GDS Order: New Revised TRCA Matrix, TRC Allowance, Fixation Formula, Merging old TRCA Slabs

 GDS Order:  Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA), Merging Old TRCA
Slabs, Fixation Formula, New Revised TRCA Matrix

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Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) Revised Wages and Allowances: Implementation Order by
DoPT

2 Introduction of new Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) 

The entire GDSs posts shall be brought under two categories viz. Branch Postmasters (BPMs) and other than Branch Postmasters. GDSs other than BPMs and working in Branch Post offices shall be designated as Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPMs) and GDSs working in departmental offices shall be designated as Dak Sevaks. There shall be two slabs of working hours Viz. Four (4) and Five (5) hours and two levels of TRCA slabs each for BPMs and other than BPMs. For this purpose, the working hours of GDSs with 3 hours, 3 1/2 hours and 3 hours 45 minutes shall be revised to 4 hours and those with 4 1/2 hours workload shall be revised as Five (5) hours, with effect from 1.7.2018. 

The revised TRCA slabs / levels applicable to these two categories will be as shown in Table 1:

Table – 1
Revised minimum TRCA of two types of categories of GDSs as per working hours / levels
SN	Category	Minimum TRCA for 4 Hours / Level 1	Minimum TRCA for 5 Hours / Level 2
1	BPM	₹12,000/-	₹14,500/-
2	ABPM/Dak Sevaks	₹10,000/-	₹12,000/-

2.1 Clubbing (Merging) of old TRCA SLABS 

The existing 11 TRCA slabs shall be merged into three TRCA Slabs with two levels each for BPMs and other than BPMs as shown in Table 2. Effectively, there shall be only 3 TRCA Slabs as one TRCA Slab will be common for both the categories.

Table – 2
Clubbing of existing TRCA slabs
SN	Present TRCA slabs	New Designation & Working hours (wef 1.7,2018)	New TRCA Level	New TRCA Slabs
1	MC/MP/MM (3 hrs) ₹2,295-45-3,695	Assistant BPM / Dak Sevaks (4 hrs)	Level-1	₹10,000 – ₹24,470
2	MC/MP/MM (3 hrs 45 minutes) ₹2,870-50-4,370
3	MD/SV (3 hrs) ₹2,665-50-4,165
4	MD/SV (3 hrs 45 minutes) ₹3,330-60-5,130
5	MC/MP/MM( 5 hrs)₹3,635-65-5,585	Assistant BPM / Dak Sevak (5 hrs)	Level-2	₹12,000 – ₹29,380
6	MD/SV (5 hrs) ₹4,220-75-6,470
7	BPM(3 hrs) ₹2,745-50-4,245	BPM (4 hrs)	Level -1	₹12,000 – ₹29,380
8	BPM(3 hrs 30 minutes) ₹3,200-60-5,000
9	BPM(4 hrs) ₹3,660-70-5,760
10	BPM(4 hrs 30 minutes) ₹4,115-75-6,365	BPM (5 hrs)	Level – 2	₹14,500-₹35,480
11	BPM(5 hrs) ₹4,575-85-7,125

Acronyms: MC – Mail Carrier, MP – Mail Packer, MD – Mail Deliverer, MM-Mailman, SV – Stamp Vender, 

2.2 Fixation Formula 

The GDSs shall be brought to the respective levels in the new TRCA matrix wef 1.7.2018. For fixation of TRCA of the Gramin Dak Sevaks in the new TRCA slabs, the existing Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) for the GDS in the 11 TRCA slabs in the pre-revised structure as given in Table-2 above, as on 01.07.2018, shall be multiplied by a factor of 2.57. The amount may be rounded off to the nearest rupee. The figure so arrived at is to be located in the Level corresponding to GDS’s TRCA in the new TRCA Slab as given in Table-3. 

2.3 If a cell identical with the figure so arrived at is available in the appropriate Level, that cell shall be the revised TRCA; otherwise the next higher cell in that Level shall be the revised TRCA of the GDS. However, in order to guide administration/DDOs in fixing the revised TRCA of GDS in the new TRCA matrix correctly, illustrations in this regard are annexed at Annexure-II. 

2.4 In respect of GDS whose annual increase of TRCA is due on 1st July, 2018, his/her TRCA consequent on annual increase in the pre-revised TRCA be effected first and then his/her TRCA be fixed in the new revised TRCA Matrix as in Table-3. 

TABLE — 3 TRCA Matrix
TRCA Slab-1 Assistant Branch Postmaster/Dak Sevak LEVEL-1 10000-24470		TRCA Slab -2 (a) Assistant Branch Postmaster / Oak Sevak LEVEL-2 & (b) Branch Postmaster LEVEL-1 12000-29380		TRCA Slab -3 Branch Postmaster LEVEL-2 14500-35480
Stage	TRCA	Stage	TRCA	Stage	TRCA
1	10000	1	12000	1	14500
2	10300	2	12360	2	14940
3	10610	3	12740	3	15390
4	10930	4	13130	4	15860
5	11260	5	13530	5	16340
6	11600	6	13940	6	16840
7	11950	7	14360	7	17350
8	12310	8	14800	8	17880
9	12680	9	15250	9	18420
10	13070	10	15710	10	18980
11	13470	11	16190	11	19550
12	13880	12	16680	12	20140
13	14300	13	17190	13	20750
14	14730	14	17710	14	21380
15	15180	15	18250	15	22030
16	15640	16	18800	16	22700
17	16110	17	19370	17	23390
18	16600	18	19960	18	24100
19	17100	19	20560	19	24830
20	17620	20	21180	20	25580
21	18150	21	21820	21	26350
22	18700	22	22480	22	27150
23	19270	23	23160	23	27970
24	19850	24	23860	24	28810
25	20450	25	24580	25	29680
26	21070	26	25320	26	30580
27	21710	27	26080	27	31500
28	22370	28	26870	28	32450
29	23050	29	27680	29	33430
30	23750	30	28520	30	34440
31	24470	31	29380	31	35480

2.5 If a GDS happens to be on leave on 01.07.2018, the revised TRCA will be effective from the date of rejoining of duty. In case of GDSs on put off duty as on 01.07.2018, they shall continue to draw ex gratia payment based on existing TRCA and fixation of his TRCA shall be subject to the final order on the pending disciplinary proceedings