Recognised union (Mahadevaiah) accepted the stand of the Government and Postal Board that GDS are NOT Government employees (Civil servants) and hence they cannot be included in the Seventh Pay Commission which is for Government Employees.
Government and Postal Board cleverly managed Mahadevaiah to sign a written agreement accepting their stand, so that he cannot go back from the agreement again.Click here to see the detail.
2)Pension Forms Simplified – Amendment to CCS Pension Rules 1972 – Affidavits have been done away with – Self Attestation introduced.