Victimization of GDS Officials in connection with strike in the name of GDS Conduct and Engagement Rules

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FEDERATION OF NATIONAL POSTAL ORGANIZATION T-24, P&T Quarters, Atual Grove Road, New Delhi - 110001

To,  The Secretary Posts, & Chairman Postal Services Board, Dak Bhavan, New Delhi — 110001

I would like to appraise the series of happening in the scenario. The series of agitations went on since before November 2022 by the National Union of Grameen Dak Sewaks and All India Grameen Dak Sevaks Unions. On 24-11-2022, hunger fast was conducted at Delhi in that connection a meeting was conducted assuring an amicable solution for the legitimate demands of the Grameen Dak Sewaks. But many of the legitimate demands have not come to a conclusion even after a year from November 2022 to December 2023. As a part of continuation program Strike notice was served for indefinite Strike from 12-12-2023. Meeting was conducted on 11-12-2023 with the representatives under the chairmanship of Honourable Director General Postal Services. Minutes were also issued to the extent.

In fact many of the demands were the Recommendations of the Kamalesh Chandra Committee, which was constituted by the Government itself for review of the Pay and allowances of GDS Officials, which were not implemented till time.

After a series of dialogue and correspondence between the unions and authorities, as the legitimate demands of the Grameen Dak Sevaks have not come to a conclusion with formative orders the GDS Unions were tempted to go on strike. Even after withdrawing the Minutes dated 11-12-2023 we are expective that Department will come up with formative minutes to solve the issue but the things went in contra, As per the instructions from the Directorate so as to decrease the strike percentage many Circles have issued notices to the GDS officials with less than 3 years of Service under GDS Conduct and Engagement Rules.

At that juncture a meeting was conducted with the representatives on 14-12-2023 by the PUCA. After through analysis of the prevailed situation and opinion of the majority of State Representatives the Strike was called off from 15-12-2023. But still in some Circles terminated causing injustice. The GDS Officials are back bone of Financial Inclusion in Rural areas. These actions of victimization leave mpressions in the minds of other GDS Officials also which will certainly do not help for inclusive growth of the Department. Without issuing reasonable time to the officials before termination under Rule 8.2 is nothing but violation of Article 311 provision laid down in the Constitution of India. Further there is no mentioning in the instructions issued by the Directorate in connect with GDS PJCA indefinite strike, about termination of service who participated in strike having less than 3 years of service.

It is to request to shower empathetic view on the poor GDS Officials who are

the meritorious youth of Nation,

It is to request to instruct all the CPMGs to restore normalcy to the state before

the Strike by allowing the officials to join the duty se

Thanking you,

Yours faithfully,

(Vasireddy Sivaji)

Secretary General

Copy to: All Circle Heads with a request to take immediate favorable action