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Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils financial upgradation scheme for 2.56 lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks working in Department of Posts

Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils financial upgradation scheme for 2.56 lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks working in Department of Posts

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Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw unveils financial upgradation scheme for 2.56 lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks working in Department of Posts

Posted On: 15 MAR 2024 3:39PM by PIB Delhi

 


Union Minister of Communications, Railways and Electronics & Information Technology Shri Ashwini Vaishnaw today unveiled a financial upgradation scheme to improve service conditions and remove stagnation in service of more than 2.56 lakhs Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDSs) working in the Department of Posts. The GDSs serve as the backbone of the Department of Posts in rural areas and play a vital role in delivering postal and financial services to the remotest part of our nation. 

KEY FEATURES OF THE GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS (GRANT OF FINANCIAL UPGRADATION) SCHEME, 2024.

 

  • Every Gramin Dak Sevak will get three financial upgradations on completion of 12, 24 and 36 years of service amounting to Rs 4,320/-, Rs. 5,520/-, and Rs 7,200/- per annum respectively.

 

  • This is in addition to the remuneration provided to GDS in the form of ‘Time Related Continuity Allowance (TRCA)’.

 

  • In a significant step to improve the service conditions of GDS, this scheme is expected to benefit more than 2.56 lakh GDSs and remove stagnation in their service. 

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Monday, February 5, 2024

Establishment of Post Offices for Implementation of Communication Systems

Establishment of Post Offices for Implementation of Communication Systems

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Establishment of Post Offices for Implementation of Communication Systems

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS
DEPARTMENT OF POSTS

RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 4
TO BE ANSWERED ON 2ND FEBRUARY, 2024

ESTABLISHMENT OF POST OFFICES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS

4 SHRI IRANNA KADADI:

Will the Minister of Communications be pleased to state:

(a) the number of post offices across the country, along with the total number of savings accounts in these post offices and the facilities provided to the account holders;

(b) whether post offices have been established in all the major villages in the country to ensure the smooth implementation of communication systems;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether all post offices in the country have been equipped with modern technology; and

(e) if so, the specifics of these modernisation efforts?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT TO BE LAID ON THE TABLE OF RAJYA SABHA IN RESPECT OF PARTS
(a) TO (e) OF THE RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 4 FOR 2ND FEBRUARY, 2024 REGARDING “ESTABLISHMENT OF POST OFFICES FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS.”

(a) Postal Circle-wise details (including States and Union Territories) of the number of Post offices along with the total number of savings accounts as on 31.03.2023 are given at Annexure-I.

The savings account holders have the facility of availing the Automated Teller Machine (ATM), Issuance of Cheque book, Internet Banking, Mobile Banking, various types of SMS alerts, e-Passbook for viewing the balance and account statement, Funds transfer from bank accounts to post office accounts and vice versa through National Electronic Fund Transfer (NEFT) and Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS), Electronic Clearing Services (ECS) facility for crediting the interest and maturity amount in bank accounts, Interactive Voice Response System (IVRS) facility under Core Banking System (CBS).

(b) & (c) There are 1,49,478 post offices (including Head Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices and Branch Post Offices) in rural areas of the country. These post offices provide access to postal facilities and other services to ensure smooth implementation of communication systems. Postal Circle-wise details (including States and Union Territories) of number of post offices in rural areas in the country as on 31.03.2023 are given in Annexure-II.

(d) & (e) All Departmental Post Offices in the country have been computerized and networked under the Information Technology (IT) Modernization Project. Branch post offices functioning in rural areas of the country have been provided with mobile devices for carrying out online postal, financial and insurance transactions

ANNEXURE-I

Data as on 31.03.2023

Sl No.

Name of the Postal Circle

Total Number of Post Offices  (Head Post Offices, Sub-Post Offices, Branch Post Offices)

Total number of Savings Accounts

1

Andhra Pradesh

10668

4420563

2

Assam

4062

1851107

3

Bihar

9342

3356810

4

Chhattisgarh

4468

956480

5

Delhi

509

1047885

6

Gujarat (including Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu)

8887

4151730

7

Haryana

2699

1647645

8

Himachal Pradesh

2807

2262886

9

Jammu and Kashmir (including Union Territory of  Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh)

1735

555628

10

Jharkhand

4580

1233100

11

Karnataka

9658

7811891

12

Kerala (including Union Territory  of Lakshadweep)

5063

2937250

13

Madhya Pradesh

10271

2289463

14

Maharashtra (including Goa)

14032

5593422

15

North-East (including Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Nagaland)

4478

662152

16

Odisha

8907

3272252

17

Punjab (including Union Territory  of Chandigarh)

3842

1830135

18

Rajasthan

11047

2270573

19

Tamil Nadu (including Union Territory of Puducherry)

11866

7233125

20

Telangana

6267

3801964

21

Uttar Pradesh

17953

6498134

22

Uttarakhand

2736

1434021

23

West Bengal (including Sikkim and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

9095

8106264

Total

164972

75224480

ANNEXURE-II

Data as on 31.03.2023

Sl No.

Name of the Postal Circle

Total Number of  Rural Post Offices

1

Andhra Pradesh

9928

2

Assam

3762

3

Bihar

8889

4

Chhattisgarh

4171

5

Delhi

80

6

Gujarat (including Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu)

8141

7

Haryana

2335

8

Himachal Pradesh

2684

 9

Jammu and Kashmir (including Union Territory of  Jammu & Kashmir and Union Territory of Ladakh)

1534

10

Jharkhand

4321

11

Karnataka

8607

12

Kerala (including Union Territory  of Lakshadweep)

4163

13

Madhya Pradesh

9466

14

Maharashtra (including Goa)

12731

 15

North-East (including Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Nagaland)

4217

16

Odisha

8309

17

Punjab (including Union Territory  of Chandigarh)

3420

18

Rajasthan

10397

19

Tamil Nadu (including Union Territory of Puducherry)

10274

20

Telangana

5724

21

Uttar Pradesh

16055

22

Uttarakhand

2440

23

West Bengal (including Sikkim and Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands)

7830

Total

149478

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