Date : 23.7.2016
Recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-598
ANSWERED ON-22.07.2016
Recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks
598 . Shri Sanjiv Kumar

(a) the total number of Gramin Dak Sevaks proposed to be recruited in Jharkhand and in the country during the financial year 2016-17;

(b) the action being taken against agents who are allegedly collecting large sums of money from people with the promise of facilitating appointments as Gramin Dak Sevaks in Jharkhand; and

(c) the steps being taken to ensure a transparent and non-discretionary system of recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks


STER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

information is attached as “Annexure-I”. However, 391 Gramin Dak Sevaks are proposed to be recruited in Jharkhand, and 31361 Gramin Dak Sevaks, in total, in the country during Financial Year 2016-2017.

b) As per the information received from office of Chief Postmaster General, Jharkhand Circle, Ranchi; “No such case has come to notice”.

c) Selection process is done through open notification duly following the provisions of Recruitment Rules for Gramin Dak Sevaks issued by the Directorate from time to time to ensure transparency and non-discretion in the process of recruitment of GDS.

Annexure – 1

1 Andhra Pradesh 1472
1a Telengana 805
2 Assam 348
3 Bihar 1266
4 Chhatisgarh 1380
5 Delhi 237
6 Gujarat 3915
7 Haryana 385
8 Himachal Pradesh 496
9 Jammu & Kashmir 218
10 Jharkhand 391
11 Karnataka 1173
12 Kerala 473
13 Madhya Pradesh 1932
14 Maharashtra 2126
15 North East 381
16 Odisha 1433
17 Punjab 472
18 Rajasthan 958
19 Tamilnadu 1155
20 Uttar Pradesh 3991
21 Uttrakhand 681
22 West Bengal 5673
Total :- 31361

Source-Rajya sabha