GDS Employees ALL INDIA GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS UNION (AIGDSU) Central Head Quarters, Padam nagar, Delhi-110007. President: B.V.Rao. General Secretary: S.S.Mahadevaiah Ref. No. GDS/CHQ/ 48/4/2020 Date 07-10-2020 To, Shri P.K. Bisoi Ji, Secretary, Dept of Posts, New Delhi-110001 Sub: Introduction of a new Service discharge benefit scheme for the Gramin Dak Sevaks in the Department of Posts. Ref: your office No. 6-11/2009-PE II dated 1-09-2010. Sir, A kind reference is invited this unions letter of even no dated 01-08-2019 in which we had pointed out that those who did opt for NPS but were not found eligible for the pension scheme are to be paid amount of gratuity as well severance amount at the prescribed rate. But such persons even after years of their retirement are still looking for payment of the Gratuity and severance amount. While in some cases the payment of Gratuity has been ordered/ paid, the severance amount has not been paid to any of the retired GDS. We had requested that ins...

Problems faced by GDS BPMS while operating the RICT machines  Letter No. GDS/CHQ/84/5/2018 Dated:17.10.2018 To, Shri A.N Nanda jee, Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, New Delhi – 1 Sir, Sub:   Problems faced by GDS BPMS while operating the RICT machines-Reg The department of posts introduced RICT and DARPAN in Branch post offices. The GDS BPMs have to perform all kinds of transactions on RICT machine including B.O. Daily Account. Implementation of RICT must be after complete success of the scheme. Lots of problems are being faced by the staff, mainly because of network issues. At least in future all precautions should be taken before implementation of the said schemes. The GDS BPMs are facing following Problems. (i) Proper signals are not available during working hours. Due to network problem they are waiting for hours to open the device. (ii) The device went back to login for every two minutes. After completion of one transaction, the GDS B...

CHQ Letter to Department of Post about Vacancies ALL INDIA GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS UNION ( AIGDSU ) Ref:No.GDS/CHQ/79/1/2018 Date: 13.09.2018 To The Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, New Delhi-110001 Sir, Sub:  Payment of revised waves Oct the outsider/substitute GDS who are working in short-term vacancies of regular GDS posts. A kind reference is invited to the above mentioned subject where the substitute GDS are still drawing their TRCA in old scales. As per the recommendation of Sri.Nataraja Murthy committee orders were issued for payment of arrears to outsider/substitute GDS on revised TRCA, but up to this date nothing is heard so far. This issue was debated in our last All India Working Committee meeting held at Champawat, Uttrakhand. Hence it is requested to cause orders for payment of TRCA to the outsider/substitute GDS in the revised TRCA, including arrears w.e.f 1.01.2016. An early orders in this regard would be highly appreciated at this end. Thanking...

GDS ALL INDIA GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS UNION (AIGDSU) GDS/CHQ/1/5/2018 Dated 04-09-2018 To All Circles / Divisional/ Branch Secretaries of All India Postal Gramin Dak Sevaks Union, All India Office Bearers…. Dear Comrades, Hearty Greetings, We have scored some brownie points in implementation of Kamalesh Chandra GDS Committee though not to our satisfaction. For this achievement we had to wage a relentless struggle. You will agree that struggles requires and resources and we managed the affairs with our reserve fund. We are aware that the department has played tricks in manipulating and distorting the committee’s report to the detriment of the GDS employees. And we shall have to be ready for a given fight. We are on the course of another struggle. We have submitted our list of issues which require solution. The department has adopted such tactics which have deprived us of our legitimate amount of arrears as recommended by the Committee. The date of effect of the new pay ...

GDS ALL INDIA GRAMIN DAK SEVAK UNION (AIGDSU) ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION – GDS (AIPEU-GDS) NATIONAL  UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS(NUGDS) Dated: 31 July 2018 Today meeting held in Dak Bhawan at 11.00am Meeting conducted under the Chairmanship of DG (Posts), Member (P), DDG (Estt.), DDG (SR & Legal), ADG (Estt), ADG (GDS) and other officers of the department attended. Union Side: All three General Secretaries and other representatives, General Secretary, NAPE attended. Detailed discussion held between Administration and Union Representatives on the basis of JCA memorandum, major issues viz., date of implementation of new scales, payment of arrears, gratuity, financial upgradation, leave etc., Department categorically replied that in case of financial implication issues like date of implementation of new scales, arrears formula as already cleared by Cabinet and it can not be reopened. Regarding all other issues viz., Leave, Children Education Allowance, GIS, Trans...

GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS Demands the Government immediately implement the pro employee recommendations of Kamalesh Chandra Committee Report Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) congratulates the nearly three lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) of the Postal Department for the magnificent united all India Strike. All the four GDS Unions (AIPEU-GDS, AIGDSU, NUGDS & BPEDU) are on an indefinite strike from 22 May 2018. All the postal employees’ unions have supported the strike. As per reports the strike is total and 1,29,500 Branch Post Offices remained closed. More than 60% of the employees of the Postal Department are GDS and more than 80% of the Post Offices are GDS Branch Post Offices. Major revenue of the department comes from GDS. They are not treated as Postal employees and were paid a pittance. The Gramin Dak Sevaks have a great legacy of struggles and whatever facilities they are enjoying at present is the result of their bitter struggles along with the postal employees. This strike was fo...

AIGDSU - Speedy implementation of GDS Committee recommendations and related matters reg ALL INDIA GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS UNION (AIGDSU) (Central Head Quarter) First Floor, Post Office Building, Padamnagar, Delhi 110007 President: M. Rajangam General Secretary S.S. Mahadevaiah No.GDS Committee/Agit/2018 Date: 19.04.2018 To: The Secretary, Department of Posts, Dak Bhavan, New Delhi-110001. Respected Sir, Sub: Speedy implementation of GDS Committee recommendations and related matters reg. In spite of our countrywide requests, memorials, protest meetings/Demonstrations and Strikes there is unreasonable delay in consideration and implementation of the GDS Committee recommendations. The level of tolerance has already crossed it limits. This time we have accepted OFFICERS Committee with open mind but still discriminative attitude is seen towards this low paid and neglected/exploited lot. The Gramin Dak Sevaks role in future INDIA POST especially in Banking is more significant and we are also care...