PESHAWAR, Sept 21: the service structure for paramedics notified last month will cost an additional Rs19 million annually and benefit 8,790 employees in the NWFP.

The provincial finance department currently spends Rs45 million on salaries of paramedics per year.

According to the new formula, 80 per cent or 6,944 of the paramedics will move to BPS 9, 12 per cent or 1,042 to BPS 12, 3.5 per cent or 314 to BPS 14, 2.5 per cent or 216 to BPS 16, 1.09 per cent or 161 to BPS 17, 0.09 per cent or eight to BPS 18, 0.04 per cent or three to BPS 19 and 0.01 per cent or one to BPS 20.

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