Survey on Transfer Policy

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You are aware that NOINO, since its formation in 2002, has been in the forefront in identifying the problems of the Class I Officers, taking up the same vigorously after proper study, offering solutions & then following up doggedly. All this is done with a systematic approach. This is evident in various issues taken up by us like the Back-up issue (where the centralised back-up is only a matter of time due to our diligent efforts), the Charter Struggle, Removal of age limit condition for promotion & posting in Marketing posts etc.

It is a fact that the Class I Officers are most affected by the 'Transfer' & the ‘posting on promotion’ policies. In fact, most complaints or grievances emanate from the posting on promotion & the subsequent transfer back to the parent division. If this policy is Written, Transparent, Uniform & Fair, then the Class I Officers would be happy & further motivated. With this in mind, we are calling for feedbacks from the Class I Officers across the country. We request you to send your specific feedbacks as follows:-

1. Name:-
2. Designation:-
3. Place of work:-
4. Division:-
5. Zone:-
6. Email-id:-
7. Cell no.:-
8. Feedback:
A. Lacunas or Drawbacks of the Current Transfer Policy:-
B. Impact/Reprcussions on the Individual/Office:-
C. Suggested solutions:-

As far as possible avoid presenting your own case. This is because we would like to have a solution to the officers in general on the TRANSFER issue. However, if you feel your case is a representative one (in other words, a common problem) you are free to present it. We would appreciate if your feedback is precise & a short one. The suggested solutions should also be such that may benefit maximum officers.

Kindly send your feedback to the following email id’s latest by 15th January 2011:
a.bhagdikar@licindia.com
g.kamath@licindia.com
sb.sharan@licindia.com
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Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas!

Protest lodged on Property Returns

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Two organizations, viz. NOINO & BVKS have jointly submitted a protest letter to the ED(P) on the issue of filing of property returns. The letter is reproduced below:
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22.12.2010.
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The Executive Director (Personnel),
L.I.C. of India.
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Respected Madam,

Re: Submission of Property returns
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We, the undersigned, representing two organizations viz., NOINO & BVKS(Bharatiya Vima Karmachari Sena), wish to draw your attention to the circular issued by your goodself on the above subject on 3.12.2010. The circular makes it mandatory for all Class I Officers of the Corporation to submit their Annual Property returns. In this context, we would like you to consider the following points:-
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1. The circular dated 3.12.2010 invokes the circular dated 25.04.2008 which in turn invokes the circular dated 23.8.1996. We fail to understand why the need is felt intermittently & what has led the management to invoke the circular at this juncture.
2. We also fail to understand as to why it has been made compulsory only for the Class I Officers to file the property returns when the earlier circulars clearly mentioned that all employees except Class IV employees should file the same. The circular dated 23.08.1996 refers to the Staff Regulations as amended in 1995 which clearly says that all Class I, II, III employees should file the property returns. Whether the Staff regulations have been suitably amended to include only Class I Officers? We feel that this is discriminatory & defies logic. We may make it very clear that it is not our demand that Class II/III employees should also be asked to file the property returns. We are simply saying that application of rules should not be selective. In fact, we feel that it is not necessary to call for the filing of property returns from any employee irrespective of Class & cadre for reasons specified in point no. 8 of this letter.
3. We find it highly objectionable that the management has decided not to consider such officers for promotion who fail to comply. Promotions should be purely based on merits, i.e. performance skills, knowledge, experience, qualifications, & behaviour with peers & superiors. Filing or not filing of property returns has nothing to do with promotions & hence should not be linked with the same. The management should immediately withdraw such a condition.
4. The prescribed limit of Rs. 10000/- for transaction of movable property is absolutely ridiculous & needs to be enhanced substantially.
5. It is also not clear why the date for filing returns has been changed to 31st December instead of 30th April as prescribed earlier. We are raising this point because there seems to be no logic in changing the dates & if there is one, we do not know it because of lack of transparency on the part of the management.
6. Ostensibly, the logic for filing property returns is to guard against (or to put a check to) any person indulging in corrupt practices & thus having disproportionate assets to his income. Whether all Class I Officers will indulge in such corrupt practices? There are various checks & balances in our system & we would do well to concentrate on improving our internal system & that the procedural aspects including accounting procedures are being scrupulously followed.
7. The origin of corruption is just not any position but the mind & hence selective application of any rule should be avoided.
8. What real purpose does the filing of property returns serve? This is so because:-
a. The employees filling-in the returns may not give correct information.
b. Even if the correct information is given by a supposedly corrupt person, the information will remain in the custody of the Corporation. The sealed cover would be opened only in the case of any official investigation. Thus, it would not be possible for anybody to know before-hand whether the person has disproportionate assets to his income.
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In view of all these points, we demand that the above circular should be amended suitably & the condition of linking to promotion should be removed forthwith.
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The last, but not the least, time and again we feel that such important move /decisions are being implemented unilaterally by the management without consultations with the representative Organizations/Unions. We strongly oppose it and demand that any important decisions be implemented only after the consultations with the representative Organizations/Unions.
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Yours faithfully,
Sd/- Ganesh Kamath, GS, NOINO
Sd/-
Gopal Shelar,Working President, BVKS
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Property Returns

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We are in the process of lodging our protest on the property-returns issue. Meanwhile we may advise the officers to file the property returns because of following reasons:-
1. We don't want to jeopardise the chances of the officers in promotion zone.
2. The staff regulations specify that the employees should file the returns.
3. In some Zones, the office is not insisting to compulsorily fill it. In such Zones, the officer not in promotion zone may not fill it. But this, we leave it to the discretion of the respective officer.
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Batches for promotion 2011

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Following would be the batches to be considered for the promotion round 2011:
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ZM(S)---------2006 & Earlier ZM(O)
ZM(O)---------2003 & earlier DZM/SDM
DZM/SDM----2006 & earlier DM/MM/CM
DM/MM/CM--2006 & earlier ADM/SBM
ADM/SBM----2004 & earlier AO/BM
AO/BM--------July 2005 & earlier AAO/ABM(S)

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Conveyance Allowance to Physically Handicapped

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NOINO has demanded revision in the conveyance allowance to the physically handicapped employees. The letter submitted to the ED(P) in this respect is reproduced, here-in-below:
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11.12.2010.
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The Executive Director (Personnel),
L.I.C. of India.
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Respected Madam,
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Re: Conveyance allowance to physically handicapped employees.
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We wish to draw your attention to the fact that the conveyance allowance to physically handicapped employees (in addition to the normal conveyance allowance) has not been revised in or after the recent wage revision. Currently the allowance is paid @ 2.5% of the basic subject to a maximum of 235/-.
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We, hereby, demand an immediate revision in the aforesaid allowance to the extent of 5% of the basic pay without any limit.
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Yours faithfully,

Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO
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NOINO meets ED(P)

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A two member NOINO delegation consisting of Shri Ganesh Kamath, All India GS, NOINO & Shri Dattaraj Prabhukhanolkar, GS, NOINO, Mumbai met the Executive Director (Personnel) Smt D. Vijayalakshmi on 6th December 2010 and discussed the following issues:-
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1. Housing loan from LIC HFL: - We submitted a letter along with an Excel sheet containing specific examples to show how & where the employees across the country are suffering. We demanded that the Housing loan portfolio should be brought back to LIC. The letter has been published at the end of this circular. ED (P) assured to examine all the issues spelt out in the letter.
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2. One more pension option:- We reiterated our old demand of giving one more option to the existing employees who had not opted for it earlier. ED(P) was positive on this issue & said that the management is giving top priority to it.
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3. 5 days' week: - We reiterated our old demand of 5 days' week. ED (P) was not positive on this matter.
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4. Revision in Daily Allowance: - ED (P) said that the circular would be issued very soon.
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5. Revision in TE rules & incidentals:- ED(P) said that the management was working on the same & we could expect it in the near future.
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6. Revision in leave rules: - We had submitted a letter on this matter to the ED (P) on 26.11.2010 demanding Intervening holidays between CL not to be taken into account; Minimum PL to be reduced to 6 days instead of 7 days; Minimum leave of 15 days not to be made compulsory for Encashment of PL; HRA to be counted as part of salary while calculating Encashment of PL etc. ED (P) seemed to be positive on the demands regarding Encashment of PL.
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7. Transfer policy:- We urged the ED (P) to reconsider its present transfer/posting policy. We demanded that a one-day workshop should be held on this specific issue where NOINO could contribute with positive suggestions. ED(P) agreed to examine our demand.
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We are also publishing hereunder the letter submitted to ED (P) on the issue of Housing loan. You may recall that this issue was taken up with IT department on 13th November 2010.

Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO
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6.12.2010.
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The Executive Director (Personnel),
L.I.C. of India.
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Respected Madam,
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Re: Problems of Housing loan from LICHFL

The portfolio of Housing loan to employees of LIC has been transferred to LIC HFL since long. At that time, we had expressed our apprehensions about the smooth transition. Our fears have come true. Even after a long period, there are a lot of problems & hence there are lots of angry & frustrated responses from all over the country. We had called for the feedbacks from the employees & we have been overwhelmed by the mails we are receiving. We are also separately taking up this issue with HPF. We have attached some specific examples in an Excel sheet to give you an idea of the problems faced by the employees all over the country. We are summarizing the responses as under:-
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1. Callous & casual approach of the HFL officials:- This has been reported from all over the country.
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2. Requirements asked again & again :- Original documents are asked again & again. Further, requirements are not asked at a single stroke. Once some requirements are submitted, again some more are asked.
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3. Subsidy not received:- The full loan amount is charged at HFL rate. The employees are not getting the benefit of the subsidy. The loans disbursed earlier have also not been converted to cadre loan. Salary deductions have not started.
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4. Delay in sanctioning of loan:- There is a delay in sanctioning of loans in many offices. There is no designated person to attend LIC employees. Due to delay in sanctioning of loan, some employees had to pay interest to the builder while some had to give up purchasing the flat & look elsewhere for loan.
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5. Location of HFL offices :- In many places, HFL offices are located far away from the office/residence of the employee & hence they have to spend money/leave for the loan.
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6. Valuation of perquisites :- The valuation of perquisites has not been completed by many Divisions. The employees are in a limbo as to whether they will receive the provisional certificates for Income-tax or not.
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7. Difference in procedures & rules of HFL & LIC HPF :- This has led to utter chaos. To quote only two examples of the countless ones, HFL is not creating two separate accounts for husband & wife working in LIC, not allowing separate deduction, thus causing problems for claiming income-tax rebate. The restriction of loan only up to 85% of the estimate by HFL has also deprived the employees the benefit of increase in Housing loan.
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In view of the above, NOINO demands that either the above issues should be set right within the shortest possible time OR bring back the Housing loan portfolio back to LIC from HFL. The second option would be the most prudent decision as this is the overwhelming feeling of majority of employees.
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Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO
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Nationalist force wins Bihar election

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Bihar has shown the way. Bihar people are no longer divided by caste and religion. They have unitedly voted in favour of ''Good Governance and Development Works'' done by Nitish Kumar and his team (the nationalist force) during last five years.
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Bihar Assembly Elections were held in the months of October & November 2010 in six phases. Results were declared on 24th November 2010. The final tally is as given below [the figures in brackets show the figures of 2005]:
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JD(U)+BJP: 115+91= 206 [143]
RJD+LJP: 22+3= 25 [64]
Congress: 4 [9]
Others: 8 [27]
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Total: 243
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Nitish Kumar {leader of JD(U)+BJP} was sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for the second full tenure yesterday i.e. On 26th November 2010.
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Heartiest congratulations to the people of Bihar who did not cast their votes in favour of caste & religion, rather preferred to vote for the small culverts, the repaired bridges, the new roads,the new higher educational institutions, the bicycles and uniforms for girls, the solar lights in villages, and most important, the freedom from fear!
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Accolades for the women of Bihar who turned-up in a record number to vote in favour of Nationalist Force!
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Congrats to all!
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Modification in leave rules demanded

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We reproduce here-under the letter submitted by NOINO to the ED (Personnel) on the issue of modification of leave rules. The GIC has already effected some modifications which will be beneficial to officers and employees. We have also reiterated certain other related issues.
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26.11.2010.
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The Executive Director (Personnel),
L.I.C. of India.
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Respected Madam,
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Re: Modification in Leave rules.
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We are given to understand that the GIC has effected the following modifications in the leave rules:-
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1. Intervening holidays between CL not to be taken into account as leave.
2. Provision of availing PL reduced to minimum of 6 days instead of 7 days.
3. Minimum 15 days of availing leave while seeking encashment of PL in a block of two years not compulsory anymore.
4. HRA to be a part of ‘Salary’ while calculating amount for encashment of PL during service.
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Our natural expectation is that the same modifications should also flow to LIC & also since all these demands have been raised in the charter submitted by NOINO on 23.7.2007. We, therefore, demand that the above modifications should be effected forthwith in LIC too.
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In addition to the above, we would also like to reiterate our other demands submitted in our charter with respect to leave & related issues:-
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1. 5 days week. If this demand is conceded, then the Provision of availing PL has to be further reduced to 5 days.
2. No ceiling on Sick leave.
3. Encashment of un-availed SL should be allowed on Retirement or on Death of the Officer to the dependent of the Officer.
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We also demand that an Information-sharing session should be held immediately with the unions to discuss the pending issues.
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Yours faithfully,
Sd/-
Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO.
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All India Extended EC meeting

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The EC meeting of NOINO held at Nagpur on 17.11.2010 has decided to conduct the Extended EC meeting at Dharwad on 24th & 25th January 2011.
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1. The following are expected:-
 1. General Secretary 2. President 3. Working President 4. All Joint Secretaries 5. All Vice-Presidents 6. Treasurer. 7. Auditor. 8. All Zonal Presidents & Zonal Secretaries.

The above are expected to attend the National Office-bearers' meeting at 20.00 hours(8.00 p.m. in the evening) on Sunday, 23rd January 2010. Therefore, the above have to plan their onward journey accordingly to reach before this time. The return journey tickets should be booked only after 1700 hours (5.00 p.m. in the evening) on 25th January which please note.

In addition to the above, the following are also expected since this is an Extended EC meeting:-

1. All EC members. 2. All Divisional Secretaries & Presidents. 3. The persons to whom the undersigned has sent this mail.

The above are expected to reach in the evening or night of 23rd January 2011 OR in the morning of 24th January 2011 before 8 a.m. The onward journey tickets should be booked accordingly. The return journey tickets should be booked only after 1700 hours (5.00 p.m. in the evening) on 25th January which please note.
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2. Anybody coming before the expected time & staying after the expected time would have to bear the expenses himself/herself. The staying arrangements have been made from the afternoon of the 23rd January till the morning of 26th January for the National Office-bearers. For others the staying arrangements will start from the evening of 23rd January till Morning of 26th January.
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3. The venue of the meeting is between Hubli & Dharwad. Hence, the tickets can be booked for Hubli or Dharwad as per your convenience. Our Karnataka team would be sending further instructions regarding the exact venue & the details as to how to come etc.
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4. The tickets should be booked immediately on receipt of the mail. The information of the tickets booked & the details as to who is coming, when would they be coming & going back, by which train/bus etc should be immediately sent to the undersigned as well as Shri Suresh Sardeshpande at s.sardeshpande@licindia.com. This information should reach positively on or before 30th November 2010.
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Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO.
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Guru Nanak Jayanti Shubhkamnayein

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Satgur Nanak Pargatya miti dhund jag chanan hoya !
Dhan dhan Shri Guru Nanak Dev ji de parkash purab diyan aap ji nu lakh lakh wadhian hovan ji !!
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We wish you all a very happy Guru Purab / Parkash Purab / Guru Nanak Jayanti !
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All India EC meeting on 17 November

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Refer the previous post of today. As intimated, the NGO GISSS has invited all the All India EC members of NOINO to attend the function which they have organized to celebrate the Golden Jubilee Birthday of Shri S.Ingole, our All India Working President.

Knowing fully well that almost all the EC members are gathering to attend the function, NOINO decided to utilize the occasion and called an EC meeting to discuss following agenda on 17th:

1. Taking stock of the situation after the charter,
2. Deciding about details of Extended EC meeting at Dharwad scheduled for January 2011,
3. Anomalies in charter,
4. Donation collection position,
5. Tour programmes/Formation of new units,
6. Deciding about formation of new All India committee in the Extended EC meeting, and
7. Pending issues.
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S.Ingole turns 50

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Shri Sudhakar G Ingole, Founder President and presently All India Working President of NOINO turned 50 today.

An NGO at Nagpur - GISSS (GI Smruti Sewa Sanstha) which got main source of inspiration for social service in Shri Ingoleji, has organized a function at Nagpur today in his honour to celebrate his Golden Jubilee Birthday. All NOINO All India EC members have been invited to attend and bless the function.

Shri Sudhakar Ganpatrao Ingole was born at Nagpur on 16.11.1960, completed his all education at Nagpur itself, joined LIC in 1985 as Development Officer and was promoted as ABM(S) in 1993. Shri Ingoleji attended Asian Conference of Junior Chambers of Commerce at Bangkok in 1996. In 1997 he was promoted to the post of Branch Manager. In 2003, when the first formal committee of NOINO was formed at Chennai, Shri Ingoleji was elected as President of the Organization unanimously and got the distinction of being the founder President of NOINO. In 2007 he was promoted to the cadre of Asstt Divisional Manager and is presently posted as Manager (B&AC), Nagpur Division.

We wish Shri Ingoleji a very Happy Birthday and many many happy returns of the day!!
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Housing loan & Back-up - 2 IT problems

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There are 2 issues - 1. the revised housing-loan scheme, and 2. late
sitting for back-up - which are matters of concern for the
employees/officers and are directly or indirectly linked with IT
deptt. We inquired about the issues at CO & got following
information:-

1. Housing loan from HFL:- Recently we had invited feedbacks on this
issue. The main problem is regarding the benefit of subsidy not being passed to the employees. It has been reported from various quarters that HFL / OS officials are saying that since the program has not been forthcoming from SDC, the subsidy cannot be passed. This is not factually correct. The correct position is that the HFL had said that there are three methods of passing the benefit & that they would require three alternate programs for the same. Till now they had not decided which method to apply. As per our information, IT had already
prepared the programs, but since it was not decided by HFL as to which
method was to be applied the programs were not passed on or tested.
Now according to the latest information, one of the methods has been decided. The testing will be done in the next 4-5 days & we expect that the program will be finally released by the end of November. We expect the benefit of subsidy to be passed from December onwards.

2. Late-sitting for back-up :- This matter is being pursued by NOINO
since long. This is because - one main reason why the
officers/employees have to sit late is the time taken for back-up in
branches. You may recall that NOINO had given a comprehensive report on this issue after conducting a nation-wide sample survey in 270 branches and had suggested centralization of back-up at Divisional Offices. According to our information, the centralization work has
started and as soon as the data is centralised, the back-up will also
be centralised. As per our further information, within next two-three
months this process will start picking up & the back-up will be
automatically centralised simultaneously as soon as the data relating to the particular branch is centralised in the division. As per our information, already six branches in Mumbai DO 3 have a centralised back-up. Thus, we have taken the first step in reducing the reasons of late-sitting.

We shall continue to work for the betterment of our Institution, and
in turn, the officers and employees also, in future. We thank the
people who participated in sending feedbacks to us on above two
issues.
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NOINO Chandigarh Divl Unit formed

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NOINO continues its march! This time it is Chandigarh.

A meeting of NOINO members of CHANDIGARH Division was held at 7 pm on 07.11.2010 at Guest House, Sector 15, Chandigarh in which Chandigarh Divisional Unit of NOINO was formed. Representative from NOINO, North Zonal Committee – Shri S.K.Saini, Zonal President was present during the meeting. The meeting was presided-over by Shri G.S.Kohli who initiated, run and concluded the proceedings of the meeting.

Shri S.K.Saini, Zonal President congratulated the members on formation of Divisional Committee and also spoke on formation of NOINO and achievements of NOINO (on All India & Zonal levels).

The Divisional committee was formed unanimously consisting of following office bearers:

S.No. / Name / email id / Designation / Present Place of Posting / Mobile No. / Post in Organisation

1. Shri P.N. Bhat, pn.bhat@licindia.com, Manager(CRM), Divisional Office, Chandigarh, 09501675300, President.

2. Shri Harvinder Puri, puri.harvinder@licindia.com, AAO(L&HPF), Divisional Office, Chandigarh,
09417629835, Vice President.

3. Shri G.S.Kohli, gs.kohli2@licindia.com, AO(Legal), Divisional Office,
Chandigarh, 09779022328, Secretary.

4. Shri Neeraj Gautam, gautam.neeraj@licindia.com, AAO(Prog.),
Divisional Office, Chandigarh, 9815608222, Joint Secretary.

5. Shri Pal Singh, pal.singh@licindia.com, AO(CRM), Divisional Office, Chandigarh, 09888488590,
Treasurer.

6. Sh.Naresh Dalla, naresh.dalla@licindia.com, AAO, BO.Maler Kotla, 09914825835, EC Member.

7. Shri P.C.Jha, parkashchander.jha@licindia.com, AAO, SSO Sector-37 CHANDIGARH, 09463015556, EC Member.

8. Shri Amrik Singh, amrik.singh26@licindia.com, AAO, SSO SUNAM, 09814280741, EC Member.

9. Shri Avtar Singh, avtar.singh@licindia.com, ABM(S), BO Dera Bassi, 09814709645, EC Member.

10. Shri Satish Kumar, kumar.satish@licindia.com, AAO, BO Barnala, 09888330640, EC Member.

11. Sh.L.K.Verma, lk.verma@licindia.com, Manager(Sales), Divisional Office, Chandigarh, 09814721965, EC Member.

Introductory meeting with Sr DM, Chandigarh is scheduled at 11.45am on 08.11.2010.

S. K. Saini, Zonal President, NOINO, NZ.
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दीपावली की शुभकामनाएँ

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॥ॐ॥ सुख, शान्ति एवं समृध्दि की मंगलकामनाओं के साथ आप एवं आप के परिजनों को दीपावली की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएँ ॥ॐ॥
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May the Festival of Lights - Diwali dispel darkness, ignorance, and evil from the world! Happy Diwali to one and all!!
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PLLI-3%, Festival Advance-20000 declared

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1. PLLI @ 3% OF PRE-REVISED INDIVIDUAL ANNUAL PAY AS ON Aug 2007 APPROVED.

2. Festival Advance increased to maximum of 20000 for Class I, others maximum 17000.

3. How to calculate PLLI:
Take your August 2007 8asic+DA(before wage-revision). E.g. If your August 2007 8asic=12000 & DA= 3000 then 15000 multiply by 12 into 3%=5400.
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Ganesh Kamath, GS, NOINO.
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Information available on PLLI

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As far as the issue of PLLI is concerned, according to our information, the Board meeting on Saturday has finalised the parameters & approved the benchmarks. Further information says that the CO is working on the percentages subject to the approval of the MD & Chairman who seem to be busy today in some important meetings. It is likely that the PLLI may be declared in a day or two. CO is trying to
announce it as early as possible. It is our assessment that the PLLI
may range from 3 to 4%. We will keep you posted on any information
received in this regard.
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Feedbacks invited on Housing Loan problems

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We all are aware that our officers / employees are facing lot of problems regarding Housing loan from HFL. NOINO has already taken up the issue with ED (P) on 25th October 2010. It may be recalled that earlier NOINO had given a detailed letter to the Chairman as soon as the modifications
were effected. However, the problems have not subsided since then.

There are broadly two types of problems. One is the procedural problem & the other is the treatment given by HFL officials to LIC employees.

In this background, NOINO has decided to compile the various issues concerning the above problem. We invite the feedbacks (only through mail) on the issue. The feedback should compulsorily contain Name, SR No., Place of work, Class & Cadre. The feedback should be a short & specific one. The feedbacks may be sent to sb.sharan@licindia.com by 5 pm on 3rd November 2010. The names of the persons giving feedback would not be revealed & the problem would be presented as a general one unless insisted otherwise by the employee.

On receving the feedbacks NOINO will compile the same & take up with Personnel, HPF & IT departments of Central Office / Zonal Office / Divisional Office according to the nature of the problem.

S.B.Sharan, GS,
NOINO, NZ.
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Remaining issues after wage-revision

MEETING WITH ED(PERSONNEL)

A NOINO delegation consisting of Shri Sudhakar Ingole, Working President, NOINO; Shri Ganesh Kamath, GS, NOINO; Shri A S Bhagdikar, President, NOINO Nagpur unit; & Shri Manish Patankar, President, NOINO Mumbai unit met ED (Personnel), Smt. D Vijayalakshmi on 25th October 2010. The following issues were discussed:-

1. PLLI: - The ED (P) said that the issue would be referred to the Board on 30th October where it was likely to be decided.

2. One more Pension option: - The ED (P) said that the issue would be taken up with the government shortly.

3. Problems with LIC HFL: - We said that there were a lot of problems faced by our employees regarding the Housing loan, the primary problem being the effect of subsidy not being given to the employees by HFL & the deductions continued to be at the HFL rate. We also referred to the various complaints received from the employees about the indifferent treatment meted out by HFL officials. ED (P) replied that the management was seized of the problem & the same would be taken up on a priority basis. NOINO would be following up the matter with L & HPF.

4. Recruitment: - We demanded immediate recruitment in Class III & Class IV. ED (P) replied that need-based recruitment in Class III was under active consideration.

5. Information sharing session: - We demanded that Information sharing session should be immediately convened. ED (P) said that some sort of Information Sharing in the near future was under consideration.

6. Other issues: - We demanded immediate revision in the various advances & allowances (like Daily allowance, Festival advance, Transfer incidentals etc) as a natural corollary to the wage-revision. ED (P) replied that the revision in these advances & allowances were under active consideration & in the near future it would be done.

NOINO will follow-up all the pending issues in the coming days.

Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO.
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नवरात्र, दुर्गा पूजा एवं दशहरा / विजयादशमी की शुभकामनाएँ

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ॐ सर्व मंगल मांगल्ये, शिवे सर्वार्थ साधिके ।
शरण्ये त्रयंबके गौरी, नारायणी नमोस्तुते ॥
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Wage-revision details

Wage-revision instructions
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LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA
CENTRAL OFFICE, MUMBAI
Department : Personnel/ER ‘Yogakshema’
Jeevan Bima Marg
Circular No. : ZD/1159 /ASP/2010 Mumbai-400 021.
11th October, 2010
TO ALL OFFICES OF THE CORPORATION :
Re: Instructions for implementation of the Life Insurance
Corporation of India Class-I Officers (Revision of Terms
and Conditions of service) Amendment Rules, 2010.
Whereas the scales of pay, dearness allowance and other service conditions applicable to
Class-I Officers of the Corporation have been revised by the
1. Life Insurance Corporation of India Class-I Officers (Revision of Terms and Conditions
of Service) Amendment Rules, 2010 (hereinafter referred to as the `Amended Revision
Rules'),
2. Life Insurance Corporation of India (Special Area Allowance) Amendment Rules, 2010,
[Copies of the said Rules are appended as Appendix-I(A to B).]
The Chairman in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sub-rule(2) of Rule 51 read with
Rule 4 of the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Staff) Rules, 1960, has issued the following
instructions providing for the method of fixation in the new scales of pay and other matters
connected therewith or incidental thereto.
1. SHORT TITLE:
These instructions shall be called the Life Insurance Corporation of India Class-I
Officers (Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Instructions, 2010.
2. DEFINITIONS:
a) "Date of Notification" means 08.10.2010.
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b) "Existing officer" means a whole time salaried officer in the permanent
establishment of the Corporation who was in the service on the date of notification.
c) "Existing Scales" or "pre-revised scales" means the scales which were applicable to
the employees immediately before they were governed by the Amended Revision
Rules.
d) "New Scales" or "revised scales" means the scales as revised by the Amended
Revision Rules.
e) "Option under the Revision Rules" means the option referred to in sub-rule(2) of
Rule 1 of the Amended Revision Rules to be governed by the provisions of the
Revision Rules from a date not earlier than the date on which the said Rules come
into force.
3. ELIGIBILITY:
(1) These instructions shall apply to the Class-I Officers who were in the whole time
salaried service in the permanent establishment of the Corporation as on 1.8.2007
and those who have joined the whole time salaried service in the permanent
establishment of the Corporation after that date.
Provided, however, that those Class-I officers whose resignation had been accepted
on or before the date of notification irrespective of whether they are relieved or not
or whose services had been terminated under Rule 39 of Life Insurance Corporation
of India (Staff) Rules, 1960, during the period between 1.8.2007 and 08.10.2010
(both days inclusive) shall not be eligible for the arrears on account of this revision.
(2) For removal of doubts, it is clarified that these instructions shall not apply to -
i) Officers who have been appointed on contractual basis, viz. Medical Officers,
Assistant Medical Officers, Security Officers, Legal Advisers and other officers
appointed likewise to whom the provisions of the LIC of India (Staff) Rules,
1960 do not apply.
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ii) Officers whose services have been terminated under Rule 39 of the Life
Insurance Corporation of India(Staff) Rules, 1960 on or before the date of
notification.
4. METHOD OF FIXATION:
(1) (a) For the limited period from 1.8.2007 to the date of notification :-
Fitment in the new scales of pay set forth in the Amended Revision Rules shall be done
w.e.f. 1.8.2007 with reference to the basic pay as on 1.8.2007 in the corresponding
existing scale or as on the date of appointment, if later, as per the enclosed Fitment Chart
(Appendix-II). Subsequently as and when there is a change in the pre-revised basic pay
due to release of NGI, Stagnation Increment, Fitment on promotion etc., the fitment
chart will have to be referred to and the revised basic pay shall be fitted corresponding to
the pre-revised basic pay at every stage where change in the basic has occurred in the
pre-revised scale.
(b) After the date of notification :-
There may be no need to refer to pre-revised scales. All the changes after the date of
notification shall be effected in the revised scales of pay.
(2) In the cases of those Ex-Servicemen who have been re-appointed in the service of the
Corporation on or after 1st August, 2007 but before the date of notification, the pay fixed
in the pre-revised scales need not be reopened. Their basic pay in the revised scales will
be fixed in the same manner as is done in the case of other employees recruited by the
Corporation.
(3) The Amended Revision Rules, 2010 provide for an option to the Officers to be governed
by the said rules from any date not earlier than 1.8.2007 and not later than the date of
publication of this notification in the official gazette. The option has to be exercised
within the time limit specified by the Corporation.
Accordingly, it has been decided that the Officers may be allowed to exercise the option
on or before 30.11.2010. The employees who wish to exercise the option may exercise
the same in proforma prescribed in Appendix-III.
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In case of Officers who exercise the option, the fitment of their salary in the new scales
shall be done from the date so opted.
The Officers shall not be eligible for the arrears on account of revision upto the date so
chosen.
(4) Officers promoted from Class-III and Class-II after 1.8.2007:
In case of any Class-III or Class-II employee promoted to the cadre of Class-I on or after
1.8.2007 but before the date of publication of this notification in the official gazette and
whose salary has already been fixed in the pre-revised scale of Class-I, shall be given an
option to be governed by the revised scales from any date between the date of promotion
and the date of notification. In such cases, re-fixation of salary in the revised scales shall
be done and they will not be entitled for any arrears on account of revision of scales in
respect of Class-II Officers or Class-III and Class-IV employees, besides the arrears as a
result of revision of scales of pay of Class-I Officers till the date of such option. Such an
option has to be given in the proforma given in Appendix-IV.
5. ADDITION TO BASIC PAY AFTER REACHING MAXIMUM OF THE SCALE
OF PAY:
Rule 4A of the Class-I Officers Revision Rules, 1985 provides for the additions to the
basic pay after reaching maximum of the scale of pay to AAO and AO. This rule has
been amended to provide for one more addition to their basic pay. The amended rule
is as follows :
Addition to basic pay after reaching maximum of scale: Subject to the work record
being found satisfactory,-
(a) an Officer in the scale of pay of Assistant Administrative Officer who has
reached the maximum of the scale of pay applicable to him, may be granted
for every three completed years of service after reaching such maximum, an
addition to the basic pay equal to the last increment drawn by him in the
scale of pay, subject to the maximum of three such additions:
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Provided that no officer shall be entitled to such addition to the basic pay
before the first day of the month following completion of three years after
reaching maximum of the scale of pay or after drawing such additions, as
the case may be.
(b) an Officer in the scale of pay of Administrative Officer who has reached the
maximum of the scale of pay applicable to him, may be granted for every
three completed years of service after reaching such maximum, an addition
to the basic pay equal to the last increment drawn by him in the scale of pay,
subject to the maximum of five such additions:
Provided that no officer shall be entitled to such addition to the basic pay
before the first day of the month following completion of three years
after reaching maximum of the scale of pay or after drawing such
additions, as the case may be.
Provided that where an Officer is not granted such addition to the basic pay
referred to in clause (a) or clause (b) on first day of the month following
completion of three years of service from the date of reaching maximum of the
scale of pay applicable to him or from the last such addition to the basic pay
(such first day of the month following completion of three years of service from
the date of reaching maximum of scale of pay or the last such addition to the
basic pay being hereinafter referred to as "the relevant date", as the case may
be), his case shall fall due for review in each calendar year in the month
following that in which he completes twelve months of service as reckoned from
the relevant date, or from the date of such review, so long as he has not been
allowed such addition to the basic pay, and if it is decided to allow such addition
subsequently, it shall take effect from the first of the month in which the review
has fallen due in the calendar year in which the decision is taken.
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Explanation .- For the purposes of this rule, ‘calendar year’ means the period
from the 1st day of January to the 31st day of December.
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Competent authorities:
a) Zonal Manager-In charge of the Zone in case of officers working in the
offices coming under the Zone.
b) Executive Director(Personnel) in case of officers working in Central
Office and Zonal Inspection Centres.
c) Executive Director(Audit) in case of officers working in Audit
Department including Zonal Audit Centres.
Guidelines: As stated above, the grant of addition to the basic pay to the officers in the
above cadre is subject to the work record being found satisfactory as per the guidelines
issued by the Personnel Administration Department in this matter.
Note: There is no change in sub-rule (c) of Rule 4A which deals with addition to basic
pay after reaching maximum of scale in Assistant Divisional Manager cadre.
6. DEARNESS ALLOWANCE:
(1) Rule 2(iii) of the Amended Revision Rules substitutes sub-rule(1) of Rule 5 of the
Life Insurance Corporation of India Class-I Officers (Revision of Terms and
Conditions of Service) Rules, 1985.
As a result of the same, the Dearness Allowance to the Class-I Officers shall be paid
or recovered at the rate of 0.15% of pay for every 4 points increase or fall, as the
case may be, in the quarterly average of All India Consumer Price Index above 2944
points.
(2) The `Pay' for the purpose of calculation of dearness allowance shall include Basic
Pay and addition to the Basic Pay.
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(3) The number of slabs for which the dearness allowance becomes payable as per the
pre-revised and revised rules has been shown in Appendix-V.
(4) Additional dearness allowance, wherever drawn, will continue to be paid.
7. HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE:
(1) The scales of HRA payable to Class-I Officers have been revised as under:
Place of posting Rate of House Rent
Allowance
i. Cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, New Delhi, Noida,
Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Navi Mumbai,
Hyderabad, Bengaluru and other cities with population
of 45 lakhs and above.
10% of Pay, subject to
the maximum of
Rs.3200/- per month
ii. Cities with population exceeding 12 lakhs, but less than
45 lakhs and, except those mentioned at ( i ) and any city
in the State of Goa.
8% of Pay, subject to
the maximum of
Rs. 2700/- per month.
iii. Other places. 7% of Pay, subject to
the maximum of
Rs.2600/- per month
The population figures for the above purpose shall be as per the latest Census Report.
Further, the cities shall also include their urban agglomeration.
(2) Pay for the purpose of House Rent Allowance shall include basic pay, additions to
basic pay referred to in Rule 4A and Fixed Personal Allowance.
(3) House Rent Allowance is not payable to any officer occupying staff quarters/leased
accommodation.
(4) Officers who are allotted staff quarters/leased accommodation are required to pay
such licence fee as may be decided by the Corporation from time to time. At present it
is being deducted at the rate of 1.75% of the minimum of the scale. The revised rate of
deduction shall be 1.20% of the minimum of the scale with effect from 1.11.2010. Till
31.10.2010, the amount of licence fee which is being deducted at present shall continue
to be deducted.
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(5) Where the husband and wife are employee(s)/officer(s), whether posted at the same
station or not, House Rent Allowance may be paid to both of them as hitherto, if they are
not in staff quarters or leased accommodation.
(6) If they are at the same station, they shall be allotted only one staff quarter and the
licence fee shall be recovered at the appropriate rate from the employee to whom the
staff quarter is allotted but his/her spouse may be paid the House Rent Allowance.
(7) If any officer has been allowed, as a matter of concession, to retain or have any staff
quarter at his/her previous place of posting or elsewhere, HRA will not be admissible to
him/her and the licence fee payable by him/her in respect of the staff quarter which
he/she has been allowed to retain or to have at any other place as a matter of concession
shall be determined in accordance with such instructions as may be issued by the
Corporation from time to time in this regard.
The charts showing classification of cities have been enclosed as Appendix-VII(A) for
HRA. Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar cities have been upgraded
from Category II to Category I and Meerut from Category III to Category II w.e.f.
01.08.2007 for the purpose of HRA.
8. CITY COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCE:
The revised Rule 7 lays down the rates of city compensatory allowance which will be
payable on the basis of revised pay. The city compensatory allowance at the revised
rates shall be payable w.e.f. 1.8.2007. The rates are as under:-
Place of posting
Rate of CCA
i. Cities of Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, New Delhi, Noida,
Faridabad, Ghaziabad, Gurgaon, Navi Mumbai,
Hyderabad, Bengaluru and other cities with population
of 45 lakhs and above.
3% of Pay, subject to
maximum of Rs. 800/-
p.m.
ii. Cities with population exceeding 12 lakhs, but less than
45 lakhs and, except mentioned at ( i ) and any city in the
State of Goa.
2.5% of Pay, subject to
maximum of Rs.760/-
p.m.
iii. Cities with population of five lakhs and above but not
exceeding twelve lakhs, State Capitals with population
not exceeding twelve lakhs, Chandigarh, Mohali,
Pondicherry, Port Blair, and Panchkula.
2% of Pay, subject to
maximum of Rs.590/-
p.m.
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The population figures for the above purpose shall be as per the latest Census Report.
Further, the cities shall also include their urban agglomeration.
Pay for the purpose of City Compensatory Allowance shall be the basic pay plus
addition to basic pay referred to in Rule 4A.
The charts showing classification of cities have been enclosed as Appendix-VII(B) for
CCA. Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar cities have been upgraded
from Category II to Category I and Meerut from Category III to Category II w.e.f.
01.08.2007 for the purpose of CCA. Whereas Ajmer is upgraded to Category III w.e.f.
01.02.2008 for the purpose of CCA.
9. FUNCTIONAL ALLOWANCE AND HILL ALLOWANCE :
(1) Functional Allowance:
Under the revised rule 7C, Programmers or System Analysts or Programmers-cum-
System Analysts in the scale of pay of AAO, AO or ADM shall be paid functional
Allowance of Rs. 680/- per month.
(2) Hill Allowance:
Rule 7A of the Class-I officer’s Revision Rules, as amended, lays down the revised
rates of hill allowance with effect from 1.8.2007, which are as under:
1 Posted at places situated at a height
of 1,500 meters and over above
mean sea level
at the rate of 2.5% of Basic Pay
subject to maximum of Rs.460/- per
month
2 Posted at places situated at a height
of 1,000 meters and over but less
than 1,500 meters above mean sea
level, at Mercara and at places
which are specifically declared as
‘Hill Stations’ by Central or State
Governments for their employees.
at the rate of 2% of Basic Pay
subject to maximum of Rs.370/- per
month
3 Posted at places situated at a height at the rate of 2% of Basic Pay
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of not less than 750 meters above
mean sea level which are
surrounded by and accessible only
through hills with height of 1000
meters and over above mean sea
level.
subject to maximum of Rs.370/- per
month
Pay for the purpose of grant of Hill Allowance shall include basic pay and additions
to the basic pay referred to in Rule 4A of the Revision Rules, 1985.
10. NORTH EASTERN STATES EDUCATION ALLOWANCE:
At present, a Class-I Officer posted in Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Tripura, Arunachal
Pradesh, Nagaland or Mizoram are being paid an allowance of Rs.150/- per month for
the period of his posting in the State from the date of taking charge as long as the child
of such officer is prosecuting study requiring regular attendance in a recognised school,
college or university situated outside any of the aforesaid States.
The said allowance has been increased from Rs.150/- to Rs.300/- per month with effect
from 1.8.2007. There is no change in other instructions in this regard.
11. TRANSPORT ALLOWANCE:
Transport Allowance shall be payable to every Class-I Officer, other than an Officer
who is in receipt of any Conveyance Allowance under any of the Schemes of the
Corporation. Transport Allowance shall be payable at the rate of Rs.800/- per month
with effect from 1.8.2007.
12. PROVIDENT FUND:
The rate of provident fund shall continue to remain at 10% of pay. Pay for the purpose
of provident fund shall include basic pay, additions to basic pay referred to in Rule 4A
and Fixed Personal Allowance (FPA).
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For Officers who are not governed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India
(Employees) Pension Rules, 1995, the difference in the employer's contribution to
provident fund has to be remitted to the provident fund authorities.
For Officers who are governed by the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Employees)
Pension Rules, 1995, the employer's contribution is to be credited to the Life Insurance
Corporation of India (Employees) Pension Fund.
As far as additional provident fund is concerned, an Officer may be allowed to make or
discontinue any additional contribution or vary the rate thereof, subject, however, to the
rules of the provident fund or to adjust towards the dues of his regular contribution as a
result of revision of scales, any additional contribution made by him from the first day of
August, 2007, or from a later date if he is governed by the new scales of pay from a date
later than the first day of August, 2007, provided that no part of any contribution already
made shall become refundable as a result thereof.
Provided that these rules shall not be applicable to the officers joining the service of the
Corporation on or after 01.04.2010 and they shall be covered by a defined contribution
pension scheme to be framed by the Corporation. Separate instructions will be issued in
this regard.
13. GRATUITY:
There is no change in the rules regarding Gratuity. However, the officers who have
retired or expired on or after 1.8.2007 shall be eligible for the difference on account of
gratuity on the basis of revised salary. It may please be noted that since the amended
revision rules are not applicable to the officers whose resignation had been accepted or
whose services had been terminated under Rule 39 of LIC of India (Staff) Rules, 1960,
between the period from 1.8.2007 to the date of notification, they shall not be eligible for
arrears on account of gratuity.
14. ENCASHMENT OF UNAVAILED PRIVILEGE LEAVE:
There is no change in the Rule of Encashment of Privilege Leave. However, the officers
who have retired or expired on or after 1.8.2007 shall be eligible for the difference on
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account of leave encashment on the basis of revised salary. It may please be noted that
since the amended revision rules are not applicable to the officers whose resignation had
been accepted or whose services had been terminated under Rule 39 of LIC of India
(Staff) Rules, 1960, between the period from 1.8.2007 to the date of notification, they
shall not be eligible for arrears on account of leave encashment.
15. FIXED PERSONAL ALLOWANCE :
The revised rates of Fixed Personal Allowance payable under Rule 9A of Amended
Revision Rules, 2010 are shown in Appendix-VI. Other conditions in this regard
remain unchanged. These revised rates shall be effective from 1.8.2007. It may please
be noted that a Class I Officer who has joined the services of the Corporation after
22.06.2000 shall not be eligible for additional increment for computerization and Fixed
Personal Allowance.
16. PARADEEP PORT ALLOWANCE:
Every Class-I officer posted at office(s) in Paradeep shall be paid "Paradeep Port
Allowance” at the increased rate of Rs.110/- p.m. from 01.11.2010, which shall not rank
for any purposes as per Rule 9D. This allowance shall be paid as long as the officer is
posted in Paradeep and shall be discontinued on his transfer to another place.
17. SPECIAL AREA ALLOWANCE:
The Central Govt. has vide a separate notification dated 08.10.2010, also amended the
Life Insurance Corporation of India (Special Area Allowance) Rules, 1988 revising the
rates of Special Area Allowance. The amendment has also come into force w.e.f.
1.8.2007. The conditions regarding release of the said allowance shall remain
unchanged.
18. PRODUCTIVITY LINKED LUMPSUM INCENTIVE(PLLI):
The Class I Officers of the Corporation shall be paid Productivity Linked Lumpsum
Incentive as under:
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(i) For the period from 1st April, 2009 to 31st March, 2010 Productivity Linked
Lumpsum Incentive shall be payable based on the performance of the Corporation
as a whole on the basis of performance parameters based on Statement of Intent as
approved by the Board;
(ii) For the period from 1st April, 2010 onwards Board shall formulate the parameters
and performance norms of the Productivity Linked Lumpsum Incentive for its
officers based on Statement of Intent every year subject to following conditions:
(a) Productivity Linked Lump Sum Incentive shall be payable at the levels of
1%, 2%, 3%, etc. up to a maximum of 6% of the pre-revised annual pay of
individual Class I officers as on 1st August, 2007.
(b) Productivity Linked Lump Sum Incentive shall be payable to officers in
Corporate Office based on the performance of the Corporation as a whole.
(c) Productivity Linked Lump Sum Incentive shall be payable to officers in
Zonal Office based on the performance of the Zone as a whole.
(d) Productivity Linked Lump Sum Incentive shall be payable to officers in
Divisional/Branch Office based on the performance of the Division as a
whole.
(e) The threshold minimum Productivity Linked Lump Sum Incentive for
Zonal Office / Divisional Office / Branch Office shall be 50% of the
Corporate level Productivity Linked Lump Sum Incentive .
Notes: For this purpose the annual pay means –
(1) pre-revised basic pay, Dearness Allowance and Fixed Personal Allowance
as on 1st August, 2007 in respect of existing officers;
(2) pre-revised basic pay and Dearness Allowance as on 1st August, 2007 which
corresponds to the stage where his pay has been fixed on appointment in
respect of those officers appointed after 1st August, 2007;
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(iii) The instructions regarding the payment of PLLI, if any, for the financial year 2009-
2010 shall be issued separately.
(iv) For the Financial Year 2010-2011 and subsequent years, once the accounts of the
Corporation are finalized, the Corporation shall decide about the quantum of the
benefit payable, if any, for the said financial year to the employees on or after 1st
August of the next year for which separate instructions shall be issued on year to
year basis.
19. EMPLOYEES PROMOTED FROM CLASS-III AND CLASS-II TO CLASS-I
OFFICERS CADRE AFTER 1.8.2007:
The Development Officers or Class-III employees who were promoted and fixed in
the scale of pay of Class-I after 1.8.2007 may be paid the arrears from the date of
fixation in Class-I scale. Provided, however, that where such Class-I Officer has
exercised the option to be governed by the Class-I Officers Revision Rules from the
date of such promotion or any date later than the date of promotion, he shall not be
paid the arrears on account of revision of Class-II/Class-III and Class-I Revision
Rules up to the said date.
20. SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCE:
There is no change in the rules governing Subsistence Allowance. However, in view
of the revision in the scales of pay and allowances the Subsistence Allowance paid
on or after 1.8.2007 may be reviewed and difference, if any, paid.
21. OFFICERS ON DEPUTATION TO THE OFFICE OF OMBUDSMAN:
The arrears payable to the officers who have been deputed to the office of
Ombudsman shall be calculated by the parent office and the calculation sheet shall be
sent to the office of Ombudsman for payment.
22. OFFICERS WHO HAVE DIED, RETIRED AFTER 1.8.2007:
Officers who have died or retired (retirement includes Voluntary Retirement under
Rules 19(2A) of (Staff) Rules, 1960, Rule 31 of LIC of India (Employees) Pension
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Rules, 1995 and Compulsory Retirement under Rule 19(3) of (Staff) Rules, 1960) after
1.8.2007 may be paid the arrears due on account of revision up to the date of cessation
of their service.
23. STRIKES, WALK-OUTS, ETC.:
Suitable recovery on account of strikes, walk-outs, etc. may be made while paying the
arrears.
24. MEDICLAIM, GROUP TERM INSRURANCE SCHEME(GTIS), 1997 AND
GROUP SAVINGS LINKED INSURANCE SCHEME(GSLI):
As a consequence of the revision of pay scales, the categories of Mediclaim Benefit,
Group Term Insurance Scheme (GTIS) and Group Savings Linked Insurance Scheme
(GSLI) have been revised as under:
a) Group Mediclaim:
Category Pre-revised Pay Revised Pay
I Rs. 19,770/- and above Rs. 30,750/- and above
II Rs. 14,241/- to Rs. 19,769/- Rs. 22,146/- to Rs. 30,749/-
III Upto Rs. 14,240/- Upto Rs. 22,145/-
Effective Date of revised categories: 1.4.2010.
b) Group Term Insurance Scheme(GTIS):
Category Pre-revised Pay Revised Pay
I Rs. 30,960/- and above Rs. 50,810/- and above
II Rs. 22,570/- to Rs. 30,959/- Rs. 35,300/- to Rs. 50,809/-
III Rs. 15,970/- to Rs. 22,569/- Rs. 24,800/- to Rs. 35,299/-
IV Rs.8,415/- to Rs.15,969/- Rs.12,855/- to Rs.24,799/-
V Rs.4,730/- to Rs 8,414/- Rs.7,115/- to Rs 12,854/-
VI Below Rs.4,730/- Below Rs.7,115/-
Effective Date of revised categories: 1.2.2011.
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c) Group Savings Linked Insurance (GSLI):
Category Pre-revised Pay Revised Pay
I Rs. 30,960/- and above Rs. 50,810/- and above
II Rs. 22,570/- to Rs. 30,959/- Rs. 35,300/- to Rs. 50,809/-
III Rs. 15,970/- to Rs. 22,569/- Rs. 24,800/- to Rs. 35,299/-
IV Rs.8,415/- to Rs.15,969/- Rs.12,855/- to Rs.24,799/-
V Rs.4,730/- to Rs 8,414/- Rs.7,115/- to Rs 12,854/-
VI Below Rs.4,730/- Below Rs.7,115/-
Effective Date of revised categories: 1.11.2010.
`Pay' for the purpose of determining the above categories shall include -
i) Basic Pay
ii) Addition to the Basic Pay
iii) Fixed Personal Allowance
iv) All other allowances which rank for the purpose of Provident Fund contribution.
25. CASH MEDICAL BENEFIT:
The Cash Medical Benefit has been revised with effect from 1.8.2007, which is as under:
The officer drawing basic pay upto Rs.31,655/- Rs.8,000/- per annum;
The officer drawing basic pay beyond Rs.31,655/- Rs.12,000/- per annum.
The Cash Medical Benefit will be paid along with July salary every year.
For the year 2007, the proportionate cash medical benefit for 11 months only may be paid.
26. PROJECT ALLOWANCE:
At present, the officers in Class-I cadre attached to the Engineering Department, if
posted at project sites, are eligible for the payment of Project Allowance of Rs.175/- per
month, which does not count for any purpose. The said Project Allowance has been
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increased to Rs.240/- p.m. w.e.f. 1.8.2007. There shall be no change in the existing
eligibility conditions.
27. AUDIT ALLOWANCE PAYABLE TO THE OFFICERS:
At present, the officers who are posted in the Audit or Inspection Department and
entrusted with the touring duties are paid the Audit Allowance of Rs.630/- per month,
subject to satisfying the eligibility conditions laid down in this regard. The said
allowance has been increased to Rs.850/- per month. The revision shall take effect from
1st August 2007.
28. MID ACADEMIC YEAR TRANSFER ALLOWANCE:
Mid academic year transfer allowance has been revised to Rs.700/- per month with
effect from the date of notification. All the terms and condition for payment of this
allowance shall remain unchanged.
29. TRANSFER GRANT:
As a result of the revision in the basic pay, the arrears on account of Transfer Grant in
respect of eligible officers may be settled. There is no change in other instructions in
this regard.
30. PENSION:
With regard to the Dearness Relief, Family Pension and Minimum Pension provided by
the Life Insurance Corporation of India (Employees) Pension Rules, 1995, instructions
shall be issued separately.
31. INSTRUCTIONS FOR PAYMENT OF ARREARS:
The revision of various items comes into force with effect from different dates as
prescribed in the Life Insurance Corporation of India Class-I Officers (Revision of
Terms and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2010. It has now, therefore,
become necessary to make payment of arrears on account of the revision in the scales of
pay and other benefits from the relevant due dates. While calculating the House Rent
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Allowance, City Compensatory Allowance, care has to be taken to ensure that the
instructions contained herein are strictly followed. Broadly, payment of
arrears/recoveries would arise in respect of the following:-
a) Arrears arising out of fixation in the revised scale of pay and allowances;
b) Change in the basic pay and allowances because of grant of Normal Grade
Increment/Stagnation Increment/Promotion to the higher cadre;
c) Subsistence Allowance;
d) Difference in Encashment of Privilege Leave;
e) Fixed Personal Allowance/Difference in Fixed Personal Allowance;
f) Recovery on account of EOL, strike, walk-out, etc.;
g) Employees on sick leave on half-pay;
h) Gratuity;
i) Project Allowance;
j) Audit Officers Allowance;
k) Transfer Grant;
l) Revision of Special Area Allowance.
m) North-Eastern States Educational Allowance
n) Functional Allowance for Programmers or System Analysts etc.
o) Cash Medical Benefit
p) Revision of Hill Allowance.
32. INCOME-TAX DEDUCTION:
In respect of Income-tax to be deducted from the arrears, the instructions issued by the
Finance & Accounts Department in this regard may be followed.
33. INFORMATION TO BE FURNISHED TO THE CENTRAL OFFICE:
After payment of arrears, the Divisional Office should furnish the information in respect
of total amount paid by the offices under their control under various components
mentioned in the proforma to the controlling Zonal Office. Information only in respect
of consolidated amounts paid by way of arrears under each head should be furnished and
not the amount paid to the individual employees. The Zonal Offices shall, in turn,
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furnish the consolidated information in respect of the zone as a whole to the
Personnel/ER Department, Central Office. All other offices not covered by the above
shall directly furnish the information to the Personnel/ER Department, Central Office.
34. DATE OF PAYMENT:
The arrears may be paid as early as possible.
35. INTERPRETATION:
Where any doubt or difficulty arises as to the interpretation of these instructions it shall
be referred to the Chairman for his decision.
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (P)
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Appendix-II
FITMENT CHART
STAGES AAO AO ADM DM SDM ZM(O) ZM(S)
EX REV EX REV EX REV EX REV EX REV EX REV EX REV
1 11110 17240 14890 23120 18130 28160 22030 34460 25930 41660 28605 46610 31745 52210
2 11650 18080 15430 23960 18670 29000 22680 35660 26580 42860 29390 48010 32530 53610
3 12190 18920 15970 24800 19230 29910 23330 36860 27230 44060 30175 49410 33315 55010
4 12730 19760 16510 25640 19790 30820 23980 38060 27880 45260 30960 50810 34165 56510
5 13270 20600 17050 26480 20350 31730 24630 39260 28605 46610 31745 52210 35105 58150
6 13810 21440 17590 27320 20910 32640 25280 40460 29330 47960 32530 53610 36100 59850
7 14350 22280 18130 28160 21470 33550 25930 41660
8 14890 23120 18670 29000 22030 34460 26580 42860
9 15430 23960 19230 29910 22680 35660
10 15970 24800 19790 30820 23330 36860
11 16510 25640 20350 31730 23980 38060
12 17050 26480 20910 32640 24630 39260
13 17590 27320 21470 33550 25280* 40460*
14 18130 28160 22030 34460 25930* 41660*
15 18670 29000 22590* 35370*
16 19230 29910 23150* 36280*
17 19790 30820 23710* 37190*
18 20350 31730 24270* 38100*
19 20910 32640 39010*
20 21470* 33550*
21 22030* 34460*
22 35370*
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Appendix-III
Form of option to be exercised by the Class-I Officers
under Rule 1 of the Life Insurance Corporation of
India Class-I Officers (Revision of Terms and
Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2010
To,
Life Insurance Corporation of India,
_______________________ Office,
_____________________________
_____________________________
In accordance with sub-clause(3) of Clause 4 of the Life Insurance Corporation of India
Class-I Officers (Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Instructions, 2010, I hereby opt to
be governed by the provisions of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Class-I Officers
(Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Amendment Rules, 2010 with effect from
______________. I hereby understand and agree that no arrears shall be paid to me for the period
from 1.8.2007 to __________ on account of Amendment Rules, 2010.
________________
(Signature)
Date :
Full Name :
Designation :
S.R.No. :
Office :
Place :
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Appendix-IV
Form of option to be exercised by an officer under
Clause 4(4) of the Life Insurance Corporation of
India Class-I Officers (Revision of Terms and
Conditions of Service) Instructions, 2010
To,
Life Insurance Corporation of India,
_______________________ Office,
_____________________________
_____________________________
In accordance with Clause 4(4) of the Life Insurance Corporation of India Class-I
Officers (Revision of Terms and Conditions of Service) Instructions, 2010, I hereby opt for
fixation in the revised scales of pay applicable to the cadre to which I was promoted from
_________ (indicate the date of option) .
I hereby understand and agree that no arrears shall be paid to me for the period prior to
the above date. I also undertake to refund the amount of arrears, if any, that I have received as a
result of revision of Class-II/Class-III and Class-IV employees.
________________
(Signature)
Date :
Full Name :
Designation :
S.R.No. :
Office :
Place :
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Appendix-V
NO. OF SLABS FOR WHICH DEARNESS ALLOWANCE PAYABLE AS PER THE
PRE-REVISED AND REVISED RULES
Period As per the pre-revised
rules (Scales linked to 2328
Points)
As per the revised rules
(Scales linked to 2944
Points)
August 2007 to October 2007 154 0
November 2007 to January 2008 175 21
February 2008 to April 2008 182 28
May 2008 to July 2008 190 36
August 2008 to October 2008 211 57
November 2008 to January 2009 243 89
February 2009 to April 2009 260 106
May 2009 to July 2009 262 108
August 2009 to October 2009 281 127
November 2009 to January 2010 340 186
February 2010 to April 2010 372 218
May 2010 to July 2010 391 237
August 2010 onwards 399 245
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Appendix-VI
Fixed Personal Allowance payable to
Class-I Officers on revision
Category Existing
Rs.
Revised
Rs.
AAO 560 910
AO 560 910
ADM 650 1200
DM 650 1200
SDM 725 1350
ZM(O) 785 1400
ZM(S) 995 1700
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APPENDIX- VII (A)
CLASSIFICATION CITIES FOR THE PURPOSE
OF HOUSE RENT ALLOWANCE
CATEGORY-I CATEGORY-II CATEGORY-III
CALCUTTA
(including municipal areas
comprising city of Calcutta (including
Behala, Alipore, Cossipur Tollegunge)
Howrah, Barrackpore (including
N.Barrackpore) Garden Reach, Baranagore,
South Suburban, Muncipal Area, Dum Dum
(including South Dum Dum) Kamarhatti,
Panibati, Kharda, Titagarh, Garulia,
Bhatpara, Naihati, Bally, Uttarpara,
Konnagar, Rishara, Serampore, Baidyabati,
Champdani, Bhadreshwar, Chandranagar,
Hoogly Chinsuria, Budge Budge, Habra,
Baruipur, Barasat and Uluberia
CHENNAI
MUMBAI
(including areas comprising within the limits
of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation
(Greater Mumbai) Dombvli, Kalyan, Thane,
Bhivandi, Ulhasnagar and Bassein
Municipalities)
Navi Mumbai
NEW DELHI
Faridabad
Ghaziabad
Gurgaon
Noida
HYDERABAD
BENGALURU
AHMEDABAD
Gandhinagar
Agra
Bhopal
Coimbatore
(including
Sulur)
Goa (Entire State)
Indore
Jaipur
Kanpur
Kochi
Lucknow
Ludhiana
Madurai
( including
Tirunagar )
Meerut
Nagpur
Patna
Pune (including Pimpri &
Chinchwad)
Surat
Vadodara
Varanasi
Visakhapatnam
(including Gajuvaka)
All other places
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APPENDIX- VII (B)
CLASSIFICATION CITIES FOR THE PURPOSE
OF CITY COMPENSATORY ALLOWANCE
CATEGORY-I CATEGORY-II CATEGORY-III
CALCUTTA
(including municipal areas
comprising city of Calcutta
(including Behala, Alipore, Cossipur
Tollegunge) Howrah, Barrackpore
(including N.Barrackpore) Garden
Reach, Baranagore, South Suburban,
Muncipal Area, Dum Dum
(including South Dum Dum)
Kamarhatti, Panibati, Kharda,
Titagarh, Garulia, Bhatpara, Naihati,
Bally, Uttarpara, Konnagar, Rishara,
Serampore, Baidyabati, Champdani,
Bhadreshwar, Chandranagar, Hoogly
Chinsuria, Budge Budge, Habra,
Baruipur, Barasat and Uluberia
CHENNAI
MUMBAI
(including areas comprising within
the limits of the Mumbai Municipal
Corporation (Greater Mumbai)
Dombvli, Kalyan, Thane, Bhivandi,
Ulhasnagar and Bassein
Municipalities)
Navi Mumbai
NEW DELHI
Faridabad
Ghaziabad
Gurgaon
Noida
HYDERABAD
BENGALURU
AHMEDABAD
Gandhinagar
Agra
Bhopal
Coimbatore
(including
Sulur)
Goa (Entire State)
Indore
Jaipur
Kanpur
Kochi
Lucknow
Ludhiana
Madurai
( including Tirunagar )
Meerut
Nagpur
Patna
Pune (including Pimpri
& Chinchwad)
Surat
Vadodara
Varanasi
Visakhapatnam
(including Gajuvaka)
Agartala
Amravati
Aizwal
Aligarh
Allahabad
Amritsar
Asansol
Aurangabad
Ajmer
Bareilly
Belgaum
Bhavnagar
Bhubaneshwar
Bikaner
Chandigarh
Cuttack
Dehradun
Dhanbad
(including Sindri
and Katras)
Durg-Bhilai
Gangtok
Gauhati
Gorakhpur
Guntur
Gwalior
Hubli-Dharwad
Imphal
Itanagar
Jabalpur
Jalandhar
Jamnagar
Jamshedpur
Jammu
Jodhpur
Kohima
Kolhapur
Kota
Kozhikode
Mohali
Mangalore
Moradabad
Mysore
Nashik
Panchkula
Pondicherry
Port Blair
Raipur
Rajkot
Ranchi
Salem
Shimla
Shillong
Sholapur
Srinagar
Thiruvanantha-
Puram
Tiruchirapalli
Tiruppur
Vijaywada
Warngal

Congrats! Wage-revision achieved

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NOTIFICATION ISSUED—HISTORIC WAGE-REVISION ACHIEVED

NOINO DEMANDS IMMEDIATE ISSUE OF ADMINISTRATIVE INSTRUCTIONS

DONATE 2% of NET ARREARS TO NOINO

Dear brothers & sisters,

At last the wait is over. For over three years the employees & officers of LIC were pushing for a good charter & considering all the factors, we have achieved a good rise in our pay-scales. Though there are some irritants which continue & remain to be solved, the goal of achieving a handsome wage-rise in our pay-scales has been attained. Now we can concentrate on other pending issues like Pension, benefit on securing promotion, removal of anomalies, LTC, Housing loan, fighting out the draconian conditions with the meal coupon scheme etc.

The major credit of the success achieved should undoubtedly go to the unity shown by the employees & officers through the joint front. However, we would also like to humbly highlight the role played by NOINO. Success has many fathers. Tall claims will be made by many though these claims cannot be substantiated by solid proof. NOINO, however, would like to give the exact date-wise contribution made by it. “Seedhi baat, No Bakwas”:-

EFFORTS ON CHARTER FRONT

23.7.2007----First to submit Charter of demands complete with running scales before it was due i.e. 1.8.2007.
20.2.2008----Massive demonstrations at Yogakshem for initiating talks
16.5.2008----Meeting with ED (P) on the issues of charter, housing loan, forced de-rotation of marketing officials, PLLI etc.
26.5.2008----NOINO takes initiative (first among all constituents) & writes letter to all unions to form a joint front on charter & other pending issues.
17.7.2008----Information sharing meeting with management. Raised several issues like wage-revision, housing loan, one more pension option etc.
13.9.2008----Meeting with Chief (Personnel) Shri Rajkumar. Raised several issues like charter, Housing loan, ITSG-1 payment, recruitment in Class III etc.
22.12.2008/23.12.2008-----NOINO/NOIW delegation under the leadership of NOINO President Shri Prakash Javadekar, Rajyasabha MP meets Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Minister of State, PMO; Shri Pawankumar Bansal, MOS, Finance; & Shri Arun Ramnathan, Secretary, Finance, to break deadlock on Charter & to demand Navratna status. Management took immediate cognizance & informed unions on 24.12.2008 inviting for first round of wage negotiations on 5th & 6th January 2009.
5.1.2009/6.1.2009----First round of wage negotiations. NOINO summarily rejects meagre 12% wage-rise offer.
27.5.2009----NOINO/NOIW delegation meets Shri Dinesh Mehrotra, MD, on the issue of Charter & Ace Competition.
9.6.2009-----Huge demonstrations at Yogakshema on the issues of Charter, Ace Competition & Key Performance Indices.
16.6.2009/17.6.2009----Information sharing meeting. NOINO rejects 15% wage-rise offer. Raises other issues like injustice in ACE Competition, Navratna status, election duty, late sitting, 5 days week, KPI, Housing loan etc
24.7.2009----Dharna by NOINO/NOIW activists at Yogakshema on Charter & against the injustice in the issue of ACE Competition.
24.7.2009---NOINO delegation under the leadership of NOINO President Shri Prakash Javadekar, Rajyasabha MP, meets Chairman Shri T S Vijayan & MD (Shri A K Dasgupta) on the issues of Charter, Navratna status & ACE Competition.
13.8.2009----Meeting with ED (P) on issues like Charter, Pension, housing loan & PLLI.
8.9.2009----NOINO delegation meets MD, Shri A K Dasgupta on issues of PLLI, Housing loan, Charter, Election duty etc.
7.10.2009------NOINO delegation met ED(P) Smt D. Vijayalakshmi on the issues of Charter, Housing loan, One more pension option & other issues like transfer policy.
12.10.2009---NOINO delegation led by our President Shri Prakash Javadekar along with our NZ ZS Shri S B Sharan, our NZ ZP Shri S K Saini & NZ VP Shri H K Dhiman met Minister of State for Finance Shri Namonarain Meena & Secretary, Finance Shri Ashok Chawla on issues of Charter, de-linking of Charter from that of banking industry, Granting of Navratna status to LIC, Pending issues in LIC like Housing loan etc. Within a week, LIC management invited unions for wage-revision talks on 3rd November, and the LIC Board cleared the long pending “Revised Housing Loan Scheme” on 17.11.2009.
3.11.2009----Talks on wage revision. Management offers 17.5% rise. NOINO summarily rejects the offer. Improvements as per NOINO demand in GI such as inclusion of DAB & enhancing of limits.
3.11.2009----Joint front of AIIEA, NOIW, NOINO, NFIFWI, LIFE, BVKS, INTUC formed. Joint action plan decided in this meeting.
18.11.2009------A chart showing the comparison between LIC & banks with clear proof that LIC was ahead of all banks including SBI was submitted to ED(P)
8.12. 2009-----NOINO President Shri Prakash Javadekar raised issue of our charter in RS. Shri Namonarain Meena, MOS, Finance replied that the matter was under consideration & management was discussing the issue with unions. Management invited the unions immediately on 16th Dec 2009.
16.12.2009----Management repeated the old offer of 17.5%. Joint front immediately decided to boycott the individual sessions as a mark of protest. Massive demonstrations at Yogakshema gate.
22.12.2009----1 hour walkout strike to secure a handsome charter.
6.1.2010-----Massive demonstrations of joint front in front of all divisional offices for a handsome charter.
13.1.2010-----Massive demonstrations of joint front in front of all divisional offices for a handsome charter.
20.1.2010---- Massive demonstrations of joint front in front of all divisional offices for a handsome charter.
21.1.2010-----1 day strike for a handsome charter observed all over India.
18.2.2010----All India delegation of NOINO meets ED (P), ED (Mktg), ED (CRM), & ZM, WZ to discuss various issues like Charter, transfer policy, delay in housing loan instructions, perquisites tax, cashless mediclaim, and implementation of E-FEAP etc.
6.3.2010-----Massive central Dharna of joint front in Delhi. NOINO was successful in roping in former Cabinet minister (labour) Satyanarayan Jatiya, BJP MP & Shri Rudranarayan Pani, BJP MP from Orissa who attended the Dharna & promised their total support for LIC employees.
8.3.2010 to 12.3.2010----Signature campaign among employees.
15.3.2010 onwards------‘No extra co-operation’ agitation commences. Management had to take cognizance & immediately invited the unions.
19.3.2010------Discussions with management on the issue of charter & agitation. MD & Chairman reiterated in separate meetings that employees’ aspirations of a satisfactory wage-revision would be met. Joint front meets in the evening to decide further strategy.
20.3.2010----MD gives written assurance to unions reiterating management’s resolve to grant a satisfactory charter. Joint front again met in the evening & decided to suspend agitation in the light of the written assurance.
23.3.2010----Joint front delegation met Chairman & handed over a letter urging him to take immediate steps for delivering the assurance given to the employees on a satisfactory wage-revision.
26.3.2010-----Meeting with ED (P) for follow-up of charter issue.
APRIL 2010---Branch/group meetings at 91-T, Oriental building (922/901/931), Gulestan building (905/921/927), United India building (895/906/90-A), 880, Bombay Mutual building (881/884/908), Yogakshem (twice), union office, Vile-Parle to explain why we took the decision of suspending the agitation.
3.4.2010-----NOINO delegation meets MD on issue of charter, housing loan, tax on perquisites.
19.4.2010----Meeting with ED (P) for follow-up of charter issue.
12.5.2010----Meeting with ED (P) for follow-up of charter issue.
2.6.2010-----NOINO President Prakash Javadekar discussed the issue of charter with Finance Secretary Ashok Chawla for early resumption of charter talks & wage-rise as per paying capacity of LIC.
12.6.2010---Group meeting of members at Yogakshem to brief about the status of charter.
19.6.2010-- Group meeting of members at union office to brief about the status of charter.
26.6.2010---- Group meeting of members at union office to brief about the status of charter.
19.7.2010----Management invites unions & gives revised wage-proposals substantially increasing the pay-scales. The consensus of the joint front was the revised proposals were satisfactory.
July to October 2010-----Group meetings at Yogakshem, Parle, Jogeshwari, Malad, Borivli, Jeevanvihar, 902, Bombay Mutual, Oriental bldg, Chowpatty branches, Gulestan, Khadi Bhandar, JeevanPrakash building to explain & analyze the revised charter proposals.
20.9.2010---- NOINO delegation led by our President Shri Prakash Javadekar met the Finance Minister, Shri Pranab Mukherjee. The delegation consisted of our NZ Secretary Shri S B Sharan; Shri S K Saini, our NZ President & Shri H K Dhiman, VP, NZ. The delegation insisted the speedy expedition of our notification & approval of parameters of PLLI. The FM assured to do the same after the return of Shri Gopalan, Secretary (Insurance) from abroad on 22nd. True to his word, the wage-proposals were cleared on 22nd itself thus paving the way for notification.

From the above, it is clear that NOINO played a very significant role in the entire wage-revision concentrating on all the four fronts viz., Management, Government, bureaucracy & the employees. It may also be observed that Shri Prakash Javadekar, the dynamic President of NOINO continuously took up the wage-revision issue with the Government & each time he took up the issue, a breakthrough was achieved. Out of 4 talks on wage revision, before the final one in July 2010, 3 talks took place only due to initiative of NOINO. Even the delay in final approval of wage-revision & PLLI by the finance ministry could be reduced only due to efforts of NOINO. Thus, the role of NOINO in this wage-revision can clearly be assessed.

DONATE LIBERALLY TO NOINO

NOINO has given a call of donation of 2% of net arrears (NET OF PF & INCOME-TAX) which again is a reasonable expectation. The point to be noted here is that only the BMS affiliated organizations are in the fore-front in taking up all the issues concerning employees like (Election duty, Census duty, Meals Coupon, Ace Competition, Delay due to Back-up, Circular 144, Jeevan-Aastha extension, Tax on Perquisites etc in addition to Charter issue) The donation would strengthen NOINO which in turn would be able to take up the issues more vigorously on behalf of the Class I Officers.

Yours brotherly,

Sd/-
Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO
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Maternity Leave for surrogacy

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Recently, NOIW (National Organization of Insurance Workers), our sister Organization for Class-III & IV employees, wrote to LIC management to allow maternity leave to female employees opting for surrogacy. The letter is being reproduced, here-in-below:

The Executive Director(Personnel),
L.I.C. of India,
Central Office,
MUMBAI.

Respected Madam,

Re : Maternity leave for female employees opting for surrogacy.

With reference to the above subject, our organization invites your attention to the sensitive issue affecting very few families of LIC employees. Madam, you are already aware that due to technological progress in India, many couples who were deprived of joy of having child are taking the advantage of IVF (Test tube baby) and surrogacy. These techniques were introduced in India about 20 years ago and were available in only metros initially. The cost of these options was also very high. But due to spread of this technique throughout the country and very high demand, the cost came down within reach of middle-class families in general and LIC employees in particular. Due to physician's skill and by God's grace, the success rate of treatment is very high. It is needless to say, that employees are exercising it as a last resort, as the cost of experiment is very high as compared to natural phenomenon. This involves medical as well as legal expenses. In this regard we wish to point out that a progressive management like LIC has already responded to a changing scenario by providing adoption leave in staff regulation. Thus taking care of the adopted child has become easy for a mother. In view of this, we demand LIC management to make a provision for maternity leave for biological mothers (who is LIC employee) for 6 months and protect the birth right of nascent babies to get a good child care. This will set an example of a “Model Employer” in the industry also.

We also demand that the benefit of this provision should be extended to all female employees who have already opted this experiment.

Anticipating your positive action,

Yours faithfully,

(B.R. Hardikar),
NOIW, SECY.
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Class-I Federation - Double Standard

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The Class I Federation is back to its favourite single point agenda i.e. NOINO bashing. For a long time we did not feel it fit to take cognizance of their mindless utterances against NOINO which reeked of autocratic & myopic tendencies as we did not want to be distracted from our goal of securing a good charter for the Class I Officers. We also sincerely believe that bad blood should not be created among two organizations which ultimately will in some ways affect the Class I Officers. However, since our silence should not be construed for weakness, we want to set the record straight. We never thought it fit to comment on any of the activities (?!) of the Class I Federation till now. But when the pure & unadulterated nonsense continues to be poured (particularly since December), we feel that time has come to call a spade a spade.

The leadership of Class I Federation has been indulging in a no holds-barred vitriolic attack on NOINO which is un-necessary & unfair to say the least. Their own behaviour is a bundle of contradictions when they say a thing & do exactly the opposite. On one hand they accuse NOINO of being a management’s union & in the same breath (& same circular on meal coupon issue) they say that “We are advising all the officers to ensure that these proposals on food coupons are implemented in letter and spirit at all levels to strengthen the efforts of the Management to achieve the desired effect”. This shows that either they are blissfully unaware of the practical problems that the Class I Officers would face because of the draconian conditions or they have decided to surrender & be in the good books of the management. In an attempt to appease the management, they have gone overboard & criticized NOINO for writing a letter (which was written in a perfectly parliamentary language) to the Chairman on the issue of meal coupons. If indeed NOINO is the ‘management’s union’ why then we have written a strong letter on this issue to the Chairman?

The Federation keeps on referring NOINO as ‘splinter group’. Well, the meaning of splinter is ‘a small piece broken from a larger piece’. NOINO was not carved out of Class I Federation. We have started from a scratch & built it brick by brick.

The situation in which the Class I Federation finds itself currently, only they have to be blamed. Lack of ideological base & an equal lack of trade union experience has been the bane of many unions now-a-days & the current leadership of the Federation is no exception to it. Their knee-jerk & immature reactions are the result of the same. Their ill-conceived, directionless & quixotic agitation (?!) during the wage-revision started with a bang & ended with a whimper. The swagger has turned into a limp. The bravado bordering on foolhardiness then has now given way to meekness akin to a Siamese cat purring softly on the lap of its master awaiting his patronizing pats.

What was the reason that Class I Federation did not become a part of the joint front? Simply because they could not stand the sight of NOINO. We were of the opinion that when the Class III organizations could overcome their differences & come together, the class I Officers could have also done the same. We firmly believe that differences should not take the form of hatred & enmity. Hence, NOINO had written a letter on 28th May 2008 to all the unions including the Class I Federation appealing for a joint front. On 16th December 2009, when the joint front (which did not include Class I Federation) rejected the offer of 17.5% repeated by the management, a huge rally was witnessed at Yogakshem. Class I Federation, (though not a part of joint front), also spoke in this meeting. On behalf of NOINO our working President Shri Sudhakar Ingole in his speech publicly welcomed the Class I Federation into the joint front & said that this would strengthen the joint front. But barely a few hours later, the leadership of Class I Federation started playing truant & again objected to NOINO signing the joint letter to Chairman. The tantrums thrown by the then leadership of the Federation were to be seen to be believed.

NOINO has taken a principled stand on all important matters. What is the stand of Class I Federation on these issues? Let us examine some of the issues. This will expose the hollowness of the Class I Federation’s mischievous campaign that NOINO is the management’s union:-

DOPA: - All concerned know that DOPA is a brainchild of the Class I Federation. Nobody is happy with DOPA. NOINO has opposed DOPA tooth & nail & has demanded that DOPA should be dumped.

GI scheme: - The Federation tried to foist this scheme with the condition that only those officers who would be members of Federation would be a part of this scheme. This was done with the ulterior motive of finishing NOINO. However, NOINO not only foiled the attempts of the Federation but was successful in bringing this scheme for all Classes.

Circular 144:- This circular prescribing age-limit for marketing posts was staunchly opposed only by NOINO by organizing a mammoth rally at Yogakshem wherein more than 500 Class I Officers participated for the first time in the history. The Federation did not utter even a single word against the circular. Ultimately the age-limit condition was removed.

Previous charter: - The Class I Federation quietly accepted the 12% offer during the last charter. So much for their so-called militancy! On the contrary, NOINO though not a major force at that time, chose to fight a lone battle on behalf of the Class I Officers. The sole credit for whatever gains were secured thereafter for the Class I Officers should undoubtedly go to NOINO.

Problems of Back-up in branches: - Only NOINO recognized this problem & conducted a nation-wide survey in 270 branches & 7 Zones across the country & submitted a comprehensive 12 page report. The Federation was not even aware of such problem, leave alone taking up the issue.
In-charge allowance: - It is public knowledge that only NOINO has been pressing for the In-charge allowance & the management had agreed to it principally during the last charter & withdrew its offer in the last round of the previous charter. The Federation kept mum on this issue too.

There are several such issues like Election duty, Extension of Jeevan-aastha plan(in Jan 2009), Census duty, demand for compensation for Conversion programs, withdrawal of Ace Competition prize, the recent derogatory article(on 18th September) in the city supplements of Times on meal coupon scheme & many other where the Federation maintained a studied silence.

NOINO has locked horns with the management on several occasions on all these issues & faced its wrath because of it. However, we are carrying on undeterred. We consider this as a divine work & we have not grown at the mercy of the management but due to the hard & sincere work of our dedicated activists. The most important point is that NOINO has been operating in this field for only the last 8 years & it still has managed to secure several achievements to its credit. The Class I Federation which now & then un-necessarily raises the bogey of NOINO has been operating for several years before that & was enjoying a monopoly of sorts in the Class I Officers’ community. Who then is to be blamed for the sorry plight of the Class I Officers? Instead of spewing venom on NOINO, the Federation would do well to mend its own house & shed its convenient cloak of injured innocence. The crux of the matter is that the Federation is finding itself on a slippery ground in the wake of the relentless advance of NOINO all over the country & hence it is indulging in mud-slinging & falsities (like majority of officers in Vadodara have confirmed that they are members of Federation does not have an iota of truth. In fact, this year, the membership of NOINO in Vadodara has increased). The writing on the wall should be clear to the leadership of Class I Federation.

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Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO
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Cover drive: Car ka LIC karaya kya?

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Refer our last post - ''Mumbai Mirror-Some Responses for NOINO'' - response no.5. We reproduce below the relevant portion of the interview to which this response refers:

(Source: The Times of India, September 18)
T S VIJAYAN , CHAIRMAN , LIC

In the marketing parlance, it is said that a brand becomes successful when it becomes a generic name. India’s biggest and the oldest life insurance company’s recent campaign with the tag line ‘LIC karaya kya’ is perhaps a direct offshoot of this phenomenon. In a country of one-billion-plus population, insurance often means buying an LIC policy. “At times, we even hear people saying ‘Car ka LIC karaya kya?', indicating an insurance for the vehicle. From there we decided on the ‘LIC karaya kya…’ campaign,” explains T S Vijayan, LIC chairman, about the logic behind its popular campaign.

(Courtesy: Upesh Kumar, HGA, BO-Rewari, Delhi DO-III)

Mumbai Mirror - Some Responses for NOINO

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Certain responses have been received by us for our letter to the Chairman on the derogatory article in Mumbai Mirror. We reproduce below few of them (due to constraints of space):
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THANKS FOR KEEPING US UPDATED REGARDING ALL THE DEVELOPMENTS IN WAGE REVISION PROCESS. YOUR COMMUNICATION WITH EMPLOYEES IS VERY EFFECTIVE AND YOURS IS THE ONLY ORGANISATION THAT ACTS VERY FAST ON EVERY ISSUE AND ALSO CONVEY US THE MATTERS BY MAIL OR SMS. STILL WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHETHER THE "MUMBAI MIRROR" ISSUE IS BEING TAKEN UP SERIOUSLY BY MANAGEMENT.
THANKS ONCE AGAIN.
ANITA SONAWALE, PG-II, BR-907/Mumbai DO 1
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DEAR MR GANESH,
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR TAKING UP THE MATTER OF THE ARTICLE IN MUMBAI MIRROR AND UPLIFTING THE MOODS OF THOUSANDS OF LIC EMPLOYEES WHO WERE GETTING A FEELING OF DHOBI KA KUTTA NA GHAR KA NA GHAT KA.
THANKS ONCE AGAIN
BHAIRAVI PATEL
HGA/P & GS/PARLE
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Dear Shri Ganesh,
Let me tell u that everyone was expecting u to write on this issue. I m not bluffing but it seems many were waiting in their respective offices on saturdy just to read ur mail and to read what u have to say on this issue.
Again a well drafted letter to the chairman .keep it up.
.Vibha Pai,
AO/ZUS.
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CONTENTS OF THE ARTICLE ARE HORRIBLY SHOCKING.. FOR YEARS TOGETHER, OTHER PSUs HAVE BEEN ENJOYING VARIOUS BENEFITS WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN HEARD IN LIC TILL NOW. WHY THIS HUE AND CRY FOR US NOW. WHEN GOVT.EMPLOYEES AND OTHER PSUs / MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT GOT RAISE IN THEIR SALARIES, WHICH WAS FAR BEYOND WHAT IS IN BASKET FOR US, WAS IT NOT PUBLIC MONEY GOING INTO THEIR BASKETS. WHY THE SAME WAS NOT MEASURED IN CRORES?

MR.VIPIN ANAND HAS BEEN VERY RIGHT IN BRINGING THIS TO LIGHT IN "REJOINDER BY LIC"

MADHU KESWANI, AO,
BO-11S, DELHI DO-I.
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Dear Sir,
Thanks for the information. Please find attached herewith an Interview of our Chairman. LIC has become synonymous to every type of insurance in India only because of THE EFFORTS of its Employees/Agents. Kudos to NOINO for raising voice for the Rights of Employees.
Upesh Kumar, HGA,
BO-Rewari, Delhi DO-III.
(The relevant portion of the interview of the Chairman referred to in this response is reproduced in our next post)

NOINO meets Finance Minister

(The Photograph – Centre: Shri Prakash Javadekar, President, NOINO giving memorandum to Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister, Govt of India. Left: Shri S.K.Saini, Zonal President, NOINO, NZ. Right: Shri S.B.Sharan, Zonal Secretary, NOINO, NZ. Photo Courtesy: Shri H.K.Dhiman, VP, NOINO, NZ.)

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A NOINO delegation led by our President Shri Prakash Javadekar, MP met Shri Pranab Mukherjee, Finance Minister, Govt of India yesterday i.e. on 20th September 2010 and discussed the issues of wage-revision and PLLI. Other members of the delegation were Shri S.B.Sharan, Zonal Secretary, NZ; Shri S.K.Saini, Zonal President, NZ and Shri H.K.Dhiman, Zonal Vice President, NZ. The details of the discussions are given below:-


 1. Wage revision notification: We pointed out that our wage-revision was due since 1st August 2007, i.e. for more than 3 years. We informed him that the revised wage-structures, duly discussed with all unions and passed by LIC Board, stood sent to his ministry for getting necessary approval and notified in the official gazette.
 Shri Mukherjee immediately enquired about the matter from his office and informed us that Shri R. Gopalan, Secretary (Insurance) was out of country, so, he was unable to tell the exact position at that time, however, he would be informing us about the matter as soon as Shri Gopalan is back to India i.e after 2 days.
 We reiterated that 3 long years had passed since our wage-revision became due and that officers and employees were getting impatient. To this the Finance Minister assured us that he would see to it that the notification would be expedited very shortly.
  2. PLLI: We informed him that PLLI for the financial year 2009-2010 was not yet paid to the employees. We also informed him that the matter was pending with his office for getting necessary approval of the parameters. We further informed him that the books of accounts for the last financial year stood officially declared on 1st September itself and, as such, the payment stood delayed to us.
 We requested him to ensure that all the LIC officers and employees were paid the maximum rate of PLLI (i.e. 6%) in the wake of outstanding performance of the Corporation. We further requested him to approve the parameters accordingly.

The Finance Minister noted our points and assured to get the approval expedited.


We also submitted a memorandum to him in these regards. 


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Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO.
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