EXISTING WELFARE SCHEMES INTRODUCED FOR GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS
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Maternity Grant
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Women
GDS are provided Maternity Grant for each child up to the birth of
maximum of two children limited to maximum of two confinements resulting
into birth of first two children only during the entire engagement
period of a Woman GDS equivalent to three months TRCA with DA. Women
GDS’s like Mail Deliverer and Mail Carrier have also been prescribed to
be considered for lighter duties wherever possible during the pre and
post confinement period.
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Maternity Leave
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Women
GDS have also been provided to be granted maternity leave not exceeding
six months covering the pre and post confinement period.
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Extra Departmental Group Insurance Scheme
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Gramin
Dak Sevaks are provided with insurance coverage of Rs. 50000/- under
the Group Insurance Scheme available to them on death.
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Service Discharge Benefit Scheme
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A
Service Discharge Benefit Scheme has been introduced by the Government
for the benefit of Gramin Dak Sevaks working in the Department of Posts
on monthly contribution basis (from Department’s side only @ Rs.
200/-pm) devised on the basis of New Pension Scheme (NPS)-Lite scheme
launched by the Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority
(PFRDA). This
Scheme has been offered in lieu of the existing Severance Amount Scheme
on an optional basis for the existing Gramin Dak Sevaks while it is
mandatory for the new Gramin Dak Sevaks entering into service with
effect from 01.01.2011.
The Scheme provides a certain percentage as lump sum at the time of
discharge plus mandatory investment of certain percentage in annuity
that would provide them monthly benefits in the shape of pension.
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Leave
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Gramin Dak Sevaks are allowed to be granted 20 days paid leave in a year without accumulation.
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Limited Transfer Facility
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Gramin
Dak Sevaks are provided with the facility of limited transfer in cases
of posting at a distant place on redeployment in the event of abolition
of the post, on being appointed on compassionate grounds and posted at
distant place, on marriage/remarriage of woman GDS, on suffering extreme
hardship due to a disease and for medical attention/treatment of self
on production of valid medical certificate from the medical officer of a
Government Hospital and on requirement of looking after the welfare of a
physically handicapped/mentally handicapped person/dependant requiring
to move to different places to give support to such dependant. Such
facility is provided for only one transfer during the entire career and
on rendering a minimum service of 3 years subject to fulfillment of
other conditions. Based on recommendation made by one man Committee, an
exception has been made for women Gramin Dak Sevaks, who availed the
transfer facility on the ground of extreme hardship due to a disease and
for medical attention/treatment before their marriage and now they can
avail the facility for a second time in the event of their
marriage/re-marriage.
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Assistance from Welfare Fund
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Following assistance from welfare fund are allowed to the Gramin Dak Sevaks:-
*Payable
from the Circle Welfare Fund, only in cases in which last rites of
deceased Postal Employee are performed by brothers or sisters or near
relatives in the absence of any other next of kin.
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Compassionate Engagement
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A
new transparent Scheme for engagement of dependents GDS on
compassionate grounds with merit points and procedure for selection has
been introduced allocating points for each attribute of indigence on a
100 Point Scale. Spouse [widows] has been allowed 15 grace points over
and over. Hard and deserving cases have been prescribed as cases over
and above 50 Points.
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Medical Facilities
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GDS
being a separate and distinct category, they are not covered by CS (MA)
Rules and they are also not extended the CGHS facility. Under the
existing provisions, they are allowed financial assistance to the extent
of Rs. 5000/-from Circle Welfare Fund provided such GDS must have put
in at least six years of service in the Department, treatment should
have been taken from Government hospital and produced medical
certificates and the illness is at least 2 months old. Regional/Circle
Heads have been conferred discretionary powers to sanction financial
assistance to the extent of Rs. 10000/- in each case. In rare and
exceptional circumstances, further financial assistance can also be
considered from Central Welfare Fund.
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Avenues for absorption on regular departmental posts
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GDS
being Extra Departmental, their absorption as departmental employee to
the cadre of MTS/Postman/PA is through direct recruitment under the
statutory recruitment rules. Under the statutory Recruitment Rules of
the cadre of MTS, GDS are considered for 25% vacancies against seniority
quota and further 25% vacancies through Limited Departmental
Examination (LDE). As per Recruitment Rules of Postman cadre, GDS are
considered against 50% vacancies through LDE. In addition, GDS can also
be considered for direct recruitment to the post of Postal Assistant
(PA) / Sorting Assistant (SA) against unfilled promotion quota vacancies
of PA/SA on the basis of examination subject to fulfillment of the
following conditions as on 01st January of the vacancy year:-
(i)
GDS should have obtained at least 50% marks in 10+2
standard or 12th class with English as a compulsory subject (excluding
vocational streams) and have put in a minimum service of 5 years
(ii) They should be within 30 years of age (35 years for SC/ST & 33 years for OBC)
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Authority: Annexure III to LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1402 DATED 6.03.2013
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