To All the Members,
Reproduced
below is a copy of Memorandum submitted to Shri Narendre Modiji , Hon'ble
Prime Minister, GoI on 22/01/2016 at Lucknow. The copy of the Memorandum
was also submitted to Prof. B. Mungekar, Noted Agricultural Economist and
Hon'ble MP (Rajya Sabha) and Ms. Anju Bala, Hon'ble MP (Lok Sabha). The
AINBOA delegation, comprising of Shri Giridhar Thakur, President, Sri B V Rao,
EC member and the undersigned, was led by Shri Ashok Singh, Vice
President, AINTUC who is also member of the CBDT board and Rajbhasha Implementation
& Coordination Committee, Ministry of Home Affairs, GoI, New Delhi.
AINBOA
is now in the process of soliciting an audience with Hon'ble Finance Minister,
GoI, New Delhi.
Friends, we believe that the forth coming Central government's budget
will decide the future shape of NABARD's operations, status and financial
aspects. The settlement of RBI Charter of Demands is also at an advanced stage
and as such we have to be in readiness in respect of our charter of Demands
too. Coupled with internal issues of career progression of officers, ensuing
transfers and postings and issues related to CLMAS makes it imperative
for all of us to remain united and in a state of readiness for any
organisational move, if situation so requires. Our recent efforts towards
enlisting the support of decision makers and getting our Association
registered under Trade Union Act are steps towards this readiness... with
fraternal greetings
Sincerely
Yours,
Dr
D S Chauhan
GS,
AINBOA
****************************************************************************
Shri Narendra Modiji
Hon’ble Prime Minister
Government Of India, New Delhi
Respected Sir,
AINBOA is a management recognised and sole
representative body of 2700 odd officers working at NABARD. We are extremely
thankful to your good self for sparing a few moments of your valuable time for
us and NABARD today.
We, very humbly and with all humility , bring to
your kind notice the following important aspects pertaining to the functioning
of NABARD as also those pertaining to the service conditions of NABARD
officers.
1. NABARD,
for almost a decade or so, has been facing an acute financial crunch and is, to
a great extent, now depends on market borrowings to meet its mandate of
providing credit based facilities to the Rural Financial Institutions,
specially the Cooperatives, RRBs and other Public Sector banks. In the
circumstances the mandate, assigned to NABARD – ‘Development through Credit’
gets diluted to a great extent. We,
therefore, urge upon your good self for a favourable intervention so as to make
NABARD a financially sound and sustainable organisation, well equipped to cater
to needs of the Small and Marginal Farmers of this country. A few of the
suggested initiatives are, augmenting NABARD’s capital base, increased
allocation to it under various budgetary funds, allowing access to NABARD to
cheaper borrowings such as line of credit from World Bank, tax free bonds and
having access to CRR of RRBs and Cooperatives. Sir, the Credit to Deposit ratio
(CD ratio) of rural India, specially in the backward states is abysmally low,
and if NABARD will be allowed to have access to CRR funds of the cooperatives
and RRBs, it will ensure that capital generated in the Rural areas are ploughed
back for development in the rural areas only. Further, we also request GoI to
exempt NABARD’s income from the ambit of Income Tax. Instead NABARD can
pool that money into a Risk Mitigating Fund for Small & Marginal farmers. A
financially and administratively strong NABARD can further speed up the process
of Rural development through worthy initiatives of your government such as
PMJDY, Pradhan Mantri Sichai Yojna and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Bima Yojna, to
name a few .
2. Sir, it was a very pleasant surprise for us, when
we saw the GoI’s directive issued to Public Sector Banks vide letter
No.F.No.4/2/2/2015 dated 12/01/2016, directing the CEOs, to negotiate and
finalise the next wage settlement of bank employees before its effective date
of 01/11/2017. It underlines your governments positive and favourable concern
for its employees and such a directive has been issued probably for the first
time ever. SIR , NABARD OFFICERS ARE , BY VIRTUE OF THE NABARD ACT, 1982 AND
ITS STAFF RULE ELIGIBLE FOR SERVICE CONDITIONS AT PAR WITH THAT IN RBI AND THE
SAME HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO ALL OF US AT NABARD SINCE ITS INCEPTION i.e
1982. SIR, WE BRING TO YOUR KIND NOTICE THAT WAGE SETTLEMENT OF NABARD OFFICERS
PERTAINING TO THE PERIOD 01/11/2012 TO 31/10/2017 HAS YET TO BE SETTLED AND WE
ARE AWAITING FOR A SETTLEMENT AS PER OUR ELIGIBILITY.
3. We also bring to your kind notice that the demand
of our and Retired Officers Association for upgradation of Pension Scheme has
remained unfulfilled for last decade or so and RETIRED OFFICERS OF NABARD ARE
DRAWING THE LEAST PENSION IN THE BANKING INDUSTRY AND EVEN THE PARITY WITH RBI
ON THIS ACCOUNT, TO WHICH WE ARE LEGALLY AND STATUTORILY ENTITLED, HAS NOT
BEEN HONOURED.
4. We HAVE ALSO BEEN DEMANDING FOR QUITE A FEW
YEARS, A ‘POLICY ON COMPASSIONATE APPOINTMENTS’ AT PAR WITH THAT IN RBI AND THE
SAME IS YET TO BE SETTLED AT BY THE BANK.
We are sure that with your kind intervention all the
above FOUR major issues will be positively and favourably looked into,
leading to emergence of a stronger, more viable and farmer oriented
NABARD. Sir, we assure you and the nation, that like in the past,
officers of NABARD will remain committed towards fulfilling the objective of
ensuring equitable rural development in the country by honestly, sincerely and
diligently attending to their assigned duties and responsibilities.
With Sincere Regards
Yours Sincerely ,
Sd/- Sd/-
(Dr D.S.
CHAUHAN)
(GIRIDHAR
THAKUR)
General
Secretary President
PLACE : LUCKNOW
DATE : 22/01/2016
No comments:
Post a Comment
Comments posted without Name, UIN, Designation, Place of Posting (RO/HO/District) and nabard.org e-mail id will not be posted.
Moderation of Comments may take some time before being posted on the blog.