GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS & IT
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
(ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION)
Dak Bhawan
Sansad Marg
NEW DELHI-110 001
No.14-01/2011-PAP Dt.12th April,2012
To
All Chief Postmasters General,
All G.Ms.(PAF)/Director of Accounts (Postal).
Subject::- Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak
Sevaks (GDS) at revised rates with effect from 01-01-2012 onwards - Reg.
Consequent upon grant
of another installment of dearness allowance with effect from 01st JANUARY,
2012 to Central Government Employees, vide Government of India, Ministry of
Finance, Department of Expenditure O.M. No.1(1)/2012-EII(B), dated 3rd April,
2011, duly endorsed vide this Department's letter No.8-1/2012-PAP Dated 3.4.12,
the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS), have also become entitled to the payment of
dearness allowance on basic TRCA at the revised rate with effect from
01-01-2012. It has, therefore, been decided that the dearness allowance payable
to the Gramin Dak Sevaks shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 58% to 65%
on the basic Time Related Continuity Allowance, with effect from 1st January,
2012.
2. The additional
installment of dearness allowance payable under this order shall be paid in
cash to all Gramin Dak Sevaks. The payment of arrears of dearness allowance for
the month of January to March, 2012, shall not be made before the date of
disbursement of TRCA of March, 2012.
3. The expenditure on
this account will be debited to the Sub Head 'Salaries' under the relevant head
and should be met from the sanctioned grant.
4. This issues with the
concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing vide their Diary No.104/FA/12/CS, dated
12TH April, 2012
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
(KALPANA RAJSINGHOT)
DIRECTOR (ESTT)
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