Lok Sabha Question No. 661 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-01
Subject: Gramin Dak Sevak Posts
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Dayakar Pasunoori, Kavitha Malothu, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 661 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 ST  DECEMBER, 2021

## GRAMIN DAK SEVAK POSTS

661. SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA: SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR: SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU: DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that nearly 40% of Gramin Dak Sevak posts are lying vacant in Telangana out of the total 8,200 employed;
- (b) if so, the details of vacancies, district-wise;
- (c) the time since when these posts are lying vacant and the steps taken by the Government to fill in all the vacancies?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) No  Sir.  Sanctioned  strength  of  all  approved  categories  of  Gramin  Dak  Sevaks  (GDS)  of Telangana is 9,991. Only 1651GDS posts are lying vacant.The percentage of vacancies is 16.5%.
- (b) The details of vacancies, district-wise, is furnished in the Annexure .

)c( The details of the time since when these posts are lying vacant is furnished in Annexure . Engagement of GDS is a continuous process .Out of 1651 vacant posts of GDS, 733 posts have been notified on 27.01.2021.

## ANNEXURE

| Sl No   | Name of the District   |   No. of Vacant GDS posts | Time since these posts are lying vacant   |   Year wise break-up of vacant posts | Remark             |
|---------|------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------|
| 1       | Adilabad               |                        29 | 2018                                      |                                   01 |                    |
| 1       | Adilabad               |                        29 | 2019                                      |                                   01 |                    |
| 1       | Adilabad               |                        29 | 2020                                      |                                   08 |                    |
| 1       | Adilabad               |                        29 | 2021                                      |                                   19 |                    |
| 2       | Nirmal                 |                        24 | 2014                                      |                                   01 | Court Case         |
| 2       | Nirmal                 |                        24 | 2018                                      |                                   02 |                    |
| 2       | Nirmal                 |                        24 | 2019                                      |                                   03 |                    |
| 2       | Nirmal                 |                        24 | 2020                                      |                                   07 |                    |
| 2       | Nirmal                 |                        24 | 2021                                      |                                   11 |                    |
| 3       | Mancherial             |                        33 | 2017                                      |                                   01 |                    |
| 3       | Mancherial             |                        33 | 2018                                      |                                   03 |                    |
| 3       | Mancherial             |                        33 | 2019                                      |                                   01 |                    |
| 3       | Mancherial             |                        33 | 2020                                      |                                   15 |                    |
| 3       | Mancherial             |                        33 | 2021                                      |                                   13 |                    |
| 4       | Komarambheem Asifabad  |                        38 | 2019                                      |                                   03 |                    |
| 4       | Komarambheem Asifabad  |                        38 | 2020                                      |                                   12 |                    |
| 4       | Komarambheem Asifabad  |                        38 | 2021                                      |                                   23 |                    |
| 5       | Hanamakonda            |                        35 | 2018                                      |                                   04 |                    |
| 5       | Hanamakonda            |                        35 | 2019                                      |                                   06 |                    |
| 5       | Hanamakonda            |                        35 | 2020                                      |                                   10 |                    |
| 5       | Hanamakonda            |                        35 | 2021                                      |                                   15 |                    |
| 6       | Warangal               |                        41 | 2016                                      |                                   01 |                    |
| 6       | Warangal               |                        41 | 2020                                      |                                   22 |                    |
| 6       | Warangal               |                        41 | 2021                                      |                                   18 |                    |
| 7       | Mulugu                 |                        25 | 2012                                      |                                   01 | Compassionate case |
| 7       | Mulugu                 |                        25 | 2017                                      |                                   02 | Compassionate case |
| 7       | Mulugu                 |                        25 | 2018                                      |                                   01 |                    |
| 7       | Mulugu                 |                        25 | 2019                                      |                                   05 |                    |
| 7       | Mulugu                 |                        25 | 2020                                      |                                   06 |                    |
| 8       | Jayashankar            |                        29 | 2019                                      |                                   02 |                    |
| 8       | Jayashankar            |                        29 | 2020                                      |                                   14 |                    |
| 8       | Jayashankar            |                        29 | 2021                                      |                                   13 |                    |
|         | Total                  |                       254 |                                           |                                  254 |                    |

| 9   | Jangaon              |   32 | 1999   |   01 | Court case   |
|-----|----------------------|------|--------|------|--------------|
| 9   | Jangaon              |   32 | 2017   |   01 |              |
| 9   | Jangaon              |   32 | 2018   |   02 |              |
| 9   | Jangaon              |   32 | 2019   |   03 |              |
| 9   | Jangaon              |   32 | 2020   |   12 |              |
| 9   | Jangaon              |   32 | 2021   |   13 |              |
| 10  | Siddipet             |   59 | 2018   |   01 |              |
| 10  | Siddipet             |   59 | 2019   |   03 |              |
| 10  | Siddipet             |   59 | 2020   |   30 |              |
| 10  | Siddipet             |   59 | 2021   |   25 |              |
| 11  | Karimnagar           |   43 | 2018   |   01 |              |
| 11  | Karimnagar           |   43 | 2020   |   20 |              |
| 11  | Karimnagar           |   43 | 2021   |   22 |              |
| 12  | Siricilla            |   40 | 2020   |   12 |              |
| 12  | Siricilla            |   40 | 2021   |   28 |              |
| 13  | Jagital              |   52 | 2020   |   16 |              |
| 13  | Jagital              |   52 | 2021   |   36 |              |
| 14  | Khammam              |  165 | 2020   |   74 |              |
| 14  | Khammam              |  165 | 2021   |   91 |              |
| 15  | Bhadradri Kothagudem |  116 | 2020   |   52 |              |
| 15  | Bhadradri Kothagudem |  116 | 2021   |   64 |              |
| 16  | Mahabubnagar         |   47 | 2014   |   01 | Court case   |
| 16  | Mahabubnagar         |   47 | 2019   |   08 |              |
| 16  | Mahabubnagar         |   47 | 2020   |   23 |              |
| 16  | Mahabubnagar         |   47 | 2021   |   15 |              |
| 17  | Narayanpet           |   40 | 2019   |   06 |              |
| 17  | Narayanpet           |   40 | 2020   |   16 |              |
| 17  | Narayanpet           |   40 | 2021   |   18 |              |
| 18  | Gadwal               |   20 | 2019   |   05 |              |
| 18  | Gadwal               |   20 | 2020   |   12 |              |
| 18  | Gadwal               |   20 | 2021   |   03 |              |
| 19  | Vikarabad            |   53 | 2019   |   03 |              |
| 19  | Vikarabad            |   53 | 2020   |   42 |              |
| 19  | Vikarabad            |   53 | 2021   |   08 |              |
| 20  | Wanaparthy           |   23 | 2019   |   02 |              |
| 20  | Wanaparthy           |   23 | 2020   |   16 |              |
| 20  | Wanaparthy           |   23 | 2021   |   05 |              |
| 21  | Nalgonda             |   73 | 2019   |   02 |              |
| 21  | Nalgonda             |   73 | 2020   |   54 |              |
| 21  | Nalgonda             |   73 | 2021   |   17 |              |
|     | Total                |  763 |        |  763 |              |

| 22    | Bhongir            |   56 | 2020   |   47 |            |
|-------|--------------------|------|--------|------|------------|
| 22    | Bhongir            |   56 | 2021   |   09 |            |
| 23    | Nizamabad          |  111 | 2018   |   04 |            |
| 23    | Nizamabad          |  111 | 2019   |   13 |            |
| 23    | Nizamabad          |  111 | 2020   |   34 |            |
| 23    | Nizamabad          |  111 | 2021   |   60 |            |
| 24    | Kamareddy          |   99 | 2018   |   08 |            |
| 24    | Kamareddy          |   99 | 2019   |   11 |            |
| 24    | Kamareddy          |   99 | 2020   |   27 |            |
| 24    | Kamareddy          |   99 | 2021   |   53 |            |
| 25    | Peddapalli         |   30 | 2018   |   01 |            |
| 25    | Peddapalli         |   30 | 2019   |   01 |            |
| 25    | Peddapalli         |   30 | 2020   |   15 |            |
| 25    | Peddapalli         |   30 | 2021   |   13 |            |
| 26    | Suryapet           |   27 | 2018   |   03 |            |
| 26    | Suryapet           |   27 | 2019   |   07 |            |
| 26    | Suryapet           |   27 | 2020   |   15 |            |
| 26    | Suryapet           |   27 | 2021   |   02 |            |
| 27    | Nagarkurnool       |   27 | 2014   |   01 | Court case |
| 27    | Nagarkurnool       |   27 | 2017   |   01 | Court case |
| 27    | Nagarkurnool       |   27 | 2019   |   01 |            |
| 27    | Nagarkurnool       |   27 | 2020   |   18 |            |
| 27    | Nagarkurnool       |   27 | 2021   |   06 |            |
| 28    | Ranga Reddy        |   59 | 2019   |   01 |            |
| 28    | Ranga Reddy        |   59 | 2020   |   56 |            |
| 28    | Ranga Reddy        |   59 | 2021   |   02 |            |
| 29    | Mahabubabad        |   48 | 2020   |   32 |            |
| 29    | Mahabubabad        |   48 | 2021   |   16 |            |
| 30    | Hyderabad          |   61 | 2020   |   61 |            |
| 31    | Medchal Malkajgiri |   47 | 2020   |   47 |            |
| 32    | Medak              |   41 | 2020   |   41 |            |
| 33    | Sangareddy         |   28 | 2020   |   28 |            |
| Total | Total              |  634 |        |  634 |            |
|       | Grand Total        | 1651 |        | 1651 |            |

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