India Post Salary 2024, In Hand Salary, Career Growth

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India Post recruits thousands of candidates every year for various posts such as Postmen, Mailguard, and MTS. As the India Post comes under the Department of Posts, Ministry of Communications, all these posts provide a secure government job with a decent salary. The pay level and salary structure for employees working at these posts differs post-wise as well as with the place of posting i.e. rural or urban. Candidates can be recruited to these posts even with minimum educational qualifications and some preparation for competitive exams.

India Post Salary 2024

India Post announced almost 1 Lakh vacancies for the posts of Postman, Mailguard and Multi Tasking Staff last year. Candidates can expect a huge number of vacancies this year as well. Regarding the India Post Salary, the Postman and Mailguard posts are of Pay Level 3, whereas Multi-Tasking Staff or MTS comes under Pay Level 1. All the recent recruits will get a total salary as per the 7th Central Pay Commission.

In addition to the basic salary according to the Pay Level, candidates will also be entitled to allowances such as Dearness Allowance (DA), House Rent Allowance (HRA), Travel Allowance, etc. Moreover, there will be minor deductions from the Gross Salary towards the National Pension Scheme (NPS) and the Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS).

Note: The Dearness Allowance (DA) has been revised to 50% by the Central Government with effect from 01 January 2024 because of the rising inflation. This will significantly increase the In Hand Salary of all India Post employees.

India Post Salary Per Month – Mailguard

The basic pay of the postman and mail guard ranges from 21,700 to 69,100. The highest basic income that a postman and mail guard can have is rupees 69,100.

The grade pay for the post of Postman/Mailguard is rupees 2000
The India Post Salary per month for the post of Postman/Mailguard is 21700-69100
The Pay Matrix Level as per the 7th Pay Commission is 3

India Post Salary Per Month – MTS

Here we have given the pay matrix level and basic pay for the Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS)

The grade pay for the post of Postman/Mailguard is rupees 1800
The India Post Salary per month for the post of Multi Tasking Staff is 18000-56900
The Pay Matrix Level as per the 7th Pay Commission is 1

Indian Post Salary Structure for MTS Post

Particulars	Amount
Basic Salary	18,000
Transport Allowance	1800
House Rent Allowance	1800
Dearness Allowance	9000
DA on TA	900
Gross Salary	31,500

Indian Post Office Salary 2024 for Postman/Mailguard

Particulars	Amount
Basic Pay	21,700
House Rent Allowance	2170
Transport Allowance	1800
DA on TA	900
Dearness Allowance	10850
Cycle Allowance	180
Gross Salary	37,600

India Post Office Career Growth

Grameen Dak Sevaks can be termed as the backbone of the Indian Postal System. GDS is the entry-level post in India Post. The hierarchy in the India Post goes from GDS to Postal/Sorting Assistant. Candidates can check the India Post Job hierarchy here:

GDS
MTS
Mailguard/postman
Postal Assistant/Sorting Assistant

India Post Office MTS Job Profile

The different kinds of duties performed by the person appointed as MTS are given below:

General, cleanliness & upkeep of the section/unit/office.
Carrying files and other papers within the building.
Delivering of Dak (outside the building)
Physical maintenance of records in the section/office.
Watch and ward duties.
Photocopying, sending of FAX etc.
Assisting in routine office work like diary, despatch etc, including on computer.
Opening and closing of rooms.
Cleaning of rooms.
Cleaning of building, fixtures etc.
Mail exchange of bags at sections, TMOs, and RMS post offices.

India Post Office Postman Job Profile

It is Postman’s duty to examine every article given to him for delivery and bring at once to the notice of the postmaster any article that is damaged or that bears the appearance of having been tampered with. Special care must be taken to observe the conditions of insured articles.
It is the duty of the Postman to sign the required documents in the post office under which articles and cash have been entrusted to him for delivery/payment.

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