Govt announces annual bonus for postal employees; how much money regular staff and gramic dak sevaks can get?

The central government on Friday announced the productivity linked bonus (PLB) for postal employees for the accounting year 2025–26 after employee unions demanded an early payment ahead of the festive season.

The annual bonus will be equivalent to 60 days’ emoluments, calculated using a wage ceiling of ₹7,000 per month.

The Joint Council of Postal Employees (JCPE), an umbrella body of seven postal unions, wrote to the the Secretary, Department of Posts, on September 26, requesting that eligible employees receive the bonus by October 17.

The council cited additional festive expenses, noting that Durga Puja begins on October 17 and Dussehra falls on October 21 this year.

How will the bonus be paid?

In an order dated October 16, the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications listed these categories of employees eligible for bonus:

• MTS, Group ‘C’ and non-gazetted Group ‘B’ employees.
• Regularly engaged gramin dak sevaks, who will get ex-gratia bonus.
• Full-time casual labourers and casual labourers with temporary status, who will receive an ad-hoc bonus.

The department has not specified the exact bonus amount for each employee category but has given the formula for calculating the maximum eligible amount.

How much money will regular employees get?