Thousands of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS), who have been on strike for the past three days, urged the government to solve their demands without any further delay, as their strike entered fourth day on December 15.
On the call given by the All India Gramin Dak Sevaks Union, National Union of Gramin Dak Sevaks and All India Postal Employees Union, about three lakh GDS (Branch Post Masters (BPMs) and Assistant Branch Post Masters (ABPMs) are on strike across the nation, of which 25,000 GDS are participating in the indefinite strike in Andhra Pradesh.
The Gramin Dak Sevaks are demanding among other things equal status like other government servants, removal of cap on gratuity, provision of leave and medical facilities, laptops, printers, and broadband network for branch post offices to provide better services to the public, declare pension, implement Kamalesh Chandra Committee’s recommendations and increase group insurance coverage up to ₹5 lakh.
