""FLASH NEWS""

"" Listing of state general insurers may be staggered.""...""" New India Assurance launches “New India Premier Mediclaim Policy” with exclusive features and Sum Insured upto Rs. 1 crore""".... “The tentative decrease in D.A. Slabs is 9 for the months from February,2017 to April,2017 - The net number of slabs for Feb.,2017 stands at 469"".."" ALL MEMBERS OF NFGIE/GICEU: PL ENSURE PAYING LEVY ON WAGE REVISION IMMEDIATELY ON RECEIPT OF ARREARS TO THE RESPECTIVE STATE /REGIONAL UNITS TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL POSITION OF NFGIE AS WELL AS STATE UNITS OF GICEU""....."" WAGE ARREARS WILL BE PAID ON 05th FEB.,2016""...."" WAGE REVISION FILE WAS CLEARED BY FINANCE MINISTRY ON THURSDAY 14TH JAN.,2016 ONLY. EXPECTING NOTIFICATION AT ANY TIME. HOWEVER, ON TUESDAY 19TH JAN.2016 GIPSA GOVERNING BODY MEETING HELD AT 'GOA'. PAYMENT DATE MAY BE DECIDED BY GIPSA AUTHORITY.""..."" NEXT ROUND OF DISCUSSIONS WITH GIPSA ON 04TH, 5TH & 6TH nOV., 2015 AT HOTEL GOLCONDA,HYDERABAD- NFGIE SLOT FOR DISCUSSIONS ON WAGE REVISION WITH GIPSA AT 2 PM ON 04.11.2015""...""Received a call from Mr A K Singhal, Advisor, GIPSA to our National Federation General Secretary, Mr P S Bajpai regarding the next round of Wage Talks on 29th October 2015 (Thursday) at Mumbai. Detailed Circular follows.""..."" We have been informed by Mr. Vasant Khande,Mumbai that Mr. Ashish Shelar,MLA and BJP President of Mumbai is going to attend our NFGIE conference on 1st October,2015 in Chennai""...""Wage revision and Pension Option – Programme of Agitation::: 1. Lunch Hour demonstrations in all centres on 15th and 23rd September.2. Signature campaign (memorandum addressed to Finance Minister) to complete by 23rdSeptember.;3. No late sitting in offices and no work on Saturdays, Sundays and Holidays w.e.f. 23rd September, 2015;4. Joint Employees meetings in all offices to campaign;5. Perspective of strike actions in October ""......"23RD JULY IS NEW INDIA'S FOUNDATION DAY(23RD JULY, 1919). ON THIS HAPPY OCCASSION, LET ALL NEW INDIANS TO RE-DEDICATE THEMSELVES ONCE AGAIN TO BRING BACK IT'S GLORY AND TO RETAIN NO.1 POSITION WITH PROFITS




""NEW INDIA ASSURANCE BEATS COMPETITION, GETS $9.5 BILLION AIR INDIA DEAL. One of India’s biggest public sector general insurer, New India Assurance (NIA) led consortium of public sector insurance companies has been awarded the contract to insure Air India’s huge fleet of 126 aircrafts worth 9.5 billion dollars. The consortium outbid the tender submitted by private general insurance companies, for this contract floated by Air India. NIA will insure Air India for 9.5 billion insurance cover for a premium of $22.5 million, which would be a one of the biggest aircraft insurance deals in the whole of Southeast Asia. PSU insurers continue to insure Air India for 4th year in a row"".....""Thank u all for staging a successful DHARNA today (06.7.2015) all over India as part of JFTU programme. At Mumbai we met Chairman GIPSA who informed that ministry is insisting on wage settlement on bank line only. Still they are pursuing with the ministry for getting sanction for a better package for PSGI Companies citing various factors. Due to this GIPSA is delaying resumption of wage negotiation. More stringent TU action is needed by JFTU against Ministry of Finance stand. JFTU will decide its further programme....Than 'Q'...Sujit Bagchi,General Secretary, "NFGIE""...""


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Sunday, May 26, 2013

Introduction of IN-SITU Promotions in "ALL CLASSES"

Dear All,

The following is the text of the letter submitted by Mr. Sujit Bagchi,General Secretary, NFGIE to the Chairman of GIPSA on 24th May, 2013.
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Dt.24th May, 2013

To
The Chairman,
GIPSA,
NEW DELHI

Dear Sir,

Re: Introduction of IN-SITU Promotions.

While we sincerely express our thanks for introduction of IN-SITU Promotions in the cadres of Scale-VI and Scale-VII, we strongly demand the same privilege be extended to all cadres of the Company with a view to give some benefit to the employees and officers before their superannuation.

The terms and conditions, as framed, be same as designed  for all the cadres of Scale-VI and Scale-VII Officers.  We hope necessary approval from concerned authority be taken to implement the above facility for the benefit of all cadres of Officers and employees.

Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Sd/ xx xx xx xx,
SUJIT BAGCHI
GENERAL SECRETARY

Friday, May 24, 2013

POSTPONEMENT OF ALL INDIA WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING OF "NFGIE"


Dt. 24.05.2013


Dear Friends,

In view of the  re-scheduling of date of pre-promotional examination on  8th and 9th. June 2013 instead of 2nd June,2013 by GIPSA  and many W.C. members  being candidates for the said  examination for Promotional Exercise 2013, the ALL INDIA WORKING COMMITTEE MEETING  of NFGIE scheduled to be held on 9th.June 2013 at Mumbai has been postponed.  The revised date for meeting will be communicated shortly. In all probability, to felicitate  railway ticket booking, it will  be better to hold the meeting in the later part of August 2013.Final date will be communicated to all by early next week. 

All are requested to cancel their railway/air tickets and arrange for fresh tickets booking on receipts of information of fresh date of  W.C Meeting.. Meanwhile all are requested to maximize efforts for souvenir collection to utilise this extenteded time. Also inform all well-wishers who have already booked space in the SOUVENIR  about the revised schedule.

 Expect you all have gone through NFGIE' observations and suggestions on proposed Staff Group Mediclaim 
( Floater) changes  which was sent to you in last week through e-mail .All Regional Secretaries are requested to send protest letters to PSU insurance companies as well as GIPSA management against unilateral and arbitrary changes in Staff Group Mediclaim Policy immediately.

SUJIT BAGCHI
GENERAL SECRETARY,NFGIE

Sunday, May 19, 2013

LETTER TO GIPSA ON Revised terms of Group Mediclaim Policy (floater) covering employees/retired employees.


To                                                        Date: 17.05.2013.
The Chairman,
G I P S A.

Sub: Revised terms of Group Mediclaim Policy (floater) covering employees/retired employees.

We have had the opportunity to go through the Revised Terms of GMC Policy covering employees/retired employees as contained in the Annexure - ‘A’, ‘B’ and ‘C’.  Our first hand observation on the subject are as below:

At the outset we record our strong dissensions and resentment at the high-handed, arbitrary and unilateral act and/or modus perpetrated by the framer of the said Revised terms of Group Mediclaim Policy, which it appears has been devised keeping an eye on Floater principle.  Whereas the GMC Policy concerns the interest of employees of GIPSA Companies, it is quite unbecoming that the authority did not have the courtesy to discuss the matter before hand with the representative bodies, not even the checked-off unions of respective classes of employees.  This amply demonstrates total biasness and prejudicial attitude of the GIPSA especially in dealing with employee matters as also maintaining cordial and harmonious relationship.

It goes without saying, the spirit and concept of the Mediclaim Policy was mainly intended to offer benefit to the insuring public and in the case of employees it was treated as a welfare measure.  But, strangely the number of conditions set out in the respective Annexure are totally to the contrary.  Stringent/derogatory and obnoxious conditions put forth to defeat the welfare aspect as a whole. 

In this background we urge that due steps m are initiated for modification of the conditions before giving effect to the revised terms of GMC Policy in consultation with the respective checked-off unions urgently. Pending such bipartite discussion vis-à-vis modification thereto implementation of the Revised GMC Policy be kept in abeyance.
For your due consideration we summarize hereunder our clause wise observation on the Revised terms of GMC Policy designed by GIPSA.   

Clause No            Suggestion/observation

02.1.1       For employees Basic Pay

02.1.2.2     For employees Basic Pay between Rs.22731 & Rs.29000 –
                  Eligible Sum Insured be  Rs. 7,00,000/-                                                                          

02.1.2.3      For employees Basic Pay > Rs.29000>      
                   Eligible Sum Insured be Rs.10,00,000/-
                       
02.1.3         Eligible Sum Insured for retired employees shall be determined
                   based on the Basic Pay Last drawn on the date of exit from services
                   which should be notionally updated  keeping in mind past wage
                   revision(s).

02.2.6        Choice of available optional Sum Insured be Rs.7,00,000,
                  Rs.10,00,000, Rs.12,00,000, Rs.15,00,000, Rs.18,00,000
                 & Rs.20,00,000.       

02.2.0       In every renewal option for increase/decrease of Sum Insured be
                 given to  all serving and retired employees.

03.1.1      NO CAP on Room and ICCU/CCU rent charges and no other sub-limit
                for any other expenses .

03.2.1      For Free Medical Check up separate account be maintained for each
                members of the  Family e.g, every members of the family should be
                given free medical check up facility once in 2 Claim free years of policy
                in respect of particular member.
                       
04.1.2      GMC policy for independent family members of serving & retired
                employees be Continued and not to be discontinued on or after 1.4.2013

04.5.1      Retired employees who are not covered under the expiring GMC Policy
                be allowed to opt for coverage under the GMC Policy as per revised terms.

09.1.1 & 09.1.2   PREMIUM:-
 Entire premium, service tax etc. upto eligible limit of Sum Insured be
 Borne  by the  Company for both  serving and retired employees.
 Difference of premium between optional Sum Insured and eligible Sum
 Insured be paid by the serving & retired employees.

OTHER POINTS:-
a)      Besides hospitalization Bill, fees for Physician/Surgeon/Anaesthesis etc.,
       if separately given be reimbursed without any condition .

b)      No deduction on account of Non-medical items like gloves, Mollysheet,
      micropore cotton etc., and all other items essential for hospitalization be
      included,
c)      80% advance for hospitalisation  for all types of diseases be given  to all
      serving and retired employees.
d)  No outsourcing of Claim settlement by TPA
     As we are settling claims in House of our client like LIC we are competent
     enough to settle our Claim for serving and retired employees. If require Claim
     Hub be formed for Health  insurance in each R.O. of the PSU Insurance companies.

e) Actual Ambulance charges be reimbursed.

Trust,   the suggestions stated above will find due considerations at your
 end before finalizing the Revised GMC Policy so as to cater the needs of
 all the serving and retired employees and we again demand that before
 finalization all the checked-off unions be called for a meeting.

Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
Sd/xxx
(SUJIT BAGCHI)
GENERAL SECRETARY

Copy to : 
1. The Chairman-cum-Managing Director,  The New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
2. The Chairman-cum-Managing Director,  United India Assurance Co. Ltd.
3. The Chairman-cum-Managing Director,  Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
4. The Chairman-cum-Managing Director,  National Insurance Co.
………..for information and to take necessary action           

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

"NFGIE"-Working Committee Meeting on 9th June, 2013 in Mumbai.,


MOST URGENT
13.05.2013

To All Regional Secretaries/General Secretaries,

I would request you to  send   the Name of the participants attending the Working Committe Meeting(WCM) on 9th June, 2013,  their date and time of reaching  Mumbai and their food habits by 20th May, 2013 to the undersigned copy to Mr N Panigrahi (09869347189) /  Mr Ravi Swant (09869214448) positively since the WCM will be held at a Hotel named SUVI Palace at VASAI near Borivilie and we have to inform the Hotel Authority the exact number of participants attending the Meeting within 23rd May 2013. If  these  information are not received or any reply or feedback from your end  within the stipulated time,  the participants are to  arrange their  stay of their own.In case number of participants are less than expected figure we have to re-schedule the programme  accordingly.

 Further, I  am confident that  you all  have completed  your target  for  Advertisement collection and in case  of non-completion please exert your every effort to complete the same so that besides fighting  the court cases we shall have to take the account of Functioning of NFGIE, Meeting expenses and Tour Programme etc for the betterment of our beloved organisation.

Thanking you
with warm greetings,

SUJIT BAGCHI
GENERAL SECRETARY