GDS/CHQ/49/1/2008 Dated: 15-09-2008
To,
Ms, Madhu Narayanan,
Member (Personnel)
Postal Services Board,
New Delhi – 110001
Subject: - Grant of Dearness Allowance to the Gramin Dak Sevak employees of the Department of Posts.
Madam,
While the Sixth C.P.C has already submitted its report and Government orders for payment of pay and allowances at revised rates have been issued, our request for extension of similar benefits to the G.D.S employees does not appear to have borne any fruit. In the mean time as per the norms another instalment of D.A. have fallen due from 01.07.2008. In case of those employees, who are not in receipt of the Sixth C.P.C pay and allowances, the old pay and D.A. at old rates continues to paid. The G.D.S employees are such employees who still continue with the old pay and allowances.
As per confirmed statistics average twelve monthly indices of dearness (306.33 percentages over 1982 base) have crossed 104% Points – 104.40% to be precise. The last instatement of D.A. w.e.f 01.01.2008 was sanctioned on average 97 percent of D.A. indices. Hence dearness allowance at the rate of 7% have become due to be paid to the G.D.S employees
We, therefore, request you kindly to cause issue of necessary orders for payment of further dearness allowance of 7% to the G.D.S employees of the Department of Posts w.e.f 01.07.2008. In case of implementation of revised pay and allowances, at any time in future, the instalments D.A. paid between the date of effect of revised pay and allowances and actual payment including arrears are adjustable, and the instalalment of D.A. payable w.e.f 01.07.2008 will be adjustable against arrear payments.
We, sincerely, hope that you will kindly cause issue of orders for payment of D.A. at the rate of further 7% to the GDS employees.
Yours faithfully,
(S.S. Mahadevaiah)
General Secretary
