Proceedings of Office Bearers' Meeting held on 18 July '13

OFFICE BEARERS MEETING AT MUMBAI ON 18/07/2013

                                              PROCEEDINGS

THE OFFICE BEARERS MEETINGS HELD AT MUMBAI ON 18/07/2013 WAS ATTENDED BY THE FOLLOWING-

S/SHRI

1. K.MALLIGARAJ , PRESIDENT
2. D.K.MAZUMDAR  , VICE PRESIDENT
3. DR D S CHAUHAN , GENERAL SECRETARY
4. B.B.GHADAGE , ORGANISING SECRETARY
5. A.K.S.CHAUHAN , TREASURER
6. H.R.SRIVATSA , ZONAL SECRETARY (W)
7. B.V. RAO , ZONAL SECRETARY (C)
8. ANAND BAJPAI , ZONAL SECRETARY (E)
9. J.L.SAMUDRE , ZONAL SECRETARY (NE)

SPECIAL INVITEES

1. AMLAN DASH
2. M.V.JAIPRAKASH
3. M.C.THAKKAR
4. MS.U.M.GANGULI
5. NITIN NERURKAR , ADVISOR

THE FOLLOWING DECISION WERE TAKEN-

1. MUMBAI HIGH COURT CASE

A)    THE OFFICE BEARERS REITERATED THE NATIONAL COUNCIL DECISION TO CONTINUE TO SINCERELY, VIGOROUSLY AND EFFECTIVELY FOLLOW THE MUMBAI HIGH COURT CASE SO AS TO TAKE IT TO A LOGICAL END. IN THE CASE OF ANY EVENTUALITY, WHICH IS VERY UNLIKELY, THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT GIVING ANY ADVERSE RULING, THE NATIONAL COUNCILS DECISION TO FILE A REVIEW PETITION IN HON’BLE SUPREME COURT SHALL BE RESORTED TO.

B)     DUE TO NON AVAILABILITY OF PRESIDENT, VP AND GS AT MUMBAI, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT S/SHRI B.B.GHADAGE AKS CHAUHAN, AMLAN DASH AND M.V.JAIPRAKASH, ALONGWITH SRI NITIN NERURKAR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL THE FOLLOWUP AND LOGISTIC RELATED ISSUES OF THE CASE. MORE SO IT

HAS BEEN ALSO DECIDED THAT ON THE DATES OF CASE HEARING EITHER THE PRESIDENT OR VP OR GS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE HIGH COURT.

C)     KEEPING IN VIEW THE EXPENSES REQUIRED TO KEEP AFLOAT THE CASE ALL UNITS AND MEMBERS ARE REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY CONTRIBUTE AND REMIT TO CENTRAL UNIT THE FIGHTING FUND CONTRIBUTION. THE TREASURER WAS REQUESTED TO IMMEDIATELY ISSUE A CIRCULAR ON FINANCIAL RELATED MATTERS , INCLUDING REMITTANCE OF FUNDS TO UNITS (TOWARDS REGULAR CONTRIBUTION) , RECEIPT OF FUNDS FROM UNITS (LEGAL FUND , LEVY AND PAST REMITTANCES @ 50% OR 20% AS THE CASE MAY BE) AND REGARDING EXPENSES ON NC, CEC AND OFFICE BEARERS MEETINGS. A COMMITTEE COMPRISING OF TREASURER, AMLAN DASH, M.V.JAIPRAKASH AND MS.U.M.GANGULI WAS ALSO CONSTITUTED TO RECOMMEND   BUDGETARY CEILINGS ON CONDUCT OF NC, CEC AND OFFICE BEARERS MEETINGS BY THE UNITS CONCERNED.

D)    IT WAS ALSO DECIDED THAT AS BOTH THE PETITIONERS (NBOA) AND THE RESPONDENT (BANK) HAS FILED A WRITTEN STATEMENT IN THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT THAT THEY ARE READY TO DISCUSS THE ISSUE OFF COURT TOO AND ALSO BECAUSE THE NATIONAL COUNCIL HELD AT SHIMLA HAS RESOLVED THAT THE PROCESS DIALOGUE MAY NOT BE CLOSED, IT HAS BEEN DECIDED THAT IN CASE THE BANK CALLS FOR NEGOTIATING THE ISSUE THE SAME WILL BE CONSIDERED FAVOURABLY BY THE NBOA.

2. MEDIA COVERAGE ON NABARDS’ FUNCTIONING

THE OFFICE BEARERS EXPRESSED THEIR DISMAY AND CONCERN OVER THE MANY NEWS ARTICLES BEING PUBLISHED IN THE REPUTED NEWS DAILY/S REGARDING FUNCTIONING OF NABARD. THE NBOA IS OF THE VIEW THAT IT HAS not RESULTED INTO TARNISHING OF THE IMAGE OF NABARD AND IN SPITE OF REPEATED REQUEST TO THE BANK, NOTHING CONCRETE HAS BEEN DONE TO ISSUE EFFECTIVE DENIALS NOR ANY INTERNAL INQUIRY HAS BEEN INITIATED TO FIND OUT THE FACTS AND TAKE CORRECTIVE MEASURES ON THE ISSUES FLAGGED BY THE MEDIA. KEEPING IN VIEW THAT MEDIA HAS REPEATEDLY POINTED A FINGER AT HIGH AND MIGHTY AINBOA HAS DECIDED TO MARK ALL SUCH REPORTAGE TO DFS, MoF- GoI, RBI AND CVC FOR HOLDING AN INDEPENDENT AND FAIR INQUIRY ON ALL THE ISSUES SO THAT NABARD COMES OUT CLEAN ON THE ISSUE AND ORGANISATIONAL PRESTIGE AND DIGNITY IS NOT PUT TO LOSS.

3. PROPOSED STATUTORISATION OF NABARD  STAFF RULES, 1982

IT HAS COME TO OUR KNOWLEDGE THAT THE BANK IS ON ITS WAY TO STATUTORIZE THE NABARD STAFF RULES, WHICH ARE IN THE NATURE OF SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION, AFTER MAKING CERTAIN DRASTIC CHANGES TO THE EXISTING STAFF RULES. MOST OF THESE PROPOSED CHANGES ARE NOT EVEN IN

CONFORMITY TO OUR PRINCIPLE LEGISLATION (NABARD ACT, 1982). FURTHER THE BANK HAS NOT DEEMED IT FIT TO CONSULT THE AINBOA ON THE ISSUE IN SPITE OF THE FACT THAT SUCH CONSULTATION IS REQUIRED TO BE DONE. INCIDENTALLY, THE BANK

HAS, ON MANY OCCASIONS DEPOSED BEFORE THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON SUB-ORDINATE LEGISLATION, THAT IT ALWAYS CONSULTS AINBOA ON THE ISSUES PERTAINING TO SERVICE MATTERS AND STAFF RULES. IT HAS BEEN THUS DECIDED TO REQUEST THE BANK TO INITIATE THE PROCESS OF DISCUSSIONS WITH AINBOA ON THE ISSUE. IT WAS ALSO DECIDED TO APPRISE THE PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE ON SUBORDINATE LEGISLATION ON THE ISSUE AND REQUEST THEM TO INTERVENE IN THE MATTER FAVOURABLY.

4. OFFICE BEARERS MEETING ALSO CONDEMNED AND CRITICISED THE BANKS MOVE NOT TO POST PRESIDENT OR THE GENERAL SECRETARY OF AINBOA AT MUMBAI INSPITE OF THE INFORMAL REQUEST PUT INTO THE BANK. THIS DECISION OF THE BANK IS SEEN AS A DELIBERATE ATTEMPT TO WEAKEN THE ASSOCIATION AND HAMPER ITS LEGITIMATE ORGANISATIONAL ACTIVITIES , SPECIALLY KEEPING IN THE VIEW THE THAT AINBOA IS REQUIRED TO PLAY PROACTIVE ROLE TOWARDS ONGOING COURT CASE, UPGRADATION OF PENSION ISSUE, SETTLEMENT OF CHARTER OF DEMANDS ANS REPORTED AMENDMENTS TO NABARD ACT, 1982. THUS IT WAS DECIDED TO PASS A RESOLUTION AND HANDOVER THE SAME TO BANK AS ALSO TO FORWARD A COPY TO CHIEF PATRON FOR TAKING UP THE MATTER AT HIGHEST LEVELS.
5. IT WAS ALSO DECIDED TO APPROACH THE STANDING COMMITTEE ON FINANCE TO REQUEST THEM TO STOP THE PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO NABARD ACT, 1982. AS SUCH IT WAS DECIDED TO FORWARD A MEMORANDUM TO SRI YESHWANT SINHA, CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMITTEE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. GENERAL SECRETARY ALSO INFORMED THAT THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS BEING FORWARDED TO THE COMMITTEE BY THREE FOUR MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT AS ALSO BY THE CHIEF PATRON.  IT HAS BEEN ALSO DECIDED TO WRITE TO ALL THE MEMMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ON THE ISSUE.
6. PENDING ISSUES  WITH THE BANK AND OTHER COERCIVE MEASURES INITIATED BY THE BANK TOWARDS SERVICE CONDITIONS GOVERNING THE OFFICERS

THE FOLLOWING ISSUES ARE PENDING AT THE BANK LEVEL WHEREAT IN SPITE OF REPEATED PERSUASIONS BY AINBOA AND FAVOURABLE ASSURANCES GIVEN BY THE CHAIRMAN ON MANY OF THE ISSUES FROM TIME TO TIME , THE BANK HAS DECIDED TO KEEP THE FOLLOWING ISSUES PENDING AND HAS THUS GONE BACK ON ITS ASSURANCES GIVEN TO AINBOA, SPECIALLY THOSE GIVEN ON 10/07/2012.

A)    NON INITIATION OF DISCUSSIONS WITH AINBOA IN SPITE OF BANK’S CALLING FOR THE ISSUES FOR DISCUSSIONS REPEATEDLY AND AINBOA SUBMITTING THE SAME TO THE BANK ON UMPTEEN OCCASIONS.

B)     NON FULFILLMENT OF VACANCIES OF PANEL YEARS 2011 & 2012 IN GRADE ‘B’ , ‘C’ AND ‘E’ AND POSTING OF GRADE ‘A’ OFFICERS AS DDMs.

C)     SETTLEMENT OF COMPASSIONATE CASES OF OFFICERS WHO DEMISED BEFORE THE IMPLEMENTATION DATE OF THE NEW COMPENSATION POLICY IN THE BANK.

D)    REVISTING OF THE PRESENT COMPASSIONATE POLICY OF THE BANK, SPECIALLY KEEPING IN VIEW THAT A MEAGRE AMOUNT IS BEING PROVIDED AS COMPASSIONATE PACKAGE UNDER THE NEW POLICY TO THE DECEASED OFFICERS FAMILY.

E)     UPGRADATION OF PENSION, FAMILY PENSION AND OTHER PENSION RELATED ISSUES.

F)      PARITY WITH RBI -DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF INCREASED HALTING ALLOWANCE , INCREASED ELIGIBILITY TOWARDS LTC, TAXI SERVICES UP TO GRADE ‘C’ OFFICERS , INDOOR MEDICAL TREATMENT REIMBURSEMENT , PhD ALLOWANCE ETC.ETC.

G)    HRMS RELATED ISSUES, SPECIALLY THOSE ARISING OUT OF DELAYED AVAILABILITY OF FORM-XVI AND ALSO DUE TO THE DIFFICULTY BEING FACED BY THE OFFICERS DUE TO WRONG COMPUTATION AND DEDUCTION OF INCOME TAX.

H)    RECENT DRACONIAN CIRCULARS ON HOUSING LOAN AND IMPOSING OF HEAVY PENALTY ON OFFICERS WHERE THE LTC BILLS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED A BIT LATE DUE TO CERTAIN COMPELLING CIRCUMSTANCES.

I)       NON RECONSIDERING OF FINANCIAL AND OTHER PENALTIES IMPOSED ON HUNDREDS OF OFFICERS TOWARDS LTC AVAILMENT.

J)       NON WITHDRAWAL OF CIRCULAR ON RETENTION OF OFFICE QUARTERS

K)    RECRUITMENT OF OFFICERS ON CONTRACTUAL BASIS AND PROPOSED DIRECT RECRUITMENT OF OFFICERS IN GRADE ‘B’

L)     REJECTION OF HOUSING LOAN APPLICATIONS ON ILLOGICAL PRESUMPTIONS.

M)   PROPOSED SELLING OF REAL ESTATE PROPERTY OF THE BANK.

THE OFFICE BEARERS EXPRESSED ANGUISHED AT THE NON RESOLVING OF THESE ISSUES BY THE BANK AND HAVE THUS DECIDED TO INITIATE ORGANISATIONAL STEPS TO EXPRESS THEIR AGITATION AND CONCERN ON THE ABOVE ISSUES AS PER THE FOLLOWING AGITATIONAL PROGRAM-

1.      LUNCH HOUR DEMO AND GATE MEETING  ON 25/07/2013

2.      LUNCH HOUR DEMO AND GATE MEETING ON 02/08/2013

3.      LUNCH HOUR DEMO AND GATE MEETING ALONG WITH THE SUBMISSION OF MEMORANDUM IN MASS DEPUTATION TO THE CHAIRMAN AT HEAD OFFICE AND CGM/OICs AT REGIONAL OFFICES ON 19/08/2013.

IT WAS DECIDED TO CHART OUT FURTHER COURSE OF ACTION SUBSEQUENTLY  MEETING ENDED WITH A VOTE OF THANX.

DR D S CHAUHAN

GENERAL SECRETARY

20/07/2013