India Post bonus 2025-26 is 60 days’ pay. MTS, Group C, non-gazetted Group B staff and Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) get up to ₹13,816. Eligible casual labourers get up to ₹2,368.
Order No. PP-26/1/2020-PAP dated 16.10.2026 Confirmed (DoP order) · Updated 18 October 2026
India Post bonus 2025-26 at a glance
| Item | Details |
|---|---|
| Order | Department of Posts No. PP-26/1/2020-PAP, dated 16.10.2026 |
| Bonus | Productivity Linked Bonus (PLB), 60 days’ emoluments |
| For year | 2025-26 (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026) |
| Who gets it | MTS, Group C, non-gazetted Group B; GDS (ex-gratia bonus); eligible casual labourers (ad-hoc bonus) |
| Pay ceiling | ₹7,000 a month |
| Maximum amount | ₹13,816 (staff and GDS) · ₹2,368 (casual labourers) |
| Retired / resigned in 2025-26 | Yes, eligible |
| When paid | No date in the order. Paid from the 2026-27 grant under the head “Rewards” |
Who will get the 60-day postal bonus?
| Category | Type of bonus | Maximum |
|---|---|---|
| MTS, Group C and non-gazetted Group B staff of the Department of Posts | Productivity Linked Bonus | ₹13,816 |
| Regularly engaged Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) | Ex-gratia bonus | ₹13,816 |
| Full-time casual labourers, including temporary status (service condition below) | Ad-hoc bonus | ₹2,368 |
| Staff who resigned, retired, left service or went on deputation (inside or outside the Department) during 1.4.2025 to 31.3.2026 | PLB, same formula | Based on months they drew pay |
| GDS on duty for part of the year (fresh appointment, put off duty, or left service) | Proportionate ex-gratia bonus | Based on months on duty |
- Casual labourers must have worked 8 hours a day for at least 240 days a year, for three years or more, as on 31.03.2026. In five-day-week offices it is 206 days a year.
- Substitute GDS: TRCA drawn by a substitute does not count, for the substitute or the regular GDS.
- GDS in short-term Postman/MTS vacancies: covered by DoP OM No. 23-01/2019-GDS dated 23.10.2019.
- Suspension or dies-non: DoP orders No. 26-8/80-PAP (Pt.I) dated 11.6.1981 and No. 26-4/87-PAP (Pt.II) dated 8.2.1988 apply.
How is the India Post PLB calculated?
Staff: PLB = Average emoluments × 60 ÷ 30.4
GDS: Ex-gratia bonus = Average (TRCA + DA) × 60 ÷ 30.4
30.4 is the average number of days in a month.
- Emoluments = Basic Pay + DA + SB Allowance + Deputation (Duty) Allowance + Training Allowance (faculty in training institutes).
- Cap: any month above ₹7,000 counts as ₹7,000.
- Average = total of the capped months from 1.4.2025 to 31.3.2026 ÷ 12.
- EOL and dies-non: the ₹7,000 ceiling is cut proportionately for those days.
- Rounding: to the nearest rupee (para 5).
Lowest basic pay under the 7th CPC is ₹18,000. Minimum GDS TRCA has been ₹10,000 since 2018 (PIB, 6 June 2018). So anyone on duty all year crosses ₹7,000 every month. They get the full ₹13,816, whatever their pay level. Our calculation
Casual labourers: Maximum = ₹1,200 × 60 ÷ 30.4 = ₹2,368.42
Rate per day = Maximum ÷ 365 = ₹6.49, times the days worked in 2025-26. If actual wages in a month were below ₹1,200, actual wages are used.
How much India Post bonus will I get? Examples
| Case | Working | Bonus |
|---|---|---|
| Full year on duty (Postal Assistant, Postman, MTS or GDS) | 12 × ₹7,000 = ₹84,000 ÷ 12 = ₹7,000 → ₹7,000 × 60 ÷ 30.4 = ₹13,815.79 | ₹13,816 |
| Two whole months of EOL | 10 × ₹7,000 = ₹70,000 ÷ 12 = ₹5,833.33 → × 60 ÷ 30.4 = ₹11,513.16 | ₹11,513 |
| 15 days EOL in one 30-day month Our reading | Ceiling that month ₹3,500; total ₹80,500 ÷ 12 × 60 ÷ 30.4 | ₹13,240 |
| GDS engaged on 1 July 2025 (9 months) | 9 × ₹7,000 = ₹63,000 ÷ 12 = ₹5,250 → × 60 ÷ 30.4 = ₹10,361.84 | ₹10,362 |
| GDS with capped average of ₹5,500 | ₹5,500 × 60 ÷ 30.4 = ₹10,855.26 | ₹10,855 |
| Casual labourer, 300 days | ₹2,368.42 ÷ 365 = ₹6.4888 × 300 = ₹1,946.65 | ₹1,947 |
| Casual labourer, all 365 days | ₹1,200 × 60 ÷ 30.4 | ₹2,368 |
Two notes. The order only says “proportionate deduction” for EOL. We pro-rate by calendar days; your office may count days differently. For casual labourers, if the office rounds the maximum to ₹2,368 first, 300 days gives ₹1,946, one rupee less. Part-year service is made proportionate by dividing by 12 (para 3.3). Our reading
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Is the postal PLB different from the ad-hoc and railway bonus?
| Item | India Post PLB | DoE ad-hoc bonus | Railway PLB |
|---|---|---|---|
| Order | DoP No. PP-26/1/2020-PAP, 16.10.2026 | DoE OM F.No. 7/24/2007/E-III(A), 15.10.2026 | Cabinet 14.10.2026 (PIB); Railway Board RBE No. 84/2026 |
| Who | DoP MTS, Group C, non-gazetted Group B; GDS; eligible casual labourers | Group C and non-gazetted Group B central staff not covered by any PLB scheme, incl. CAPF and Armed Forces | Non-gazetted railway staff (not RPF/RPSF) |
| Days | 60 | 30 | 78 |
| Ceiling | ₹7,000 | ₹7,000 | ₹7,000 |
| Formula | Avg emoluments × 60 ÷ 30.4 | Avg emoluments × 30 ÷ 30.4 | ₹7,000 × 12 ÷ 365 × 78 |
| Maximum | ₹13,816 | ₹6,908 | ₹17,951 |
| Casual labourers | Up to ₹2,368 | ₹1,184 | Not covered here |
| Part-year | Capped months ÷ 12; retirees, resignees, deputationists eligible | In service on 31.3.2026 with 6 months’ continuous service; pro-rata | Railway Board instructions |
Read more: ad-hoc bonus 2025-26 for central government employees (₹6,908), railway bonus 2025-26: 78 days’ PLB up to ₹17,951 and our guide to the railway Productivity Linked Bonus.
When will postal employees get the bonus?
The order gives no payment date. It is charged to the head “Rewards” and paid from the 2026-27 grant. After payment, Circles report the total amount and number of staff paid to the Budget Section. Confirmed (DoP order)
What does DoP order PP-26/1/2020-PAP say?
- Conveys “the sanction of the President for payment of Productivity Linked Bonus for the Accounting year 2025-26 equivalent of emoluments of 60 (Sixty) Days”.
- Approved by the Finance Minister through DoE ID Note No. 11/1/2017-E.III(A) dated 13.10.2026.
- Signed by Gurvinder Singh, Assistant Director General (PAP), Department of Posts.
- Copied to CEPT, Mysuru, for the India Post website. As of 18 October 2026 it was not there yet.
Read the order: DoP PLB order PDF · full text (copies circulated on GovtStaff; not yet on indiapost.gov.in).
India Post bonus 2025-26: FAQs
How many days bonus will postal employees get in 2025-26?
Sixty days’ emoluments. The Department of Posts sanctioned it by order No. PP-26/1/2020-PAP dated 16.10.2026 for MTS, Group C and non-gazetted Group B staff, GDS (ex-gratia) and eligible casual labourers (ad-hoc).
What is the maximum India Post bonus amount for 2025-26?
₹13,816. Pay is capped at ₹7,000 a month, so ₹7,000 × 60 ÷ 30.4 = ₹13,815.79, rounded to ₹13,816. Anyone on full pay all year gets this, whatever their pay level.
Will GDS get 60 days bonus in 2025-26?
Yes. Regularly engaged GDS get an ex-gratia bonus on average TRCA plus DA, capped at ₹7,000 a month. The maximum is ₹13,816. Part-year GDS get a proportionate amount. TRCA drawn by a substitute GDS does not count.
How much bonus do casual labourers get in India Post?
Up to ₹2,368 (₹1,200 × 60 ÷ 30.4). The daily rate is that ÷ 365, times days worked in 2025-26. They need 240 days a year (206 in five-day-week offices) for three years or more as on 31.03.2026.
Do retired postal employees get the bonus for 2025-26?
Yes. Staff who resigned, retired, left service or went on deputation between 01.04.2025 and 31.03.2026 are eligible on the same formula. The amount reflects the months they drew pay.
Is the India Post bonus the same as the ₹6,908 ad-hoc bonus?
No. The ₹6,908 ad-hoc bonus (30 days, DoE OM dated 15.10.2026) is for central staff not covered by any PLB scheme. Postal staff get the 60-day PLB instead, worth up to ₹13,816.
Source & accuracy
Official order: Department of Posts (Establishment Division, PAP Section), No. PP-26/1/2020-PAP dated 16.10.2026 — order PDF · full text.
Also reported by: The Economic Times and Mint (17 October 2026).
Related orders: DoE ad-hoc bonus 2025-26 (OM dated 15.10.2026) · PIB: Cabinet approves 78 days’ PLB to railway employees (14.10.2026)
Last verified: 18 October 2026. Examples are our calculation; your pay office’s figure prevails.
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