Grade pay & baisic pay for gratuity

Balaganesan Panchanathan (3 Points)

21 February 2023  

hai all,  in my organisation, in salary payment, grade pay is also paid as per pay scale (Grade pay+pay+DA+HRA+OA). Should we add this grade pay amount while calculating basic pay for gratuity workings. Because for calculating DA & HRA basic pay is arrived by adding Grade pay and Pay. Request to clear my doubt.