7th Pay Commission: 2.6 lakh employees of this department to get transfer benefits
This move will allow around 2.6 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks under the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications to request voluntary transfer under certain circumstances.

- Jan 9, 2019,
- Updated Jan 14, 2019 6:33 PM IST
Central government employees have been waiting a long time for a revision in the fitment factor under the 7th Pay Commission. The government does not seem keen to take up the demand of revising the fitment factor from 2.57 times to 3 even almost a year after it was raised by employee unions.
Even though a salary hike might not come into effect any time soon, the government has handed out several benefits under 7th Pay Commission to its employees. The latest in this list is the approval to recommendations of the Kamlesh Chandra Committee on Limited Transfer Facility for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS).
This move will allow around 2.6 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks under the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications to request voluntary transfer under certain circumstances.
Exemption to intelligence agencies violates SC judgement on privacy
The request for transfer by a Gramin Dak Sevak will be approved by the Regional Post Master General if it is within the region, and by the Head of Circle if it is within the Circle. The applications for transfer will have to be submitted every year during April to June to the Divisional Head, who will then forward it to appropriate channel.
Central government employees have been waiting a long time for a revision in the fitment factor under the 7th Pay Commission. The government does not seem keen to take up the demand of revising the fitment factor from 2.57 times to 3 even almost a year after it was raised by employee unions.
Even though a salary hike might not come into effect any time soon, the government has handed out several benefits under 7th Pay Commission to its employees. The latest in this list is the approval to recommendations of the Kamlesh Chandra Committee on Limited Transfer Facility for all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS).
This move will allow around 2.6 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks under the Department of Posts under the Ministry of Communications to request voluntary transfer under certain circumstances.
Exemption to intelligence agencies violates SC judgement on privacy
The request for transfer by a Gramin Dak Sevak will be approved by the Regional Post Master General if it is within the region, and by the Head of Circle if it is within the Circle. The applications for transfer will have to be submitted every year during April to June to the Divisional Head, who will then forward it to appropriate channel.