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Sl. No.
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Issue
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Action taken / Government’s view
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1
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Demand for regularization as Government servant.
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Gramin Dak Sevaks, about 2,65,000 in number are a
distinct category of employees, who do not form part of the regular civil
service. They are governed by a separate set of conduct and engagement
rules. They are engaged for 3 to 5 hours in a day. Their livelihood
is not solely dependent on the allowances paid by the Postal
Department. They are mandatorily required to possess independent
sources of income for adequate means of livelihood. They are discharged on
attaining the age of 65 years and while in employment are required to have
residence mandatorily within the post village/delivery jurisdiction of the
post office.
The Hon’ble Supreme Court in the matter of
Superintendent of Post Offices vs. PK Rajamma (1977)(3) SCC has also held
that the Extra Departmental Agents [now called Gramin Dak Sevaks] are holders
of the civil post outside the regular civil service.
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2
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Demand for restoration of parity in bonus ceiling
with departmental employees
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Bonus ceiling stands
revised at par with departmental employees vide DG Posts letter No.
26-04/2013-PAP dated 04.10.2013.
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3
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Demand for cent percent compassionate engagement
to GDS posts from dependents of Gramin Dak Sevaks dying while in employment
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Compassionate engagement is allowed in only hard
and deserving cases. The term, ‘hard and deserving cases,’ is defined as
cases earning more than 50 points designed from a point based criteria based
on indigence. There is no justification to allow compassionate engagement in
cent percent cases in cases of death of Gramin Dak Sevaks irrespective of
indigence.
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4
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Request to ban direct recruitment to
Multi-Tasking Staff (MTS)/Postman posts and filling up of 25% posts of
MTS/Postman based on seniority by GDS employees.
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Statutory Recruitment Rules for MTS provide for
direct recruitment/absorption directly to MTS against 25% of the direct
recruitment vacancies on the basis of selection cum seniority & another
25% by direct recruitment on the basis of competitive examination restricted
to GDS. Statutory Recruitment Rules for Postman provide for direct
recruitment from amongst GDS to the extent of 50% of the vacancies on the
basis of limited departmental examination.
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5
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Request for filling up of all vacant posts in all
categories of GDS in Postal and RMS.
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Instructions have been issued
to all Circles to fill up all vacant posts of GDS Branch Postmaster and
justified posts of all other approved categories.
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6
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Request for extending one more option to GDS for
enrolment under the service Discharge benefit Scheme (SDBS) and allowing GDS
to make contribution to the Scheme
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Existing GDS have
already been provided one more and last option for their enrolment under the
Scheme before 31.01.2014. GDS beneficiaries have also been allowed to
contribute towards the scheme at the rate of Rs. 200 per month per GDS
effective from October, 2013.
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7
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Request for merger of 50% DA to the remuneration
of GDS.
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This is based on the similar demand made by
Central Government Employees. The Government has not taken any decision on
the issue for the Central Government employees either.
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8
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Demand for inclusion of Gramin Dak Sevaks within
the purview of the 7th Central Pay Commission.
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The Government has successively constituted
Committees for revision of the wage structure and other service conditions of
GDS from time to time after each Central Pay Commission. The last such
Committee was constituted by the Department in the year 2007 named Shri RS
Nataraja Murti Committee. The latest request for their inclusion in the
7th CPC stands referred to the Ministry of Finance,
Department of Expenditure.
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