Sri B.V Sudhakur is the New Chief of AP Postal Circle

Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Sri B.V Sudhakur is the New Chief of AP Postal Circle

Sri B.V.Sudhakur,
(IPoS-1981Batch) is posted as Chief Postmaster General, A.P.Circle vide Directorate order dated 30.04.2013.

IP(A)SP Andhra welcomes the officer and wishes him success in the new assignment. 
Click here to view Directorate memo no 1-16/2013-SPG dated 30.04.2013.

Wednesday, May 1, 201305-05-2013

PAYMENT OF DEARNESS ALLOWANCE TO GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS) AT THE REVISED RATES W.E.F.  01.01.2013 ONWARDS –REG.

DG (Posts) No 14-01/2011-PAP                                              Dated 30^th April, 2013

      Consequent upon grant of another installment of Dearness Allowance with effect from 1^st January 2013 to the Central Government employees, vide Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, O.M. No 1(2)/2013-E-II(B) dated 25^th April, 2013 , duly endorsed vide this Department’s letter No. 8-1/2012-PAP dated 25.04.2013, the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) have also become entitled to the payment of Dearness Allowance on basic TRCA at the revised rates with effect from 01.01.2013.  It has, therefore, been decided that the Dearness Allowance payable to Gramin Dak Sevaks shall be enhance from the existing rate of 72% to 80% on the basic Time Related Continuity Allowance,  with effect from 1^st January, 2013.

2. The Additional installment of Dearness Allowance payable under this order, shall be paid in cash for all Gramin Dak Sevaks.

 3. The expenditure on this account will be debited to the sub Head 'Salaries' under the relevant head and should be met from the sanctioned grant.

4. This issues with the concurrence of Integrated Finance Wing vide their Diary No 17/FA/13/CS dated 30.04.2013.

Saturday 5 May 2013

GRATUITY PAY UNDER NEW PENSION SYSTEM

Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity is paid to Central Government employees under New Pension System (NPS) as it is paid under the old pension scheme. The monthly annuity under the New Pension System (NPS) is only a replacement of pension on retirement and family pension of death after retirement. The benefits of Death cum Retirement Gratuity (DCRG) and pension/family pension have been provisionally allowed,  vide the Office Memorandum of Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare No. 38/41/06-P & PW(A) dated 5.5.2009 in respect of Central Government servants covered under NPS in cases where a Government Servant is retired on invalidation/disability and in the case of death of a Government servant in service on the same rates as are applicable under the old pension scheme Central Civil Service (Pension) Rules, 1972. The retirement gratuity is payable to the retiring Government servant. A minimum of 5 years’ qualifying service and eligibility to receive service gratuity/pension is essential to get this one time lump sum benefit. Retirement gratuity is calculated @ 1/4th of a month’s Basic Pay plus Dearness Allowance drawn before retirement for each completed six monthly period of qualifying service. The maximum retirement gratuity payable is 16½ times the Basic Pay, subject to a maximum of Rs. 10 lakh. If the Government Servant dies while in service, the death gratuity shall be paid to his family at rates furnished in the table below: Sl. No. Length of Qualifying Service Rate of Death Gratuity 1. Less than one year 2 times of emoluments 2. One year or more but less than 5 years 6 times of emoluments 3. 5 years or more but less than 20 years 12 times of emoluments 4. 20 years or more Half of emoluments for every completed six monthly period of qualifying service subject to a maximum of 33 times of emoluments.                         Maximum amount of Death Gratuity admissible is Rs, 10 lakh with effect from 1.1.2006.                         This was stated by Minister of State for Finance, Shri Namo Narain Meena, in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha today.