No. 17-23/2010-GDS
Government of India
Ministry of Communications & IT
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
New Delhi-110001
Dated: 07 Oct 2010
Chief Postmaster General
Uttrakhand Circle
Dehradun-248001
MANNER OF COUNTING OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF EX-GRATIA GRATUITY AND SEVERANCE AMOUNT IN CASE OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS ENGAGED IN SEASONAL BRANCH POST OFFICES – CASE OF SHRI KAMAL SINGH EX-SEASONAL GDS BPM RUNG DRONAGIRI UNDER CHAMOLI DIVISION.
This has the reference to your letter No. WLF/4-2/Ch. I dated 16.09.2010 on the subject cited above.
2. Attention is invited to DG Instruction No. 1 below Rule 6 of the Gramin Dak Sevaks (Conduct and Employment) Rules, 2001; wherein the term 'Continuous Service' has been defined as "continuous service rendered in any capacity as an ED agent (GDS)" for the purpose of ex-gratia gratuity. Apart from this, Severance amount admissible on discharge is also based on continuous service rendered as Gramin Dak Sevak.
2. The issue of manner of counting of 'Continuous Service' for the above purposes in respect of Gramin Dak Sevaks in general engaged in seasonal branch post offices authorized to function only in the prescribed part/period every year has been considered in this Directorate and I am directed to clarify that within the meaning of this provision, "the period during which the GDS performed his duties and TRCA drawn against the post ignoring the spells of each year during which the branch post office was not allowed to function" is to be reckoned as continuous service for the purpose of arriving the amount payable under ex-gratia gratuity and severance amount in such case.
(Surender Kumar)
Assistant Director General (GDS)
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S.S.Mahadevaiah
General Secretary
All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union