India Post GDS Recruitment 2024 Brief Job Profile:

The applicants must clearly understand that the GDSs are not regular
employees of the Department and their emoluments, allowances and other
entitlements are not at par with the Central Government employees. Their 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 then cannot be retained as Sevak beyond 65 years of age. A
sevak 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.

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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. The brief job profiles of different categories of GDSs are as under:

BRANCH POSTMASTER (BPM)

The Job Profile of Branch post Master include:

• Day to day postal operations of Branch post Office (B.O) and India post Payments Bank (IPPB) in the manner as prescribed by the Department from time to time.
• Marketing and promotions of products and services being provided by the Department and operating various services in the customer services’ centres (CSC) of the Department etc.
• In the single-handed BOs, BPMs have the overall responsibility of smooth and timely functioning of the Office, including mail conveyance and mail delivery.
• In the BOs other than single handed, the BPMs may be assisted by ABPM(s). However, BPM will be required to do combined duties of ABPM(s) as and when ordered or in the case of non-availability of ABPM (s). Any other work may also be assigned by superiors like Mail Overseer (M.O)/Inspector Post (IPO)/Assistant Superintendent of post (ASPOs)/Superintendent of post offices (SPOs)/Senior Superintendent of post Office (SSPOs) etc.
• Residence/Accommodation: The applicant selected as GDS BPM will have to provide accommodation for Branch post Office after selection but before engagement. A declaration to this effect with details of accommodation is to be submitted before engagement. The applicant so selected will be required to reside in post village (the village in which the BO is functioning) only. The accommodation should meet the standards as prescribed by this Directorate letter No. 17-02/2018-GDS dated 08.03.2019 as amended from time to time.

ASSISTANT BRANCH POSTMASTER (ABPM)

The Job Profile of Assistant Branch post Master include:

• Sale of stamps/stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, exchange the mail with account office etc. deposit/payments/other transactions of IPPB.
• To assist BPM in postal operations in a manner as prescribed by the Department from time to time.
• Marketing and promotions of products and services being provided by Department and operating various services in the Customer Services’ Centres (CSC) of the Department etc.
• ABPM may also be required to do combined duties of the BPM as and when ordered or in case of non-availability of BPM in addition to his/her regular duties.
• Any other work assigned by superiors like MO/IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs etc.
• Residence: ABPM’s are required to reside within the delivery jurisdictions of the Post Office (BO) concerned.

Dak Sevak

Dak Sevaks will be engaged in Departmental Offices line Sub Post Offices, Head
Post Offices & offices of Railway Mails Services etc. The Job Profile of Dak Sevak
include:

• Sale of stamps/stationery, conveyance and delivery of mail at doorstep, deposits/payments/other transactions of IPPB and any other duties assigned by Postmaster/Sub Postmaster.
• Dak Sevaks may have to work in sorting offices of Railway Mail Service (RMS).
• Dak Sevaks in the Mail offices will handle receipt- dispatch of mailbags, transhipment of bags etc.
• Dak Sevaks will also assist Post Masters/Sub Postmasters in managing the smooth functioning of Departmental Post Offices and do marketing, business procurement or any other work assigned by the Post Master or IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs/SRM/SSRM etc.
• Residence: – Dak Sevaks are required to reside within delivery jurisdictions of the Post Office (HO/SO) concerned.