Efforts on Charter & Yearly Report

As always we are giving the yearly report of our activities. Following is the gist of activities of NOINO for the period from July 2009 to June 2010. But before that we are listing our efforts for the current charter since the day it became due:-

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 & 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 & invited unions on 24.12.2008 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.
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.
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.

OTHER ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD FROM JULY 2009 TO JUNE 2010

21.7.2009----Letter submitted to ED (OS/SBU/Estates) on the issue of impending Election duty for Maharashtra Assembly elections.
7.8.2009----Letter submitted to ZM, WZ on the issue of employees of Kolhapur & Satara having to face interview at Pune in the wake of swine-flu threat. Management took cognizance & allowed interviews of those requests at other venues.
25.9.2009------Huge victory for the single handed pursuit of NOINO to fight back the highhandedness of Election Commission. The efforts culminated in the Mumbai High Court passing a verdict that The EC can employ only a minimum of staff that too with the consultation of the nodal officers (i.e. Manager (P & IR) of the respective divisions) without the business of LIC being disrupted.
7.1.2010-------Letter submitted to Chairman pointing out the drawbacks in the recent modifications in Housing loan & suggesting several solutions.
9.1.2010-----Exclusive meeting of Female officers in Mumbai to discuss on ‘Difficulties while working in LIC’.
20.2.2010-----Letter submitted to ED (Mktg) & MD to demand that LIC should bear tax on perquisites.
20.2.2010-----Letter submitted to ZM, WZ to intervene & stop further implementation of E-FEAP until the experiment stabilized in the first three branches as the module threw all the three branches into disarray.
26.2.2010-----Memorandum submitted to ED (P) regarding problem of Female officers in LIC.
17.3.2010------Letter submitted to Chairman & ED (P) to remind about our demand that LIC should bear tax on perquisites in the light of SBI decision to do so vide their circular dated 13.3.2010.
5.4.2010-----Victory for persistent efforts of NOINO as management accepts our demand to bear tax on perquisites relating to staff quarters, newspaper reimbursement & car loan under scheme VI(revised)
8.4.2010------ Letter submitted to MD Shri A K Dasgupta for inclusion of other perquisites like Housing loan, vehicle loan to administrative side officers, other interest free advances.
9.4.2010------Letter submitted to ED (P) pointing out flaws in 360 degree feedback concept & suggestions given.
12.6.2010----Letter submitted to ED (P) protesting the delay in issue of administrative instructions in revision of Actuarial allowance. Instructions issued on 14.6.2010.

ORGANIZATIONAL ACTIVITIES DURING THE PERIOD

26.7.2009---28.7.2009---- Visit of Shri Sudhakar Ingole, Working President, NOINO to Varanasi in NCZ & Jabalpur in CZ. He interacted with our members there. In Varanasi members from Allahabad had also attended.
27.7.2009----NOINO units formed in Kharagpur in EZ & Vadodara in WZ.
9.8.2009----NOINO unit formed in Raichur in SCZ. Shri Ganesh Kamath, GS, NOINO was present in the meeting.
9.8.2009—11.8.2009----NOINO Working President Shri Sudhakar Ingole tours divisions in WZ viz. Satara, Kolhapur & Pune & interacts with members.
29.8.2009----Visit of Shri Ganesh Kamath, GS, NOINO to Vadodara for interaction with members.
5.9.2009----NOINO unit formed in Howrah in EZ.
2.10.2009-----WZ committee for 2009-2011 formed at Anand in Gujarat
23.12.2009----Dehradun unit (NCZ) of NOINO formed.
15.1.2010----Indore unit (CZ) of NOINO formed.
20.2.2010-----Nadiad unit (WZ) of NOINO formed.
11.4.2010-----Absolute majority achieved in Nadiad. 110 out of 143 officers join NOINO.
22.5.2010-----Delhi DO 2 unit of NOINO formed.

Sd/-
Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO
.

NOINO EC meeting on 5th & 6th July

It has been decided to conduct All India EC meeting on 5th & 6th July in Mumbai.

1. Following office-bearers are expected:- Working President/GS/ All Vice-presidents/ All joint secretaries/ Treasurer/ Auditor/ All Zonal Presidents/Zonal Secretaries.
2. The agenda would be intimated later.
3. The stay-arrangements have been made at the meeting venue itself.
4. For any further details please check your mail or contact any of the office-bearers mentioned in Sl.No.1.
5. Any suggestions / issues to be taken-up in EC meeting can be sent to our Zonal President (North Zone) Shri S.K.Saini at his email id:
sksaini@licindia.com
Suggestions can also be placed by clicking ''comments'' button below.

NOINO's demand acceded

As you are aware, NOINO had demanded the immediate issue of administrative instructions for revision of Actuarial allowance vide letter dated 12.6.2010. Taking cognizance of our demand, the management has now issued instructions vide circular dated 14.6.2010 ref:- ZD/1155/ASP/2010.

Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO.

NOIP to meet LIC management

NOIP (BMS' Pensioners' Organization in LIC) is scheduled to meet LIC management on 2nd July 2010.

LIC Pensioners may send their valuable suggestions for above meeting through SMS on Mobile No. 09849421707 or through email to:
b.ramachanderrao@gmail.com.

They may also place their suggestions by clicking ''comments'' button below.

NOINO demands revision of Actuarial Allowance

NOINO has demanded immediate administrative instructions for revision of Actuarial Allowance. The notification has been issued by the Government 8 months ago.

The wordings of our letter written to ED(P) in this regard is reproduced, here-in-below:

12.6.2010.

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

Respected Madam,

Re: Revision in Actuarial Allowance.

We would like to draw your attention that the Government of India has issued a notification ref. F.No. S-11012/09/2007-Ins.III dated 15.10.2009 revising the Special allowance for In-House development of Actuarial Capability. However, though 8 months have elapsed, the administrative instructions to that effect have yet not been issued.
We, therefore, request you to issue these administrative instructions without any further delay.

Yours faithfully,

Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO

NOINO PRESIDENT JAVADEKAR DISCUSSES CHARTER ISSUE WITH FINANCE SECRETARY

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF INSURANCE OFFICERS
(Affiliated to B.M.S.)
President: Shri Prakash Javadekar, MP, Rajyasabha
Working President: - Shri Sudhakar Ingole
Gen. Secretary: - Shri Ganesh Kamath.

2.6.2010.

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

NOINO continues to make efforts for early talks on wage-rise. NOINO President, Shri Prakash Javadekar, MP, Rajyasabha today (2nd June 2010) discussed the charter issue in LIC with the Finance Secretary Shri Ashok Chawla. Following points were raised by Shri Javadekar:-

1. Early resumption of talks:- Shri Javadekar lamented the fact that no fruitful discussions have taken place since long. He said that the LIC employees were feeling frustrated because of the long delay. He demanded that the Ministry should direct the management to take immediate measures for an early resumption of talks.

2. Wage-rise as per paying capacity of LIC :- Shri Javadekar said that majority of the unions in LIC(including NOINO) have already rejected the offer of 17.5%. He also reiterated our position that it is unfair to compare LIC with banks. He quoted various figures such as profitability per employee to show how futile this comparison was. He also said that though we do not want to compare with banks, if it was not for the pension issue, the bank employees would have got more wage-rise. He argued that the pension issue not being so prominent in LIC, the employees deserve a higher wage-rise than 17.5%. He strongly demanded wage-rise as per paying capacity of LIC.

Shri Chawla said that he would immediately talk to the LIC management on this issue. He also seemed to be suitably impressed by the arguments of our President. In the light of the above, we feel that things should move now & we may see the result shortly.

Yours brotherly,
sd/-
Ganesh Kamath
GS, NOINO