GOVERNMENT REVAMPS JOBS
ON COMPASSIONATE GROUND
FOR GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS
DEPENDENTS OF GDS TO GET BENEFIT WITHIN 3 MONTHS
DEPENDENTS OF GDS TO GET BENEFIT WITHIN 3 MONTHS
Department of
Posts has revamped the existing compassionate engagement scheme offered to the
dependent family members of Gramin Dak Sevak. A GDS who dies in harness, the
dependents of such GDS will benefit from a liberalized and time bound procedure
for engagement on compassionate grounds. Henceforth, any death of a Gramin Dak
Sevak while on engagement would be compensated by a compassionate engagement to
a dependent family member irrespective of the circumstances or indigence. Upper
age limit of the applicant could also be relaxed wherever found to be
necessary. Thus the new scheme of compassionate engagement will provide greater
relief to the members of the family of the deceased GDS who belong to weaker
and poorer sections of the society and are thrown into penury and
hardship.
The ambit
of dependent family member has also been expanded to include:
•Married son
living with parents and dependent for livelihood on the GDS on the date of
death of the GDS
•Divorced
daughter wholly dependent on the GDS at the time of death of the GDS
•Daughter in
law of the deceased GDS who is wholly dependent on the GDS, if the only son of
the GDS is pre deceased.
This expansion
of definition of family members aims to bring greater relief to women in our
society who are subjected to difficult circumstances in the unfortunate event
of demise of their spouse/parent.
The present
system of relative merit points to ascertain the degree of indigence has been
dispensed with. Keeping in view the unique and distinct service conditions,
socio economic aspects and to relieve the family from financial destitution,
the time consuming process of consideration by Circle Relaxation Committee has
been done away with. Henceforth, a request received for compassionate
engagement would be considered and decided within three months from the date of
receipt of the application.
Further to
ensure least displacement, it has been decided that to the extent possible,
compassionate engagement would be offered to the dependent of the deceased GDS,
to a GDS post near the place where the family of the deceased normally resides.
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SNC (Release ID :161332) PIB 27.04.2017
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