Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDA) effective 01.01.2017 onwards
No.14-1/2016-PAP
Government Of India
Ministry Of Communication
Department Of Posts
(Establishment Division)/P.A.P.Section
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi – 110 001
Dated: 27th April, 2017
To,
All Chief Postmaster General
All G.Ms.(PAF)/Directors of Accounts (Posts).
Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDA) effective 01.01.2017 onwards -reg.
consequent upon grant of another instalment of Dearness Allowance with effect from 1st January, 2017 to the Central government Employees vide Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s O.M.No.1/3/2008-E.II(B) dated 07.04.2017, duly endorsed vide this Department’s letter No.8-02/2011-PAP dated 12.04.2017, the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) have also become entitled to the payment of Dearness Allowances on basic TRCA at the same rates as applicable to Central Government Employees with effect from 01.01.2017. It has, therefore, been decided that the Dearness Allowance payable to the Gramin Dak Sevaks shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 132% to 136% on the basic Time Related Continuity Allowance, with effect from the 1st January, 2017.
2. The Dearness Allowance payable under this order shall be paid in cash to all Gramin Dak Sevaks.
3. The expenditure on this account shall be debited to the Head ” Salaries” under the relevant headd of account and should be met from the sanctioned grant.
4. This issues with the concurrence of integrated Finance Wing vide their Diary No.14/FA/2017/CS dated 27/04/2017.
(K.V.Vijayakumar)
Assistant Director General (Estt.)
Gopalaswamy Honnavalli says
Going by the same anology and taking into consideration the last D A under 6th CPC was 119% as on 31/12/2015, which has now been increased to136%, the difference is being 17%, which when divided by M F of 2.57, comes to an increase of 6.6% from 1/1/2017. So , CG employees/retirees are to be paid 7% DA/DR w.e.f. 1/1/2017. Instead of 4%. Pray the FM to look into this and order for increase from 4% to 7%.
Gopalaswamy Honnavalli