WELFARE BENEFITS FOR GDS - REVISED - DIRECTORATE ORDER

Ministry of Communication & IT

Department of Posts,

Dak Bhavan, New Delhi-110001

No. 19-3/2010-WL/Sports Dated: 13/01/2011

To

All Heads of Postal Circles.

Sub: Recommendations of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) Committee.

Sir/Madam,

As a follow up of the recommendations made in Nataraja Murthi Committee Report on Gramin Dak Sevaks, it has been decided with the approval of the competent authority to make the following changes in existing Welfare Schemes of Department in regards to their applicability to Gramin Dak Sevaks:-

S.No	Name of the Welfare Scheme	Existing Provision/ Amount of financial Assistance	Revised Provision/Amount of financial Assistance
1.	Death occurring due to enemy action in war or border skirmishes or action against militants, terrorists, extremist etc.	Nil	Rs. 1,50,000/-
2.	Funeral expenses*	Rs. 250/-	Rs. 500/-
3.	Nutritional diet to the GDS suffering from tuberculosis: a) Indoor treatment -- b) Outdoor treatment --	Rs. 200/- p.m. Rs. 100/- p.m.	Rs. 400/- p.m. Rs. 200/- p.m.
4.	Financial Assistance in case of prolonged and serious illness / major surgeries	Rs. 1500/-	Rs. 5000/-
5.	Scholarship and book award scheme	At present GDS are treated on par with regular Govt. Servants	To ensure better coverage for GDS, their wards be granted relaxation by 10% marks as in case of SCs/STs and OBCs in so far as grant book award is concerned.

*Note: Payable from the Circle welfare Fund, only in cases in which last rites of decided Postal Employees are performed by brothers or sisters or near relatives in the absence of any other next of kin (Ref. No. 1-17/97-WL&Sports dated 17.09.1997)

2. The above changes are applicable subject to fulfillment of other terms and conditions laid down from time to time on the above issues.

3. This will take effect from the date of its issue.

Sd/- Yours faithfully,

Sd.x.x

(Subhash Chander)

Director (WL/Sports)

Copy to:

1. DDG (Estt.) With reference to his note No. 6-1/2006-PE-II dated 14.01.2010 for information and further necessary action.

2. Shri S.S. Mahadevaiah, General Secretary, All India Postal Extra Departmental Employees Union,

1^st Floor, Padamnagar, PO Building, Malka Ganj, Delhi-110007

Sd/-

(Subhash Chander)

//copy// Director (WL/Sports)

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