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Limited Transfer Facility
for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS).Read more
O.M.
No 17-312016-GDS dated 22.01.2020 from Ministry of Communications Department of
Posts (GDS Section)
The
undersigned is directed to convey approval of Competent Authority on the
following guidelines to regulate the Limited Transfer facility of Gramin Dak
Sevaks in supersession of all previous orders:-
1. Conditions
of Transfer
(i)
The maximum number of chances to be
provided for male GDSs is ONE only and TWO for female GDSs.
(ii)
The transfer will be at his/her own
request and own cost to a vacant post at his/her place of choice to
his/her/spouse home village or home division or a place recommended for medical
treatment.
(iii)
A minimum engagement period of TWO
years from the date of regular engagement on GDS Post will be mandatory for
male GDS, before transfer request can be entertained.
(iv)
A minimum engagement period of ONE year from
the date of regular engagement on GDS post will be mandatory for female GDS.
(v)
For PwD GDS and GDS having PwD
dependents Mentally retarded dependents, a minimum engagement period of ONE
year from the date of regular engagement on GDS Post will be mandatory.
(vi)
Transfer request of GDS who are under
put off duty or against whom any disciplinary action, Police case or Court case
is pending will not be entertained.
(vii) Past engagement period will be counted for
assessing the eligibility for appearing in departmental examination as well as
for annual increment. GDS will not have any claim to go back to the previous engagement
/recruitment Unit/Division in any circumstances.
(viii) When a GDS is transferred at hisrher own
request and the transfer is approved by the competent authority, she/he will
rank junior in the seniority list of the new unit, to all the GDS of that unit
who exist in the seniority list on the date on which the transfer is ordered,
except in case of transfer withi.n the same engagement / recrui.tment Sub
Division/Unit /Division.
(ix)
(ix) Mutual Exchange facility can be provided
to all GDS on completion of ONE year (for Female GDS) and TWO years (for Male
GDS) engagement period as the case may be.
(x)
The GDS can be transferred on her/his request
in following circumstances:-
(a) BPM
Level 2 to BPM Level'-2 in TRCA slab 3
(b) BPM Level -1 to BPM Level-1 in TRCA slab-2
(c) ABPM/Dak
Sevaks Level-2 to ABPM/Dak Sevaks Levl-2 in TRCA slab-2
(d) .ABPM
/Dak Sevaks Level-1 to ABPM/Dak Sevaks Level-1 in TRCA slab-1
(e) BPM
Level-1 to ABPM/Dak Sevak Level-2(PostaliRMS) in same TRCA slab.
(f) ABPM/Dak Sevak Level-2 (Postal) to BPM Level-l
in the same TRCA slab provided that, the GDS has to make accommodation
arrangement for managing BO as per standard prescribed for BO and fulfilling
the condition of educational qualification, Computer certificate etc.
prescribed by the Department from time to time. Before joining as BPM Level-l,
he/she has to undergo prescribed training for BPM.
(g) Request
transfer of ABPM/Dak Sevak from Postal to RMS in the
same TRCA slab.
(h) Transfer
from RMS to Postal i.e. from Dak Sevak to ABPM/Dak
Sevak in the same TRCA level. However,
Dak Sevak from RMS should not be transferred to Postal Dn. as BPM.
(xi)
There will not be any drop in TRCA slab on account of a request transfer and
numbers of increments earned by GDS will be retained.
(xiil
All request transfers are to be considered subject to condition that
verification formalities viz (Caste, Education and Police verification report
etc.) should have been completed.
2. Competent Authority
The
transfer of GDS wiII be approved by Regional PMG, if the transfer is within the
Region and by the Head of the Circle, if the transfer is within the Circle. The
approval of two concerned Head of Circle will be required, if the transfer is
between two Circles.
3. Process of Transfer
(i)
Application for transfer should be called for during April June of every year.
(ii)
An application will be submitted to the Divisional Head on a prescribed
Proforma attached herewith as Annexure-I.
(i)The
application will be submitted through head of the recruitment/engagement Unit/
Division duly recommended.
(III)
Divisional Head will submit all the applications to approving authority through
proper channel with factual report and recommendations.
(iv)
A separate register in prescribed Proforma attached herewith as Annexure-Il is
to be maintained at Circle Office/Regional Office/Divisional Office for
recording transfer requests of all categories of GDS.
(v)
All the applications received wiII be arranged in order of seniority from the
date of engagement of GDS and the orders for transfer may be issued during
July.
4.
The above instructions will come into effect from the date of issue of this O.M.
5.
Hindi version will follow.
,(S.B.Vyavahare)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PTC)
Tel
No 011-23096629