Vacancies

The applicants must clearly understand that the GDSs are not regular employees of the Department/Central Government and their emoluments, allowances and other entitlements are not at par with the Central Government employees. Their Page 2 of 31 service conditions are governed by Department of Posts, Gramin Dak Sevaks (Conduct and Engagement) Rules, 2020 [referred to as GDS Rules], as revised from time to time and not framed under the Article 309 of the Constitution of India.

They are holders of Civil Posts outside the civil services of state. They are required to serve, mostly, in rural areas to render the services of the Department. As per Rule 3 A of the said GDS Rules, they are required to work for minimum for a period of four hours and maximum for five hours a day and they cannot be retained as Sevak beyond 65 years of age. A Sevak (Gramin Dak Sewak) should have other source of income besides the allowances to be paid by the Government for adequate means of livelihood for himself and his family. The candidates selected as BPMs are required to arrange accommodation for running the post office (called as Branch Post Office) at their own cost. The candidates are advised to carefully go through the said GDS Rules, which are available on the official website of the Department. For details Click here