Village Postman gets Social Security | Infocomm | Postal Services | Physical Development

May 6, 2011 - PRLog -- Under the new social security scheme, a sum of Rs 200 per GDS per month would be deposited by Department of Posts. The scheme involves an expenditure of Rs 70 crore to provide for the financial security for GDSs and their spouses after retirement from the service at the age of 65, and the cost of managing the scheme shall be borne by the Government.

The scheme has been designed to benefit the GDSs working mainly in rural, remote and far-flung areas across the country. This scheme will be operationalised utilising the platform of the NPS-Lite of the New Pension Scheme of Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA).

The GDSs are backbone of the Postal Department, as running the rural network of post offices with minimal facilities and absence of advanced technologies is a challenge. The launch of Service Discharge Benefit Scheme (SDBS) for the financial and social security of Gramin Dak Sevaks is a welcome step to keep their motivation high.



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