Archive · 9 Aug 2026
MP seeks Rs 10,000 monthly pension for Gramin Dak Sevaks
In India, there are postal workers called Gramin Dak Sevaks who help people in villages and towns.
They deliver mail, help with banking, and tell people about government programs that can help them.
About 270,000 people do this important job.
Many of them work for 38 to 44 years, almost their whole working life.
But when they stop working, they do not get a monthly pension like many other government workers.
They only receive a one-time payment of about 3 lakh rupees, which is not enough to live on.
An elected leader named Ambika Lakshminarayana asked the government to give each retired worker 10,000 rupees every month.
She met the Communications Minister in New Delhi and handed him a written request.
The minister said the government will discuss the idea with other officials.
If it happens, retired postal workers could live with more comfort and dignity.
Anantapur MP Ambika Lakshminarayana submitted a memorandum to Union Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandrashekar seeking a minimum monthly pension of ₹10,000 for retired Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) employees.
Nearly 2,70,000 GDS personnel provide postal, banking, India Post Payments Bank services and access to Central welfare schemes across rural and urban areas.
Many GDS workers serve continuously for 38 to 44 years but receive no regular monthly pension after retirement.
Current terminal retirement benefits amount to only around ₹3 lakh, leaving thousands of retired employees facing financial hardship in meeting basic living and medical costs.
The minister assured a positive decision would be taken after consultations with the Central Government, the Postal Department, and the Ministry of Finance.
- Who
- Anantapur MP Ambika Lakshminarayana and Union Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandrashekar
- What
- A formal demand for a minimum monthly pension of ₹10,000 for every retired Gramin Dak Sevak (GDS) employee in India
- When
- Not specified in the article
- Where
- Parliament House, New Delhi
- Why
- Many GDS workers serve 38 to 44 years but receive no regular monthly pension, and current terminal benefits of about ₹3 lakh leave retirees facing financial hardship
- Pension sought
- ₹10,000 per month for retired GDS employees
- Number of GDS personnel
- Approximately 2,70,000
- Typical service duration
- 38 to 44 years
- Current terminal benefit
- Around ₹3 lakh
- Memorandum submitted by
- Anantapur MP Ambika Lakshminarayana
- Presented to
- Union Minister of State for Communications Pemmasani Chandrashekar
- Venue
- Parliament House, New Delhi
- Scheme referenced
- Unified Pension Scheme