Provision of Local Language for engagement to Gramin Dak Sevaks Posts: Dept of Posts OM Dtd 25 March 2021
No. 17-11/2019-GDS
Government of India
Ministry of Communications
Department of Posts (GDS Section)
Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg
New Delhi-110 001
Dated: 25.03 .2021
OFFICE MEMORANDUM
Subject: – Provision of Local Language for engagement to Gramin Dak Sevaks Posts reg.
I am directed to refer to this Directorate Office Memorandum of even number dated 04.06.2019 and letters of even number dated 21.10.2019, 27.11.2019, 09.12.2020 and para II (ii) of letter No. 17- 02/2018-GDS dated 08.03.2019 wherein provision of local language for engagement to GDS posts was prescribed.
2. In this context, the Competent Authority has approved to circulate the consolidated list of local languages as mentioned below for engagement to Gramin Dak Sevaks Posts:-
| Sl.No. | Name of Circle |
Name of State/ Union Territory covered under Postal Circle |
Local language as prescribed by Department of Posts |
||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradesh and Yanam | Telugu | ||
| 2 | Assam |
Assam(Excluding Three Districts of Barak Valley and Bodoland Territorial Council Areas) |
Assamese | ||
| Three Districts of Barak Valley | Bengali | ||||
| Bodo Land Territorial Council Areas | Bodo | ||||
| 3 | Bihar | Bihar | Hindi | ||
| 4 | Chhattisqarh | Chhattisgarh | Hindi | ||
| 5 | Delhi | NCT of Delhi | Hindi | ||
| 6 | Gujarat | Gujarat | Gujarati | ||
| Dadra Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | |||||
| 7 | Haryana | Haryana | Hindi | ||
| 8 | Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh | Hindi | ||
| SI.No. | Name of Circle | Name of State/ Union Territory covered under Postal Circle |
Local language as prescribed by Department of Posts |
| 9 | J & K Circle | J & K & Ladakh | Urdu, Hindi |
| 10 | Jharkhand | Jharkhand | Hindi |
| 11 | Karnataka | Karnataka | Kannada |
| 12 | Kerala | Kerala, Lakshadweep and Mahe | Malayalam |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradesh | Hindi .. |
| 14 | Maharashtra | Maharashtra | Marathi |
| Goa | Konkani and Marathi | ||
| 15 | North East | Arunachal Pradesh | Hindi/English |
| Maniour | Maniouri and Enqlish | ||
| Meghalaya | Hindi/English | ||
| Mizoram | Mizo | ||
| Nagaland | Hindi/English | ||
| Tripura | Bengali | ||
| 16 | Odisha – | Odisha | Odia |
| 17 | Punjab Chandiaarh (Chandigarh) | Punjab | Punjabi |
| Chandigarh | Hindi/English | ||
| 18 | Rajasthan | Raiasthan | Hindi |
| 19 | Tamilnadu | Tamilnadu | ·Tamil |
| Puducherry(Excluding Mahe and Yanam | Tamil | ||
| 201 | Telanoana | Telangana | Telugu |
| 21 | Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh | Hindi |
| 22 | Uttarakhand | Uttarakhand | Hindi |
| 23 | West Bengal | West Bengal | Bengali |
| Andaman and Nicobar | Hindi/English | ||
| slands) | |||
| Sikkim | Nepali | ||
| Darjeeling Division | Bengali and Nepali | ||
| Post offices under Gorkha Territorial Administration (GTA) | Nepali | ||
3. This issues with the approval of Competent Authority.
(Dr.
~ Vincent Baria)
Director (GDS/PCC)
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