Productivity linked bonus for Postal Employees for the year 2012-2013 declared

60 days productivity Linked Bonus for the accounting year 2012-13 for postal employees in MTS, Gr-C and non Gazetted Gr B cadres and exgratia payment of Bonus to regularly appointed GDS has been announced by the Department of Posts.Bonus Ceiling will be same ie. 3500/- for both Departmental and GDS employees.

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) at revised rates w.e.f. 01.07.2013 onwards-reg


NO. 14-01/2011-PAP
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND IT
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
(ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION)
DAK BHAWAN, SANSAD MARG, NEW DELHI — 110001

Dated 01.10.2013.

 TO
All Chief Postmasters General,
All G.Ms.(PAF) / Directors of Accounts.(Postal).
Subject: Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) at revised rates w.e.f. 01.07.2013 onwards-reg,

Consequent upon grant of another installment of dearness allowance, with' effect from 1st July, 2013, to the Central Government Employees vide Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, O.M. No. 1-8/2013-E.II(B) dated 25th September ,2013 , duly endorsed vide this Department's letter No. 8-1/2012-PAP(PT) dated 25.09.13, the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) have also become entitled to the payment of dearness allowances on basic TRCA at the revised rate with effect from 01.07.2013. It has, therefore, been decided that the dearness allowance payable to the Gramin Dak Sevaks shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 80% to 90% on the basic Time Related Continuity Allowance, with effect from the 1st July, 2013.

2. The additional installment of 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 head of account and should be met from the sanctioned grant.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing vide their Diary No.155/FA/2013- CS dated 01.10.2013.

(Shankar prased )
Astt. Director General (Estt.)

UPU News:- UN chief says postal services vital to global development


In a video message delivered ahead of World Post Day, celebrated annually on 9 October, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlights the role of postal services as “engines of trade, development and growth.”


Recalling the enduring value of the daily post in an increasingly digital age, Ban says postal services go beyond physical mail and are adapting and redefining themselves for a 21st-century communication landscape.
Indeed, Posts help bring people into the financial fold, says Ban, referring to the financial services being increasingly offered by them. Posts also foster commercial trade, especially with the increasing popularity of e-commerce and online shopping, he says.
“Postal services make an important contribution to our shared efforts to build a peaceful, sustainable and equitable future for all,” concludes the secretary-general.
World Post Day is celebrated annually on 9 October, the day the Universal Postal Union was created 139 years ago in Berne, Switzerland, by 22 founding countries.
One of the world’s oldest international organization, the UPU now has 192 member countries and has been a specialized agency of the United Nations since 1948.