Reservation for EWSs in Direct Recruitment of GDS No.17-09/2019-GDS Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts (GDS Section) Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg New Delhi-110001 Dated- 26.02.2019 To All Chief Postmasters General / Postmasters General Chief General Manager, BD Directorate / Parcel Directorate / PLI Directorate Director, RAKNPA / GM, CEPT / Directors of All PTCs Addl. Director General, Army Postal Service, R.K.Puram, New Delhi All General Managers (Finance) /Directors Postal Accounts / DDAP Subject:- Reservation for Economically Weaker Sections (EWSs) in Direct Recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks. As per Directorate letter no. 19-11/97-ED & TRG Dated 27.11.1997, instructions were issued to all Circles for reservation for SC/ST/OBC in engagement of Gramin Dak Sevaks(GDS). Recently, DOPT OM no. 36039/1/2019-Estt(Res) dated 31st January 2019 has been circulated vide Directorate Memo No.3-1/2019-SCT dated 08.02.2019 regarding reservation for ...

Transfer Facility for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) No.17-31/2016-GDS Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts GDS Section Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001 Dated, 04.01.2019 Office Memorandum Sub:   Implementation of approved recommendations of Kamlesh Chandra Committee on Limited Transfer Facility for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) The undersigned is directed to refer to letters (i) No.19-10/2004 – GDS dated 17.07.2006, (ii) No. 19-10/2004-GDS (part) dated 21/22.07.2010, (iii) No. 19-10/2004-GDS (part) dated 19.03.2012 and No.19-10/2004-GDS (part) dated 10.04.2012 regarding Limited Transfer Facility or Gramin Dak Sevaks. 2. After taking into consideration the approved recommendation of Kamlesh Chandra Committee on Limited Transfer Facility and in supersession of all previous orders regarding transfer of Gramin Dak Sevaks. the Competent Authority has approved the following guidelines to regulate the Limited Tra...

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...

Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) effective from 01.07.2018 onwards No. 14-3/2016-PAP Government of India Ministry of Communication Department of Posts (Establishment Division)/P.A.P. Section Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi – 110 001. Dated 28 September, 2018 To, All Chief Postmasters General All G.Ms. (PAF)/Directors of Accounts (Postal). Subject:  Payment of Dearness Allowance to Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) effective from 01.07.2018 onwards – reg. Consequent upon grant of another installment of Dearness Allowance with effect from 1st July, 2018 to the Central Government Employees vide Government of India, Ministry of Finance, Department of Expenditure’s 0.M. No. 1/2/2018-E-II(B) dated 07.09.2018, duly endorsed vide this Department’s letters No. 8-1/2016-PAP dated 12.09.2018, the Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) have also become entitled to the payment of Dearness Allowances on basic TRCA Matrix at the same rates as applicable to Central Government Employee...

Observance of three phase countrywide agitational programme by GDS JCA ALL INDIA GRAMIN DAK SEVAK UNION (AIGDSU) ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION – GDS (AIPEU-GDS) NATIONAL UNION OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (NUGDS) No.GDS JCA/CHQ/6-3/ Programme /2018 Dt. 24-09-2018 To The Secretary, Department of posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi-1 Sub:-  Observance of three phase countrywide agitational programme by GDS JCA Sir, As you are aware non-implementation of positive and basic recommendations of Kamlesh Chandra committee on G.D.S Employees viz., implementation with effect from 01st of January 2016, gratuity Revision, SDBS/pension, 30 days paid leave, Enhancement of composite allowance, financial up gradation on completion of 12, 24 and 36 years of service etc. has generated resentment and discontentment among the G.D.S employees. It is pertinent to mention here that although discussions were held at Directorate, I am sorry to state that no progress is observed so far on any of the is...