File No.
- PP-08/212021 -P AP -DOP
Ministry ot Communications
Department of Posts
IEslablishment Division/P.A.P. Section]
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi- l 10001 .
Dated: 13th lvlarch. 2024.
To
1. All Chiel Postmasters General / Postmasters General
2. Chief General lvlanager, BD Directorale / Parcel Directorate i PLI Direclorate
3. Direclor, RAKNPA / GM, CEPT / Directors of All PTCs
4. Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, R.K.Puram, New Delhi
5. All General Managers (Finance) / Directors Postal Accounts / DDAP
6. Chiel Engineer (Civil)
Sub: Grant of Dearness Allowance to Central government employees - revised
rales elfective lrom 01 ,01 .2024.
Sir/N/adam.
I am directed to forward herewilh a copy ol the lvlinistry of Finance, Department
of Expenditure's Office Memorandum No. 11112024-E-lt (B) dated 12.03.2024 on
the subject cited above for information and Iurther necessary action.
I,
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(Ravi Pahwa)
Assistant Director General (GDSiPCC/PAP)
Encl: As above
Copy for information and necessary actions:-
1. PPS to Secretary (Posts) / PPS to Director General PostaServices
2. PPS/ PS to Addl. DG (Co-ordinalion)/ Member (Banking)/ Membe(O)/
Ivlember(P)/ lvlember (Planning & HRDy Member (PLl)/ Member (Tech)
3. Additional Secretary & Financial Adviser
4. Sr.Deputy Director General (Vigilance) & CVO / Sr. Deputy DirectorGeneral
(PAF)
5. Director General P&T (Audit), Civil Lines, New Delhi
6. Secrelary, Postal Services Board/ All Deputy Directors General
B. All other Sections of Postal Directorate
9. All recognized Federations/ Unions/ Associations
10. GM, CEPT for uploading the order on the lndia Post website
11. Guard File
No. 1/1/2024-E-ll (B)
Government of lndia
Ministry of Finance
Depa rtment oJ re
*Expenditu
North Block, New Delhi
Dated the 12th March, 2024
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: Revision of rates of Dearness Allowanco to Central Government employees-
effective from 01.01 .2024.
The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's Office Memorandum No. 11412023-
E-ll (B) dated 20th October, 2023 on the subject mentioned above and to say that the President is
pleased to decide that the retes of Dearness Allowance payable to Central Government employees,
shall be enhanced from 46% to 50% of the Basic Pay with effect from 1"t January, 2024.
2. The term Basic Pay in the revised pay structure means the pay drawn in the prescribed Level
in the Pay lvlatrix as per 7th CPC recommendations accepted by the Government, but does not
include any other type of pay like special pay, etc.
3. The Deamess Allowance will continue to be a distinct element of remuneration and will not be
treated as pay within the ambit of FR 9(21).
4. The payment on account of Dearness Allowance involving fractions of 50 paise and above
may be rounded to the next higher rupee and the fractions of |ess than 50 paise may be ignored.
5. The payment of arrears of Dearness Allowance shall not be made before the date of
disbursement of salary ot March, 2024.
6. These orders shall also apply to the civifian employees paid from the Defence Services
Estimates and the expenditure will be chargeable to the relevant head of the Defence Services
Estimates. ln respect of Armed Forces personnel and Railway employees, separate orders wrll be
issued by the Ministry of Defence and liilinistry of Railways, respectively.
7. ln so far as the persons serving in the lndian Audit and Accounts Department are concerned,
these orders are issued in consultation with the Comptroller and Auditor General of lndia, as
mandated under Article 148(5) of the Constitution of lndia.
0 0/"t
,K#tffi
Deputy Secretary to the Government of lndia
To
All Ministries/Departments of the Government of lndia (as per standard distribution list)
Copy to: C&AG, UPSC, etc. as per standard endorsement list.
