Resolution of 9th All India Conference held at Siddagangamatt, Ketasandra, Thumukur Division,Karnataka Circle - Reg. on Problem of GDS.
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23697701
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
Letter
No. GDS/CHQ/1/8/2016 Dated: 26/09/2016
To
The
Secretary,
Department
of Posts,
Dak
Bhavan New Delhi - 110 001.
Sir,
Sub.: Resolution
on Problems Reg.
Provision of special amenities to the Gramin Dak Sevak working in odd
situations in hilly areas.
A
resolution adapted by the 9th All India Conference of the All India Gramin Dak
Sevaks Union held at the historic place
Siddagangamatt, Ketasandra, Thumukur
Division, Karnataka Circle from 17th to 19th September, 2016.on the
above subject is forwarded herewith.
You are requested kindly to consider the
views put forth in the resolution and cause to issue necessary orders
accordingly.
With high regards,
Yours faithfully
(SS Mahadevaiah)
Gen. Secretary.
Resolutions on Provision of special amenities to
the Gramin Dak Sevak working in odd situations in hilly areas:-
I) Uttarakhand Allowance:- In 1966, the then communication Minister and
the Director General of post and Telecom department have taken personal initiative and an amount of Rs. Forty(40/-)
per year was granted considering the need for purchase of warm clothes and
shoes in view of the prevailing climatic condition. The GDS working in Uttarakhand, Pitoragarh,
Almora, Tehri Ghadwal and Chamoli are the places where the allowance is
granted. Even after a lapse of 43 years,
since 1966, the allowance is not revised and the hardship of the GDS is
inexplicable. An amount equivalent to the actual price of the clothes and shoes
was geanted, at that time when the consolidated allowance of ED Agents varied
from Rs.25/- to Rs.35/- per month was paid. This allowance was paid in
September in the case of ED Agents who worked regularly for six months from
March onwards. No other type of compensatory allowance is being paid to ED
Agents working in other parts of the country.
Gramin Dak Sevaks, like the whole-time
departmental employees, are also subject to the vagaries of nature and are
subject to similar hardships. If the whole-time employees, who continue to stay
in such a place for years, are entitled to remote locality, hill compensatory,
border allowance, etc. there is no reason to deny such compensatory allowance
to ED Agents on the ground that they are locals. This Committee, therefore,
recommends that the ED Agents should be granted the various types of
compensatory allowances subject to the same conditions as are applicable to the
whole-time employees. However, in that event, the Uttarakhand Allowance will
have to be discontinued. In this regard we urge the administration to grant the
Uttarakhand allowances at least Rs.10000/- per year which will be commensurate
with the rate of present allowances.
II) The 9th All India conference in session at the
historic place Sri
Uddaneshwara Samudaya Bhavana, Sri Siddaganga math, Kyathasandra, Tumakuru, Dn.
Karnataka Keeping in view the geographical and climatic
condition of the country, the G.D.S. are working in a pitiable condition as
compare to other employees of Govt. of India and they face much difficulties on
account of odd climatic and geographical condition remoteness of areas,
dangerous hilly routes of traveling, snow falls, land slides etc. A brief
description of hardships faced by the employees is submitted as under and the
proposals for redressal of the grievances are also noted against each.
Remoteness of areas:
Most of the hilly areas are not so easy of access. These areas are generally
spread over in remote corners of hills and high mountains much far away from
Rail or Bus heads. The employees have to travel on foot. The essential commodities
are rarely available and at a very high cost. No basic facilities are available
there. The Departmental employees are compensated in the form of remote
locality allowance/Border area allowance/Difficult area allowance, backward
area allowance. But the E.D. employees (G.D.S) are deprived from the same. A
provision of such risk allowance should also be made to the Gramin Dak Sevaks
e.g. in places like J&K, Uttarakhand, North East, Sikkim etc.
III) SPECIAL DUTY ALLOWANCE:- The 9th All India conference in session at the historic place Sri Uddaneshwara
Samudaya Bhavana, Sri Siddaganga math, Kyathasandra, Tumakuru, Dn. Karnataka discussed at length
various burning issues concerning GDS in N.E. Region unanimously resolves that
the recommendations of Sixth CPC, "Department of Expenditure" issued
orders in OM No. 11(5)2008-E.II(B) dated 29-08`-2008, regulating various
allowances to the civilian employees posted in the States and Union Territories
of North Eastern Region. The most
important factor for the consideration of the Committee was the risk and
dangers involved in discharging functions and duties of the Civil servants in
the said regions due to the prevailing insurgency. Various facilities, concessions, and
allowances were extended to the employees posted in the North East Region by
virtue of the above cited order, one among them being the special duty
allowance at the rate of 12.5 % of basic pay. Thereafter the Special Duty
allowance was paid to the employees
working in the region in the
same atmosphere such risks and dengers at par with regular employees. Therefore, the same Allowance or a similar
may be extended to Postal Gramin Dak Sevaks also who are working in the region.
IV) Grant of Naxalist
Threat Area Allowance: According to
O.M. No. 2003/5/90-E.II (B) dated 27-01-93 of Ministry of Finance, the
compensatory allowance shall be paid to Central Government employees during
which he serves the tribal areas and the orders shall remain in operation up to
the date of withdrawal of such allowance by the State Government. Accordingly the allowance was in operation
till 31-03-2002 and the postal officials were paid with Tribal Area Allowance.
After
31-03-2002, the State Governments like Maharashtra discontinued the payment of
Tribal Area Allowance to their employees working in Chandrapur and Gadchiroli
districts and granted Naxalist Threat Area Allowance at the rate of 15% of the
basic pay subject to a maximum of Rs. 1500/- per month.
The same
allowance has not been paid to the postal officials who are working in these
and inaccessible forests and facing the horrified problems as in the case of
State Government employees. The same is the position in respect of Andhra
Circle, Jharkhand, Orissa,Chattisgharh, W.B. Circle and Karnataka the threat is
visible.
V. Regarding Allowances:-
(i) Payment
of Rs. 100/- as OMA is inadequate in these days of spiraling cost of living.
Payment of Electricity charges should also be taken note of. Hence Rs. 100/- be
enhanced to Rs. 2000/- P.m.
(ii) Ceiling
fixed for cash conveyance at the rate of Rs. 50/- should be removed. We cannot
predict as to when and how many days the surplus cash will have to be conveyed
in a month. Hence the ceiling should be removed. On the other hand it may be
fixed at the rate of Rs. 250/- for each occasion. i.e., Five times of the old
rate formula without any ceiling.
.
(iii) As regards combination of duties no
combined duties are to be attached if the incumbent is having 5 hrs work load.
By the addition of Delivery or mail conveyance work etc, the total work load
would become more than 5hrs say about 7 hrs which would justify for
regularization of the post. So we must demand for the up gradation of the post
as Group 'D' or postman as the case may be.
(iv) Compensation of Rs. 12/- per day for detention
of mails is totally inadequate. Based on the hourly rate of TRCA fixed for the
GDS a minimum of Rs.100/- should be paid per hour of detention. Considering the
above facts our demands should be as follows.
(V) Revise
Boot allowance Rs 30/- to Rs- 600/-
VI. FLOOD ADVANCES;
The Postal employees, especially the G.D.S. employees are spread over interior
parts of the country side. Those in flood affected areas have lost everything,
like other people. These Postal employees require help from the department of
Posts. The states Government are trying to rush help to the affected people but
these measure are proving to be too limited and too short to mitigate the
misfortune. The Postal department, therefore, has to rush immediate help to its
employees - help of immediate use and help for reconstruction of the property
damaged by the floods.
Now the
department is giving Rs.600/- for the employees affected by the flood. We urge the dept. to raise the same to
Rs.250000/ {Twenty Five thousand only}. This would help them for immediate
rehabilitation.
. Grant of advance to
House Building for Gramin Dak Sevaks who lost their houses due to Natural
Calamities like tsunami super cyclone and Earthquakes:-It was brought to your
kind notice that the grant of House Building advance to those Gramin Dak Sevaks
who lost their houses due to Natural Calamities like tsunami, super cyclone and
Earthquakes in the country .The affected Gramin Dak Sevaks are working rural
and remote area and they are economically very Poor, Exploited and downtrodden
section employees in Department of Posts. Gramin Dak Sevaks in this conditions
when Natural Calamities take place, Deportment cannot deny or ignore the
possible helps from department to their Employees. The following necessary
steps are required to be taken.
Department
could grant of HBA loans to Gramin Dak Sevaks without making any descrimination
between departmental employees and Gramin Dak Sevaks.Deportment should issue
salary certificates to Gramin Dak Sevaks if necessary to those applying for
Housing loan.
Granting
Certificates by the DDO to the GDS staff for taking loan from Nationalised
Banks and Co-operative Banks. The Nationalised Banks and Central Co-operative
Banks are interested to grant loans to the GDS staff provided necessary salary
certificates for the GDS staff where as the DDOs have declined to grant such
certificates in absence of specific rules of the Department despite the fact
that the GDS staff are in the crying need of such loan for Marriage, and
Educational purposes of their children
construction of small portions etc on the basis of their service security. As
the GDS staffs have repaying capacity of loan from their wages as well as
retirement benefits, the DDO can grant necessary certificates to the Banks.
Sd/-
President
AIGDSU
Tele-Fax:
23697701
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
Letter
No. GDS/CHQ/1/9/2016 Dated: 26/09/2016
To
The Secretary,
Department
of Posts,
Dak
Bhavan New Delhi - 110 001.
Sir,
Sub.: Resolution on Problems Reg.
Incentive to GDS Sports Persons and Reservation for physically challenged
persons.
A resolution adapted by the 9th All
India Conference of the All India Gramin Dak Sevaks Union held at the historic place Siddagangamatt,
Ketasandra, Thumukur Division, Karnataka Circle from 17th
to 19th September, 2016.on
the above subject is forwarded herewith.
You
are requested kindly to consider the views put forth in the resolution and
cause to issue necessary orders accordingly.
With high
regards,
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
(SS Mahadevaiah)
Gen. Secretary.
Resolution on Problems Reg. Incentive to GDS Sports Persons and Reservation for
physically challenged persons.
1. INCENTIVE TO GDS SPORTS
PERSONS:- Presently GDS are
recruited for sports proficiency mainly in the field of Kabaddi, foot ball,
cricket, carom, volley ball, etc.
However after recruitment there is a grievance that the welfare of
sports persons is neglected. There are
however very proficient persons in this field who are ranking at state and All
India level and even some are at international level. It is therefore suggested in order to
encourage sportsmen, the following measures are proposed.
1. Suitable
training schedule and time off.
2. Better
equipment and sports uniforms.
3. Food and dieting allowance to sustain stamina, particularly
weight lifters/body builders.
4. Better promotional avenues, especially those
representing All India
Postal meet.
2. RESERVATION FOR PHYSICALLY CHALLENGED
PERSONS: There is already a Govt.
notification to earmark 3% of vacancies for Physically Challenged persons in
Department of Posts. Very unfortunately
this is not being followed for GDS for the purpose of promotion to the cadre of
PA, Postmen and MTS. Hence it is urged
that the administration must invariably consider promotion policy by
reservation of 3% and arrange filling up of this quota including back log for
GDS at par with regular employees.
Sd/-
President
AIGDSU
Tele-Fax:
23697701
ALL INDIA GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS UNION (AIGDSU)
General Secretary: S.S. Mahadevaiah
Sd/-
General Secretary: S.S. Mahadevaiah
Yours faithfully
Sd/-
(SS Mahadevaiah)
Gen. Secretary.
Tele-Fax: 23697701
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
Letter
No. GDS/CHQ/1/10/2016 Dated: 26/09/2016
To
The Secretary,
Department
of Posts,
Dak
Bhavan New Delhi - 110 001.
Sir,
Sub.: Resolution on Problems Reg.
- Grant of full
trade union facilities to AIGDSU.
A resolution adapted by the 9th All
India Conference of the All India Gramin Dak Sevaks Union held at the historic place Siddagangamatt,
Ketasandra, Thumukur Division, Karnataka Circle from 17th
to 19th September, 2016.on
the above subject is forwarded herewith.
You
are requested kindly to consider the views put forth in the resolution and
cause to issue necessary orders accordingly.
With high
regards,
Yours faithfully
(S.S. Mahadevaiah)
General Secretary
Resolution on Problems Reg. - Grant of full trade union facilities to AIGDSU:-
The provision of trade union facilities is a
genuine and long pending demand. At present very limited trade union facilities
are available to the chief executives of AIGDSU. Some effective mechanism
should be provided to the chief executives to carry out the function of the
union.
The CCS (RSA) rules 1993 have been issued by
the department of personal & Training. The issues of EDAs (Recognition of
Association) Rules 1995 were issued by the department of Posts, in department
of the D.O.P. & T., In this connection it is not out of order to mention
that the GDS (Conduct & Employment) Rules 2001 also have been issued by the
Department of Posts. Several amendments/provisions have been carried out or
added to these rules to meet the requirements of the situation by the
department.
We therefore suggest and demand that full
trade union rights and Privileges i.e., grant of Foreign service under the F.R.
and S.R. to the Chief Executive be granted.
Your effective intervention and initiation
will be of great value and for that the entire Gramin Dak Sevak will be
thankful.
Sd/-
President
AIGDSU
Tele-Fax:
23697701
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
Letter
No. GDS/CHQ/1/11/2016 Dated: 26/09/2016
To
The Secretary,
Department
of Posts,
Dak
Bhavan New Delhi - 110 001.
Sir,
Sub.: Resolution on GDS Problems
Reg.
A resolution adapted by the 9th All
India Conference of the All India Gramin Dak Sevaks Union held at the historic place Siddagangamatt,
Ketasandra, Thumukur Division, Karnataka Circle from 17th
to 19th September, 2016.on
the above subject is forwarded herewith.
You
are requested kindly to consider the views put forth in the resolution and
cause to issue necessary orders accordingly.
With high
regards,
Yours faithfully
Sd/
(S.S. Mahadevaiah)
General Secretary
Resolution
on GDS Problems:- The 9th All India conference in session
at the historic place Sri
Uddaneshwara Samudaya Bhavana, Sri Siddaganga math, Kyathasandra, Tumakuru, Dn.
Karnataka discussed at length
various burning issues concerning GDS and therefore urged unanimously for
immediate settlement/improvement. The
following demands require urgent attention and immediate settlement:-
1. Grant of Scooter/Motor cycle advance to
Gramin Dak Sevaks staff:- This union would like to bring
to your kind notice that the Scooter/Motor cycle advances are not granted to
the GDSs. At present only cycle advance is granted to Gramin Dak Sevaks that
too on allotment of funds to the particular divisions. At present two wheeler
vehicles are commonly used by everyone including Gramin Dak Sevaks. Most of the
GDSs are using vehicles for covering enormous area for delivery of letters,
conveyance of mails etc, In many areas without the vehicles they cannot perform
duty effectively. But non eligibility for grant Scooter/Motor cycle advances to
the Gramin Dak Sevaks, is causing a great problem to them. Most of the staff
(G.D.Ss) are not having financial resources. This is need of time to make
provision for grant of Scooter/Motor cycle advance to these servants Rs
70,000/-
2. UPGRADING GDS MM TO GROUP D/MAIL GUARD; Recent developments taken place in Mail
operations in the department the retention of GDS posts in RMS is not feasible
and their services will be upgraded as multiskilled employees/Gr D/Mil guard
and selections to the cadre accoarding to their age ,qualification etc.,
instead redeployment proposal to postal wings. As the GDSMM services has been
utilised to the RMS sections and had attained appreciable skills besides
seeking promotions to departmental cadre.
3. RESOLUTIONS ON FILLING UP OF RELAXATION
GROUND POSTS;
The compassionate appointment should
be provided without further delay in all circles. The process is getting
delayed by the local administration even for months/years together. The
compassionate appointments are to be settled by holding regular meeting in all
circles.
4. Retirement/Terminal
benefits on the day of retirement; Having
served the department upto 65 years GDS officials go home empty handed on the
day of retirement. Terminal benefits will be sanctioned and paid after some
months or sometimes after years. Therefore in order to be fair and rational
towards this section, we urge suitable action/measure before hand like
departmental staff so that payment could be ensured on the date of retirement. Further the date of retirement of the GDS
should be the last workingday of the month of retirement instead of the date of
birthday of the particular GDS.
5. Supply
of identity cards to GDS; In
the present situation where the department is expecting multifarious
activities, business etc., from the staff supply of identity card is a must for
obvious reasons. Outdoor duty staff like GDSMD, MC, Packers are to be supplied
with Identity Cards, The staff at naxalite/extremist threat area should
invariably ware Identity Cards, it is urged for immediate action.
6. Supply
of stationery and furniture to BOs. The
field staffs working in BOs/SOs are facing lot of inconveniences due to
shortage or inadequate supply of furniture, forms and stationery. Except
computerized offices, the operative offices are facing inadequate forms and
stationery. Even minimum furniture for working atmosphere is also lacking.
Hence in the interest of public service proper working condition should be
ensured at all levels.
7.
No loss of annual increase/increment on limited request Transfer of GDS:
The annual increase (increment) earned
by GDS should not be taken away when the GDS gets transfer at request – limited
request transfer. The GDS should
continue with the same TRCA with the annual increases(increments) earned by
actual service, similarly as Rule 38 transfer of regular employees as the new
incumbent to the post would be fixed at the minimum TRCA.
8. LIBERALISATION OF LIMITED TRANSFERS: Although the present system has given relief
to a few GDS, some more relaxation is felt essential as recruitment to GDS is
not with the condition of local selection.
Anybody from any corner of the country can be appointed to the
post. This power to be delegated to PMG,
DPS, Divisional heads on the basis of the requests at the level of Circle,
Region and the division respectively. As
such transfer is once in one’s entire service, the interest of GDS may also be
looked into for smooth public work. The
authorities should have discretionary powers in exceptional cases.
Sd/-
President
AIGDSU
General Secretary: S.S. Mahadevaiah
Yours faithfully
General Secretary
General Secretary: S.S. Mahadevaiah
Yours faithfully
Sd/
(S.S. Mahadevaiah) General Secretary
