MAJOR RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE GDS COMMITTEE
The Committee’s major recommendations are summarized below.
1. The
old system of payment of Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA) is
dispensed with and replaced with a new wage payment system. Under the
new wage payment system, 11 TRCA slabs are subsumed into 3 Wage Scales
with two Levels each for BPMs and for other than BPMs One wage scale
would be common for both the categories of GDSs.
New Wage Scales
1. 10,000 - 24,470 (Other than BPM Level 1)
2. 12,000 - 29,380 (Other than BPM Level 2 & BPM Level 1)
3. 14,500 - 35,480 (BPM Level 2)
2. The minimum working hours of GDS Post offices and GDSs is increased to 4 hours from 3 hours.
3. The new working hours for GDS Post Offices will be 4 hours and 5 hours only.
4. The Level 1 GDS Post Offices/GDSs will have 4 hours as working hours and Level- 2 will have 5 hours as working hours.
5. The Point System for assessment of workload of BPMs has been abolished.
6. The
new wage payment system is linked to revenue generation of GDS Post
Offices. Under the new system, there will be no increase in wages of
BPMs from Level – 1 to Level – 2 on the basis of workload but the same
will be increased based on achievement of prescribed revenue norms which
is fixed at 100% for normal areas and 50% for special areas which
presently have 15% anticipated income norms.
7. The
GDS Post Offices not achieving the prescribed revenue norm within the
given working hours will have to open GDS Post Offices for minimum of
additional 30 minutes beyond the prescribed working hours.
8. The
GDSs BPMs will be paid Revenue Linked Allowance @10% beyond Level 2
wage scale if they will be successful in achieving revenue beyond
prescribed norms.
9. The
GDS Post Offices has been categorized into A, B, C and D categories
based on the revenue generation norms. The GDS Post Office in A category
will achieve 100% revenue. The Committee has recommended a set of
actions for each category of GDS Post Offices.
10. The
six approved categories of GDs are subsumed into two categories only.
One category will be Branch Post Master and all other 5 categories of
GDSs are subsumed into one Multi Tasking Category.
11. The
job profile of Multi Tasking GDS is expanded to include work such as
Business Development and Marketing etc. Their jobs will no more be
confined to their old designations. The Assistant BPM will assist BPMs
for increasing revenue generation.
12. The
GDSs working in the GDS Post Offices will be known as Assistant Branch
Post Master (ABPMs) and those working in the Departmental Post Offices
will be known as Dak Sevak (DS).
13. The minimum wage has been increased to Rs.10000/- per month and maximum to Rs.35,480/- per month.
14. The rate of annual increase is recommended as 3%.
15. A
Composite Allowance comprising of support for hiring accommodation for
GDS Post Offices as well as mandatory residence, office maintenance,
mobile and electricity usage charges etc. has been introduced for the
first time.
16. Children Education Allowance @ Rs.6000/- per child per annum has been introduced for GDSs.
17. Risk & Hardship Allowance@ Rs.500/- per month for GDSs working in the special areas has also been introduced.
18. A
Financial upgradation has been introduced at 12 years, 24 years and 36
years of services in form of two advance additional annual increases.
19. The Celling of ex-gratia gratuity has been increased from Rs.60,000 to Rs.5,00,000/-.
20. The
GDS Contribution for Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS) should be
enhanced maximum up to 10% and minimum up to 3% of the basic wage per
month, whereas the Department should contribute a fixed contribution of
3% of the basic wage of the GDSs.
21. The coverage of GDS Group Insurance Scheme has been enhanced from Rs.50,000/- to Rs.5,00,000/-.
22. The contribution of Department in Circle Welfare Fund (CWF) has been increased from Rs.100/- per annum to Rs.300/- per annum.
23. The
scope of CWF is extended to cover immediate family members such as
spouse; daughters, sons and dependent daughters in law in the scheme.
24. The Committee also recommended 10% hike in the prescribed limits of financial grants and assistance in the Circle Welfare Fund.
25. The
Committee has recommended addition of Rs.10,000/- for purchase of
Tablet/Mobile from the Circle Welfare Fund in the head “Financial
Assistance from Fund by way of loans with lower rate of interest (5%)”.
26. Provision of 26 weeks of Maternity Leave for women GDSs has been recommended.
27. The wages for the entire period of Maternity Leave is recommended to be paid from salary head from where wages of GDSs are paid.
28. The Committee has also recommended one week of Paternity Leave.
29. The Committee has recommended 5 days of emergency leave per annum.
30. Leave accumulation and encashment facility up to 180 days has been introduced.
31. Online system of engagement has been recommended.
32. The maximum age limit of 50 years for Direct Recruitment of GDSs has been abolished.
33. Minimum
one year of GDS service will now be required for GDSs for Direct
Recruitment into Department cadres such as MTS/Postman/Mail Guard.
34. Alternate livelihood condition for engagement of GDSs has been relaxed.
35. Voluntary Discharge Scheme has been recommended.
36. The Discharge age has been retained at 65 years.
37. The
Limited Transfer Facility has been relaxed from 1 time to 3 times for
male GDSs. There will be no restriction on number of chances for
transfer of women GDSs. The power for transfer has been delegated to the
concerned Divisional head.
38. The
ex-gratia payment during put off period should be revised to 35% from
25% of the wage and DA drawn immediately before put off.
39. The Committee has recommended preferring transfer before put off duty.
40. The
Compassionate Engagement of GDSs has been relaxed to give benefits to
eligible dependents in all cases of death of GDS while in service.
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