gds conduct rules

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Gramina Dak Sevaks

(Conduct & engagement ) Rules2011


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Objectives of Conduct Rules To regulate general behavior of GDS

employees

To secure full commitment of GDSservants in implementing Govts policies

To set certain moral standards


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Application GDS BPM

GDS Mail Delivery

GDS Mail Carrier

GDS Mail packer

GDS Stamp Vendor


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Conditions of Service Rule 3-A:

Shall not be required to perform duty beyond

maximum period of five hours in a day

Should have independent source of income

Should reside in PO village or in delivery

jurisdiction of PO before appointment A sevak shall be transferred from one

post/unit to another post/unit in publicinterest;


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Conditions of Service. BPM should provide accommodation for

Post office

Shall not be retained beyond 65 yearsof age

Can be discharged before attaining 65

years of age- declared medically unfit Shall not be entitled to any pension


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Recruiting authority GDS BPM

Other GDS

Head of Division

IP/ASP Sub Division or

Head of office of Subappointing unit


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Leave (Rule 7) Paid leave: 20 days in a year without

accumulation

LWA:-By IP up to 90 days at a stretch/180days by SPOs (other than BPM)

-Not exceeding 60 days at a stretch forBPMS.-Beyond 180 days absence- ceaseto be an GDS


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Termination of Employment

(Rule 8)

Liable to be terminated at any time by anotice in writing by GDS or hisappointing authority

ifnot more than 3 years of service

Period of such notice shall be one month


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Penalties (Rule 9) Nature of penalties

Censure

Debarring from examination for MTS/postman/PAfor a period of maximum 3 years

Debarring from recruitment to MTS Group C onthe basis of seniority for a period of 3 years

Recovery from TRCA whole or part or anypecuniary loss caused by negligence

Removal from employment which shall not be adisqualification for future employment

Dismissal from employment which shall ordinarily

be a disqualification for future employment


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Rule 10: Procedure for imposing penalty

Rule 10-A: Procedure for imposingpenalty after discharge from service

Rule 12 put off duty: on par withsuspension.

25% exgratia compensation per month(TRCA with admissible dearness allowance)

May be enhanced/reduced beyond 90 days

not more than 50%


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GDS Conduct & engagement

Rules 2011. Rule 21: every employee shall at all

times maintain absolute integrity and

devotion to duty There is no clause of unbecoming in

GDS (C & E) Rules.2011

Whatever termed misconduct for CGS areequally applicable to GDS

All cases coming under unbecoming willbe covered under Rule 21


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Rule 22:No Sevak shall be a member of'or be otherwise associated with' any

political party or any organization whichtakes part in politics nor shall he takepart in' Subscribe in aid of, or assist in

any other manner.anypoliticalmovement or activity


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Rule 23:No Sevak shall resort to or abetany form of strike coercion or physical

duress in connection with any matterpertaining to his conditions of

engagement or the Engagement of any

other Sevak.


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Rule 24:No Sevak shall' in any radio broadcast or in anydocument published in his own name or anonymously, orpseudonymously or in the name of any other person or in any

communication to the Press or in any public utterance make anystatement of fact or opinion:-

(i) which has the effect of any adverse criticism of any currentor recent

policy or action of the Central government or a State

Government: or (ii) which is capable of embarrassing the relations between

the Central

government and the government of any State: or

(iii) which is capable of embarrassing the relations between the

central


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Rule 26: No sevak shall communicatedirectly or indirectly any official

document or information to any sevakor any other person to whom he is notauthorized to communicate such

documents or information.


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Rule 27:Insolvency and habitualindebtedness

A sevak shall so manage his privateaffairs as to avoid habitual indebtednessor insolvency . A sevak against whom

any legal proceeding is instituted for therecovery of any debt due from him orfor adjudging him as an insolvent shall

forthwith report the full facts of the


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Rule 28: Vindication of acts andcharacter of Sevak

No sevak shall, except with the previoussanction of the government haverecourse to any Court or to the Press

for the vindication of any official actwhich has been the subject matter ofadverse criticism or an attack of

defamatory character'


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Rule 29:Canvassing of non-official areother outside influence

No Sevak shall bring or attempt to bringany political or other outside influenceto bear upon any superior authority to

further his interest in respect ofmatters pertaining to his engagementunder the Government


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Rule 29-A:Prohibition regardingengaging in any business detrimental to

the business of the post office. The GDS will not engage in any activity

with any outside agency which would

be detrimental to the business orinterest of the post office.


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