Lok Sabha Question No. 400 (STARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Gramin Dak Sevaks
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 400 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30 TH  MARCH, 2022

## GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

400.   SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of people recruited as Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) since 2014, postal circle and State-wise;
- (b) the details of the eligibility requirements for GDS along with its method of selection;
- (c) the promotional avenues available for GDS for absorption into regular civil posts; and
- (d) the details of the GDS friendly initiatives taken by the Government during the last one year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF THE LOK SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO  (d)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  400  FOR  30 TH   MARCH,  2022 REGARDING 'GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS'.

- (a) Sir, the number of people engaged as Gramin Dak Sevaks since the year 2014 is 93219. The number Postal Circle-wise/State-wise is at Annexures-I &II respectively.
- (b) Sir, the eligibility requirements and method of selection for Gramin Dak Sevaks  are as under:-
- (i) The minimum and maximum age for the purpose of engagement to GDS posts is 18 and 40 years respectively as on the date of notification of the vacancies. The upper age limit is relaxable for those belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe (SC/ST) upto 5 years and those belonging to other Backward Caste up to 3 years.
- (ii) Secondary School  Examination  pass  certificate  of  10 th standard  with  passing  marks  in Mathematics and English (having studied as compulsory or elective subjects) conducted by  any  recognized  Board  of  School  Education  of  the  Government  of  India/State Governments/ Union  Territories  shall  be  mandatory  educational  qualification  for  all approved categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks.
- (iii) The  candidate  should  have  studied  the  local  language  at  least  up  to  10 th standard as compulsory or elective subject .
- (iv) Gramin Dak Sevaks are engaged through GDS online engagement process on the basis of merit in 10 th class and by following other eligibility criteria.
- (c) Sir, the promotional avenues available for Gramin Dak Sevaks for absorption in regular Civil posts are as under :-
- (i) Gramin Dak Sevaks having 5 years and 3 years of continuous engagement are eligible for absorption  against  50%  of  vacancies  of  Multi  Tasking  Staff  (MTS)  on  seniority-cumfitness basis and 25 % of vacancies of MTS through Competitive Examination respectively.
- (ii) Gramin Dak Sevaks upto the age of 50 years (Relaxable for those belonging to Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe upto 5 years and those belonging to other Backward Caste upto 3 years) and having 5 years of continuous engagement are eligible for Limited Departmental Competitive Examination for 50% of vacancies of Postman cadre and 25% of vacancies of Mail Guard cadre.
- (iii) Unfilled vacancies of Postal Assistants/Sorting Assistants out  of the promotion quota are offered to Gramin Dak Sevaks subject to fulfilment of relevant eligibility conditions.
- (d) Sir, a number of GDS friendly initiatives have been undertaken by the Department during the last one year which include:-
- (i) Keeping in view unprecedented times due to Covid -19 pandemic, financial assistance upto Rs.50,000/- from welfare fund has been granted to the GDSs affected by Covid-19.
- (ii) Furnishing of security of Rs. 1,00,000/- (Rs. one lakh) on engagement as GDS in the form of Fidelity Guarantee Bond or National Saving Certificates has been done away with.
- (iii) Instructions were issued on regularization of the period of absence from duty in respect of Gramin Dak Sevaks during the pandemic.
- (iv) 2120 dependents of the deceased GDSs have been engaged on compassionate grounds.
- (v) For the first time, relaxation of maximum upto 3 years for acquiring prescribed educational qualification for compassionate engagement has been introduced for Dak Sevak posts.
- (vi) Combined  Duty  Allowance  to  Branch  Postmasters  who  are  working  at  single  handed Branch Post Offices has been provided.

## Annexure-I

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  400  for 30.03.2022 regarding Gramin Dak Sevaks.

## CIRCLEWISE INFORMATION OF NUMBER OF PEOPLE RECRUITED AS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

| Name of Circle   |   Year-wise Break-up |   Year-wise Break-up |   Year-wise Break-up |   Year-wise Break-up |   Year-wise Break-up |   Year-wise Break-up |   Year-wise Break-up |   Year-wise Break-up |   Year-wise Break-up | Total   |
|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------|
| Name of Circle   |                 2014 |                 2015 |                 2016 |                 2017 |                 2018 |                 2019 |                 2020 |                 2021 |                 2022 |         |
| Andhra Pradesh   |                  838 |                  513 |                  365 |                  230 |                  948 |                  661 |                 2201 |                  414 |                  261 | 6431    |
| Assam            |                  210 |                  233 |                  224 |                   35 |                  169 |                  104 |                   43 |                  265 |                   37 | 1320    |
| Bihar            |                  450 |                  909 |                  167 |                  161 |                  282 |                  689 |                  194 |                  196 |                   00 | 3048    |
| Chhattisgarh     |                  280 |                  143 |                   22 |                  145 |                  989 |                  603 |                 1058 |                  398 |                  112 | 3750    |
| Delhi            |                   47 |                  101 |                   10 |                   01 |                   13 |                   15 |                   66 |                   10 |                   00 | 263     |
| Gujarat          |                  372 |                  381 |                  696 |                   57 |                 1491 |                  249 |                 2022 |                 1322 |                  136 | 6726    |
| Haryana          |                  228 |                  154 |                  130 |                   30 |                   67 |                  386 |                  123 |                  375 |                   35 | 1528    |
| Himachal Pradesh |                  149 |                  146 |                  251 |                   30 |                  292 |                  407 |                  206 |                  417 |                   35 | 1933    |
| J&K              |                   46 |                   30 |                   30 |                   14 |                   09 |                   30 |                   87 |                  137 |                   04 | 387     |
| Jharkhand        |                  140 |                  287 |                  269 |                   52 |                  101 |                  495 |                  197 |                  153 |                   00 | 1694    |
| Karnataka        |                  830 |                  653 |                  540 |                  124 |                  478 |                  182 |                 1747 |                 1642 |                  109 | 6305    |
| Kerala           |                  560 |                  469 |                  477 |                   39 |                  657 |                   66 |                 1524 |                  680 |                  383 | 4855    |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                  576 |                  809 |                  553 |                  184 |                  118 |                 1365 |                  256 |                 2022 |                   64 | 5947    |
| Maharashtra      |                 1117 |                  528 |                  530 |                   45 |                  999 |                  637 |                 2827 |                  682 |                  290 | 7655    |
| North East       |                   66 |                  142 |                  104 |                   63 |                   67 |                  309 |                   27 |                  439 |                  100 | 1317    |
| Odisha           |                  488 |                  518 |                  271 |                  516 |                  240 |                 2286 |                  251 |                  955 |                   00 | 5525    |
| Punjab           |                  440 |                  217 |                  145 |                   33 |                  499 |                   41 |                  647 |                  510 |                   64 | 2596    |
| Rajasthan        |                  893 |                  430 |                  694 |                  224 |                  162 |                  800 |                  601 |                 2201 |                   00 | 6005    |
| Tamilnadu        |                 1308 |                  651 |                 1020 |                   95 |                  157 |                 2554 |                  922 |                 2373 |                   79 | 9159    |
| Telangana        |                  384 |                  514 |                  199 |                  108 |                  484 |                  181 |                  548 |                  266 |                  167 | 2851    |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                  901 |                  506 |                  593 |                  134 |                  141 |                  252 |                 1584 |                 1653 |                  223 | 5987    |
| Uttarakhand      |                  103 |                   81 |                   04 |                   17 |                  155 |                  218 |                   51 |                  289 |                   02 | 920     |
| West Bengal      |                  374 |                  361 |                  242 |                   53 |                   79 |                   64 |                 4542 |                 1183 |                  119 | 7017    |
| Grand Total      |                10800 |                 8776 |                 7536 |                 2390 |                 8597 |                12594 |                21724 |                18582 |                 2220 | 93219   |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 400 for 30.03.2022 regarding Gramin Dak Sevaks.

## STATEWISE INFORMATION OF NUMBER OF PEOPLE RECRUITED AS GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

| Name of State     |   Year wise Break-up |   Year wise Break-up |   Year wise Break-up |   Year wise Break-up |   Year wise Break-up |   Year wise Break-up |   Year wise Break-up |   Year wise Break-up |   Year wise Break-up | Total   |
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------|
| Name of State     |                 2014 |                 2015 |                 2016 |                 2017 |                 2018 |                 2019 |                 2020 |                 2021 |                 2022 | Total   |
| Andhra Pradesh    |                  838 |                  513 |                  365 |                  230 |                  948 |                  661 |                 2201 |                  414 |                  261 | 6431    |
| Arunachal Pradesh |                   25 |                   24 |                   00 |                   03 |                   03 |                   04 |                   01 |                   23 |                   01 | 84      |
| Assam             |                  210 |                  233 |                  224 |                   35 |                  169 |                  104 |                   43 |                  265 |                   37 | 1320    |
| Bihar             |                  450 |                  909 |                  167 |                  161 |                  282 |                  689 |                  194 |                  196 |                   00 | 3048    |
| Chhattisgarh      |                  280 |                  143 |                   22 |                  145 |                  989 |                  603 |                 1058 |                  398 |                  112 | 3750    |
| Goa               |                   25 |                   22 |                   05 |                   00 |                   00 |                   02 |                   54 |                   16 |                   00 | 124     |
| Gujarat           |                  370 |                  379 |                  695 |                   56 |                 1490 |                  249 |                 2014 |                 1315 |                  136 | 6704    |
| Haryana           |                  228 |                  154 |                  130 |                   30 |                   67 |                  386 |                  123 |                  375 |                   35 | 1528    |
| Himachal Pradesh  |                  149 |                  146 |                  251 |                   30 |                  292 |                  407 |                  206 |                  417 |                   35 | 1933    |
| Jharkhand         |                  140 |                  287 |                  269 |                   52 |                  101 |                  495 |                  197 |                  153 |                   00 | 1694    |
| Karnataka         |                  830 |                  653 |                  540 |                  124 |                  478 |                  182 |                 1747 |                 1642 |                  109 | 6305    |
| Kerala            |                  560 |                  467 |                  476 |                   39 |                  657 |                   66 |                 1520 |                  680 |                  381 | 4846    |
| Madhya Pradesh    |                  576 |                  809 |                  553 |                  184 |                  118 |                 1365 |                  256 |                 2022 |                   64 | 5947    |
| Maharashtra       |                 1092 |                  506 |                  525 |                   45 |                  999 |                  635 |                 2773 |                  666 |                  290 | 7531    |
| Manipur           |                   00 |                   42 |                   11 |                   05 |                   19 |                   00 |                   04 |                   34 |                   03 | 118     |
| Meghalaya         |                   03 |                   03 |                   06 |                   11 |                   24 |                  184 |                   11 |                   43 |                   20 | 305     |
| Mizoram           |                   33 |                   51 |                   63 |                   14 |                   14 |                   21 |                   07 |                   18 |                   08 | 229     |
| Nagaland          |                   05 |                   11 |                   17 |                   17 |                   04 |                   07 |                   00 |                   27 |                   03 | 91      |
| Odisha            |                  488 |                  518 |                  271 |                  516 |                  240 |                 2286 |                  251 |                  955 |                   00 | 5525    |
| Punjab            |                  434 |                  208 |                  145 |                   33 |                  497 |                   41 |                  647 |                  508 |                   64 | 2577    |
| Rajasthan         |                  893 |                  430 |                  694 |                  224 |                  162 |                  800 |                  601 |                 2201 |                   00 | 6005    |
| Sikkim            |                   09 |                   42 |                   10 |                   00 |                   00 |                   01 |                   00 |                   04 |                   00 | 66      |
| Tamilnadu         |                 1306 |                  648 |                 1014 |                   93 |                  154 |                 2536 |                  916 |                 2365 |                   79 | 9111    |
| Telangana         |                  384 |                  514 |                  199 |                  108 |                  484 |                  181 |                  548 |                  266 |                  167 | 2851    |
| Tripura           |                   00 |                   11 |                   07 |                   13 |                   03 |                   93 |                   04 |                  294 |                   65 | 490     |
| Uttar Pradesh     |                  901 |                  506 |                  593 |                  134 |                  141 |                  252 |                 1584 |                 1653 |                  223 | 5987    |
| Uttarakhand       |                  103 |                   81 |                   04 |                   17 |                  155 |                  218 |                   51 |                  289 |                   02 | 920     |
| West Bengal       |                  334 |                  316 |                  231 |                   53 |                   79 |                   63 |                 4542 |                 1178 |                  119 | 6915    |
| Grand Total       |                10666 |                 8626 |                 7487 |                 2372 |                 8569 |                12531 |                21553 |                18417 |                 2214 | 92435   |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.  400  for 30.03.2022 regarding Gramin Dak Sevaks.

UNION TERRITORY WISE INFORMATION

| Name of the Union Territory              |   Year Wise Break-up |   Year Wise Break-up |   Year Wise Break-up |   Year Wise Break-up |   Year Wise Break-up |   Year Wise Break-up |   Year Wise Break-up |   Year Wise Break-up |   Year Wise Break-up | Total   |
|------------------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------|
| Name of the Union Territory              |                 2014 |                 2015 |                 2016 |                 2017 |                 2018 |                 2019 |                 2020 |                 2021 |                 2022 | Total   |
| Andaman and Nicobar                      |                   31 |                   03 |                   01 |                   00 |                   00 |                   00 |                   00 |                   01 |                   00 | 36      |
| Chandigarh                               |                   06 |                   09 |                   00 |                   00 |                   02 |                   00 |                   00 |                   02 |                   00 | 19      |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                   02 |                   02 |                   01 |                   01 |                   01 |                   00 |                   08 |                   07 |                   00 | 22      |
| NCT of Delhi                             |                   47 |                  101 |                   10 |                   01 |                   13 |                   15 |                   66 |                   10 |                   00 | 263     |
| Jammu & Kashmir                          |                   42 |                   27 |                   30 |                   13 |                   08 |                   29 |                   87 |                  134 |                   04 | 374     |
| Ladakh                                   |                   04 |                   03 |                   00 |                   01 |                   01 |                   01 |                   00 |                   03 |                   00 | 13      |
| Lakshadweep                              |                   00 |                   02 |                   01 |                   00 |                   00 |                   00 |                   04 |                   00 |                   00 | 07      |
| Pondicherry                              |                   02 |                   03 |                   06 |                   02 |                   03 |                   18 |                   06 |                   08 |                   02 | 50      |
| Total                                    |                  134 |                  150 |                   49 |                   18 |                   28 |                   63 |                  171 |                  165 |                   06 | 784     |

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