GDS/CHQ/41/1 /2009 Dated 20-11-2009
To,
Ms. Radhika Doraiswamy,
Secretary,
Department of Posts,
Dak Bhavan, New Delhi – 1.
Sub;- Implementation of GDS committee -modifications sought for pay, allowances and other service conditions.
Ref;- Directorate's Letter No.6-1/2009-PE.II dated 9th October 2009
Madam,
A kind reference is invited to this union's letter No. GDS/CHQ/41/2009 dated 16-03-2009, 02-02-2009, 27.02.2009,30-01-2009 and 27-01-2009.
This union while reiterating all those points likes to add more to justify our legitimate demands.
1. Retirement Benefits:-
All retirement benefits i.e., severance amount exgratia gratuity may be granted from 01-01-2006 instead of 09-10-2009. All central Government Retd., Employees have been granted pension, gratuity, Commutation from 01-01-2006 as per new scales recommended by VI CPC. According to the 6th C.P.C. Central Govt. Employees become eligible to get full Retirement benefits if they complete 20 years of service. The same yard stick is to be applied for GDS also. Similarly last pay drawn with the component of DA may be taken in to account for calculating gratuity. In nutshell the retirement benefits should be extended on per with regular employees with reference to 6th C.P.C. The benefits may be made applicable from 1.1.2006 in the interest of poor and much exploited GDS employees.
2. TRCA on pro-rata basis:-
(a) TRCA should be on pro-rata basis in comparison with the corresponding
cadres of regular employee.
(b) Two TRCA (that means of less than 4 hours work load and more than 4 hrs workload) only should be allowed as in the past. Minimum TRCA slab for 3hrs(new) for all categories should removed as the computation of statistical information is not based on scientific/practical and rational understanding.
3. Fixation must be @ 1.86 instead of 1.74
4 Annual increase at par with regular employees, that is 3%
5 P.L. Bonus Ceiling to be restored and raised upto Rs-3500/-.
6 Group Insurance at par with regular employees at least minimum Rs
1,50,000/-
7. II Installment of arrears should be paid in the present financial year 2009-2010 itself.
8 Contributory Pension Scheme and Medical coverage:-
I. On Social Security, Pension, it is disappointing to see that no acceptance has been made for the contributory Pension Scheme although Shri. Nataraja Murthi committee has recommended the same. This is a vital issue for us. Contributory pension as recommended by Nataraja Murthy Committee may be granted to GDS Officials.
II. Rs. 30,000/- per year may be added with T.R.C.A. as medical coverage.
10 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. 350/- 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. 50/- for each occasion. (ie) Five times of the old rate formula without any ceiling.
(iii) By the condition of removing minimum distance factor of 10 km for grant of cycle
maintenance allowance, that means, all the GDS, MD/MC/Packer duties will be treated as cyclable beats and the TRCA would be drastically reduced. Special considerations are necessary to resolve this issue as the work of these categories of GDS need to be assessed on the practicality the section is to be treated a multi skilled GDS like departmental staff. For this section foot beat formula need to be made applicable as in the past.
(iv) 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.
(v) 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.30/- should be paid per hour of detention. Considering the above facts our demands should be as follows.
(vi) HRA and Transport allowance who are working in Metro/Urban and Semi Urban at for
with regular employees
10. Promotions/Leave and other benefits:-
i. Three promotions to all GDS on completion of 10th, 20th, 30th year of their services shall be granted.
ii. CL, EL etc. like the Departmental Employees should be given to the GDS.
iii. The period of GDS service should be counted for pension and gratuity to the promotees.
iv. The date of superannuation of GDS should be the last working day of the
month of retirement.
v. Gratuity should be as for Gratuity Act for GDS also. The present grant of sixty thousand for both Severance amount should be the minimum, that is whichever is more.
11. Grant 'Status' of Government Servant.
This Union therefore urges upon you to intervene into the matter and cause suitable steps for early redressal of these grievances.
A line in reply intimating the nature of action taken will be highly appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
(S.S. Mahadevaiah)
General Secretary
