Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali
KUALA LUMPUR (June 1): Some 800,000 civil servants will have a portion of their fixed allowances deducted for three months and channelled towards the Covid-19 fund, said Chief Secretary to the Government Tan Sri Mohd Zuki Ali.
He said these deductions will come from service fixed allowances (ITKA) and entertainment allowances (ITK), and the total contribution from these allowances is expected to be RM30 million.
Frontline personnel and civil servants from grades 1 to 28 are exempt from these deductions, whereas civil servants from grades 29 and above will be affected.
Civil servants from grades 29 to 41 will see a RM10 deduction from ITKA, grades 44 to 56 will see a 5% deduction from ITK, JUSA C will have a 10% deduction, JUSA B will have a 20% deduction and lastly JUSA A will have a 50% deduction.
All the deductions for the JUSA groups will come from their ITK allowances.
Mohd Zuki said the contribution was a sign of togetherness of civil servants in supporting the government’s effort to combat the pandemic.
