TO ALL AFFILAITES/MEMBERS;
SILVER JUBLIEE CELEBERATIONS
The first meeting of the sub-committee on the Silver Jubilee Celebrations of AIBOC was held at Bangalore on 19th march 2010. Comrade K.S. Shetty President, Com. G.D. Nadaf General Secretary and the General Secretaries of Affiliates, Secretaries of State Committees participated. Members enthusiastically discussed about various activities to be undertaken during the celebrations period.
The celebrations are aimed to increase the visibility of AIBOC, enthuse and motivate the membership and also to utilize the opportunity to interact with the economically weaker sections of the society through social service activities. This will enable maximum participation of members in the celebrations. It will also provide an opportunity to understand the contributions of AIBOC in furthering the cause of Bank Officers by building a strong movement and to prepare bank officers’ to face the future challenges.
Following decisions were taken.
The Celebrations will take place at different levels, namely:
(a) Confederation
(b) Affiliates
(c) State
(d) District/Town/City
(e) Sectoral Wings
CONFEDERATION LEVEL
(i) Celebrations at all levels are to be held from April 2010 to 6th October 2010. For historical reasons the Inauguration will be held at Chennai in the 2nd week of April and valedictory will take place at New Delhi on Wednesday, the 6th October, 2010.
(ii) Inauguration at Chennai : As a curtain raiser, a National Seminar on “Growth, Development and Future Challenges to the Bank Officers’ Movement” with focus on AIBOC to be organized. Senior leaders who are part of the movement for the last 25 years to be requested to participate. Massive publicity to the celebrations to be given. A symbolic inauguration of “Silver Jubilee Social Service Activities” will take place. Working committee meeting will be held on the same day.
(iii) Social Service Activities: To make the celebrations more meaningful, it was decided to aim at reaching the remote parts of the country by holding social service activities in co-ordination with the state units. Opportunity to be provided to all state units to conduct the activity. The expenditure to the extent of Rs. 50,000/- per activity may be reimbursed by “AIBOC Social Welfare Trust”. If possible the State Units must also make efforts to raise voluntary contributions. The State Committes will have to submit a detailed plan of action including cost implications to the Welfare Trust for its approval. They have to submit the accounts after the events.
(iv) Silver Jubliee Publications: A Book on “History and Future Perspectives of AIBOC” to be co-authored by Com. Shantha Raju , Com. T. R. Bhat with Com. B.S. Ravindra as the Convenor will be published to commemorate the occasion. The committee can take inputs from the present and past senior leaders of AIBOC, the book will have to be released on 6th October, 2010, at New Delhi.
(v) Special Commemorative Issue of “Common Bond” containing articles from the present and past leaders of AIBOC will be released on 6/10/2010.
(vi) The valedictory programme will be held at New Delhi on 6th, October 2010. A Special Executive Committee Meeting can be held. An effort will be made to invite the Prime Minister/Finance Minister or Noble Laureate Dr. Amarthya Sen or some High Level dignitary of his stature. The Valediction can be preceded by a National Seminar on the “Future of the Public Sector Banks in India”.
(vii) AIBOC to undertake postering, badge wearing, etc., to provide wide publicity for the Silver Jubilee.
(viii) The Confederation and the Affiliates are requested to prominently print on their Letter Heads and Envelops annoucing the silver jubilee celebrations of AIBOC with a special logo designed for the occasion.
AFFILIATES’ LEVEL:
All Affiliates are requested to form their own Silver Jubilee Celebrations Committees which will design programmes suiting to the concerned organizations.
The suggestions to the committees are:
(a) Massive Silver Jubilee Meetings where the Affiliates have larger concentration of the membership.
(b) Minimum of one social service activity which will be funded by the Affiliate themselves.
(c) Commemorative issues of House Journals to be published in October, 2010.
STATE LEVEL:
(i) To form State Units, wherever it is not there.
(ii) State Units to Organise District and Town/City Level Committees.
(iii) Form AIBOC Women’s’ Wings wherever it is not formed.
(iv) State Level Silver Jubilee Committee to be formed with State Secretaries as Convenors. All EC Members in the states under its jurisdiction will be ex-officio members. The Committee will also consist of District Secretaries and State Committee Members. The Committee will have to draw appropriate action plan to celebrate the Silver Jubilee.
(v) The Committee has to plan at least one social service activity in co-ordination with “AIBOC Social Welfare Trust”. Which will be conducted between April to September 2010.
(vi) The Massive Special Silver Jubilee conventions are to be held in all state Head Quarters. They can make efforts to raise a fund and also seek the central office support as per the Executive Committee directions.
(vii) State level seminars can be organised with the participation of eminent speakers. The subjects can be;
(a) Consolidation of Bank Officers’ Movement
(b) Present day Challenges to AIBOC
(c) Future Shape and Size of Public Sector Banks in India
(d) Implementation of ILO convention Resolution No.87 & 98
DISTRICT LEVEL:
(i) District Units to be reactivated which in turn have to activate city/town units.
(ii) AIBOC EC Members/State Committee members should visit district and interior places and hold special Silver Jubilee meetings. The recent developments regarding 2nd option on pension, wage revision etc will also enthuse members.
ALL INDIA NATIONALISED BANK OFFICERS’ FEDERATION
ALL INDIA REGIONAL RURAL BANK OFFICERS’ FEDERATION
All INDIA PRIVATE SECTOR BANK OFFICERS’ FEDERATION
ALL INDIA CO-OPERATIVE SECTOR BANK OFFICERS’ FEDERATION
AIBOC WOMENS’ WING
(i) The sectoral Federations are requested to draw their own action plans.
(ii) They should hold seminars in different parts of the country to focus the issues concerning their sector.
(iii) They can also plan for social service activities.
FINANCE:
(a) One Social Service activity conducted by the State Unit will be supported by the Social Welfare Trust to the extent of Rs. 50,000/- only.
(b) The state Units can seek financial support from Central Office with projected activity as per the EC guidelines.
(c) Affiliates’ level activities have to be self financing.
(d) AIBOC Central Office has to bear the cost in respect of publications, inaugural and valedictory programmes.
2. During the course of deliberations following suggestions were made;
(a) All Vice Presidents to be made in charge for revival of state units.
(b) “Conclave” of senior leaders to be held on 15th and 16th of May, 2010, to review the path traversed by the confederation during the past 25 years and to finalise road map for further journey.
(c) A Compendium of important circulars issued by AIBOC to be prepared.
(d) An office cum Guest House for AIBOC to be built/purchased at Mumbai.
3. Comrades AIBOC Silver Jubilee Celebrations are a landmark in bank Officers’ movement. During the last 25 years AIBOC has made valuable contributions towards Nation building. This is the time to celebrate struggles, successes and to rededicate ourselves to the cause of Bank Officers’ Movement.
4. General Secretaries of Affiliates and State Secretaries are requested to form Silver Jubilee Celebration Committees by 10th of April 2010 under information to us. State Committees are requested to finalise the Social Service Activities which they want to undertake and submit a detailed proposal to us immediately. Let us all join hands to make the event successful.
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(G.D. NADAF)
GENERAL SECRETARY
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