Holiday Monetary Compensation
This allowance is granted in Department of Posts and is payable to postmen and other departmental staff who are required to perform duty on second holiday if three consecutive holidays occur. The existing rates are:
|
Category |
Rate of Remuneration |
|
Supervisor |
₹85 per holiday for 4 hours |
|
Postal Assistant |
₹85 per holiday for 4 hours |
|
Postmen/Sorting Postmen |
₹85 per holiday |
|
Multi-tasking staff |
₹60 per holiday for 4 hours |
Demands have been received to increase the rate of this allowance to ₹600 per holiday.
Analysis and Recommendations
Since the allowance is not DA indexed, it is proposed to raise the amount to ₹200 per holiday for Supervisors, Postal Assistants and Postmen/Sorting Postmen; and ₹150 per holiday for Multi-tasking Staff. The rate of allowance will further increase by 25 percent each time DA increases by 50 percent.
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