CBOA-AP CIRCULAR NO. 018 DATED 05.05.2012

CBOA-AP issued its circular No. 018 dated 05.05.2012 reproducing the circular issued by AICBOF on the Joint Discussions held at Central Office. We are placing the same here for our readers.

CIRCULAR NO.: GS: 2012: 018                              Date: 05.05.2012

TO ALL OFFICERS                                                  PLEASE CIRCULATE

Dear Friends,

We reproduce hereunder the Circular No. CIRCULAR/GS/2012/16 dated 02.05.2012 received from our Federation for your information.

With best regards                                                                      

Yours sincerely

Sd/-

(C.A. MALLIKARJUNA RAO)

GENERAL SECRETARY

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“JOINT DISCUSSIONS AT CENTRAL OFFICE

Joint Discussions between the Management and the Federation for the policy issues concerning the officers were held at Central office on 26th &27th April 2012. In these discussions a good number of policy issues were taken up by us and deliberated. We furnish hereunder some of the important issues for your information.

Ø  Introduction of Inter-Region request to officers and other amendments in the existing Transfer policy.

Ø  Staffing pattern.

Ø  Improvement in the Furniture policy.

Ø  Increase in Rent Reimbursement ceilings in the RFA.

Ø  Mobile Handsets to all BM’s.

Ø  Recording of Nomination for Gratuity.

Ø  Opening of Holiday Homes at Shirdi ,Kodaikanal Hill station, Pachmarhi Hill Station & Gaya.

Ø  Allowances for working on Sundays and Holidays.

Ø  Enhancement of Entertainment expenses.

Ø  Enhancement of Existing contributory Group Insurance scheme.

Ø  Enhancement in ceilings of reimbursement of purchase of Brief case.

Ø  Improvement in the existing conveyance reimbursement scheme.

Ø  Provision of updated OSR to all officers.

Apart from the above, we have taken up various other issues and we are hopeful that our Administration would consider our demands with compassion.

PAYMENT OF EX-GRATIA LUMP SUM AMOUNT IN LIEU OF COMPASSIONATE GROUNDS

Considering the severe hardship to some of the dependents (who fail to apply for payment of ex-gratia lump sum amount in lieu of compassionate grounds, within the stipulated period of six months from the date of death of the employee) our administration is now allowing those dependents to submit the applications before 31.05.2012.

We request all our Friends to identify and meet the dependents for the resubmission of the applications in time.

                                                      PROMOTION POLICY

Based on the guidelines issued by Government of India, our Bank has revised the promotion policy on 14.02.2012, incorporating the eligibility criteria, mainly for promotion from S-I to II, the officer should have completed minimum of 2 years continuous service in Rural branch and for promotion from S-II to III, the officer should have completed minimum of 3 years service in R/SU branches.

Promotion policy is a bilateral issue, which is settled at periodical intervals. In blatant violation of this time honored conventions, the Government of India came out with unilateral guidelines on the subject.

AIBOC lodged strong protest with Government of India opposing the unilateral directions. Now relaxations in respect of mandatory requirement of R/SU services for promoting to S-II & III, were granted and accordingly the existing system of permitting the officers who have yet to complete the requisite service, to participate in the process with the post promotion condition of completion of R/SU service will be continuing only in respect of officers promoted /to be promoted up to 2012-13.

The Government directive provides only temporary respite. The matter will be pursued further for a Bilateral settlement.

WITH KIND REGARDS,

Yours sincerely,

Sd/-

(A.R. SAIFULLAH)

GENERAL SECRETARY