NOTIFICATION FOR THE POSTS OF GRAMIN DAK SEVAKS CYCLE – II/2019 ANDHRA PRADESH CIRCLE

BRANCH POSTMASTER (BPM)

The Job Profile of Branch Post Master will include managing affairs of GDS Branch Post

Office, India Posts Payments Bank (IPPB) and ensuring uninterrupted counter operation

during the prescribed working hours using the handheld device/Smartphone supplied by

the Department. The overall management of postal facilities, maintenance of records,

upkeep of handheld device, ensuring online transactions, and marketing of Postal, India

Post Payments Bank services and procurement of business in the villages or Gram

Panchayats within the jurisdiction of the Branch Post Office should rest on the shoulders of

Branch Postmasters. However, the work performed for IPPB will not be included in

calculation of TRCA, since the same is being done on incentive basis.Branch Postmaster

will be the team leader of the GDS Post Office and overall responsibility of smooth and

timely functioning of Post Office including mail conveyance and mail delivery. He/she

might be assisted by Assistant Branch Post Master of the same GDS Post Office. BPM will

be required to do combined duties of ABPMs as and when ordered. He will also be

required to do marketing, organizing melas, business procurement and any other work

assigned by IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs/SRM/SSRM etc.In some of the Branch Post Offices,

the BPM has to do all the work of BPM/ABPM.

(ii)ASSISTANT BRANCH POSTMASTER (ABPM)

The Job Profile of Assistant Branch Post Master will include all functions of sale of

stamps/stationery, conveyance and Delivery of mail at doorstep deposits/payments/other

transactions under IPPB, assisting Branch Postmasters in counter duties using the

handheld device/Smart phone supplied by the Department. However, the work

performed for IPPB will not be included in calculation of TRCA, since the same is being

done on incentive basis.He will also be required to do marketing, organizing melas,

business procurement and any other work assigned by the Branch Postmaster or

IPO/ASPO/SPOs/SSPOs/SRM/SSRM etc. ABPMs will also be required to do Combined Duty

of BPMs as and when ordered.