Dear Comrades,
The Government has
set up a one-man committee to examine the wage structure and
service conditions of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) in the Department of
Posts.
An
official press release said Mr. Kamlesh Chandra, retired Member of
Postal Services Board, would constitute the committee.
The committee
will be assisted by Mr. T.Q. Mohammad, a Senior Administrative Grade
Officer, who will act as Secretary to the GDS Committee.
The committee
will go into the service conditions of Gramin Dak Sevaks and suggest
changes as considered necessary.
Gramin Dak
Sevaks are extra-departmental agents recruited by the postal department to
serve in rural areas. They have been for a long time demanding pay and
facilities on par with regular employees of the department.
The terms of
reference of the committee will, inter-alia, include the following:-
a) To examine the
system of Branch Post Offices, engagement conditions and the
existing structure of wage and enrolments paid to the Gramin Dak
Sevaks and recommend necessary changes;
b) To review the
existing Services Discharge Benefits Scheme/other social security benefits for
the Gramin Dak Sevaks and suggest necessary changes;
c) To review the
existing facilities/welfare measures provided to the Gramin Dak Sevaks and
suggest necessary changes;
d) To examine and
suggest any changes in the method of engagement, minimum qualification for
engagement as Gramin Dak Sevaks and their conduct and disciplinary rules,
particularly keeping in view the proposed induction of technology in the
Rural Post Offices.
The Department
of Post has 2.6 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks, all of whom will come under the purview
of GDS Committee, the release added.
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