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18-02/2023-GDS I/95410/2024

18-02/2023-GDS
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts
(GDS Section)

Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg


New Delhi - 110 001
Dated: 08.05.2024

OFFICE MEMORANDUM

Subject : Condonation of breaks in service of GDS – Delegation of powers.

Attention is drawn to this Directorate's letters no. 18-7/95-ED&TRG dated


15.12.1995 and 18-33/2022-GDS dated 04.12.2002 whereby instruction for
condonation of breaks in service of GDS caused due to leave taken in excess of
180 days and put off duty preceding reinstatement in service were issued.

2. As per the existing instructions, in the event of imposition of major penalty


in Departmental proceedings or where is the GDS is convicted in the criminal
proceedings, the cases for condonation of breaks caused due to put off duty
preceding reinstatement are forwarded to Directorate. This causes delay in
settlement of the terminal benefits available to the GDS. Therefore, in order to
avoid delay in payments of terminal benefits to GDS on this account, in
supersession of the previous instructions, it has been decided to delegate the
power for condonation of breaks service as under:

a) The Head of Region/Head of Circle (where regional PMG not


available) will be empowered to condone the breaks of service due to
leave exceeding 180 days in consultation with RIFA or CIFA, as the
case may be.

b) The Head of Region/Head of Circle (where regional PMG not


available) will be empowered to condone the breaks caused due to put
off duty period preceding reinstatement in employment, in consultation
with RIFA or CIFA, as the case may be, in the following scenarios:

i) in case of imposition of minor penalty on the GDS in the


departmental proceedings.

ii) in case of exoneration in the Departmental


proceedings/acquittal in criminal cases by the Courts of law.

c) The powers of condonation of put off duty period, in case of


imposition of major penalty in the Departmental proceedings or where
is the GDS is convicted by the competent court of law will, however, be
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exercised by the HoC in consultation with CIFA.

d) Upon condonation of the breaks by the competent authority, the


periods condoned will, however, not be reckoned for the purpose of
calculation of terminal benefits.

3. Further, on any reference sent to this directorate for condonation of breaks


on the above grounds in the past, which has not been decided yet, the circles may
take decision as per provisions of this O.M.

4. This issues with the approval of the competent authority.

5. Hindi version will follow.

(Ravi Pahwa)
Assistant Director General (GDS/PCC/PAP)

To
All the Chief Postmasters General/Postmasters General

Copy forwarded to :

1. Sr. PPS to Secretary (Posts)/Sr. PPS to Director General Postal Services


2. PPS/PS to Additional DG (Coord.)/Member (Banking)/Member (O)/ Member
(P)/ Member (Planning & HRD)/ Member (PLI)/ Member (Technology)
3. Chief General Manager BD Directorate/Parcel Directorate/PLI Directorate/CEPT
Bengaluru
5. Director RAKNPA Ghaziabad/ General Manager, CEPT Bengaluru
6. Addl. Director General, APS Bhawan, New Delhi
7. Sr. DDG (Vigilance) & CVO/Sr. DDG (PAF)
8. Director General P&T (Audit), Civil Lines, New Delhi
9. Director General, NICF, Ghitorni, New Delhi
10. All the Deputy Director General
11. All General Manager (Finance)/ Director Postal Accounts/ DDAP
12. Director Postal Training Centres.
13. All Sections of Postal Directorate.
14. All recognized Federations/Unions/Associations
15. GM (Operations), CEPT, Bengaluru, for uploading the order on the India Posts
Website.
16. Hindi Section, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi : For translation of the OM.
17. Guard File
18. Spare Copies.
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