Gross Salary = B.P + D.A + H.R.A + T.A
B.P = Basic Pay
D.A = Dearness Allowance
H.R.A = House Rent Allowance
T.A = Travelling Allowance
The above are used for calculating the total salary of a Postal/Sorting Assistant.PA/SA’s are included in the Pay Scale of 5200-20200 with a grade pay of 2400.
Calculation:
1. Basic Pay (BP) = 9910 (7510 + 2400)
2. Dearness Allowance = Dearness Allowance (DA) is given by the Government in every six months ie, in January and July every year. From Jan 2013, the Dearness Allowance is 80%. Thus the present DA is 80% of 9910 which works out to 7928.
3) House Rent Allowance (HRA) = HRA is calculated based on the city where you are working. In India the cities have been classified into three categories as “X”, “Y” and “Z”.
X' Cities - 30% HRA = 30 % of 9910 = 2973
Y' Cities - 20% HRA = 20 % of 9910 = 1982
Z' Cities - 10% HRA = 10 % of 9910 = 991
4.) Travelling Allowance = TA is fixed as Rs.800 + the DA %
of 800. So at present TA is 800 + 80% of 800 = 1440.
Gross Salary works out to: (For Newly Appointed PA)
In X class cities salary will be = 9910+7928+2973+1440 =
Rs. 22251
In Y class cities will be = 9910+7928+1982+1440 =
Rs. 21260
In Z class cities will be = 9910+7928+991+1440
Rs. 20269
(PALAKKAD comes in Z class cities.)
