This THURSDAY THADAAKA OF BANK RETIREES =HUNGAMA HO GAYA

The month long Dharnas of Bank Retirees with great enthusiasm come to an end with self-appraisal remark of Grand Success.

The foremost achievement was mobilisation of members by the organisers at District and State levels for the first time in history of Bank Retirees Movement thanks to the combined efforts of CBPRO & AIBRF..

The next jubilant factor for retirees was meeting maximum numbers of friends/collegues after long time especially in Nationalised Banks.

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The third most important was that many retirees came to know by demonstrations that what for they are guided to agitate though some items like National litigation Policy, commitments in Record Note for which no clear knowledge available.

Though the demands jumbled from Association to Association and some omitted some added here and there, all searched for whether PENSION UPDATION that was unanimous demand was included or not and whether prioritised.

CHARTER OF DEMANDS ON RETIREE ISSUES BY AIBRF

• MANDATE TO HOLD DISCUSSION WITH THE RETIREES  

• COMMITMENTS MADE IN RECORD NOTE DATED 25.05.2015 SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY APPROVED AND IMPLEMENTED.  

• GRANT OF 100 PER CENT DEARNESS RELIEF TO PRE-NOVEMBER 2002 RETIREES
• IMPROVEMENT IN FAMILY PENSION  

• UPDATION OF BASIC PENSION  

• PENSION OPTION TO COMPULSORILY RETIRED EMPLOYYES & RESIGNEES & OTHER LEFT OVERS  

• SPECIAL ALLOWANCE TO BE RECKONED FOR SUPERANNUATION BENEFITS INCLUDING PENSION BENEFITS:  

• GROUP MEDICAL INSURANCE SCHEME FOR RETIREES  

• WELFARE SCHEME FOR RETIREES  

• ISSUES OF ASSOCIATE BANKS, PRIVATE BANKS , FOREIGN BANKS & RRBS.  

• GRIEVANCE CELL SETUP FOR RETIREES IN BANKS  

• MANAGEMENT OF PENSION FUNDS  

• IMPROVEMENT IN EX- GRATIA AMOUNT PAYABLE TO THOSE RETIRED PRIOR TO 1986 AND THEIR SPOUSES.
• (13 points)

DEMANDS OF CBPRO

1.Pension Updation (Pension Revision); 2. Revision in Family Pension in line with Government and RBI Pensioners; 3. 100% D.A. Neutralisation to pre-2002 retirees; 4. Pension @ 50% of the last drawn Basic Pay to all SBI employees and officers; 5. Removal of anomalies in Fixation of Pension in SBI including Commutation at par with Industry and reckoning Probationary period of service for Calculation of Pension; 6. Defined Benefit Pension Scheme to those who are recruited after April 2010. 7. Pension to resignees with pensionable service; 8. Full reimbursement of medical insurance premium as extended to serving employees; 9. Reckoning special allowance component of pay for gratuity and pension; 10. Negotiating rights in regard to pensioners and retirees issues with Indian Banks Association/Government; 11. Implementation of all Supreme Court Judgements for pensioners and retirees of all Private and Public Sector Banks; and 12. Enhancement of gratuity to Rs. 20 lakhs w.e.f. 01.01.2016 as in the case of Central Government employees

This banner summarises 11 points

The Mega Shows per reports as follows:

1. Bangalore Centre

It was organised on 7th December 2018 at Town Hall, Bangalore where in more than 3500 bank retirees from AIBRF & CBPRO participated with highlight of more women retirees & super sr. retirees of 80 years above joined. The huge gathering was addressed among others by Com. Santha Raju, President, CBPRO, Karnataka state unit, Com. K. Viswanath Naik, GS, AIBRF, Com. K.B. Ballur, Working President, AIBPARC, Com. A.N. Madhusudhan, President, FORBE and very senior leaders of AIBPARC Com. M.R. Gopinath Rao and Com. A.N. Krishnamurthy

2. Kolkata Centre

The joint action program was organised at Dalhousie Square where more than 3000 retirees

This was interesting to see that none left the Dharna before its end at 5 PM.

The highlight of the programme :

*The participants were requested to remain physically and mentally prepared for any type of agitational programme for realisation of their most logical and legal demands. Comrade, the successful holding of this joint programme of action will have a far reaching impact in as much as the retirees and pensioners of the state are motivated, rejuvenated and prepared for future actions

Report from Kerala State Committee of AIBPARC: A massive dharna was conducted at Thiruvananthapuram in front of the branch of IOB, MG Road on 1st December, 2018. Kerala State Unit conducted at all districts Headquarters.

A mass dharna programme has been very successfully implemented by Jharkhand state committee. The dharna was held near Governor’s house at Ranchi on 8th December, 2018 and 250 members participated

 The programme at Jabalpur was organized on 27.12.2018 at the campus of Allahabad Bank.. Prior to the demonstration, a press conference was held at the call of CBPRO & AIBRF. We have pleasure to inform that all the local Hindi Newspapers gave an extensive coverage of the issues. Nearly 400 retirees took part in the demonstration. The leaders of AIBRF, SBIPA and AIBPARC addressed the gathering

 CBPRO & AIBRF organized an impressive procession at Patna on 29.12.2018. 500 retirees participated in the demonstration which started from SBI Main Branch and covering a distance of 4 km culminated in a huge rally near Patna Junction. Com. H.N. Agarwal of AIBPARC, Com. Sunil Srivastava of AIBRF, Harendra Prasad of SBIPA and com. H.K. Verma of RNBOC addressed the rally. Rallies have been organized at Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur and Gaya also

 Jaipur witnessed a massive dharna by pensioners and retirees on 10th January, 2019. At the call of CBPRO & AIBRF, retirees gathered at large numbers in front of Zonal Office of Allahabad Bank. The print and electronic media visited the site and captured the glimpse of the slogan shouting retirees. Com. R.C. Agarwal, former President of AIBOC was the main speaker. Com. N.K. Pareek.

 Day long dharna and demonstration took place at Lucknow on 11th January, 2019 in front of Allahabad Bank. After the dharna, a procession was also organized. The impressive gathering needs a special mention because the retirees braved a very inclement weather. It was extremely cold at Lucknow but this could not keep the retirees shut at home. The leaders felt that it was just a beginning and in future days, the consolidation will be greater in number and nature.

Spectacular show of strength by Bank retirees at Azad Maidan, Mumbai on 11th January, 2019 :

by 11.00 a.m. the crowd crossed over 1500. The most notable feature was the substantial presence of lady members. The representatives of Print and Electronic media recorded the proceedings and took interview of leaders. Com P.S. Patki, Senior Vice President, AIBPARC called it a historical day since it was first such occasion in Mumbai where all the organizations covering almost 100 per cent of retirees are taking part.

Com S. Sarkar, General Secretary, AIBPARC observed that the joint struggle created an emotional unity among the retirees throughout the country which is manifested in the massive attendance in countrywide demonstrations at different centres. Congratulating the retirees, he made it clear that today's program was not an end in itself and it would continue further till fulfillment of demands

 Com. Sanware of FORBE attended.

A strong delegation CBPRO and AIBRF led by Com. Ramesh Babu, Com. S.M. Deshpande and Com. P.S. Patki called on to the office of IBA and submitted a memorandum on different issues. The leaders discussed and explained to IBA Executives the justification of these issues and urged upon them to be sensitive to the elder citizens of the industry. A strong delegation CBPRO and AIBRF led by Com. Ramesh Babu, Com. S.M. Deshpande and Com. P.S. Patki called on to the office of IBA and submitted a memorandum on different issues

A strong delegation CBPRO and AIBRF led by Com. Ramesh Babu, Com. S.M. Deshpande and Com. P.S. Patki called on to the office of IBA and submitted a memorandum on different issues

A strong delegation CBPRO and AIBRF led by Com. Ramesh Babu, Com. S.M. Deshpande and Com. P.S. Patki called on to the office of IBA and submitted a memorandum on different issues

The Delegation of Bank Retirees was received well by IBA Executives who informed that IBA was open on these issues and would examine them.

Historical Dharna-cum-Demonstration at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi on 07.01.2019 at the Joint call of CBPRO & AIBRF.

It was a chilly and foggy winter morning of Delhi. Cold wind was blowing from both sides of the Dharna Manch. Several thousand pensioners and retirees of the Banking Industry braved the inclement weather and started gathering at the venue from 10 am onwards. The optimum attendance was recorded at 11 a.m. when by any rough estimate the crowd swelled somewhere between 4500 to 5000. AIBPARC puts on record its thanks and admiration to all the leaders of the Delhi State Committee for taking a pro-active role in mobilizing the crowd.

Leaders of AIBOC & AIBEA adorned the dais also.

 Com. Debasis Ghosh, President, AIBOC was the first speaker. He congratulated the crowd for the enthusiasm and energy displayed by them. He informed the gathering that a few days back, AIBOC went on a day’s strike on issues which include, inter alia, the demands of retirees. He made a bold declaration in the midst of applaud that AIBOC would not be the party to any bilateral agreement unless the reasonable demands of the retirees are not addressed.

Com. S. Sarkar, General Secretary, AIBPARC stated that they never expected that there would be such an electrifying effect on the entire community of retirees and as a result the gathering at every centre had been beyond expectation.

 Com. K.V. Acharya, President, AIBPARC and Joint Convenor, CBPRO, before starting his speech raised in loud voice the slogan of unity and solidarity and the huge crowd instantly responded to it.

 Com. J.P. Sharma, Vice-President, AIBEA insisted on the solidarity of serving people and retirees on all issues which are currently under negotiation. He assures the gathering that AIBEA will stand solidly by the side of their senior colleagues.

 Com. D. D. Maheswari of RBONC joined.

 Com. D.B. Gupta, President, AIBRF, made a mention of the pathetic plight of pensioners in making the payment of an unthinkably high amount for premium for getting them medically insured. He wanted an end to it.

 The General Secretary of AIRBEA expressed his oneness with all the demands of the retirees and he wished that in future days, the programme should continue for longer period of time

 Com. T.N. Goel, a very senior leader of the bank officers’ movement remained present and by his brief speech he enthused the audience and requested them to fight unto last.

 a good number of pensioners from Jaipur and other adjoining places like Chandigarh and different stations of western U.P. also took part in the programme.

SUPRITA SARKAR GENERAL SECRETARY AIBPARC hoped that The coordination and cooperation among CBPRO & AIBRF will be consolidated further in days to come.

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All this provokes to WISH AND  SHOUT : LONG LIVE DHARNAS LONG LIVE

Some murmurs and smiles flied in venue : Had these Dharnas held on 'Holi' Day, all retirees would go back home colourfully with rejunevation  forgetting the pinch that there no ray of hope to get issued solved in near future.

Lastly a common retiree's wish

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ఈ నూతన సంవత్సరంలోనైనా విశ్రాంత ఉద్యోగుల సమస్యలు సానుకూలంగా పరిష్కరింపబడాలని ఆశిద్దాం.

ఆత్మీయ సమ్మేళనం పూర్తి ఆత్మీయ భరితమై ఆనందాన్ని పంచాలని కోరుకుంటూ.....

భవదీయుడు

వరప్రసాద్

మచిలీపట్నం.

English Version: Let us hope that in this New Year atleast, our Bank Retirees issues solved favourably.

= VBV Ramesh