Shri Kamlesh Chandra
Committee submitted its report to the Government – Details of Recommendations
To examine the system of Branch Post
Offices, engagement conditions, existing structure of allowances and all other
welfare issues pertaining to Gramin Dak Sevaks, a one-man Committee under the
Chairmanship of Shri Kamlesh Chandra, Retired Member Postal Services Board was
set up. The Committee has submitted its report to the Government.
Details of the recommendations made
by the Committee
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.
The minimum working hours of GDS
Post Offices and GDSs are increased to 4 hours from 3 hours.
The new working hours for GDS Post
Offices will be 4 hours and 5 hours only.
The Level 1 GDS Post Offices / GDSs
will have 4 hours as working hours and Level – 2 will have 5 hours as working
hours.
The Point System for assessment of
workload of BPMs has been abolished.
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.
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.
The GDS BPMs will be paid Revenue
Linked Allowance @10% beyond level-2 wage scale if they will be successful in
achieving revenue beyond prescribed norms
The GDS Post Offices have 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 norm. The
Committee has recommended a set of actions for each category of GDS Post Offices.
The six approved categories of GDSs
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.
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).
The minimum wage has been increased
to Rs. 10000/- per month and maximum pay to Rs. 35480/- per month.
The rate of annual increase is
recommended as 3%.
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.
Children Education Allowance @Rs.
6000/- per child per annum has been introduced for GDSs.
Risk & Hardship Allowance @Rs.
500/- per month for GDS working in the special areas has also been introduced.
A Financial upgradation has been
introduced at 12 years, 24 years and 36 years of services in form of two
advance additional annual increases.
The Ceiling of ex-gratia gratuity
has been increased from Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 5,00,000
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.
The coverage of GDS Group Insurance
Scheme has been enhanced from Rs. 50000/- to Rs. 5,00,000/
The contribution of Department in
Circle Welfare Fund (CWF) has been increased from Rs. 100/ per annum to Rs.
300/ per annum.
The scope of CWF is extended to
cover immediate family members such as spouse; daughters, sons and dependent
daughters in law in the scheme.
The Committee also recommended 10%
hike in the prescribed limits of financial grants and assistances in the Circle
Welfare Funds.
The Committee has recommended
addition of Rs. 10,000/ for purchase of Tablet / Mobile from the Circle Welfare
in the head “Financial Assistance of Fund by way of loans with lower rate of
interest (5%)”.
Provision of 26 weeks of Maternity
Leave for women GDS has been recommended.
The wages for the entire period of
Maternity Leave is recommended to be paid from salary head from where wages of
GDSs are paid.
The Committee has also recommended
one week of paternity leave.
Leave accumulation and encashment
facility up to 180 days has been introduced.
Online system of engagement has been
recommended.
Alternate livelihood condition for
engagement of GDSs has been relaxed.
Voluntary Discharge scheme has been
recommended.
The Discharge age has been retained
at 65 years.
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 powers for transfer has
been delegated to the concerned Divisional head.
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.
The Committee has recommended
preferring transfer before put off duty.
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