Reservation for Persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBDs) in the Engagement of Gramin Dak Sevaks: Department of Posts Order dated 06.01.2026
No. 17- 08/2017- GDS
भारत सरकार / Government of India
संचार मंत्रालय / Ministry of Communications
डाक विभाग / Department of Posts
(जीडीस अनुभाग) / GDS Section
डाक भवन, संसद मार्ग,
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg,
नई दिल्ली / New Delhi – 110001,
Dated: 06 Jan 2026
Office Memorandum
Subject: Reservation for Persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBDs) in the Engagement of Gramin Dak Sevaks.
This is in continuation of this office’s letters of even No. dated 26.02.2019 and 08.03.2019, 02.06.2022 vide which instructions on Reservation for Persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBDs) in the engagement of Gramin Dak Sevaks were circulated.
2. Various references have been received for the inclusion of certain subcategories in the engagement of GDS. The matter has been examined in line with the Review carried out by the Reservation Cell for various posts in the Department in compliance with existing guidelines for reservation of Persons with benchmark disabilities (PwBDs), and the Competent Authority has approved the following revision in the existing categories of disabilities for GDS as under: –
| Name of the Posts | Revised Sub Categories of disability suitable for the post. |
|---|---|
| Branch Postmaster (BPM)/ Assistant Branch Postmaster (ABPM)/ Dak Sevak | a) Low Vision (LV) |
| b) D(Deaf), HH (Hard of Hearing) | |
| c) One Arm (OA), One Leg (OL), Leprosy Cured, Dwarfism, Acid Attack Victim, Both Leg (BL)*, Spinal Infirmity/ Spinal Deformity without any associated neurological/ limb dysfunction ** | |
| d) Specific learning disability/ Intellectual Disability | |
| e) Multiple disabilities from amongst the disabilities mentioned at (a) to (d) above, except Deaf and Blindness. |
3. This issues with the approval of the Competent Authority
भवदीय / Yours faithfully
Digitally Sd/-
(गुरविदर सिंह / Gurvinder Singh)
सहायक महानिदेशक / Assistant Director General (GDS)
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