PHOTA at Rs. 10 lacs. Now, Dr. Asad has once again requested theHealth Department to reduce his salary to Rs. 5 lacs.
