Many Many Happy Returns of the Day...Com B S Rambabu., Gen Sec., AICBEF/APBEF & Secretary, AIBEA

Com B S Rambabu

Many many happy returns of the day

With Best Wishes From

Central Bank Officers' Union 

Andhra Pradesh

Circular To All Units of AICBEF / AICBOA dtd 01.05.2013

Dear Comrades,

·        10^thDeath Anniversary of Tarakda – 2-5-2013

·        87^thBirth  Anniversary of  Tarakda – 2-6-2013

Com Tarakda Amar Rahe

Tarakda was an acclaimed and admired leader of the entire bank employees trade union movement.  But to us in our Bank, he was something special because he was and is our light-house in all our activities.  He was our teacher, he was our motivator, he was our inspirer, he was our protector.  He led us from the front and organised one of the strongest trade union movements under the banner of AIBEA and AIBOA.  When he founded AICBOA in 1985 he spoke of building AICBOA as a very strong organisation in co-operation and co-ordination with AICBEF.  He believed in all-cadre unity and dreamt of a vibrant joint movement of employees and officers. He worked for the same and built up our two organisations based on these ideals. 

Today when there are multiple challenges before us, we have to assiduously carry forward this legacy and tradition.  The fittest tribute we can pay to our beloved leader is by making our organisations much stronger.  The finest way to fulfill his dream is to make AICBOA the majority organisation.  When we remember him on this solemn occasion, let us work together to make AICBOA as the majority organisation in our Bank.

As decided in our Joint Working Committee in Shimla, during this period of one month, all our unions should jointly undertake social identification programmes in all the States which cause was always held dearer to his heart.

With Greetings,

Yours comradely,

Historical Settlement by AICBEF, The majority Award Staff Union - Laal Salam...Laal Salam

Staff Circular No.  : 491                                                                  Date               : 18^TH January,2013

All Branches / Offices

SCHEME FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF LOCAL CONVEYANCE EXPENSES (ON DECLRATION BASIS) INCURRED BY THE ELIGIBLE AWARD STAFF (WHO HAVE COMPLETED MINIMUM 10 YEARS OF SERVICE) IN DISCHARGE OF THEIR OFFICIAL DUTIES .

Summary:  The Scheme for reimbursement of local conveyance expenses (on declaration basis) incurred in discharge of their official duties by the eligible Award Staff (who have completed minimum 10 years of service) on monetary/reimbursement of cost of petrol basis, has been approved by Board of Directors in its meeting held on 21^st December, 2012, to be effective from 1^st January, 2013 (i.e. in respect of local conveyance incurred in the month of January 2013 and onwards).

1. Under the aegis of increasing competition among the Industry, the need for aggressive Marketing has assumed a great deal of importance.  At another level, with the mounting NPA levels, there has been constant emphasis for focused efforts on recovery.  Both these areas of vital importance can be meaningfully achieved through the concerted efforts of all staff members - irrespective of cadre, by way of an inclusive approach.  With this objective in view, the  Scheme for reimbursement of conveyance expenses incurred by the eligible Award Staff (who have completed minimum 10 years of service as on 31.12.2012 & thereafter) in discharge of their official duties is introduced to encourage senior Award Staff to be more mobile to generate new business, mobilize low-cost deposits, augment loan recovery/follow up of NPA accounts, Recovery in written off accounts, arrears of locker rent, Mobilisation of third party products etc., thereby channelizing their efforts towards the mainstream of focused business activities.

2.  Considering above aspects, a Scheme as outlined in  the Annexure for reimbursement of local conveyance expenses incurred by the Award Staff (in addition to the ‘Transport Allowance’ being paid as a part of salary as per Bipartite Settlement) in discharge of their official duties, has been approved by Board of Directors in its meeting held on 21^st December, 2012. The salient features of the Scheme in respect of eligible Award Staff are as under : 

Ø  The Award Staff (Clerical & Sub-staff) who have put in a minimum 10 years of service as on 31.12.2012 and thereafter in the Bank reckoned from the date of their initial appointment are only eligible under the Scheme.

Ø  The Scheme will be introduced w.e.f 1.1.2013, i.e.,in respect of the local conveyance incurred in the month of the January 2013 and onwards.

Ø  This Scheme envisages for reimbursement of local conveyance expenses incurred by the eligible award staff in discharge of their official duties viz., Deposit Mobilization, Assisting in Marketing of Bank’s Products (both Deposits & Advances), Mobilization of Third Party products, recovery/follow up of NPA accounts, recovery in written off accounts, arrears of locker rent or any other official purpose of such nature within the duties of the concerned cadre.

Ø  The reimbursement upto the ceilings prescribed can be claimed and be allowed on the strength of a declaration (as per the proforma enclosed alongwith the Scheme) of having incurred such local conveyance expenses (in addition to the  ‘Transport Allowance’ being paid as per the provisions of Bipartite Settlement), without insisting for production of receipts/bills etc. 

Ø  The eligible Award Staff who own a vehicle (either Two Wheeler or Four Wheeler) may claim reimbursement of such local conveyance expenses on the basis of cost of petrol. The eligible Award Staff who do not own a vehicle and/or those owning a vehicle and not desirous to claim on petrol basis, may claim reimbursement of such local conveyance expenses on the monetary-basis.

Ø  Accordingly, the following ceilings have been prescribed under both the above situations :

1.        Eligible Award Staff completed minimum 10 years of service as on 31.12.2012 & thereafter in the Bank, not owning a vehicle OR eligible Award Staff who completed minimum 10 years of service as on 31.12.2012 & thereafter in the Bank,  owning a vehicle but desires to claim on monetary basis :

Sr. No.	Category of Staff	Maximum Amount reimbursable
1.	Eligible Special Assistant	Rs.7200/- p.a.	Subject to a max. of Rs.700/- per month.
2.	All other eligible clerical staff	Rs.4800/- p.a.	Subject to a max. of Rs.500/- per month.
3.	Eligible Sub-Staff	Rs.2400/- p.a.	Subject to a max. of Rs.250/- per month.

         

2.        Eligible Award Staff completed minimum 10 years of service as on 31.12.2012 & thereafter in the Bank, owning a vehicle, the reimbursement of conveyance expenses will be at the following rates -

Category of Staff	Annual ceiling	Monthly ceiling
Eligible Special Assistant	Cost of 180 litres of petrol p.a.	With a max. of 25 litres p.m.
All other eligible clerical staff	Cost of 120 litres of petrol p.a.	With a max. of 15 litres p.m.
Eligible Sub-Staff	Cost of  60  litres of petrol p.a.	With a max. of   8 litres p.m.

Ø  It is made clear that eligible Award Staff claiming reimbursement of conveyance expenses under this Scheme shall not be eligible for reimbursement of any other local conveyance expenses incurred by them in the course of performance of official duties. However, the actual local conveyance expenses incurred in connection with Clearing house duties & Cash Remittance (when the Bank vehicle was not provided) may be reimbursed in addition to the reimbursement of conveyance expenses under this Scheme.

Ø  The term ‘Year’ connotes ‘Financial Year’ i.e. from April to March.

Ø  It may be clarified that as per the external legal opinion obtained, at present, the management is not under statutory obligation under Income Tax Act to call/collect the supporting evidence in the form of bills/receipts etc. and/or the details of the expenditure incurred by the eligible officers towards conveyance expenses in discharge of their official duties. It is, therefore, clarified that the management will reimburse the expenses to the eligible Award Staff under the said Scheme, solely relying on the declaration of the individual Award Staff without calling/asking for the bills/receipts/details, etc. The eligible Award Staff are however, advised in their own interest, to maintain a proper record of the official visits with themselves.

3. While approving above Scheme, the Board observed/instructed as under –

            “It is advised that Award Staff should also be used for recovery in written off accounts and their contribution to be at least Rs.20.00 crore and Bank’s Petty Cash expenses should come down effectively once this Scheme is introduced.  It is further observed that Award Staff should take extra efforts to improve productivity”.

All Field General Managers/Zonal Managers/Senior Regional Managers/Regional Managers and also the Award Staff and its organizations are therefore exhorted to take note of the above observations/ instructions of Board of Directors for strict compliance.           

4. The above decision of the management in introducing a Scheme for reimbursement of conveyance expenses (on declaration basis) incurred by the eligible Award Staff (who have completed minimum 10 years of service) in discharge of their official duties is yet another HR initiative reflecting its concern on the employee well being and its resolve to enhance the participation levels of Award Staff in the mainstream of   business   activities through the above approach. It is, therefore, expected that Award Staff should in turn reciprocate positively by truly translating the above good gesture of the management into business approach by way of   mobilizing low-cost deposits, augmenting loan recovery/follow up of NPA accounts, Recovery in written off accounts, arrears of locker rent, Mobilizing of third party products etc., thereby channelizing their efforts towards the mainstream of focused business activities. Such a reciprocal act on the part of the eligible Award Staff, will make the above proactive HR initiative of the Management, more purposeful.

5.  All branches/offices are advised to take note of the above decision of the management for compliance and bring the contents of this circular to the notice of all eligible Award Staff under their jurisdiction, besides displaying a copy of the same on the staff notice board, for information.

RAJKIRAN RAI G.

GENERAL MANGER (HRD)

Encl : Annexure.

DEVELOPMENTS IN AICBOA

ALL INDIACENTRAL BANK EMPLOYEES' FEDERATION

(Affiliated to All India Bank Employees’ Association)

Central Bank Buildings, Bank Street, Koti,  Hyderabad-500095

Phone: 2474 1902    Fax: 2473 1905

      e mail ~ aicbef2011@gmail.com    

CIRCULAR LETTER NO:2012/01                                                                        01.01.2013

To

All Our Office Bearers & Units

Dear Comrades,

At the outset, we convey our heartfelt greetings and best wishes to you all and we wish a healthy, prosperous and eventful new year 2013 . 

For quite long time there were some organizational developments in AICBOA and they were calling for immediate intervention of the top leadership of AICBEF so that the suitable solutions will be found out in the interest of the organization.  These matters were discussed in the Joint Working Committee Meeting held in Rajkoton 10^th and 11^th of October, 2012 but satisfactory way out could not be found.

Under this back ground with the intervention of the leadership of the AICBEF an urgent Office Bearers Meeting was summoned on 19^th January, 2013 in Chennai but looking to the seriousness of the matter the same has been preponed to 31^stDecember, 2012. 

After lot of deliberations Com C H Venkatachalam, our beloved President has informed the house that the services of Com Nagarajan are very much required at AIBOA level, hence, Com Shanti lal Das can be the General Secretary of AICBOA in place of Com Nagarajan.  We are happy that the house has unanimously accepted his proposal. 

We convey our best wishes to Com S L Das on his becoming as General Secretary of AICBOA and we are confident that our sister organization i.e., AICBOA under his leadership will be functioning as an independent organization to address the grievances of our Officers’ Community but under the guidance and support of AICBEF.

The entire house has acknowledged and appreciated the invaluable and precious services rendered by Com Nagarajan as General Secretary of AICBOA.

We are very much thankful for the cooperation of all concerned.

With Greetings,

Comradely Yours,

(B S RAMBABU)

General Secretary     

CBEA (NE Region) Conference

04.11.2012 :

Central Bank Employees Association (North Eastern Region) Conference concluded successfully in Gauhathi (Assam). Com B S Rambabu, General Secretary, AICBEF/Workmen Director chaired the meeting.

Com Amlan (Mob No.9435348481) elected as Chairman, Com Pramod Baishya (Mob No.9435011562) elected as President and Com Khanin Sharma (Mob No.9706051658) elected as General Secretary of CBEA (NRE).

We congratulate and wish them all the best.

                                                                                           Com Venugopal Rao, General Secretary

Dear Comrades

Central Bank Employees Association (North Eastern Region) Conference concluded successfully in Gauhathi (Assam). Com B S Rambabu, General Secretary, AICBEF/Workmen Director chaired the meeting.  Com Khanin Sharma elected as General Secretary.  We congratulate and wish them all the best.

                                                                            Com Venugopal Rao, General Secretary

Dear comrades,

     -  AICBEF HAS LAUNCHED AGITATION
     -  AICBOA EXTEND SOLIDARITY TO  AICBEF UNITS AT STATE LEVEL

AICBEF has chalked out programmes of actions commencing from 01/11/2012 to 20/12/2012.  AICBOA extends solidarity support to the programmes unleashed and calls upon all our Units to ensure our members remain present in the deputation / demonstrations at the places decided by the respective affiliates of AICBEF in full and without fail.
                          
                                                              Com Venugopala Rao, General Secretary