AIBOC CIRCULAR NO. 77 DATED 16TH OCTOBER 2009

AIBOC has issued its Circular No. 77 dated 16th October 2009 on Extension of Special Allowances / Incentives to all the Officers working in North Eastern Region, Sikkim, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar. We are reproducing the same here.
CIRCULAR NO: 77                              16^th October, 2009  

TO ALL AFFILIATES/MEMBERS:

Extension of Special Allowances / Incentives to all the officers working in the North Eastern Region, Sikkim and Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar

In the wake of recommendations of Sixth Central Pay Commission recommendations, special Allowance/Incentives payable to those employees who are posted from outside the region to N.E.Region, Sikkim, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands is now extended to all employees including the localites.  Hence, we have taken up the matter with the Chairman, IBA for extension of the same facilities to the employees/officers working in Banks.  A copy of the said communication is reproduced for your information.

With Diwali Greetings,

Sd/-

(G.D. NADAF)

GENERAL SECRETARY

Communication sent to Chairman, IBA:

No.1452/207/09                                                         16.10.09

To, 

The Chairman,

Indian Banks’ Association,

HR & Industrial Relations,

World Trade Centre Complex,

Centre 1, 6th Floor, Cuffe Parade,

Mumbai – 400 005.
Dear Sir,

Extension of Special Allowances / Incentives to all the officers working in the North Eastern Region, Sikkim and Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar.

We draw your kind attention to the Office Memorandum dated 27.08.2008 issued by the Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, wherein they have conveyed modification of the earlier guidelines on payment of Special Allowances to those employees who are “Posted from outside the region” having All India Transfer Liability and it is now admissible to the Employees of the Central Government irrespective of whether the transfer (including on initial appointment) is from outside the North Eastern Region or from another area of that region.  The existing condition that the employees should have All India Transfer Liability has also been dispensed with.

2.         The above modification has been effected in the wake of recommendations of sixth Central Pay Commission and the Allowance is payable to all the employees including the localites.

3.         In view of the foregoing, we reiterate our demand for extending the Special Allowance / Incentives to all the Officers working in N.E Region, Ladakh, Sikkim, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, irrespective of whether they are transferred from other parts of the country or from another area of that region.

4.         The Special Allowance is paid w.e.f. 01.01.2006 to all the employees of the Central Government and we request you to extend the facility to the employees / officers working in the branches of Nationalised Banks, Private Sector Banks across the North Eastern states including Sikkim, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
5.         We request you to expedite.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,

Sd/-
(G.D. NADAF)
GENERAL SECRETARY