23 points Charter of demands submitted by Postal Joint Council of Action vide their letter dated 12.12.2018 – Postal Union STRIKE Item No. Demands Reply 1. Implement all positiverecommendations of Sri KamleshChandra Committee report and grantCivil ServantStatus to GDS. Approved recommendations of the Kamlesh Chandra Committee have been implemented vide orders dated 25-06-2018, 27-06-2018, 17-10-2018, 10-10-2018 1-1-12-2018. The Gramin Dak Sevaks work for a minimum of four hours and maximum five hours in a day. This work is part time in nature, as it is imperative for every GDS to have alternate means of  live hood. The Supreme Court has observed in his judgement dated 22-04-1977 in case titled UOI V/S P.K. Rajamma that the GDSs are holders of a civil post but outside the regular employees. Moreover, in a recent common order dated 17-11-2016 of Hon’ble CAT Pr. Bench Delhi in Oas no. 749/2015 35401/2015 & 613/2015. the Hon’ble CAT rejected the claim of GDS for parity with re...

LTC – DoPT Clarification: Air fare for Children Below the age of 5 years of non-entitled Govt Servant is not admissible No. 31011/3/2016-Estt.A-IV Government of India Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions Department of Personnel & Training Establishment A-IV Desk North Block New Delhi. Dated May 15 , 2018 OFFICE MEMORANDUM Subject: Admissibility of air fare for children below the age of 5 years of the Government servants non-entitled to travel by air on LTC – clarification reg. The undersigned is directed to invite reference to Department of Personnel Training’s O.M. No. 31011/2/2006-Estt.A dated 24.4.2006, 21.05.2007 and 03.12.2007 which stipulates that a non-entitled Goverment servant is allowed to travel by air while availing LTC provided that the reimbursement made in such cases is restricted to the train fare of entitled class. In this regard, it may be noted that while no fare is charged by Railways for a child below the age of 5 years travell...