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Monday, January 25, 2016

Dear All members

Hearty Congratulations for the successful notification of Wage Revision.

This was possible due to the persistent process of meaningful negotiations with GIPSA  by our parent body NFGIE, Mumbai and our efforts for finalisation of same. We express our sincere thanks to each and every member for the whole-hearted support and co-operation extended during the struggle and trade-union agitation programmes.

We achieved our long awaited Wage Revision Notification with good satisfaction.
Final Offer of 13.5% offered at Hyderabad on 4th Nov.15 is modified with 15% which is adjusted in Scales.

A gist of the Wage revision effective from 1st August, 2012 is given herein below:

n  The revised FPA (Fixed Personal Allowance) shall reckon as Basic Pay for the purpose of HRA,PF, Pension, Gratuity, Encashment of EL

n  Increased HRA/CCA with Maximum limits

n  Small increase in FPA

n  Functional Allowances like Cashier,  Key handling allowances increased as:
          Cashier : Rs.1500/- pm
          Key handling/Carrying Cash- RS.700/- w.e.f 1.8.12

n  No change in granting of stagnation increments to Assistant/Sr.Asst. ie once in 2 years and once 3 years respectively, though NFGIE demanded for running scales.

n  Stagnation increments for scale I – Maximum 3 once in 3 years.

n  Stagnation  increments in Scale II -5 Maximum-once in 3 years

n  Scale III- Maximum 2 Stagnation increments                          


n  NFGIE demanded for providing Lunch Coupon.  Mr.A K  Singhal informed our NFGIE Leaders at Madurai that the decision on Lunch Coupon will take some more time.

n  After merging DA on 1.08.12- The present DA Slabs are available as on Jan 2016 is 330-  For calculation of slab apply rate 0.10% on basic pay.

n  Development officers cost ratio norms increased and  classified into population/centre wise as against earlier 2 :

         1. Cities with population exceeding 25 lacs -   8%
         2. 10 lacs and not exceeding 25 lacs            -   9%
         3. Other centres                                             -  10%

             Hardship area further relaxation 1%
        Attained the age of  55 years and completed minimum period of 15 years  –       further relaxed 2%  

n  Employees and officers recruited between 1.1.2004 & 31.3.2010 are also now covered under GI Pension scheme 1995.

NPS effective date from 1.4.2010

The Gazette copy is available in MAIL.

“Dear all,  we should say thanks to our National Federation Leaders like Mr.T K Sathish Kumar, Ernakulam, Mr.Sujit Bagchi, Kolkota for taking lots of pain to travel entire country when ever GIPSA conducted meetings on Wages.  Due to our senior/strong leaders hard work and planning we are getting this fruitful wage revision to all classes of employees”.

Also, we should express our sincere thanks to our Delhi Leaders Mr. O P Rajodia , Mr. Murari Singh Prasad, Mr. V K Tandon for regular follow-up with GIPSA and day-to-day updates, because due to such leaders only NFGIE is the first and only Union that has given authentic and live communication directly from ministry.

For getting the latest information, our state  own person and NFGIE General Secretary Mr. P S Bajpai has played very crucial role and NFGIE we are sure will scale greater heights in future under his able & dynamic leadership.

Last but not the least, my sincere thanks to my Hyderabad and Vizag RO Office Bearers for making all arrangements viz., accommodation,  pickup and dropping National Federation Leaders to attend meetings at Hyderabad   as 1st round and final round of Wage Negotiations were conducted at Hyderabad only.                                                                                       
It is our practice that on wage revision we used to collect Levy on Arrears in order to strengthen the financial position of our Union. As you know, ours is the only Union among all GIPSA member-companies  having membership in “all Classes“ with good unity and understanding among all classes of employees. Hence it is quite impossible to serve a sizable membership in both Regions of Hyderabad and Vizag and also to extend financial support to our parent body NFGIE. Thus it is highly difficult without sufficient and sound finance and timely funding to run the day-to-day affairs of the Union/Association. It is possible only through donations and voluntary contributions in kind apart from regular payment of timely subscription and membership fees being done by all our members whole-heartedly.

All those Units/members who are yet to remit their annual membership fees are also requested to clear their old dues/arrears by approaching their respective Unit Secretaries / Representatives for which we shall be thankful to all of you.

NOW WE REQUEST ALL THE MEMBERS TO CONTRIBUTE  LEVY ON WAGE AREAS WITH A MINIMUM OF 2% OF THE NET ARREARS AMOUNT AND SUBJECT TO:

1.CLASS I OFFICERS    -  MAXIMUM RS.5000/-
2.CLASS II OFFICERS  -   MAXIMUM RS.4000/-
3.CLASS III                 -   MAXIMUM RS.3500/-
4.CLASS IV                  -   MAXIMUM RS.2000/-

WE REQUEST ALL THE MEMBERS TO PLEASE CONTIRUBUTE IMMEIDATELY ON  RECEIPT OF ARREARS AS WE HAVE TO SEND THE AMOUNT HO NFGIE TO MEET THEIR EXPENSES.  ALSO YOU ARE WELL AWARE THAT WE ARE NOT COLLECTING ANY AMOUNTS FROM MEMBERS FREQUETNLY AND FOR REGULAR TOURING/VISITS WE REQUIRE FUNDING OF UNION.  PLEASE COLLECT THE AMOUNT AND DEPOSIT IN OUR UNION A/C AS MENTIONED BELOW AND INFORM THE DETAILS TO ENABLE US TO ISSUE RECEIPTS.

A/C NAME:   GIC EMPLOYEES UNION (AP)
A/C NO.700010083078
IFSC- VYSA0007000
ING VYSYS BANK-KOTAK- S P ROAD BRANCH

Yours faithfully
Sd/-XX XX XX XX
(T GOPALA KRISHNA)
GENERAL SECRETARY
GICEU-ANDHRA PRADESH

CC TO Mr.V Gopala Krishnaiah, Regional Secretary,VRO

CC to Sri M Jagannadha Rao,  President,GICEU-AP

Saturday, January 16, 2016

APPROVAL OF WAGE REVISION FOR GIPSA COMPANIES

To
 
The Principal Office Bearers of All Check off Qualified Unions/Associations,
 
Dear Sir,


We had informed you earlier of our having approached the Government with the mandate received from the Governing Board for Wage Revision of employees of GIPSA Companies after taking into account the inputs received from all of you in our interaction held at Hyderabad from 4th to 6th November, 2015.  

Our reference to the Government was submitted on 12th November, 2015 and as per the information gathered by us, we understand the Hon'ble Finance Minister has since approved, in principle, the proposal placed before him in this regard.  

The process of Notification shall now begin and, as per our past experience, is likely to be concluded within 2 weeks hereof.
 
We would keep you informed of further developments in the matter as and when found appropriate.
 

Regards,

A.K. Singhal
Adviser,
General Insurers' (Public Sector) Association of India
Ground Floor, Gate No. 2, Jeevan Tara Building,
Parliament Street, New Delhi-110001
Tel. No. 011-23744591, Fax No. 23744599
Mob. No. 83350-80094 & 93503-55005