Productivity Linked Bonus orders for Regular Employees and GDS Employees for the Accounting year 2016-17
F.No. 26-1/2017-PAP
Government of India
Ministry of Communication
Department of Posts
(Establishment Division)
P.A.P. Section
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi - 110 001
Dated 18th September, 2017
To
1.All Chief Postmasters General
2.All Postmasters General
3.Deputy Director General (PAF), Department of Posts
4.All General Managers (Finance)
5.Directors/Deputy Directors of Accounts (Postal)
6.Director, RAKNAPA/Directors of All PTCs
Sub: Productivity Linked Bonus for the Accounting year 2016-17
The undersigned is directed to convey
the sanction of the President of India to the payment of Productivity
Linked Bonus for the Accounting year 2016-17 equivalent of emoluments of
60 (Sixty) Days to the employees of Department of Posts in Group 'D'/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 labourers
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
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/- (of 6th CPC) (Rupees Seven Thousand only)
in any month during the accounting year 2016-17, the emoluments shall be
restricted to Rs.7000/- (Rupees Seven Thousand only) per month only.
2.3 "Average Emoluments" for a regular
employee is arrived at by dividing by twelve, the total salary drawn
during the year 2016-17 for the period from 1.4.2016 to 31.06.2017 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.I) 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 the
Department of Posts or those who have proceeded on deputation outside
the Department of Posts after 1.4.2016 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 (DAS)
3.1 In respect of GDS employees who were
on duty throughout the year during 2016-17, 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 1.4.2016 to 31.3.2017
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
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 terms vacancies in Postmen/Group ‘D’ 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 01.04.2017 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.
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-I) 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 Labourers
(including Temporary Status Casual Labourers 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 31.03.2017) 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 montly wages of Rs.1200) X (Number of days of bonus)
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
365
The above rate of bonus per day may be applied to the number of days for
which the services of such casual labourers had been utilized during
the period from 1.4.2017. In cases where the actual wages in any month
fall below Rs. 1200/- during the period 1.4.2016 to 31.3.2017, the
actual montly 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 2017-18
6. After payment, the total expenditure
incurred and the number of employees paid may be ascertained 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 toal amount of bonus
paid and the total number employees (Category-wise) to whom it was
disbursed for the Department as a whole.
7. This has the approval of Hon'ble
Finance Minister vide Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure's
ID No. 572014/E.III(A)/2017 dated 15.09.2017 and issue with the
concurrence of JS & FA vide Diary No. 132/FA/2017-CS dated
18.09.2017.
8. Receipt of this letter may be acknowledged.
(K.V. Vijaykumar)
Assistant Director General (Estt.)
Source: NFPE
