87% DEARNESS ALLOWANCES CAN BE INCLUDED FOR WAGES OF CASUAL LABOURERS ---DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

87% DEARNESS ALLOWANCES CAN BE INCLUDED FOR WAGES OF CASUAL LABOURERS





Rates of Dearness Allownces applicable w.e.f. 1.1.2010 in the Pre-Revised Scale of Pay [5th CPC] viz., 87% DA has been ordered by the MOF





Casual labourers who are not yet granted with the Minimum of 6th CPC Wages will get the benefit of at least the Dearness Allowances included in their wages. The issue of applying 6th CPC wages is pending with the JS&FA for a decision. Anyway our comrades can take advantage of the undermentioned order to at least get the refixation of wages of Casual labourers / Contingent etc on the basis of full DA installments granted to Government Employees. The orders of the MOF as endorsed by the Department of Posts is reproduced below:

                                               Government of India

                         Ministry of Communications and Information Technology

                                          Department of Posts



                                    Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg

                                              New Delhi – 110001



                                                                                    No.8-3/2009-PAP Dated:- 27.04.2010







All Chief Postmaster General

All Postmaster General

All Director/Deputy Director of Accounts (Postal)





Subject:- Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 1.1.2010 to the employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre-revised scale as per 5th CPC.

The undersigned is directed to forward herewith a copy of O.M. No.1(3)/2008-E.II (B) dated the 31st March, 2010, received from Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure on the subject mentioned above for information / guidance and necessary action.







                                                                                                 Sd/-

                                                                                    (G.K.Mukherjee)

                                                                                 Section Officer (PAP)





                                                         No.1(3)/2008-EII(B)

                                                             Government of India

                                                                 Ministry of Finance

                                                        Department of Expenditure



New Delhi, the 31st March, 2010

                                                      OFFICE MEMORANDUM





Subject:- Rates of Dearness Allowance applicable w.e.f. 1.1.2010 to the employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous Bodies continuing to draw their pay in the pre-revised scale as per 5th CPC.



The undersigned is directed to refer to this Department's O.M. of even No. dated 29th September, 2009 revising the Dearness Allowance w.e.f. 1.7.2009 in respect of employees of Central Government and Autonomous Bodies who continue to draw their pay and allowances in the rpe-revised scales of pay as per 5th Central Pay Commission



2. The rates of Dearness Allowance admissible to the above categories of employees of Central Government and Central Autonomous bodies shall be enhanced from the existing rate of 73% to 87% w.e.f. 1.1.2010. All other conditions as laid down in the O.M. dated 3rd October, 2008 will continue to apply.





3. The contents of this Office Memorandum may also be brought to the notice of the organizations under the administrative control of the Ministries/Departments which have adopted the Central Government scales of pay.







                                                                                                          Sd/



                                                                                           (R.Prem Anand)

                                                           Under Secretary to the Government of India











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