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Provision to extend benefit of payment of compensation of Rs.10 lakhs to all Departmental employees of Department of Posts and all categories of GDS to cover death due to COVID-19 while discharging official duties

No.100-4/2020-Pen.
เคญเคพเคฐเคค เคธเคฐเค•เคพเคฐ/ Government of India
เคธเค‚เคšเคพเคฐ เคฎเค‚เคคเฅเคฐเคพเคฒเคฏ/Ministry of Communications
เคกเคพเค• เคตเคฟเคญเคพเค—/ Department of Posts
เคชเฅ‡เค‚เคถเคจ เค…เคจเฅเคญเคพเค—/ Pension Section

เคกเคพเค• เคญเคตเคจ Dak Bhawan, เคธเค‚เคธเคฆ เคฎเคพเคฐเฅเค— /Sansad Marg
เคจเคˆ เคฆโ€เคฟเคฒเฅโ€เคฒเฅ€/ New Delhi โ€” 110 001

Dated: 09th June, 2020

To,
1. Heads of all Postal Circles
2. Chief General Manager (BD)/Parcel/PLI Directorate
3. Director, Rafi Ahmad Kidwai National Postal Academy, Ghaziabad
4. Chief Engineer (HQ), Dak Bhawan

Subject: Provision to extend benefit of payment of compensation of Rs.10 lakhs to all Departmental employees of Department of Posts and all categories of Gramin Dak Sevaks (GDS) to cover death due to COVID-19 while discharging official duties โ€” appointment of โ€˜Designated Officerโ€™ โ€” revision โ€” reg.

Madam/Sir,

I am directed to refer to this Departmentโ€™s letter of even number dated 21.05.2020 (copy enclosed) vide which Director(Welfare), Department of Posts was appointed as โ€˜Designated Officerโ€™ for receiving, processing and disposal of claims.

2. In supersession of the above, the competent authority has approved appointment of Director (Establishment), Department of Posts, Dak Bhawan, New Delhi โ€“ 110001 as โ€˜Designated Officerโ€™ for the above-said purpose.

3. All Circles are requested to submit all claims of compensation accordingly.

Yours faithfully,

(Dr. Vincent Barla)
Director (Establishment)

Copy for information to:

1. PPS to Secretary (Posts)/DG(Posts).
2.PPS to Member (Banking& DBT)/Plg.& | HRD/Tech./Pers./Ops./ PLI/ Addl. DG(Cord.).
3. AS&FA/ Sr. DDG (PAF).
4. Secretary (PSB)/All DDsG.
5. All Regional Postmasters General/GM(F)/DA(P)/DDA(P).
6. All Postal Training Centres.
7. Director, CEPT Mysore-for uploading on the website of the Deptt. of Posts.
8. Guard File

Source: DOP

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