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