Double Transport Allowance for Disabled Employees – DoE Clarification 2025 | India Post Orders

Issuing Authority:

• Ministry of Communications, Department of Posts (P.A.P Section), Government of India.
• Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure, Government of India.

Reference Numbers:

• File No. 12-01/2022-PAP (Dated: 15.04.2025).
• OM No. 21/1/2023-E.II(B) (Dated: 09.06.2023).

Subject: Clarification on payment of double Transport Allowance (TA) to persons with temporary disabilities (Case of Shri Shamsher, SA, HRO Ambala).

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2. Key Directives

• Eligibility:
• Double TA is payable to employees with temporary disabilities until the expiration of their disability certificate.
• Renewal/re-validation of the certificate is required for continued benefits.
• Conditions:
• Must fulfill criteria outlined in DoE’s OM dated 15.09.2022.
• Approval:
• DoE’s OM (12.06.2023) cites Ministry of Defence’s OM (07.03.2023) as reference.

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3. Action Required

• Haryana Circle: To process Shri Shamsher’s case and similar cases per DoE’s guidelines.
• India Post: Order to be uploaded on the official website by CEPT.

Copy To:

• All Chief Postmasters General, Postal Accounts, Army Postal Service, and training institutes (e.g., RAKNPA, PTCs).

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4. Contact Information

• DoE Under Secretary: Tel: 011-23095646.
• Ministry of Defence: Shri Sunil Kumar Adlakha, Room No. 319A, Sena Bhavan, New Delhi.
  
  
  
  
  
  
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