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      RECRUITMENT OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS - RS - Q & A

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS

DEPARTMENT OF POSTS    

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.598

TO BE ANSWERED ON 22^ND  JULY, 2016

RECRUITMENT OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS

598. SHRI SANJIV KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a)       the total number of Gramin Dak Sevaks proposed to be recruited in Jharkhand and in the country during the financial year 2016-17;

(b)       the action being taken against agents who are allegedly collecting large sums of money from people with the promise of facilitating appointments as Gramin Dak Sevaks in Jharkhand; and

(c)       the steps being taken to ensure a transparent and non-discretionary system of recruitment of Gramin Dak Sevaks?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS &

 MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a)       Circle-wise requisite information is attached as “Annexure-I”.  However, 391 Gramin Dak Sevaks are proposed to be recruited in Jharkhand, and 31361 Gramin Dak Sevaks, in total, in the country during Financial Year 2016-2017.

(b)       As per the information received from office of Chief Postmaster General, Jharkhand Circle, Ranchi; “No such case has come to notice”.

(c)        Selection process is done through open notification duly following the provisions of Recruitment Rules for Gramin Dak Sevaks issued by the Directorate from time to time to ensure transparency and non-discretion in the process of recruitment of GDS.  

Contd…2/-

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Annexure - 1

S. No.	Circle	No. of GDSs proposed to be recruited during F.Y. 2016-17
1	Andhra Pradesh	1472
1a	Telengana	805
2	Assam	348
3	Bihar	1266
4	Chhatisgarh	1380
5	Delhi	237
6	Gujarat	3915
7	Haryana	385
8	Himachal Pradesh	496
9	Jammu & Kashmir	218
10	Jharkhand	391
11	Karnataka	1173
12	Kerala	473
13	Madhya Pradesh	1932
14	Maharashtra	2126
15	North East	381
16	Odisha	1433
17	Punjab	472
18	Rajasthan	958
19	Tamilnadu	1155
20	Uttar Pradesh	3991
21	Uttrakhand	681
22	West Bengal	5673
Total :-		31361