CLARIFICATIONS OF PERSONAL ALLOWANCE (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — The increment(s) already earned during the contract appointment period shall be converted into personal allowance. Personal Allowance cannot be reduced and treated as a part of the pay scale of the concerned civil servant till such time he / she holds the post. Personal Allowance will not be admissible upon promotion, fresh appointment and retirement whereas upward mobility is a personal upgradation which is neither a promotion nor appointment to another cadre. Thus personal allowance will not be discontinued.