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