DOP Order - DA Hike for Gramin Dak Sevaks : 55% Allowance Effective from January 2025

Summary of Key Points:

DA Rate:

• 55% of basic Time-Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) effective from 01.01.2025.
• Aligned with DA rates for Central Government employees (per Ministry of Finance OM No. 1/1(1)/2025-E.II(B) dated 02.04.2025).

Financial Approval:

• Expenditure to be debited under "Salaries" head.
• Sanctioned by competent authority (Internal Finance Diary No. 03/2025-26/FA-CS(P) dated 04.04.2025).

File No.: PP-14/1/2021-PAP

Government of India

Ministry of Communications

Department of Posts

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg

New Delhi - 110001

Date: 04-04-2025

To:

All Chief Postmasters General/Postmasters General

Chief General Manager, BD Dte/Parcel Dte/PLI Directorate

Director RAKNPA/GM CEPT/Directors of All PTCs

Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, R.K. Puram, New Delhi

All General Managers (Finance)/DAP/DDAP

Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) effective from 01.01.2025 onwards - reg.

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Consequent upon grant of another installment of Dearness Allowance with effect from 1st January, 2025 to the Central Government Employees vide Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure's O.M. No. 1/1(1)/2025-E.II(B) dated 02.04.2025, duly endorsed vide this Department's letters No. PP-08/2/2021-PAP dated 02.04.2025, 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 01.01.2025. It has, therefore, been decided that the Dearness Allowance payable to the Gramin Dak Sevaks shall be at the same rates as payable to Central Government Employees i.e. @ 55% (percent) with effect from the 1st January, 2025.

The expenditure on this account shall be debited to the Head "Salaries" under the relevant head of account and should be met from the sanctioned grant.

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This sanction issues with the approval of the competent authority. The advice of Internal Finance/Integrated Finance was conveyed vide Diary No. 03/2025-26/FA-CS(P) dated 04.04.2025.

End.: As above.

Copy for information and necessary action to:

• PPS to Secretary (Posts)/PS to Director General Postal Services
• Addl. DG (Co-ordination)/Member (P)/Member (O)/Member (PLI)/Member (Banking)/Member (Tech)/Member (Plg&HRD)
• AS & FA
• Sr. DDG (Vig) & CVO/Sr. DDG (PAF)/Director General P&T (Audit)
• Secretary, Postal Services Board
• Chief Engineer (Civil) Postal Directorate
• All Sections of Postal Directorate
• GM, CEPT for uploading the order on the India Post website
• Guard File/Spare Copies

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