10% DA ORDERS ISSUED GDS PAID SUBSTITUTES WAGES ALSO CLEARED. GROUP D FIXATION OF HIGHER WAGES ORDERS ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT -

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ENDORSED 10% DA ORDERS ON 27.03.2009 PAYMENT ON 1.4.2009 DA INCREASE OF 10% FROM 1.1.2009 HAS BEEN ENDORSED BY THE DOP REVISED REMUNERATION TO BE PAID THE G.D.S. SUBSTITUTES WAGES W.E.F. 01-01-2006 AS FOLLOWS: Government of India Ministry of Communications & IT Department of Posts (Establishment Division) Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg No. 14-S-2009-PAP DT 27th March 2009 All Chief Postmasters General All Postmasters General All Directors/Dy. Director of Account (postal) Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) at revised rates with effect from 01-01-2009. Sir/Madam, Consequent upon grant of another installment of dearness allowance w.e.f. 01-01-2009 to Central Government Employees, continuing to draw their pay in their pre-revised scales or to those whose pay and allowances have not been revised vide Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure New Delhi O.M. No. 1(3)/2008-E.1I (B) dt. 19-03-2009, the Gramin Dak Sevaks whose TRCA has not been revised have also become entitled to the payment of Dearness allowance at the revised rate with effect from 01-01-2009. It has therefore been decided that, the dearness allowance payable to the Gramin Dak Sevaks shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 104 % to 114% ( One Hundred and fourteen percent) on Time related Continuity allowance with effect from 01-01-2009. 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 months of January and February, 2009 shall not be made before the date of disbursement of TRCA of March 2009. 3. The expenditure is debatable to the Head of account" salaries" under the relevant head and should ,be met from the sanctioned grant. 4. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance wing vide theirDiary no. 52/FA/09 /03 dt. 27.3.2009. 5. Hindi version of this letter will follow. Yours faithfully, Sd/- (K. Rameswara Rao) Asst. Director General (Estt) 27-03-09 NO.1-20/2008 -PCC Government of India Ministry of Communications & IT Department of Posts Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001 Dated: 27- 03- 2009 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Remuneration to be paid to the Gramin Dak Sevaks engaged as substitutes inshort-term vacancies of Postmen/Mail Guards and Group 'D' Consequent upon the implementation of the Sixth Central Pay Commission's recommendations, the matter regarding the rates of remuneration payable to Gramin Oak Sevaks engaged as substitutes in short term departmental vacancies of Postmen, Mail Guards & Group 'D' (Future Multi Skilled Employee) has been reviewed. 2. It has now been decided that the remuneration of the Gramin Oak Sevaks engaged as substitutes in short term departmental vacancies of Postmen, Mail Guards & Group 'D' (Future Multi Skilled Employee) may be calculated on the basis of the minimum of the pay in the respective revised pay band of the post plus grade pay concerned i.e. Postmen, Mail Guards RS.5200 + RS.2000 and Group 'D' RS.5200 + RS.1800 as the case may be as defined in the CCS (Revised Pay) Rules, 2008 plus admissible Dearness Allowance thereon only excluding House Rent Allowance and Transport Allowance with effect from 1-1-2006. 3. In future, GDS who are willing to work as substitutes with the minimum pay of the revised pay band of the respective post plus admissible DA excluding House Rent Allowance and Transport Allowance, should be engaged as substitutes only after obtaining an undertaking in this regard. 4. The issue relating to grant of revised wages to casual labourers of Full time/part-time contingent workers is under examination and orders will be issued separately. 5. This issues with the concurrence of Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure,I.C. vide their U.O. NO.7.6/7/2009-IC dated 12-3-2009. Sd/- (A K Sharma) 27-03-09 Dy Director General (PCC)