ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES UNION GDS (NFPE)
CHQ: Dada Ghosh Bhawan,
2151/1, New Patel Road, New Delhi – 110 008
ALL GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
The
One-man Committee on GDS headed by Retired Postal Services Board Member Shri
Kamalesh Chandra has called for the suggestions / opinions / memorandum from
all the stake holders, especially Gramin Dak Sevaks.
The following is the model memorandum prepared
by AIPEU GDS (NFPE). Please send it to the Chairman, GDS Committee by e-mail
and also by Speed Post
e-mail ID : gds.committee@gmail.com
(P. Pandurangarao)
General Secretary
AIPEU GDS (NFPE)
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF POSTAL
EMPLOYEES
(Central Head Quarters)
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES
UNION GROUP – C (CHQ)
ALL INDIA POSTAL EMPLOYEES
UNION POSTMEN&MTS(CHQ)
New Delhi – 110 001
To,
All
Divisional/Branch Secretaries, P3, P4
Circle
Secretaries, P3, P4
CHQ
Office bearers, P3, P4
Mahila
Committee Members, P3, P4
ATTENTION OF ALL CIRCLE SECRETARIES/DIVISONAL/BRANCH
SECRETARIES, P3 & P4
Please
conduct an effective campaign among GDS through SPMs and Postmen Comrades and
make them to send the copy of the enclosed memorandum to the Chairman, GDS
Committee and a copy to GDS (CHQ).
R. N. Parashar
Secretary General, NFPE
&
General Secretary
AIPEU Group ‘C’ (CHQ)
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R. Seethalakshmi
General Secretary
AIPEU Postmen & MTS
(CHQ)
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MODEL COPY OF THE MEMORANDUM
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To
Shri Kamlesh
Chandra
Chairman,
Gramin Dak
Sevak Committee
Ministry of
Communication & IT
Government of
India
Malcha Marg
Post office Building
New Delhi –
110021
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Sub:
- Memorandum on GDS issues
With due respects and regards, we submit the
following for your kind consideration and favourable recommendations to the
Govt.
1. Departmentalization of GDS by
declaring them as Civil Servants and grant all benefits of regular employees
on pro rata basis.
2. Change the nomenclature of
GDS as “Gramin Dak Karmachari” or “Rural Postal Employees”
3. Considering the need and
requirement of Rural Post Offices after modernization viz., Core Banking
Solutions (CBS), Core Insurance Solution (CIS) and introduction of handheld
computers at BOs and additional responsibilities, the working hours of all BOs
may be extended to 8 hours and all GDS may be granted full time Civil Servant
status. There should no combination of duties. The illegal condition that GDS
shall not on duty for more than five hours should be removed.
4. Minimum five hour wages
should be paid even if the work load is less than 5 hours and if work load is
more than five hours wages for full time (8hours) should be paid. Nomenclature
of TRCA should be changed and it should be called as ‘Pay’. There should not be
any reduction in wages under any circumstances.
5. The Branch Postmaster shall
be paid at the pro rata wages of Postal Assistants; GDSMD/GDSSV shall be paid
equal to Postmen; and all other categories with the comparison of MTS. GDS
shall be appointed and not engaged and the word ‘engagement’ shall be deleted
in the existing rules.
6. Time bound promotion (ACP) to
higher pay scale on completion of 10 years, 20 years and 30 years may be
granted to GDS. Point to Point fixation is requested for senior GDS. The pay
shall be fixed to the seniors in the revised pay based on the number of years
of service rendered to that extent by granting notional annual increments. The
percentage of annual increment shall be at par with regular employees to whom
the comparison is being made. The nomenclature of increment shall be introduced
in the place of ‘future entitlement’.
7. The GDS may be considered for
grant of HRA, Transport Allowance, Split duty Allowance on pro rata basis at
par with regular departmental employees whom we are comparing for wage
fixation. The rent of the building in which BO is housed may be paid by the
department.
8. TA/DA may be granted to GDS
if ordered in the interest of service and all other Allowance like Boat
Allowance, SDA, may be extended to GDS.
9. The GDS shall be covered with
the Children Education Allowance and hostel subsidy at par with regular
employees.
10. The GDS shall be covered
under the CS (MA) Rules or a new set of rules equal to that which provide full
reimbursement of medical expenses to the GDS and their families.
11. The GDS may be granted leave
on the following norms.
(i) E.L – One Day for each
completed calendar month with accumulation.
(ii) HPL – 20 days per year, with
accumulation facility.
(iii) Commuted leave may be
introduced.(iii) Maternity leave – 180 days at
par with regular employees with full pay & allowances. Pay shall be made
from salary head and not from the welfare fund of GDS.
(v) Child care leave shall be
granted at par with regular employees.
(vi)Special Disability Leave – As
applicable to regular employees.
12. Notwithstanding our claim of
introduction of pension scheme at par with regular employees prior to
01-01-2004, we request to modify the S.D.B.S scheme to the extent of 10%
recovery from the officials; 20% from the department. Ex-gratia gratuity shall
be granted on completion 10 years service. Family pension shall also be
introduced.
13. All vacancies in the
departmental posts viz. MTS, Postmen, shall be filled only by GDS and there
shall be no other open market direct recruitment. In respect of PA cadre, the
GDS possessing Qualifications and computer knowledge shall be permitted to
write the competitive exam along with postman & MTS for the Departmental
Quota vacancies.
14. The GDS Conduct &
Engagement rules 2011 shall be scrapped and CCS (Conduct) Rules 1964 may be
made applicable to GDS also. It shall be covered under Article 309 of the Union
Constitution.
15. 50% of the past services of
GDS shall be counted as regular service on promotion for pensionary benefits
including gratuity.
16. GDS shall also be covered
under LTC Scheme to have recreation in life.
17. GDS may be provided with
uniforms and also grant of Washing Allowance.
18. All advances like festival,
medical, LTC, Tour TA, scooter, HBA, Motor Cycle Advance shall be extended to
the GDS. All incentives, honorariums shall be introduced for the excess work
performed by GDS.
19. Furnishing of security band
shall be dropped. Similarly the residential condition may also be dropped in
the recruitment rules.
20. Transfer facilities may
further be liberalized; there shall be no loss of service or pay on transfer.
Identity cards to GDSs are a must and that shall be supplied to GDS free of
cost of the Department.
21. Compassionate appointment may
be granted to the dependents of deceased GDS, removing the existing conditions.
22. GDS may be granted all Trade
Union rights at par with regular employees.
23. The amount payable under
Group Insurance Scheme may be enhanced to five lakhs.
24. The 50 years age limit for
appearing for departmental examination may be removed.
25. One point may be granted for
Rs.4000- of cash handling in BOs.
We submit that these poor and down trodden 2.76
lakhs of Gramin Dak Sevaks should not be neglected and shall be extended with
all benefits applicable to departmental employees. As Justice Talwar Quoted
that ‘the weak and downtrodden need protection’. We hope that the respected
Chairman, GDS Committee will look in to the prayers made by the All India
Postal employees Union GDS (NFPE) also we made in the pre paras and render
justice to this down-trodden section of the Postal employees.
With profound regards,
Yours sincerely,
Place: -
Date:-
(Name of the GDS with
Designation