Productivity Linked Bonus for the Accounting year 2017-18.
F.No.26-1/2018-PAP
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(Establishment Division)
P.A.P Section
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi - 110 001
Dated: 15th October, 2018
To
1. All Chief Postmasters General
2. All Postmasters General
3. Sr. Deputy Director General (PAF), Department of posts
4. All General Managers (Finance)
5. Directors/Deputy Directors of Accounts (Postal)
6. Director, RAKNPA/Directors of All PTCs
Sub:
Productivity Linked Bonus for the Accounting year 2017-18.
The undersigned is directed to convey the sanction of the president of lndia to the payment of
Productivity Linked Bonus for the Accounting year 2017-18 equivalent of emoluments of
60 (Sixty)Days to the employees of Department of Posts in MTS, /Group 'C' and non-gazetted Group 'B'.
Ex-gratia payment of bonus to Gramin Dak Sevaks who are regularly appointed after observing all appointment formalities, and
Ad-hoc payment of bonus to
Casual laborers who have been conferred Temporary Status are also to be paid equivalent to allowance/wages respectively for
60 (Sixty) Days for the same period
1.1 The calculation for the purpose of payment of bonus under each category will be done as indicated below:-
2.
REGULAR EMPLOYEES:
2.1 Productivity Linked Bonus will be calculated on the basis of the following formula:-
Average emoluments X Number of days of bonus
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30.4 (average no. of days in a month)
2.2 The terms "
emoluments"
for regular Departmental employees includes Basic Pay in the Pay Band
plus Grade Pay, Dearness Pay, Personal pay, Special pay (Allowances), S.
B Allowance, Deputation (Duty) Allowance, Dearness Allowance and
Training Allowance to Faculty members in Training Institutes. In case of
drawal of salary exceeding
Rs.7000/- (Rupees Seven Thousand only)
in any month during the accounting year 2017-18, the emoluments shall
be restricted to Rs.7000/- (Rupees Seven Thousand only) per month only.
3.5
In case of those Gramin Dak Sevaks who were under put off, or on whom
dies-non was imposed, or both during the accounting year, the
clarificatory orders issued vide Paras 1 & 3 respectively of this
office order No 26-08/80-PAP (Pt-l)dated 11.6.1981 and No.
26-04/87-PAP(P.II) dated 8.2.1988 will apply.
4.
FULL TIME CASUAL LABOURERS INCLUDING TEMPORARY STATUS CASUAL LABOURERS.)
4.1
Full Time casual Laborers (including Temporary status casual Laborers
who have worked for 8 hours a day, for at least 240 days in a year for
three consecutive years or more (206 days in each year for three years
or more in case of offices observing 5 days a week) as on 31 03.2018)
will be paid
ad-hoc bonus on notional monthly wages of Rs 1200/. (Rupees Twelve hundred only) The
maximum ad-hoc bonus will be calculated as below:
(Notional monthly wages of Rs.1200) X (Number of days of bonus)
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30.4 (average no. of days in a month)
Accordingly, the rate of bonus per day will be worked out as indicated below:
Maximum ad-hoc bonus for the year
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365
The
above rate of bonus per day may be applied to the number of days for
which the services of such casual laborers had been utilized during the
period from 1.4.2017-31 .03.2018. In cases where the actual wages in any
month fall below Rs.12001 during the period 14.2017 to 31 3.2018, the
actual monthly wages drawn should be taken into account to arrive at the
actual ad-hoc bonus due in such cases.
5. The amount
of Productivity Linked Bonus/ex-gratia payment/Ad-hoc bonus payable
under this order will be rounded off to the nearest rupee. The payment
of Productivity Linked Bonus as well as the ex-gratia payment and ad-hoc
payment will be chargeable to the Head "salaries" under the relevant
Sub-Head of account to which pay and allowances of the staff are debited
The payment will be met from the sanctioned grant for the year 2018-19.
6.
After payment, the total expenditure incurred and the number of
employees paid may be aicertained from all the units by Circles and
consolidated figures be intimated to the Budget Section of the
Department of Posts The Budget Section will furnish consolidated
information to PAP Section about the total amount of bonus paid and the
total number employees (category-wise) to whom it was disbursed for the
Department as a whole.
2.3 "
Average Emoluments"
for a regular employee is arrived at by dividing by twelve, the total
salary drawn during the year 2017-18 for the period from 1.4.2017 to
31.03.20.18, by restricting each month's salary to Rs. 7000/- per month.
However, for the periods of EOL and Dies-Non in a given month,
Proportionate deduction is required to be made from the ceiling limit of
Rs 7000/-
2.4 In case of those employees who were
under suspension, or on whom dies-non was imposed or both, during the
accounting year, the clarificatory orders issued vide Paras 1 & 3
respectively of this officer order No 26-8/80-PAP (Pt.l) dated 11.6.1981
and No. 26-4/87-PAP(Pt.II) dated 8.2 1988 will apply.
2.5
Those employees who have resigned/retired or left services or proceeded
on deputation within tire Department of Posts or those who have
proceeded on deputation outside the Department of Posts after 31 .03
2018 will also be entitled to bonus. In case of all such employees, the
Productivity Linked Bonus admissible will be as per provisions of Paras
2.1 to 2 3 above
3. GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GDS)
3.1
In respect of GDS employees who were on duty throughout the year during
2017-18, Average Monthly Time Related continuity Allowance will be
calculated taking into account the Time Related Continuity Allowance
(TRCA) plus corresponding Dearness Allowance drawn by them for the
period from 1.4.2017 to 31.3.2018 divided by 12. However, where the Time
Related Continuity Allowance
exceeds Rs. 7000/- in any month
during this period, the allowance will be restricted to Rs.7000/- per
month Ex-gratia payment of bonus may be calculated by applying the bonus
formula as mentioned below:
Average TRCA X Number of days of bonus
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30.4 (average no. of days in a month)
3.2
The allowance drawn by a Substitute will not be counted towards bonus
calculation for either the Substitutes or the incumbent GDSs. In respect
of those GDS who were appointed in short term vacancies in Postmen/MTS
Cadre, the clarificatory orders issued vide Directorate letter No
26-6/89-PAP dated 6.2.1990 and No. 26-7/90-PAP dated 4.7.1991 will
apply.
3.3 If a GDS has been on duty for a part of the
year by way of a fresh appointment, or for having been put off duty, or
for having left service, he will be paid proportionate ex-gratia bonus
calculated by applying the procedure prescribed in Para 3.1 above.
3.4
Those Gramin Dak Sevaks who have resigned discharged or left service
after 01.04.2018 will also be entitled to proportionate ex-gratia Bonus.
In case of all such Gramin Dak Sevaks, the Ex-gratia Bonus admissible
will be as per provisions of Para 3.1 above.
7. This
has the approval of Hon'ble Finance Minister vide Ministry of Finance,
Department of Expenditure's ID No. 942259/E.III(A)/2018 dated 12.10.2018
and issue with the concurrence of AS & FA vide Diary No
100/FA-2018/CS dated 15.10.2018.
8. Receipt of this letter may be acknowledged.
(D.K. Tripathi)
Assistant Director General (Estt.)
