No.8.

U2016-PAP
Govcrnment oflndia
Mioistry of Communications
Departme[t of Posts
PAP Section/(Establishment Division,

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,

New Delhi 110001

Dated:
To
4"4.n
I All Chief Postmaeters Generay Posthasters Ceneral
2 Chief General Manager, BD Directorate,/Parcel Directorate/ pLI
Directorate
3 Director RAKNPA/ GM CEPT/ Directore ofAll PTCg,
I Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, R.K. puram, New Delhi
5 All General Managers Finance)/ DAp/ DDAP

Sub Grant of Dearness Allowan@ to Central Government employees-Revised

Rates effective ftom 1.1.2019.

I am directed ro fohtrard herewith a copy of the Ministry of Finance,

Department ofExpenditure's Offlrce Memorandu6 No. I/U2Ol9-E.lI (B) dated 27,h
February, 2019 on the subject cited above for information and further necessary
action.

Thie issue with the approval ofthe competent authority.

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(s. B
Asstt. Director General (ESTT.)
Encl.:As above

Copy to
1. PPS to Secretary (Post6)/ PS to Diector General postal Services_
Addl. DG (Co.ordination)/ Member (P)/ Member (O)/
3. Member (PLI)/ Member (Banking)/ Member (Tech)/ Member (Ptg & I{RD)
4. AS&FA
5. Sr. DDG (Vis) & CVO/ Sr. DDG eA-F.)/ Director Generat p&T (Audit)
6. Secretary, Postal Services Board
7. Chief Ergineer (CiviD Postal Diredorate
8. Budget Section/ PA Wing/ STT Section of Postal Dtectorate
9. All other Sections ofPostal Directorate
10. All recognized Federations/ Unions/ Associationfi
11. GM, CEPT for uploading the order on the India post website
t2. Guard File/Spare Copies.
 No 1/1/201g-E-I (B)
Governmenl of lndta
Ministry of Finance
Department of Expendrture

North Block, New Oetht

Dated the 27rh February,2019

OFFICE t$EfSORANOUU

Subiect; Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central Goveanment employeeg -

Reviled
Rates effective trom 1.1.20i9.

.._-- The undeGigned js directed to refer to lhis Ministry,s Otfice Memorandum No.
11212018-E-tt (B) dated 7n SeDtember 2O1B on the subjeci 'ln"ntio""a
that the Preside.rt is p,eased to decrd; rhat tne oearnJss Airowanc"-p-a-rloi"'a
fo
"Uor-"lic c"^tr"f
""V
Government emproyees shal be enhanced from the existing
rate oiirt io iii,.-oiit 0".i"
pay walh effect from lrt January, 20.19
"
2 .The term basic pay, in the revtsed pay structure means lhe pay drawn
tn the
-e pay.Matrix as p.r z'-'cec ,""ol."-"noition"'"lJp-,"0 oy ,n"
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uovernment but does not include any olher type of pay like special pay,
etc
3 The Dearness Altowance will continue to be a distinct element of remuneration
and
will nol be treated as pay within the ambit of FR 9(2.1).

4 The payment on account of Deaaness Allowance involvrng ,rgclions

of 50 Oa,se and
above may be rounded to ti,e ,,,ext hrorer rpe" t r.""iion"-oiLl;1;-r;';;;,"" ,"y
be ignored ""a "
5 The payment of arrears of Dearness Allows66g (f,a, January to March)
shall not
be maoe belore lhe date o, d,sbursemenl ol satary or Marcn, ZOtS

orde.s shatatso appty to the civitian emptoyees paid from the Defence
:-- Jn:":
bervrces Eslrmates and the expendilure will be chaageable to the relevant
head of the
Estimates respect of A.med
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emproyees. separate .tn Fo.ces
orders witi be issued by lhe Ministry
pelsonnet and Raitway
of Defence and Ministry of
Railways, respecljvely

7. ln so far as lhe employees wo.king tn the Indtan Audit and Accounts

OeDanment
are concerned, these orders are issued wdh the concurrence of fne
Comprfrter ana
Auditor Geneial of lndta
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(Nirmate Dev)
Deputy Sscretary to th. Govornment of lndia
To
All MinistriegDepartments of the Government of lndia (as per standard
distrjbution
lrst)

Copy to: C&AG, UPSC, etc. as per standard endorsement tisr