GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.598
TO BE ANSWERED ON 22ND JULY, 2016
RECRUITMENT
OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS
598. SHRI SANJIV
KUMAR:
Will
the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:
(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?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) Circle-wise requisite 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.
Contd…2/-
-2-
Annexure
- 1
|
S. No.
|
Circle
|
No. of GDSs proposed to be recruited during
F.Y. 2016-17
|
|
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
|
|
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