GRANT OF PH.D / D.SC / M.PHIL / LL.M ALLOWANCE (PUNJAB GOVERNMENT) — The PH.D Allowance was first introduced in 1988 and it is admissible from the date of declaration of result. Administrative Departments can grant PH.D / M. PHIL Allowance to their officers in a prescribed manner as per clearance / advice by the Higher Education Commission, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad without placing such cases before the Qualification Equivalence Determination Committee (Q.E.D.C.).