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ALL INDIA
GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS UNION (AIGDSU)
(Central
Head Quarter)
First
Floor, Post Office Building, Padamnagar, Delhi 110007
President: M.
Rajangam
General Secretary: S.S.
Mahadevaiah
No. GDS/CHQ/68/2/2014
Dated: 11.05.2015
To
The Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, Sansad Marg,
NEW DELHI- 110 001
Sub:- Request
for implementing the Agreement of Feb-14
reached
between AIDGSU and the Secretary, Department of Posts
–reg.,
Ref:- Directorate’s
Letter No.17-13/2013-GDS(Pt.) dated at
New Delhi
the
20 April, 2015.
Respected Madam,
Our union is in receipt of the Directorate’s Letter
cited under reference above, where in it is intimated that the Department of
Expenditure (Ministry of Finance) has rejected even the Second request of our
Directorate for Re-consideration of ‘Inclusion of GDS in 7th CPC’
and it is also intimated to our union that the process of ‘Terms of References’
is also under preparation by the Directorate for the proposed Committee for
Grameen Dak Sevaks of our Department. In this connection, our union would like
to convey the Directorate that:
1. Our union which preferred several representations
and conducted for a 4 day strike in Feb’14 for getting the GDS included in the
7th CPC, reached with an agreement with the Directorate in Feb’14
itself ‘for consideration Constitution
of a Judicial Committee by the Department of Posts’ in the event of the recommendation of the Directorate for
inclusion of 2.63 Lakh GDS’s legitimate
demand for inclusion in 7th CPC is rejected by the Ministry of
Finance, Department of Expenditure.
2. Now, in the light of the above cited Directorate’s
letter the GDS in general, Our union in particular which conducted struggles for achieving the
legitimate demand expresses our deep-dissatisfaction over the decision of the
Department of Expenditure which pained the entire GDS fraternity.
3. In this connection, it is not out of place to
mention that Our union even compelled to conduct a Nation-wide strike also from
10-3-’15 to 20-03-’15 in which majority of the GDS participated for getting a ‘Judicial Committee appointed’
by the Department of Posts as per the agreement reached in Feb’14 along with other
crucial demands as the First Recommendation of the Directorate to Ministry of
Finance, Department of Expenditure for inclusion of GDS into 7th CPC
is not materialized. But, the Second recommendation of the Directorate also
denied.
The Department of Posts again decided to refer
third time the GDS inclusion in 7th CPC to the Department of
expenditure on the request of postal JCA. We vehemently felt that the postal
JCA is not the competent to discuss and decide the GDS problems as per the
directorate letter no. 16-09/2014-SR dated 5th March, 2014.
It is naked fact that the postal JCA intentionally
wanted to make delay for appointing judicial Committee for GDS. The Govt.
Appointed 7th CPC for Departmental employees in Feb, 2015. But GDS
issue has not been finalized till date either inclusion in 7th CPC
or appointment of Judicial Committee.
There is a frustration among the GDS regarding this issue. We are
requesting the Dept. to settle the matter i.e. inclusion in 7th CPC
early with sincere efforts. Otherwise appoint judicial Committee for GDS as per
the agreement between this union and the Department. We have already submitted
our views and suggestions regarding judicial committee even no on
24.04.2015.
Dear Madam,
It is a known fact the
GDS across the country are striving hard in taking forward all the Small
Savings as well as Business Development Activities besides their noble service
of NREGS, SSP Payments etc., due to which the Department as well as the Union
Government is getting name and fame. Yet, the just demand of ‘Recognizing them
as Civil Servants remained un-addressed by the concerned despite their noble
service. It is also an Established Fact that in the changed Scenario, more and
more highly Educated Candidates are being recruited as GDS, thus increasing the
skill of the work nature in all spheres.
It is also a naked fact that the Last ‘Officer’s Committee of
Sri.Natarajamurty could not address the GDS long pending problems as well as
their service conditions with judicial view which necessitated the Department
for appointing a subsequent ‘Officer’s Committee’. Yet, the GDS who are
considered as Back Bone for Department’s survival could not get any legitimate
justice. Hence, annoyed by the adverse
recommendations of the said ‘Officer’s Committee ‘the frustrated GDS resorted
to conduct so many agitational programmes for getting their due justice.
Our union also would like to bring to the notice of the administration
that during the strike from 10-3-’15 to 20-3-’15 several Individuals
Dignitaries, Ministries supported the cause of the GDS for their legitimate
demand of a ‘Judicial Committee’.
Hence, while expressing our sincere thanks to the Directorate for it’s
efforts in getting the GDS included in 7th CPC, our
union trusts that the Directorate will uphold the values of Democratic
system of our country and honour the ‘Agreement Reached in Feb’14’ for
considering of ‘Appointment of a Judicial Committee’ and now cause
immediate justice to the entire GDS fraternity by implementing the said ‘Agreement’
in it’s true letter and spirit for which our union will always be grateful and thankful to you, Madam.
In this connection, Our union once again cordially requests the
Directorate for taking into consideration our views also before referring any
terms of references to the proposed ‘Judicial Committee’ for which our union will
be ever grateful to you, Madam.
With regards
Yours
faithfully,
(S.S. Mahadeviah)
General
Secretary