Circular No. GS: 2009: 003 Date: 03.04.2009

TO ALL OFFICERS PLEASE CIRCULATE
Dear Friends,
We reproduce hereunder the Circular No. CIRCULAR/GS/2009/03 dated 02-04-2009 received from our Federation for your information.
With best regards
Yours sincerely
(C.A. MALLIKARJUNA RAO)
GENERAL SECRETARY
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FACILITIES TO OFFICERS –REVIEW/REVISION BY MANAGEMENT


House Rent Reimbursement (RFA)
The last revision in ceilings of House Rent Reimbursement to officers was effected in June-July 2005. Consequent to steep increase in the house rent at all centres, the issue had been taken up with the management from time to time.

We are happy to inform you that the management has since revised the House Rent Ceilings w.e.f. 1st April 2009. The salient features are :
1. Till now only Mumbai was in A-1 Centre . Now Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai have been added to Centre A1 and hence the officers in these centres will become eligible for a higher quantum of House Rent Reimbursement as was applicable to Mumbai.
2. The increase in rent at A1 (Metro Centres) is Rs.1500/- from Scale I to Scale IV, for Centre A- (Hyderabad, Bangalore, Ahmedabad & areas contiguous to Mumbai that are beyond agglomeration) the increase is Rs.1200/- to Rs.1400/- from Scale I to IV and for other centres, i.e. B, C & D – the increase is Rs.500/- for all the scales.
3. While doing so, the contiguous areas to Mumbai but outside the agglomeration (upto which the local train facility is available in all the 3 railway routes i.e. Western, Central and Harbour Lines) has been grouped in Centre A which was hitherto Centre A1. Keeping in view the hardships faced by the officers in Mumbai, we are taking up this matter once again with the management for redressal.
Conveyance Reimbursement Scheme
In June 2007 certain amendments were made to Conveyance Reimbursement Scheme. Since these amendments were not in favour of the officers, the matter was continuously taken up with the management and discussed on several occasions. We are happy to inform you that the management has now considered our request and has amended the Conveyance Reimbursement Scheme. Accordingly:
i. from 1st April 2009, submission of bills/receipts for claiming reimbursement on cost of petrol basis has been dispensed with;

ii. the management will reimburse the expenses to the eligible officers only relying on the declaration of the individual officers, without calling/asking for the bills/receipts/details etc.
The above are the provisions which were available prior to June 2007. In other words the Conveyance Reimbursement Scheme to the officers shall be available as per the earlier scheme.

One more amendment made in the Scheme is that henceforth the annual ceilings will be applicable for the financial year i.e. from April to March instead of the calendar year as hitherto.
3. Lifting ban on purchase of new furniture at the residence of officers

Permitting retired officers to purchase the furniture supplied at their residence
You are aware that in June 2007 the Central Office had issued instructions banning purchase of new furniture for use at the residence of officers and also not to allow the retiring officers to purchase the furniture supplied at their residence.
Our organization had taken up the above matter with the management to have a review of the above instructions, considering the difficulties faced by the officers. We are now pleased to inform you that the management has since issued instructions viz.
i. lifting ban on purchase of new furniture for supply at the residence of the officers;

ii. permitting the retiring officers to purchase the furniture supplied at their residence as per the provisions of the scheme.
With these the above long pending issues have been resolved. The aberration shall be taken up with the management for redressal. We have also taken up with the management various other issues like Promotion Policy for Specialist Categories, Review of Transfer Policy etc. We shall inform you the developments in due course.
Meeting with the new Chairman & Managing Director of the Bank
The Principal Office Bearers of the Federation had called on Shri S. Sridhar, the new Chairman & Managing Director of the Bank on 17th March 2009 and had detailed discussions on various matters concerning the bank and the organization. The CMD spelt out his priorities and planning for achieving better results and to have an all round development of the bank. On this occasion the new Chairman & Managing Director was welcomed by the Office Bearers & Committee Members of our Mumbai Unit.
The Principal Office Bearers had taken an opportunity to meet our worthy Executive Director and the General Manager (HRD) and had brought to their notice the pressing problems of the officers and the organization that required urgent and necessary resolution. The matters are being followed up.
With greetings,

Yours sincerely,
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(D.S. BHADAURIA)
GENERAL SECRETARY