Letter to Chairman on Gr. B Direct Recruitment

NATIONAL BANK OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION (NBOA)

        C/O NABARD, HO,   BANDRA-KURLA COMPLEX, MUMBAI

                                

                                                      

No.NBOA.MUM/156B/2011-12                     13 December 2011

The Chairman

NABARD

Mumbai

Dear Sir,

                  Direct Recruitment of Grade 'B' officers

We understand that the bank is reportedly in the process of recruiting direct Grade 'B' officers. In this connection we draw your kind attention to the following facts-

1.        The bank has recruited, through rigorous recruitment process, as many as 415 officers in grade 'A' in the last 3 years and all of them are highly qualified and their capabilities are in consonance with the organisational needs as prescribed and laid down by NABARD. Similarly the remaining 161 grade 'A' officers are not only aptly qualified but also carry with them rich experience of NABARDs' functioning and operations.

2.        That, there are already 843 grade 'B' officers in bank in comparison to 576 grade 'A' officers. Further increasing the Grade 'B' strength will create a still bigger bulge in the hierarchical pyramid structure of the organisation, which is a serious cause of worry for NBOA and management.

3.        It would lead to chocking of career progression prospects of all the 576 grade 'A' officers working in NABARD, of which 75 % are below 30 years of age and would lead to a situation akin to that prevailing today in the organisation which has occurred more or less due to direct recruitment of grade 'B' officers way back during 1984-1987 and the inconsistent recruitment pattern followed by the bank.

4.        While discussing the current wage settlement in the month of October/November 2010, the ex-chairman, Sri U.C. Sarangi and the then MD, Dr. K.G. Karmakar have given a solemn assurance to NBOA that like in the past so many years the lateral entry of officers in grade 'B' and above shall not be resorted to and the recruitment of officers from the open market shall be continued to be at the base level i.e. at grade 'A' level only. As such, any deviation from the agreed upon principles during the tenure of the current charter of demands may please be avoided as a matter of good governance.

NBOA, therefore, once again requests you, not to resort to direct recruitment of officers at Grade 'B' or above levels so as to not jeopardize the career prospects of our own officers. Incidentally, the organisational needs can well be taken care-off by the existing pool of officers or by recruiting officers in grade 'A' of desired level and competence.

Yours Sincerely,

(Dr.D.S.Chauhan)

General Secretary

Appeal to Gr. C officers on PP

APPEAL  

Dear Officer ,

 This has reference to the PPP scheme launched by the bank on 05/12/2011 and which is being made applicable to you. It is an optional scheme and NBOA would like to request to you to give a thought to the following aspects before you opt or do not opt for this particular scheme-

1. The Personal Promotion Policy as introduced by the bank is highly discriminatory in nature, as PP in all other grades of services is grade-tenure based and it also doesn't requires an officer to forgo his/her career progression too. Is it justice that a class of officers who have already suffered the most in NABARD and whose contribution in building NABARD block by block is less to none are being subjected to this ignominy

2. More so, the PP scheme in its present form will not serve any organisational purpose too as neither it would contribute to 'age correction' in grade 'D' nor it would ease the problem of stagnation in grade 'C' , may be it would contribute in creating another category of officers year after year , who would deem themselves to be good for nothing. Sir, will it be Good for 'TEAM NABARD' ?

3. In our opinion and as already submitted to NABARD, HRMD both in written as well as verbal dispositions, the likely solution to this vexed problem is to-

Introduce a one time measure of upgradation of posts in grade 'D' for all those officers who have completed 10 years of services in the grade 'C'. The repestive upgraded post in grade 'D' shall cease to exist as and when the concerned officer demits the office or gets further promotion.

Introduce a VRS scheme in all grades, including, grade 'C' and upwards.

Create additional posts in grade 'D' consequent upon the emerging organisational needs as has been outlined by NBOA and on which basis even the agenda was placed to BoD and board has not turned it down, instead has asked for some more information before taking a decision on the issue. Ironically, the management has chosen not to resubmit the proposal to the BoDs.

4. Furthermore, the scheme intends to give a clear cut message to a set of eligible officer that it has been decided by the bank not to promote them, howsoever good they may be, just because they have languished for too many years in grade 'C' for no fault of theirs ?

5. Will you like to submit to bank that you have accepted that you are not a deserving candidate for promotion in lieu of some meager monetary gains ??

NBOA has already requested the chairman in writing to suitably modify the scheme on lines of the suggestions given above at 3 (A) to (D), bank may accept our request and may not accept it but you as a member do accept our request to give a thought to the above before deciding your fate in the bank which you have so assiduously built over the years.

Yours fraternally,

Sd/-

(General Secretary)

 

Letter to Chairman on introduction of PP to Gr. C

NATIONAL BANK OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION

C/O NABARD, HO,

BANDRA-KURLA COMPLEX,

MUMBAI

No. NBOA. MUM / 156 A / 2011-12                                          12 December 2011

The Chairman

NABARD

Mumbai

Dear Sir,

Personal Promotion Policy in Grade 'C'

Please refer to HO circular No. PA.6555 dated 05/12/2011 on the captioned subject, a copy of which has been provided to NBOA also . In this connection, we draw your kind attention to the following:

1. The Personal Promotion Policy as introduced by the bank is highly discriminatory in nature , as PP in all other grades of services is grade-tenure based and doesn't requires an officer to forego his/her career progression too. Is it justice that a class of officers who have already suffered the most in NABARD and whose contribution in building NABARD block by block is less to none are being subjected to this ignominy ?

2. The lack of far sight on the part of the bank in recruiting officers in haphazard manner since 1984 onwards (sometimes in 200-300 in one batch and also not recruiting officers for few years at a strech) and resorting to campus recruitment of officers in grade ‘B’ had been the sole reason for officers stagnating at Grade C level for around 12 years.This has been the situation for the last 6/7 years and our frantic appeal to the management to address this issue had not been responded to .The most practicable solution provided by the HR Committee constituted by the bank in 2007 has also not been implemented by the bank despite repeated request by NBOA. Now all on a sudden,the bank decides to make age correction in Grade D by bluntly telling Grade C officers that they are no more desirable in Grade D because they do not have age on their side.The officers community considers this tratment of Grade C officers as most insensitive and devoid of human touch.The officers who have put their best years for this institution are made to feel undesirable and unwanted in this organisation. We strongly resent this sort of treatment to officers.

3. The PP scheme in its present form will not serve any organisational purpose too as neither it would contribute to 'age correction' in grade 'D' nor it would ease the problem of stagnation in grade 'C' , may be it would contribute in creating another category of officers year after year , who would deem themselves to be good for nothing. Sir ,will it be Good for 'TEAM NABARD' ?

4. In our opinion and as already submitted to NABARD , HRMD both in written as well as verbal dispositions , the likely solution to this vexed problem is to-

1. Introduce a one time measure of up-gradation of posts in grade 'D' for all those officers who have completed 10 years of services in the grade 'C' as recommended by HR Committee with the condition that the respective upgraded post in grade 'D' shall cease to exist as and when the concerned officer demits the office or gets further promotion.
2. Create additional posts in grade 'D' consequent upon the emerging organisational needs as has been outlined by NBOA and on which basis even the agenda was placed to BoD earlier.Ironically,the management has chosen not to resubmit the proposal to the BoD.
3. Introduce a VRS scheme in all grades including 'C' and upwards.

5. Further,as already requested on so many occasions we again reiterate our earnest request to you to hold the discussions with NBOA (which is a recognised representative body of all the officers of NABARD) on all the issues pertaining to service conditions of officers, with specific reference to great many changes which bank is doing/contemplating to initiate in light of the Restructuring/repositioning of NABARD as advised by the BCG.

6. Furthermore , we are sure that introduction , if at all , of PP scheme for grade 'C' officers in any form or format shall not be quoted by the bank as an accepted example of deviation from parity in Pay allowances and other service conditions vis-a-vis our parity with RBI is concerned.

Keeping in view the above we request you to put on hold this scheme and implement a comprehensive scheme , broadly on the lines of suggestions outlined above so as to ensure achieving both the organisational needs and requirements as also a dignified level of satisfaction to the officers concerned.

Thanking you

Yours Sincerely ,

(Dr D S chauhan)

General Secretary

Agitation Programme of NBOA

NATIONAL BANK OFFICERS’ASSOCIATION

C/O NABARD, HO, BANDRA-KURLA COMPLEX

MUMBAI

A.  LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION ON 02/12/2011 AT ALL THE UNITS AND SUBMISSION OF MEMORANDUM TO BE SIGNED BY ALL THE OFFICERS.

 

B.  LETTER TO BE WRITTEN BY NBOA TO ALL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BANK BY 09/12/2011.

 

C.  LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION ON 09/12/2011 AT ALL THE UNITS

 

D.  BLACK BADGE WEARING BY ALL THE OFFICERS FROM 12/12/2011 TO 16/12/2011.

E.  LETTER TO ALL THE HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT BY CENTRAL UNIT OF NBOA LATEST BY 26/12/2011.

 

F.  DHARNA BY THE OFFICE-BEARERS FOR ONE HOUR AFTER THE OFFICE HOURS ON 26/12/2011 AT ALL THE UNITS

G.  DHARNA BY THE OFFICE-BEARERS FOR ONE HOUR BEFORE THE OFFICE HOURS ON 27/12/2011 AT ALL THE UNITS

H.  CONVEYING OF NATIONAL COUNCIL AT NEW DELHI ON 10/& 11/ 01/2012 TO TAKE THE STOCK OF THE SITUATION AND CHALK OUT FUTURE COURSE OF ACTION.

(NBOA)

Proceedings of CEC Meeting at Mumbai on 24 and 25 November 2011

NATIONAL BANK OFFICERS’ASSOCIATION

C/O NABARD, HO, BANDRA-KURLA COMPLEX

MUMBAI

MINUTES

The CEC meeting of NBOA was held on 24/11 & 25/11/2011 at Mumbai. The meeting was chaired by Sri U.K.Mohanty , President , NBOA and was attended by the following CEC members -

S/Shri

1.    D K Majumdar Vice-President

2.   Dr. D S Chauhan General Secretary

3.   Nitin Nerurkar Organising Secretary

4.  A K S Chauhan Treasurer

5.  M Jha Zonal Secretary (E)

6.  V K Pahwa Zonal Secretary (N)

7.  P Pandey Zonal Secretary (C)

8.  A Lokare Zonal Secretary (W)

9.  A. Bajpai EC Member

10. B V Rao EC Member

11.  A Das EC Member

12. Ms. Swati Randive EC Member

13. N C Pareekh Secretary, J&K

14. Sunil Pandey Secretary, Uttrakhand

15. A Shinde Secretary, Karnataka

16. Shankar Das Vice President, West Bengal

17. S Narshimhan Secretary, AP

18. M K Baruah Secretary, Assam

19. Paras Ram Secretary, HP

20. B K Choudhary Secretary, Jharkhand

21. K Malligaraj Advisor, NBOA

the following business was transacted -

1.  The participants were made aware about the circumstances leading to deferment of our proposed Lunch Hour Demo on 16/11/2011. it was reiterated that the protest was deferred on account of clear cut assurance given by the CGM (HRMD) that Annual discussion will most likely be arranged with Chairman on 25/11/2011 or at the next available date at the earliest but not later than 10/12/2011. It was also very categorically stated that the HRMD shall revert back to NBOA positively by 18/11/2011 and firm up the date. CGM (HRMD) also indicated that the Check-off facility provided to NBOA in respect of deduction and remittance of monthly subscription shall be restored immediately. It was noted that though the bank has restored the cheque-off facility, it has not bothered to firm up the date for the Annual Discussions, as was promised.

2.  Subsequent to this, unit wise details were collected towards the cases pertaining to suspension, memos given, Financial recoveries ordered and cases pertaining to sanctioning of leaves. It was pointed out that in all at least 65-70 cases of such harassment were resorted to by the bank in the last 3 to 4 months.

3.  The cases pertaining to sanctioning of EOL to the officers, LTC recovery cases, punishment transfer cases and suspension cases were discussed in threadbare.

4.  The banks continued stance to skirt a meaningful discussion with NBOA on subjects of great importance such as RESTRUCTURING & REPOSITIONING of NABARD, was also apprised to the participants.

5.  The CEC then passed a resolution demanding the bank to immediately revoke the suspension of Shri Sushil Kumar, AM, HO, Mumbai.

6.  The CEC also decided to convene a gate meeting on 25/11/2011 at Mumbai so as to apprise the members about the recent developments. Subsequent to this the Mumbai unit convened and organised a very well attended and successful gate Meeting on 25/11/2011. The office-bearers of the central unit apprised the members of the latest developments, with specific reference to the management's obstinate stand not to enter into a meaningful discussion with the NBOA on all the issues of importance, specially on Repositioning & Restructuring Exercise and Harassment cases pertaining to the officers.

7.  Subsequent to this, the office bearers went in delegation to CGM (HRMD) and submitted the resolution passed by the CEC and requested him to revoke the suspension of the officer concerned immediately. The office-bearers also requested him to favourably resolve the issues pertaining to EOL, LTC related recoveries and other victimisation cases too. The office-bearers also requested the CGM (HRMD) to give a firm date for conduct of Annual discussions with the chairman. The response of the CGM (HRMD) was as under-

A.  On the issue of revoking the suspension of the officer, he chose to be noncommittal.

B.  On the issues of EOL and LTC related cases he first opined that NBOA should not take-up individual cases to which we humbly responded that Association comprises of Individual members only and we are duty bound to take-up the cases of all the members as and when required with the management.

C.  Subsequent to this, CGM (HRMD) was again non committal on all the issues pertaining to harassment.

D.  Regarding the Annual Discussion, the CGM (HRMD) indicated that NBOA should wait upto January 2012 for getting a date for the discussions as Chairman is too busy in the month of December 2011. We responded by requesting him that NBOA is prepared to have a discussion even on holidays and any venue and time as may be convenient to Chairman. Further to it we also requested that if management wants to resolve the issue, it could give us a written communication on the date of Annual discussions to be held in January 2012, off course that too will be subject to official exigencies of the Chairman on the particular date. In spite of this, the CGM (HRMD) was not in a mood to fix any time frame for the discussions.

E.  In fact at a given point of time he indicated that NBOA need not worry about the organisational matters and just wait and watch for the things to unfold and everything being done by the management is in the best interest of NABARD.

G.  The office-bearers then indicated to him that bank is forcing NBOA to proceed on agitation path and that we are left with no other option. The CGM (HRMD) indicated that in case NBOA proceeds on an agitation path then the bank will act tough. The meeting with CGM (HRMD) ended with NBOA telling him politely that we don't want a confrontation but if it is being thrust upon us and Chairman/Bank is not prepared to even discuss with NBOA about the legitimate concerns affecting the interests of the officers and the organisation then NBOA shall also to perform its duty as entrusted to us by the officers community.

AS SUCH ALL THE UNITS ARE ADVISED TO CONVEY GENERAL BODY MEETINGS AT THE RESPECTIVE UNITS AND APPRISE THE MEMBERSHIP WITH THE ABOVE DECISION OF THE CEC AND ENSURE FULL AND PROPER IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AGITATION PROGRAM AS CHALKED ABOVE.

The meeting ended with a vote of Thanks proposed by the Vice President.

            Sd/-

(Dr D.S.Chauhan)

General Secretary

Place: Bhopal

Date: 28/11/2011

8. The CEC was then briefed by the GS about the contents of the meeting held with CGM (HRMD) and the CEC has then unanimously resolved to proceed on an agitation path as per the following program-

 

A. LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION ON 02/12/2011 AT ALL THE UNITS AND SUBMISSION OF MEMORANDUM TO BE SIGNED BY ALL THE OFFICERS.

 

B. LETTER TO BE WRITTEN BY NBOA TO ALL THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE BANK BY 09/12/2011 (the letter shall be finalised by office-bearers of the central unit and forwarded to BODs by the stipulated time frame)

 

C. LUNCH HOUR DEMONSTRATION ON 09/12/2011 AT ALL THE UNITS

 

D. BLACK BADGE WEARING BY ALL THE OFFICERS FROM 12/12/2011 TO 16/12/2011.

 

E. LETTER TO ALL THE HON’BLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT BY CENTRAL UNIT OF NBOA LATEST BY 26/12/2011.

 

F. DHARNA BY THE OFFICE-BEARERS FOR ONE HOUR AFTER THE OFFICE HOURS ON 26/12/2011 AT ALL THE UNITS

 

G. DHARNA BY THE OFFICE-BEARERS FOR ONE HOUR BEFORE THE OFFICE HOURS ON 27/12/2011 AT ALL THE UNITS

 

H. CONVEYING OF NATIONAL COUNCIL AT NEW DELHI ON 10/& 11/ 01/2012 TO TAKE THE STOCK OF THE SITUATION AND CHALK OUT FUTURE COURSE OF ACTION.

9. OTHER DECISIONS -

Mr Amlan was authorised to operate the blog within the overall supervision of the President NBOA and GS, NBOA. It was decided that only that correspondence which is marked to the blog by President and GS shall be put up on the blog and Mr Amlan shall take adequate measures to publicize the address of the blog among all the members at Mumbai. All the unit secretaries are requested to publicize the address among its membership and request them to hit the blog regularly to have the updates.

i.  It was decided that in order to have adequate communication with the members Mr Amlan Das, CEC member, shall administration the blog of NBOA having the address www.ainboa.blogspot.com .