Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
GDS Section
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110 001
File No. 1-20/2008-PCC (pt)
Dated: 03.10.2013
Sub: - Grant of Grade Pay of Rs 1800 to Group D/MTS who
retired/expired from service after 31-08-2008 without having- been
imparted training.
The issue of allowing Grade pay of Rs. 1800 to those erstwhile group D
non- matriculate employees who retire/died beyond 29-08-2008 without
being imparted prescribed training for one reason or the other is
currently under examination in consultation with Ministry of Finance,
Department of Expenditure.
2. Initially, the Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure vide UO
No. 7-6/7/2009-IC dated 12.03.2009 had permitted grant of grade pay of
Rs. 1800/- to the erstwhile Group D non-matriculate employees subject to
imparting computer training. Training Division of this Department had
accordingly issued guidelines on training on computer operations to
non-matriculate erstwhile Group D employees vide No. 1-55/2009-Trg dated
06.04.2009. The issue related to non-matriculate physically disabled
erstwhile Group D employees was subsequently taken up and Ministry of
Finance, Department of Expenditure vide UO No, 16/10/2010-Legal dated
12.08.2010 took the view that if such erstwhile Group D could perform
his duties inspite of the disability, the Department may design and
administer training. Orders were accordingly issued by this Department
empowering Heads of Circles to devise local training programme and allow
grade pay of Rs. 1800 from 01.01,2006 on imparting the required
training vide No. 1-20/2008-PCC dated 23.09.2010.
3. Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure has sought the details
of training programme organized by various Postal Circles to consider
the proposal further.
4. You are requested to forward the aforesaid details immediately for
further examination of the issue in consultation with Nodal Department.
Details of such officials with reason for not imparting training &
resultant non-allowing of GP Rs.1800/- effecting from 01-01-2006 may
also be sent in the annexure.
sd/-
(Surender Kumar)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC)
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