NUGDS delegation met Sri Kapil Sibal, union minister for communications & IT

A delegation consisting of office bearers of "National Union of Gramin Dak Sevaks" led by the  Union Minister of State (Independent Charge)for Micro, Small And Medium Enterprises,Mr K H Muniyappa called on the Union Minister for telecommunication Mr Kapil Sibal in New Delhi on Feb-06 and appealed the Union Government for

1) Proportionate Wages (By all Means)

2) GDS Pension Scheme(Service Discharge Benefit Scheme) is to be restructured as similar to contributory pension scheme of Central Government Employees 10% contribution from TRCA of GDS Employees and matching amount from Government should be ordered.  Now it is Rs. 200/- at flat rate.  

3) GDS gratuity is to be revised maximum as 16.5 times. 

4) In the case of maternity grant the scheme should be restructured so as to get them the benefit now granted to regular employees. i.e., six months maternity leave + two years child care leave for 2 child births.