Over 1,12,545 MT seized pulses disposed so far in the market to increase availability

Over 1,12,545 MT seized pulses disposed so far in the market to increase availability 

      A per reports received from the State Governments, till yesterday, 1,12,545.96 MT pulses seized under de-holding operations have been auctioned or offloaded through other options in the market to increase availability. This will help to moderate the prices further.

     

State wise details of disposal of seized pulses as on 31.12.2015   is as under:             

            

                         31.12.2015    

Sl No. No	State	Raids conducted, quantity seized & quantity disposed (MT)
		Raids	Qty seized	Qty disposed	Balance
1.	Chhattisgarh	112	5447.93	4138.33	1309.45
2.	Haryana	1652	14.60	0.80	13.80
3.	Karnataka	1351	25545.83	22421.42	3124.40
4.	Madhya Pradesh	969	3373.60	2020.01	1353.59
5.	Maharashtra	5250	87167.44	81473.70	5693.74
6.	Telangana	1924	3316.84	5.12	3311.72
7.	Rajasthan	840	2610.28	722.09	1888.18
8.	Jharkhand	140	282.02	Nil	282.02
9.	Odisha	180	1410.26	1403.86	6.40
10.	Andhra Pradesh	1300	1361.52	352.50	1009.02
11.	Gujarat	212	54.11	Nil	54.11
12.	Himachal Pradesh	500	3.42	Nil	3.42
13.	NCT Delhi	01	81.29	8.13	73.16
14.	Bihar	299	360.41	Nil	360.41
	Total	14726	131029.55	112545.96	18483.42

Source:  State Governments.

      Since imposition of the stockholding limits on pulses by the States, 1,31,029.55 MT pulses have been seized so far. Efforts are being made also by other States to expedite disposal of seized pulses as per the provisions of Essential Commodities Act.

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Committee set up to Review Wage Structure of Gramin Dak Sevaks 

A one man Committee to examine the wage structure, service conditions, etc. of the Gramin Dak Sevaks in the Department of Posts has been constituted by the Government of India.

Shri Kamlesh Chandra, Retired Member of Postal Services Board, will constitute the Committee. The Committee will be assisted by Shri T.Q. Mohammad, a Senior Administrative Grade Officer, who will act as Secretary to the GDS Committee. The Committee will go into the service conditions of Gramin Dak Sevaks and suggest changes as considered necessary. The terms of reference of the Committee will, inter-alia, include the following:-

a)      To examine the system of Branch Post Offices, engagement conditions and the existing structure of wage and enrolments paid to the Gramin Dak Sevaks and recommend necessary changes;

b)      To review the existing Services Discharge Benefits Scheme/other social security benefits for the Gramin Dak Sevaks and suggest necessary changes;

c)      To review the existing facilities/welfare measures provided to the Gramin Dak Sevaks and suggest necessary changes;

d)     To examine and suggest any changes in the method of engagement, minimum qualification for engagement as Gramin Dak Sevaks and their conduct and disciplinary rules, particularly keeping in view the proposed induction of technology in the Rural Post Offices.

The Department of Post has 2.6 lakh Gramin Dak Sevaks. All these GDSs will come under the purview of GDS Committee.