It is much useful for common man. No doubt in it but how it is useful for GDS for their better livelihood who fullfil the needs of Rural India.
This is the high time to provide 8 hours duty to all GDS by removing engagement rules which were non statutory and unconstitutional.
Sale of Indian Postal Orders (IPOs) in Branch Post offices- reg.
National Unions P3,P4 & GDS Joint Circle Conference of Andhra Pradesh Circle : Reception Committee Circular.
Seeking clarification on payment of remuneration to the Casual Laboures /Contingent workers engaged in Post Offices - reg.
Joint Circle Conference of National Unions PE,P4 & NUGDS ,Andhra Pradesh Circle : Invitation.
Productivity Linked Bonus for the Accounting year 2Ol9-2O.
Inauguration of Joint Circle Conference Poster by our General Secretary,NAPE Gc Sri.Sivaji Vasireddy
Cabinet approves Productivity Linked Bonus and non-Productivity Linked Bonus for 2019-2020.
Institutional/Induction Training for direct recruit and promotee officials of Department of Posts.
GS NUPE PM & MTS Letter to Secretary on the above said subject is also published below.
SG FNPO Letter to Secretary, Department of Posts regarding Rule 3 transfers of Garmin Dak Sevaks.
We asked the DoP to remove the same level pay condition and provision of transfer on quarterly basis.
NAPE Gr C demands for officiating provision in Vacant PA/SA posts from eligible Postmen/MTS/GDS officials to overcome shortage of staff.
SG FNPO Letter to DG Posts : Issues related to GDS staff and BOs.
SG FNPO & National Union General Secretaries visit to Directorate.
B.Shivakumar, SG FNPO, Sivaji Vasireddy, GS NAPEc, N.K.Tyagi, GS NUR3, N.Mujawar GS NUPE PM&MTS and M.K Sharma GS NUR4 met Sri Vineet Pandey, DG Posts, Sri Charles Lobo, Member (O), DDG Tec&PMU, DDG P, DDG SR&Legal during the period from 12.10.20 to 14.10.20. The following is the out come and various letters submmitted on different issues are posted here for information.
1. IP results issue going to refer to EC for permission.
2. PSS GROUP B exam notification cancelled due court case on eligibility about RMS cadre.
3. Part-time contingent appointed prior 7.6.1988 is exempted from Employment Exchange formalities and those cases should be considered as ontime measure.
4. As the proposal for engaging GDS in Vacant PA/SA post has rejected due to technically we demanded to utilise Postmen/MTS services with the compensation of officiating pay.
5. Bonus file cleared by the Department and Finance/Cabinet approval is awaited.
6. Special leave for Covid patients/officials under isolation/Struck down at home due non availability of public transport. File is under active consideration.
7. Modification of GDS transfer policy quarterly instead yearly and lifting of restrictions on one level to another.
8. Filling up of all backlog vacant MTS/Postman vacancies with the present Recruitment Rule.
9. Network issue. Entire tech team is under that job for getting solution. PMU got finance approval for purchase of 4G dongles for all offices. At present 3000 they are going to supply and remaining very soon. Experimentally in TNF locations one for Karnataka, 2 for UP and one for Bihar supplied and report recived in sound about their function.
10. Enhancement of seater capacity 20 to 40 for Section-9, HB
11. Enhancement of Cash deposit/wdl limits of BPM, iPPB self Account drawal and non reflection of BO RD closure and RPLI maturity in BO accounts.
12. PM grade merger notional payfixation issue.
13. One time relaxation for HSG II and I
14. CRC appointment for the family member of GDS discharged from service on medical grounds.
15. Demanded for definete quota for GDS in PA examination.
16. Regarding merger of PSD/CSD we demanded for establishment review first before reducing strength. In case of Hyderabad we submitted a letter as example and also suggested to Keep all PSDs at circle HQRs.
Sivaji Vasireddy.
GS NAPE Gc
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On this National Postal Weak celebrations ,we Gramin Dak Sevaks make a appeal to Department of Posts & Government of India.
We request Department of Posts & Government of India to intervene for removal of Rule 3A(i) of GDS Conduct& Engagement Rules,2020 ( previously 2011) and providing 8 hours duty to all Gramin Dak Sevaks working in the Postal Department in c/w IPPB
It is well known to everybody that Postal Department is covering every village in the country. But it is a hidden fact that the Postal Department is achieving this through Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS), earlier called them as Extra Departmental employees, which covered 70% of its employees. Remaining 30% is enjoying all benefits of Central Government employees where as these GDS who are covering 86% of Post Offices through out the country with their postal services are engaged with uncertain works with uncertain time frame being paid for 4 to 5 hours though engaged from dawn to dusk at many places. Their engagement is neither compared with the rules regulated for Central Government employees nor with daily labour, though they are engaged continuously in the department in completion of 65 years of age. Really it is a shameful to note a regular employee edicted to this work for many decades is not even been paid that of a daily labour.
They are governed by an unlawful engagement rules framed by Department of Posts in 2011& 2020 which stipulates that they cannot work for more than 5 hours, though they are managing all the functions of a departmental post office and working more than 8 hours varying up to 10 -15 hours also. But putting the restriction their wages are restricted for 5 hours. This is very unconstitutional and against Natural Justice. *No Judicial authority will intervene if that rule is removed by the Department of Posts, by doing so never it will be termed as subjudice*.
They are not allowed to pay full time work of 8 hours with unscientific calculation of time factor and not allowed to bring them into main stream. Though they are spending their all energies to the Postal Department from their youth to death (after 65 years doing this job ,we cannot expect them to continue their life ).They are not offered with pension and its pensionary benefits, medical facilities and other service conditions such as Children Education Allowance, House Rent Allowance, House Building Allowance, loans etc. The leave given for 20 days in a year and Gratuity for Rs.1,50,000/- allowed is an eyesore in comparison with the benefits by the remaining 30% of postal staff who are doing the same work as if a Gramin Dak Sevak does.
But the Department is not in a position to justify the living wages on the traditional rule that the GDS employees are not permitted for engagement for more than 5 hours in a day. But the Department has no answer that the GDS employees long back exceeding 5 hours and they can not afford to take alternate livelihood. As per the Recruitment Rules the GDS employees were recruited from entire State and they have to establish their own office in the appointed village and serve the people with new technology and devices. But the residuary workload after 5 hours a limited incentive with a cap on the incentive is being paid. This is nothing but a bonded labour against the laws of the land.
The India Post Payments Bank was launched nation-wide on 1st September 2018 by Hon’ble Prime Minister of India Sri.Narendra Modi. On the day of the launch, IPPB consists 650 branches and 3,250 access points ( branch post offices ) spread across the country. Now the number of access points increased to 1.55 lakh, of which 1.30 lakh branches( branch post offices ) would be in rural areas and GDS are the end users for IPPB.
The bank would provide services such as current account, savings account, remittances, money transfer, direct benefit transfer, enterprise and merchant payment,MGNREGS payments, Jan Dhan Accounts, payment of taxes, gas subsidy, bio metric pension payments, welfare schemes of central and state Government, passport services etc. By performing all these schemes besides the regular POSB , insurance and mail services , the working hours of all GDS would increased beyond 8 hours. But Department of Posts announced a simple incentive structure for the work done by GDS in IPPB.
Recently, Reserve Bank of India issued Small Finance Bank licence to India Post Payment Bank which facilitate lending activities up to 50 lakhs.
RICT and DARPAN projects were rolled out in all the Branch Offices throughout the country. All the transactions were made by the GDS through hand held devices. In addition to our traditional work i.e, mail conveyance, mails delivery, Recurring Deposits, Savings Deposits , Term Deposits , Sukanya Accounts , Rural Postal Life Insurance , MGNREGS wage seeker payments , Aasara Pension payments and so many business development products , we have to work in the IPPB as a Agent. Now a days it not possible to complete our work with in the 5 hours. And it is also difficult for getting another source of income for better livelihood as it is mandatory rule in the 3A of GDS Conduct & Engagement Rules.
In view of all above,we 3 lakh GDS request the Department of Posts and Government of India to take necessary steps for removal of Rule 3 A(i) of GDS Conduct&Engagement Rules,2020 by discontinuing incentive structure and providing 8 hours duty to all Gramin Dak Sevaks (3 laks ) working in the Postal Department.
Ch.Laxmi Narayana.
Kamalesh Chandra Committee recommendations which were not accepted by the Department of Posts till date are as follows.
• Abolition of point system for assessment of workload of BPMs.
• Provision of MACP I , II , III for 12, 24 and 36 years.
• The ceiling of ex - gratia gratuity has been increased from Rs.60,000 to 5 lakhs.
• Contribution for SDBS should be enhanced maximum up to 10% and minimum up to 3% of the basic wage per month , where as DoP should contribute a fixed contribution of 3% of the basic wage of the GDS.
• Enhancement of GIS coverage to 5 lakhs.
• DoP Circle Welfare Fund contribution should be increased from Rs.100 to Rs.300
• The scope of the Circle Welfare Fund is extended to cover immediate family members such as spouse, sons, daughters and dependent daughter in law in the scheme.
• 10% hike in the limits of financial grants and assistance in the CWF.
• Leave accumulation and encashment facility upto 180 days.
• One week paternity leave.
• Age limit for GDS to MTS and Postman / Mail Guard is one year.
• Age limit for GDS to PA : 3 Years.
• Voluntary Discharge Scheme by providing compulsory engagement to the dependents of deceased GDS.
• The ex- gratia payment during put off period should be revised to 35% from 25%.
• Preffering transfer before put off duty
• The fixation in the pay matrix at Table 5.5 will be according to the TRCA slab as on the date of submission of the GDS Committee Report or any appropriate date which Department would like to fix based on consultations but not later than submission of Committee's report to avoid rush of proposal for increase in the TRCA slabs of BPM's.
• There will be no reduction from Level 2 to Level 1 in case the GDS Post Office fails to achieve the revenue norm.
• Retain the existing system of workload assessment for GDSs other than BPMs. The workload for new jobs added in the job frofiles of ABPMs and Dak Sevaks may be added.
• Allowing eligible GDS to work as officiating Postal Assistants.
• Transfer facility as recommended by the Kamalesh Chandra Committee.
• Provision of ESI & EPF facilities.
Ch.laxmi narayana
Seeking Feedback/comments on provisional answer keys in respect of Competitive Examination for recruitment to the cadre of MTS from eligible GDS for the vacancy year 2019(01.01.2019to31.12.2019)&2020(01.01.2020to31.12.2020) held on11.10.2020.
Clarification on "date of commencement of risk " for PLI/RPLI proposals : Directorate of PLI
Late K. Ramamurthy the founder of the National Unions movement in the P&T department. He served the Trade Union movement in various capacities till his death on 05-10-1995, his vision, his objectives and his ideologies on functioning of the National Unions are being carried out by thousands of his followers.
Remembering our Beloved Leader…!!!!!! On his 25th Death Anniversary. KR Amarrahe 💐💐.
Sivaji Vasireddy,
GS NAPEc
