Government revamps jobs on compassionate ground for Gramin
Dak Sevaks Dependents of GDS to get benefit within 3 months
Department of Posts has revamped the
existing compassionate engagement scheme offered to the dependent family
members of Gramin Dak Sevak. A GDS who dies in harness, the dependents of such
GDS will benefit from a liberalized and time bound procedure for engagement on
compassionate grounds. Henceforth, any death of a Gramin Dak Sevak while on
engagement would be compensated by a compassionate engagement to a dependent
family member irrespective of the circumstances or indigence. Upper age limit
of the applicant could also be relaxed wherever found to be necessary. Thus the
new scheme of compassionate engagement will provide greater relief to the
members of the family of the deceased GDS who belong to weaker and poorer
sections of the society and are thrown into penury and hardship.
The ambit of dependent family member
has also been expanded to include:
• Married son living with parents and
dependent for livelihood on the GDS on the date of death of the GDS
• Divorced daughter wholly dependent
on the GDS at the time of death of the GDS
• Daughter in law of the deceased GDS
who is wholly dependent on the GDS, if the only son of the GDS is pre deceased.
This expansion of definition of
family members aims to bring greater relief to women in our society who are
subjected to difficult circumstances in the unfortunate event of demise of
their spouse/parent.
The present system of relative merit
points to ascertain the degree of indigence has been dispensed with. Keeping in
view the unique and distinct service conditions, socio economic aspects and to
relieve the family from financial destitution, the time consuming process of
consideration by Circle Relaxation Committee has been done away with.
Henceforth, a request received for compassionate engagement would be considered
and decided within three months from the date of receipt of the
application.
Further to ensure least
displacement, it has been decided that to the extent possible, compassionate
engagement would be offered to the dependent of the deceased GDS, to a GDS post
near the place where the family of the deceased normally resides.
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