SHORT RECITAL OF THE CASE
(A) The Indian
Banks’ Association (IBA) on behalf of its member banks named in the respective Schedule, signed settlements with the
All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA), National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE) and Indian National Bank
Employees’ Federation (INBEF) representing the workmen employees of the Banks mentioned in the said Schedule on 27th
March, 2000 and 10th April 2002, inter alia regarding various terms and conditions of their service. The Settlement
dated 27th March, 2000 was operational for a period of 5 years from 1st
November 1997.
(B) A Bipartite Settlement
was signed between IBA and National Organisation of Bank Workers (NOBW) on 9th August 2002 whereby NOBW agreed
not to seek re-opening of industry level settlement dated 27th March, 2000 and 10th April 2002 and as
such signed the Settlement dated 9th August 2002 on disciplinary action procedure for workmen.
(C) A Bipartite Settlement
was signed between IBA and Bank Employees’ Federation of India (BEFI) on 24th October, 2002 whereby BEFI
agreed not to seek re-opening of the industry level settlements dated 27th March, 2000 and 10th April,
2002 and as such signed the settlement dated 24th October 2002 on disciplinary action and procedures therefore
for workman.
(D) The AIBEA,
NCBE, BEFI, INBEF and NOBW (hereafter jointly called the Unions) submitted their Charter of Demands on various dated between
10th
June, 2002 and 5th
September 2002 for revision
in wages and other service conditions of workmen to IBA and requested for negotiations on the same, with a view to arriving
at an amicable settlement.
(E) Simultaneously,
IBA also raised with the Unions, issues on behalf of the managements of banks concerned, to be discussed and settled with
a view to improving efficiency of operations, customer service, utilization of manpower, discipline and maintaining harmonious
industrial relations.
(F) The parties
initially agreed after negotiations that total quantum of wage increase arising out of a Settlement to be signed in this regard
shall be Rs. 1,288 Crores per annum including the cost of superannuation benefits and accordingly exchanged minutes on 23rd
November 2004 at Mumbai. It
is agreed that for the purpose of this settlement, the additional cost of pension be shared between the parties at the ration
as agreed and pension cost accordingly.
(G) The Workmen Unions
demanded one more option for pension considering the fact that many could not opt earlier for various reasons. IBA, however,
reiterated its inability to extend the present pension scheme to those who had not opted for pension. However, both the parties
agreed to discuss alternative proposals.
(H) The parties thereafter
negotiated the aforesaid demands and issues and have now reached an agreement as set out herein under in full satisfaction
of their demands.
(I)
The agreement reached as
aforesaid shall amend, modify and supersede the relevant provisions of the Awards and the Settlements wherever referred to
in this Settlement.
NOW, IT IS HEREBY AGREED AND DELCARED by and between the parties hereto as under:-
TERMS OF THE SETTLEMENT
GENERAL
1. In respect of 50 Banks listed in Schedule 1 to this Memorandum of Settlement, except
the State Bank of India, Indian Overseas Bank, state Bank of Saurashtra and Bank of Baroda, the provisions of the Shastry
Award as finally modified and enacted by the Industrial Disputes (Banking Companies) Decision Act, 1955, the Industrial Disputes
(Banking Companies) Decision Amendment Act, 1957 and the provisions of the Award of the National Industrial Tribunal presided
over by Mr. Justice K. T Desai in Reference No. 1 of 1960 which Award inter alia modified certain provisions of the Shastry
Award (hereinafter referred to as the Awards) as modified by the settlements dated 19th October 1966, 12th
October, 1970, 23rd July, 1971, 8th November, 1973, 1st August, 1979, 31st October,
1979, 21st April, 1980, 8th September, 1983, 17th September, 1984, 5th January,
1987, 10th April 1989, 29th June, 1990, 16th July, 1991, 29th October, 1993, 14th
February, 195, 14th December, 1996, 28th November, 1997, 27th March, 2000 and 10th
April, 2002 shall continue to govern the service conditions except to the extent the same are modified by this settlement.
2. (i) In respect of State Bank of India, the provisions of the Awards as modified by the Settlement dated 31st
March, 1967, 24th February, 1970, 15th September, 1970, 1st August, 1979, 31st
October, 1979, 21st April, 1980, 8th September, 1983, 17th September, 1984, 5th
January, 1987, 10th April, 1989, 29th June, 1990, 16th July, 1991, 29th October,
1993, 14th February, 1995, 14th December, 1996, 28th November, 1997, 27th March,
2000, 10th April, 2002 and 2nd July 2003 shall continue to govern the service conditions of the workmen
except to the extent the same are modified by this settlement.
(ii)
In respect of State Bank
of Saurashtra, the provisions of the Awards as further modified by the settlements dated 11th November, 1966, 1st
August, 1979, 31st October, 1979, 21st April, 1980, 8th September, 1983, 1st September
1984, 5th January, 1987, 10th April 1989, 29th June, 1990, 16th July, 1991, 29th
October, 1993, 14th February, 1995, 14th December, 1996, 28th November, 1997, 27th
March 2000 and 10th April 2002 shall continue to govern the service conditions of the workmen except to the extent
the same are modified by this settlement.
(iii) In respect of Bank of Baroda, the provisions of the Awards as further modified by the Settlements
dated 23rd December, 1966, 19th December, 1970, 1st August, 1979, 31st October,
1979, 21st April, 8th September, 1983, 17th September, 1984, 5th January, 1987,
10th April, 1989, 29th June, 1990, 16th July, 1991, 29th October, 1993, 14th
February, 1995, 14th December, 1996, 28th November, 1997, 27th March, 2000 and 10th
April 2002 shall continue to govern the service conditions of the workmen except to the extent the same are modified by this
settlement.
(iv) In respect of Indian Overseas Bank, the provisions of the Awards as further modified by
the Settlements dated 14th December, 1966, 17th December, 1970, 29th July, 1972, 23rd
March, 1973, 1st August, 1979, 31st October, 1979, 21st April, 1980, 8th September,
1983, 17th September, 1984, 5th January, 1987, 10th April, 1989, 29th June, 1990,
16th July, 1991, 29th October, 1993, 14th February, 1995, 14th December, 1996,
28th November, 1997, 27th March, 2000 and 10th April, 2002 shall continue to govern the service
conditions of the workmen except to he extent the same are modified by this settlement.
(v) In respect of State Bank of India, State Bank of
Saurashtra, bank of Baroda and Indian Overseas Bank, Settlements referred to in Clauses 2(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) above refer
to settlements entered into between State Bank of India, State Bank of Saurashtra, Bank of Baroda and Indian Overseas Bank
with the all India State Bank of India Staff Federation, all India Bank of Baroda Employees’ Federation and the All
India Overseas Bank Employees’ Union, respectively representing the workman of those banks (hereinafter referred to
as the said separate settlements)
3. (i) The provisions of the said Awards, the First Bipartite Settlement dated 19th October, 1966
and/or other subsequent settlement(s) including the above mentioned separate settlements hereinafter collectively referred
to as said settlements shall stand modified or superseded to the extent and in the manner detailed hereunder.
3. (ii) Provisions in the aforesaid Awards/Settlements which have not been amended/modified or superseded
by this Settlements shall continue to remain in force.
4. Scales of Pay
In super session of clause 4 of Bipartite Settlements dated 27th
March, 2000, with effect from 1st November, 2002 the scales of pay shall be as under:-
Clerical Staff
215
335
470
500
3
3
4
3
560
970
560
4
1
1
Subordinate Staff
105
115
135
165
2
2
2
3
195
235
270
4
3
3
Note:
(a)
Fitment in the new scales of pay shall be on a stage-to-stage basis.
(b) There
shall be no change in the dates of annual increments because of the fitment.
5.
Stagnation Increments
In partial modification of Clause
5 of Bipartite Settlement dated 27th
March, 200 both clerical and
subordinate staff (including permanent part-time employees on scale wages) shall be eligible for six stagnation increments
w.e.f. 1st November, 2002 at the rage and frequency as stated herein under:
The clerical and subordinate
staff (including permanent part-time employees on scale wages) on reaching the maximum in their respective scales of pay,
shall draw six stagnation increments at the rate of Rs. 560/- and Rs. 270/- each due under the settlement, and at frequencies
of 3 years and 2 years respectively, from the dates of reaching the maximum of their scales as aforesaid.
Provided that a clerical/subordinate
staff (including permanent part-time employees on scale wages) already in receipt of five stagnation increments shall be eligible
for the sixth stagnation increment on 1st November 2002 or three / two years respectively after receiving the fifth
stagnation increment, whichever is later. In respect of employees who had received their fifth stagnation increment on and
from 1st November 1999, the sixth stagnation increment shall be released on and from 1st November 2002.
6.
Definition of ‘Pay’
‘Pay’ for the
Purpose of D.A., HRA and superannuation benefits shall mean Basic Pay, Stagnation increments, Special Pay, Graduation Pay,
Professional qualification Pay and Officiating Pay, if any.
Note:
The increment component of
Fixed Personal Pay as given in column 2 of Schedule III shall rank for superannuation benefits.
6.
Dearness Allowance
In substitution of Clause
7 of Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March 2000 with effect from 1st November 2002, the dearness allowance
shall be payable as per the following rates :-
1. (i) Subordinate Staff
0.18% of ‘Pay’
(ii) Clerical Staff
(a)
0.18% of ‘pay’
up to Rs. 9,650/- plus
(b) 0.15% of ‘pay’ above 9,650/- and up to
Rs. 15,350/- plus
(c) 0.09% o ‘pay’ above 15,350/- and up to
Rs. 16,350/-
(d) 0.04% of ‘pay’ above Rs. 16,350/-
2.
On and from 1st
February, 2005, Dearness Allowance
shall be payable at 0.18% of Pay.
Note:
Dearness Allowance in the above manner shall be paid for every rise of fall of 4 points over 2288 points in the quarterly
average of the All India Average Working Class Consumer Price Index (General) Base 1960-100.
(a)
It is clarified that there
shall be no ceiling on Dearness Allowance.
(b) Dearness Allowance shall be calculated and paid on
Basic Pay, Special Pay, Graduation Pay, Professional Qualification Pay and Officiating Pay, if any, payable under this settlement
in respect of both clerical and subordinate staff.
(c) All other existing provisions relating to dearness
Allowance Scheme shall remain unchanged.
8.
City Compensatory Allowance
In substitution of Clause
8 the Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000, with effect from
1st November, 2002, the City Compensatory Allowance shall be payable as per the following rates :
A |
Clerical Staff |
RATES |
|
(i) At the higher
CA Centre i.e. with population of over 12 lakhs including the State of Goa |
4% of Basic Pay
Minimum Rs. 175/- p.m. Maximum Rs. 375/-
p.m. |
|
(ii) At the lower
CCA Centre i.e. places with population of 5 lakhs and over, State Capitals, Chandigarh, Pondicherry and Port Blair |
3% of Basic Pay
Minimum Rs. 145/- p.m.
Maximum Rs. 300/- p.m. |
B |
Subordinate Staff |
RATES |
|
(i) at the higher CCA Centre i.e. with population of over 12 lakhs including the State of Goa |
4% of Basic Pay
Maximum Rs. 270/- p.m. |
|
(ii) At the lower CCA Centre i.e. places with population of 5 lakhs and over, State Capitals, Chandigarh, Pondicherry and Port Blair. |
3% of Basic Pay
Maximum Rs. 190/- p.m. |
Note:
All other existing provisions relating to City Compensatory Allowance shall remain unchanged.
9. House Rent Allowance
In substitution of Clause 9 of the Bipartite
Settlement dated 27th March, 2002, with effect from 1st November, 2002 the House Rent Allowance payable shall be as under:
|
Area |
Rate as Percentage of
Pay [No Minimum/No Maximum] |
(i) |
Places with population of more then 45
lakhs |
8.5 |
(ii) |
Places with population of more than 12
lakhs |
7.5 |
(iii) |
Places with population of 2 lakhs and over
[other than places in (1) above] and State Capitals and Capitals of Union Territories. |
6.5 |
(iv) |
Places with population below 2 lakhs |
6.0 |
Note:
(1)
Where quarters are provided, HRA shall not be payable and the rent to be recovered shall be 1%
of the first stage of the Scales of Pay.
(2) All other existing provisions relating to House Rent
Allowance shall remain unchanged.
10.
Transport Allowance
In partial modification of clause
10 of the Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000 Transport Allowance shall be paid @ Rs. 105/- per month with effect from 1st
November, 2002.
Note:
(i) All permanent part time employees including those on probation and drawing
scale wages shall be paid transport allowance on pro rate basis.
(ii)
This provision by itself
will not preclude the payment of any existing allowance of this nature paid as a result of Government guidelines/bank level
settlements.
11.
Special Pay
(1) In super session of Clause 11 of the Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000, with effect from 1st November, 2002:
(i)
The Special payable to the
clerical staff and subordinate staff in banks other than State Bank of India, shall be a mentioned under Part-A in Schedule II to this Settlement
(ii)
The duties and responsibilities
as improved or retained as they are and attracting Special Pay in banks other than State Bank of India shall be as set out in Schedule III and shall be in
partial modification of Schedule III to the Bipartite Settlements dated 17th September, 1984 and 14th February, 1995.
(iii)
Posts attracting Special
Pays as listed in Schedule II to the Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000 and which do not find a mention
in Part A of Schedule II to this Settlement shall stand discontinued. Present incumbents in these posts (other than those
who are on locum linens basis) shall continue to perform functions attached to such posts (as detailed in Schedule III to
Bipartite Settlements dated 17th September 1984 and 14th February, 1995) if such functions are required
to be performed or else their services shall be utilized for performing such other duties of the cadre as per requirement
and they will draw special pay as mentioned in Part-B of Schedule II to this Settlement Once such an employee is promoted
or is assigned duties of a higher nature or is retired or ceased to be in service for any reason whatsoever or is divested
of the post in accordance with the provisions in Bipartite Settlements, there shall not be any further appointment/entrustment
to the post.
(iv)
In all other aspects, the
general rules and provisions contained in chapter V of the Bipartite Settlement dated 19th October, 1966 relating
to special pay carrying posts, as modified from time-to-time shall continue to apply.
(v)
Graduation Pay and Professional
Qualification Pay payable to the clerical staff in banks shall be as mentioned in Part ‘C’ of Schedule II to this
Settlement.
(vi)
The special pay, graduation
pay and professional qualification pay as mentioned in Schedule II shall rank for superannuation benefits.
(vii)
The rates of Special Pay
and the duties of Special Pay carrying posts for workmen staff in State Bank of India may be reviewed and settled at the bank level.
(2) In partial modification of Part II of clause 23 of the Bipartite Settlement
dated 12th October, 1970, a member of the non-subordinate cadre acquiring a Graduate/National Diploma in Commerce
or a JAIIB/CAIIB (either or both parts) qualification/s at a time when he/she does not have the requisite number of scale
to be earned as advance increments shall in the first instance be released increments for such qualification/s acquired to
the extent available in the scale and in lieu of the remaining increments(s) not available for being so released as advance
increments be granted/released the first installment of Graduation Pay or PQP, as the case may be. Release of subsequent installments
of Graduation Pay or PQP shall be with reference to the date of release of Graduation Pay or PQP under this clause.
Provided that in the case
of an employee acquiring such qualification after reaching the maximum of the scale of pay, he shall be granted from the date
of acquiring such qualification the first installment of Graduation pay or PQP, as the case may be and the release of subsequent
installments of Graduation Pay or PQP under this clause.
Providing further that in
a case where the employee as on the date of this settlement, has already acquired any of the said qualifications and has not
earned any increment or Graduation Pay/Professional Qualification Pay on account of acquiring such qualification, he may be,
with effect from 1st November 2002 or the date of acquiring any of the said qualifications, whichever is later,
released increment/s or Graduation Pay / PQP as provided herein above.
12.
Hill and Fuel Allowance
In partial modification of
Clause 15(a) of the Bipartite Settlement dated 10th April, 1989 and Clause 12 of the Bipartite Settlement dated
27th march, 2000, the Hill and Fuel Allowance shall be payable at the following rates with effect from 1st
November, 2002:
a. At places situated at a height of 3000 meters and above |
8% of pay
(Max. Rs. 950/- p.m.) |
b. At places situated at a height o and over 1500 meters but below 3000 meters |
4% of Pay
(Max. Rs. 375/- p.m.) |
c. At places situated at a height of over 1000 meters but
less than 1500 meters and Mascara Town |
3% of pay
(Max. Rs. 300/- p.m.) |
Note : All other existing provisions shall remain unchanged.
13.
Fixed Personal Pay
In partial modification f Clause
XIV of the Bipartite Settlement dated 29th October, 1993 and Clause 13 of the Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000, the Fixed Personal Pay shall be revised with effect
from 1st November, 2002 as per Schedule IV.
14.
Payment of Overtime Allowance
The overtime allowance paid
to the employees for the overtime work performed until the date of settlement shall not be recalculated on account of this
Settlement.
15.
Provident Fund
In super session of Clause 15 of
the Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000, w.e.f. 1st November, 2002, the rate of Provident Fund shall be at 10% of Pay.
16. Pension (in Banks other than State bank of India)
In respect of an employee
other than the employee in State Bank of India, who is a member of the Pension Fund, who retires or dies while in service
or otherwise cases to be in employment on or after the 1st May, 2005, ‘Pay’ for the purpose of pension
shall be the pay as in clause 6 of this settlement. This shall be subject to the necessary amendments to be made to the relevant
provisions of Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 1995.
Note : The Bank (Employees’) Pension Regulations, 1995 does not apply to the employees of State
Bank of India.
17.
Medical Aid
In substitution of Clause 17 of
the Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000, with effect from 1st November, 2002 the reimbursement of medical expenses under medical aid scheme shall
be restricted to an amount of Rs. 1,500/- per annum. For the year 2002, the reimbursement of medical expenses under the medical
aid scheme shall be enhanced proportionately for two month i.e. November and December 2002.
18.
Definition of ‘Family’:
a.
In super session of Para
5 of the Bipartite Settlement dated 5th January, 1987, for the purpose of medical facilities and for the purpose
of leave fare concession, the expression ‘family’ of an employee shall mean the employee’s spouse, wholly
dependent unmarried children (including step children and legally adopted children) as also parents ordinarily residing with
and wholly dependent on the employee.
b.
The term wholly dependent
child/parent shall mean such member of the family having a monthly income not exceeding Rs. 2,550/- p.m.
If the income of one of the
parents exceeds Rs. 2,550/- p.m. or the aggregate income of both the parents exceeds Rs. 2,550/- p.m. both the parents shall
not be considered as wholly dependent on the employee.
c.
A married female employee
may include here natural parents or parents-in-law under the definition of family –but not both – provided that
the parents/parents-in-law is ordinarily residing with and wholly dependent on her.
19.
Leave Fare Concession
(i)
In super session of Paragraph 6(i) of Bipartite Settlement
dated 16th July, 1991 and Paragraph 2(ii0 of Bipartite Settlement dated 28th November, 1997, w.e.f.
the date of this Settlement, leave fare concession payable will be that actual return railway fare or steamer fare incurred
by the workman and members of his family subject to the following :
a)
For availment of leave fare
concession under a 2 year block for visit to any place within India, the maximum permissible distance shall be 2250 km.
For subordinate staff and 1750 km. For non-subordinate staff.
b)
For availment of leave fare
concession under a 4 year block for visit to any place in India, the maximum permissible distance shall be 4500 km. For subordinate staff
and 3500 km. For non-subordinate staff.
(ii)
In super session of Paragraph 10.3 of Bipartite Settlement dated 19th October, 1966, Paragraph X(2) of Bipartite
Settlement dated 17th September 1984, Paragraph 2 of the Bipartite Settlement dated 28th November 1997
and in partial modification of Paragraph 23(v) or bipartite Settlement dated 31st October, 1979, the class of fare
to which the workman and the members of his family would be entitled shall be as follows :
Subordinate Staff:
Sleeper class fare for the journey by mail/express train.
Non-subordinate Staff:
First class fare for the journey by mail/express train.
Provided where the employee and/or members of his family travel
actually by AC-II Tier class by mail/express train (including Rajdhani and Shatabdi Express trains), the employee will be
reimbursed the actual AC-II tier class fare incurred for the admissible distance.
Provided further that where
the employee and / or members of his family undertake travel by air either to his place of domicile or to any other place
for rest and recuperation within India, he shall be entitled to be reimbursed thee actual air fare so incurred or the AC-II
Tier class fare by train by a direct route in case of travel to place of domicile or to the extent of the maximum admissible
distance in case of travel to any other place for rest and recuperation.
(ii)
In super session of Paragraph
6(v) of the Bipartite Settlement dated 16th July, 1991 and in partial modification of Paragraph 19 of Bipartite
Settlement dated 27th March, 2002, an employee and / or members of his family, when availing leave fare concession
may undertake travel by any mode of surface transport between places not connected by train or partly connected by train and
the employee will be eligible to claim in respect of such journey his actual expenditure or the national train fare by the
entitled class for the distance so traveled, whichever is less, within his overall entitlement. For the purpose of this sub-clause
travel by any approved mode of surface transport would mean such travel undertaken through any public transport or transport
(including taxi) operated by agencies / tour operators approved by appropriate Government authorities.
(iii)
By exercising an option
anytime during a block of 2 years or 4 years, as the case may be, an employee can either undertake travel availing of leave
fare concession and claim reimbursement up to his entitlement or to encash the facility for the concerned block. The option
so exercised shall be irrevocable for the block concerned. On opting to encash the facility, he will be entitled to receive
a lump sum equivalent to 75% of notional train fare for the admissible distance (depending on 2 year or 4 year block) by the
entitled class, subject to deduction of admissible tax at source. Leave Fare Concession for travel to place of domicile is
not encashable. An employee opting to encash his LTC shall prefer the claim for himself and his family members only once during
the block / term in which such encashment is availed of . The facility of encashment of privilege leave while availing of
Leave Fare Concession is also available while encashing the facility of LFC.
Provided, however that an employee so encashing
the facility of leave fare concession shall proceed on leave for a minimum period of 4 days.
20.
Hospitalisation
In substitution of Clause 18 of
the Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000, with effect from the date of this Settlement, the reimbursement of hospitalization expenses
shall be as detailed in Schedule V to this Settlement.
21.
Part-Time Employees
a) In substitution of Clause 20(i) of the Bipartite Settlement dated 27th
March, 2000, with effect from
1st
November, 2002, Part-Time employees
who are members of the subordinate staff and whose normal working hours per week are as given below shall be paid consolidated
wages as under :
a.
Up to 3 hours |
:
at bank’s discretion with a
minimum of Rs. 750/- p.m. |
b. More than 3 hours but less than 6 hours |
:
at bank’s discretion with
minimum of Rs. 1,050/- p.m. |
22.
Compensation for losses due to breakage
or damage to goods on Transfer
In super session of Clause
28 of Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000, with effect from the date of this Settlement compensation on
transfer, shall be as under :-
a.
Where an employee produces
receipts or a statement of loss in respect of breakages subject to a maximum
of –
Clerical Staff :
Rs. 900/-
Subordinate Staff :
Rs. 600/-
b.
Where no receipt/statement
of loss are produced a lump sum payment of-
Clerical Staff :
Rs. 600/-
Subordinate Staff :
Rs. 450/-
23. Halting Allowance
In modification of clause 23 of
the Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000. with effect from the date of the Settlement halting allowance shall be payable at the
following rates for the days spent on duty outside the headquarters:
|
Higher CCA Centers |
Lower CCA Centres |
Non CCA Centres |
Clerical Staff |
Rs. 400/- per diem |
Rs. 300/- per diem |
Rs. 250/- per diem |
Subordinate Staff |
Rs. 300/- per diem |
Rs. 200/- per diem |
Rs. 150/- per diem |
24.
Washing Allowance
In super session of clause
9 of Bipartite Settlement dated 10/04/1989 and clause 21 of Bipartite Settlement dated 27/03/2000, w.e.f. 1st August,
2004 washing allowance shall be payable at Rs. 75/- p.m., where the washing of livery is not arranged by the bank.
25.
Cycle Allowance
In super session of clause
22 of Bipartite Settlement dated 27/03/2000, w.e.f. 1st November 2002, cycle allowance is payable to the members
of the subordinate staff who are required to use a cycle on regular assignment for outdoor duties at Rs. 60/- p.m. at all
centers.
Cycle allowance not be paid
to a workmen member of the subordinate staff entitled to the allowance for the period of leave where such leave exceeds 30
days.
26.
Split Duty Allowance
In partial modification of
clause 4 of the Bipartite Settlement dated 28/11/1997 and clause 24 of the Bipartite Settlement dated 27/03/2000, w.e.f. 1st
November, 2002 Split Duty Allowance shall be payable at all centers at Rs. 90/- p.m.
27.
Project Area Compensatory Allowance
In partial modification of
clause 12 of the Bipartite Settlement dated 31/10/1979 and clause 3 o the Bipartite Settlement dated 28/11/1997, w.e.f. 1st
November, 2002, workmen in project areas shall be paid a project area compensatory allowance as under :-
(i)
Project Area Group ‘A’
Clerical Staff – Rs.
150/- p.m.
Sub-Staff - Rs. 130/- p.m.
(ii) Project Area Group ‘B’
Clerical Staff – Rs. 130/- p.m.
Sub-Staff – Rs. 110/- p.m.
28.
Special Area Allowance
In super session of all earlier
provisions relating to Special Area Allowance, w.e.f. 1st November 2002, Special Area Allowance shall be payable
at places specified in column 2 of the Schedule VII hereto, as per the quantum indicated in column 3 thereof against each
such place subject to the condition that if at any of the place mentioned in column 2 of Schedule VII hereto, Hill and Fuel
Allowance is payable in terms of this Settlement, then at such places only higher of the two allowances shall be payable.
29.
Officiating Pay
In partial modification of
paragraph III (f) of Bipartite Settlement dated 8th November, 1973, if a workman other than subordinate staff officiates
in a post in higher cadre either for a continuous period of 7 days or more or an aggregate of 7 days in a calendar month,
he shall be paid with effect from 1st June, 2005 officiating pay at the rates laid down in Clauses 9.11 (a)(i)
or 9.11 (a)(ii) of the Bipartite Settlement dated 19th October, 1966.
30. Reimbursement of expenses on Road Travel
In substitution of clause
19 of Bipartite Settlement dated 27/03/2000, w.e.f. the date of this Settlement where an employee has to travel on duty /LFC
between two places not connected or partially connected by rail or steamer, he shall be reimbursed actual road mileage cost
or at Rs. 2/- per km., whichever is less.
31.
Computerisation/Machanisation
and Technological upgradation
In super session
of all subsisting industry level settlements relating to Computerisation and Mechanisation for the time being in force it
is hereby agreed between the parties as follows:
a.
In the matter of computerization
of banks’ business and technological upgradation of its operation, banks may decide on the level, type scope and extent
of application, function and location of state-of-the art technology and equipments to the extent necessary.
b.
Arising out of business
process re-engineering necessitated by introduction of state-of-the-art technology and equipments, banks may redesign and
assign role, duties and responsibilities to their staff within the provisions of the settlement.
c.
Banks may utilise the service
of staff for marketing and selling of different products of Banks/their subsidiaries/joint ventures or any other product of
any agency / entity with whom the banks may have arrangements, based on their business needs and requirements.
d.
Banks may acquire/modify/change
or discontinue businesses and business processes, wherever necessary.
e.
Banks may, arising out of
technology, review the existing jobs, and work processes, systems and procedures and re-engineer them.
f.
Banks may switch to the
single window and such other system of operations wherever so decided.
g.
Banks may adopt new systems
and procedures which are demanded/facilitated by latest technology solutions such as networking of branches and centralized
accounting, shared operations centers, call centers, processing centers, acting on electronically communicated messages, dependence
on digital/electronic signatures and the like.
h.
While it shall be the banks’
endeavor to retain/re-skill staff and to develop in-house competencies, they may outsource IT and its related activities in
respect of specialized areas where in-house capability is not available.
i.
The selection and/or placement
of staff for work to make the fullest and most efficient use of the computerized systems/ devices/equipments etc. will be
based on combination of skill tests, aptitude test, hands-on test and suitability, to be determined by the bank.
j.
The bank may, depending
upon its requirements, resort to round-the-clock and seven-days-a-week working and staggering of working hours at its branches/offices/service
units.
k.
It is clarified that the
Computer Operators may be assigned any other routine duties of their cadre as already provided in subsisting Bipartite Settlements.
l.
Where a female operator
who is in the family way desires to discontinue working on Computer during the period of her pregnancy, she will be exempted
at her written request from operating the Computer. The special pay shall not be paid to her for the period during which she
is on duty but exempted from operating the Computer, but shall be paid during
the period of her leave of any kind subject to her acceptance to perform duties as Computer Operator on resumption.
m.
There will be no retrenchment
on account of computerisation. Staff displaced at a center/place as a result of computerization/mechanization shall be deployed
in terms of this settlement.
Note:
In case of State Bank of India, the extant provisions of Settlement dated 22nd July, 2003 arrived at Bank level with the All India State bank of India Staff Federation on Technology, Redeployment / Transfer
of Staff and Other Issues shall remain unchanged and shall remain operative.
32.
Deployment of Staff
In continuation of clause 32 of
7th Bipartite Settlement dated 27th March, 2000, it is agreed between the parties that deployment of non-subordinate staff in banks which
are parties to this settlement shall be in accordance to the terms and conditions set-forth in Schedule VI to this Settlement.
33.
Voluntary Cessation of Employment
(i) When an employee himself from work for a period of 90 or more consecutive
days without prior sanction from the Competent Authority or beyond the period of leave sanctioned originally including any
extension thereof or when there is satisfactory evidence that he has taken up employment in India or outside, the management
at any time thereafter may give a notice to the employee at his last known address as recorded with the Bank calling upon
him to report for work within 30 days of the date of notice.
Unless the employee reports
for work within 30 days of the notice or gives an explanation for his absence within the period of 30 days satisfying the
management inter alia that he has not taken up another employment or avocation, the employee shall be given a further notice
to report for work within 30 days of the notice failing which the employee will be deemed to have voluntarily vacated his
employment on the expiry of the said notice and advised accordingly by registered post.
In the event of the employee
submitting a satisfactory reply, he shall be permitted to report for work thereafter within 30 days from the date of expiry
of the aforesaid notice without prejudice to the bank’s right to take any action under the law or ruled/conditions of
service.
If the employee fails
to report for work within this 30 days period, then he shall be given a final notice to report for work within 30 days of
this notice failing which the employee will be deemed to have voluntarily vacated his employment on the expiry of the said
notice and advised accordingly by registered post.
(ii) If an employee again absents himself for the second time
within a period of 30 days without submitting any application and obtaining sanction thereof, after reporting for duty in
response to the first notice given after 90 days’ of absence of within the 30 days’ period granted to him for
reporting to work on his submitting a satisfactory reply to the first notice, a further notice shall be given after 30 days
of such absence giving him 30 days’ time report. If he fails to report for work or reports for work in response to the
notice but absents himself a third time from work within a period of 30 days without prior sanction, his name shall be struck
off from the rolls of the establishment after 30 days of such absence under intimation to him by registered post deeming that
he has voluntarily vacated his appointment.
(iii) Any notice under this clause shall be in a language understood by
the employee concerned. The notice shall be sent to him by registered post with acknowledgement due. Where the notice under
this clause is sent to the employee by registered post acknowledgement due at the last recorded address communicated in writing
by the employee and acknowledged by the bank, the same shall be deemed as good and proper service.
34. Graduation Pay
Non-Subordinate employee who acquire graduation / post graduation qualification from Universities / Open
Universities which are recognized by the University Grants commission will be considered as having acquired graduate qualification
and would be eligible for being granted the two additional increments for graduation or graduation pay, as the case may be,
as provided hereinabove subject however to the following conditions:
(i)
Employees who registered
under the Graduation / Post-Graduation courses of Open University have either passed the foundation course or attended the
Bachelor’s Preparatory Programme; and
(ii)
They pursue the same course
and take the same examination as the formal stream students.
This provision shall take
effect from the date of the Settlement.
35.
Special leave
In super session of Para 13.39 of the 1st Bipartite Settlement dated 19/10/1966, with effect from the date of the
Settlement Special leave will be allowed to certain employees for attending meetings and conferences of trade unions of bank
employees as provided below:
a. Principal Office Bearers of All India Up to 21 days in a calendar Workmen
Unions/Associations subject to a year.
Maximum of –
i. 20 such members in the case of unions
having more than 25%
membership.
i. 15 such members in the case of unions
having less than 25%
membership.
b. Central Committee Members of All India
Workmen Unions/Associations
subject to a Up to 17 days in a calendar
Maximum of –
i. 40 such members in the case of unions
having more than 25%
membership.
ii. 30 such members in the case of unions
having less than 25%
membership.
c. Office Bearers of the Executive Committee Up to 7 days in a calendar
year.
Of the State of
Regional Level Units of All
India Workmen Unions
/ Associations subject
to a maximum of –
i. 20 such members in the case of unions
having more than 25%
membership.
ii. 15 such members in the case of unions
having less than 25%
membership.
The benefit of special leave as
above shall be available only to those office bearers nominated for the purpose by the All India Workmen Union/ Associations who are parties to the Settlement and signing it.
36. Special provision for State Bank of India
i)
The provisions of Settlements
dated 30th January, 1995 and 22nd July 2003
relating to Special Compensatory Allowance (SCA) as prevailing in the Bank shall be continued unchanged.
ii)
Special compensatory provisions
in respect of State Bank of India as in bank level settlements may be reviewed and settled at bank level.
37.
General Provisions
(i) In super session of clause 22(c) of Bipartite Settlement dated 10th
April, 1989, watch and ward
staff and employees manning installations which require round-the-clock maintenance and surveillance on duty on days of agitation/strike
action are exempt from participating in such action.
(iii)
A member of the award staff
shall submit details regarding his assets and liabilities to the bank as and when sought for. Failure to do so shall be treated
as a gross misconduct.
38.
Implementation
(i)
The various provisions of
this Settlement shall take effect from the dates specified hereunder, unless provided to the contrary and the financial benefits
emanating there from shall be given effect to within a period of 90 days from the date of this Settlement.
Sr. No.
w.e.f.
1. Scales of Pay, 6th
Stagnation
1st November 2002
Increment, slab rate Dearness
Allowance, Special Pay and
Consolidated wages to part
Time employees working less
Than 6 hours per week.
2.
Dearness Allowance – Single
1st February, 2005
Slab Rate (i.e. 0.18% of Pay)
3.
Professional Qualification Pay
1st November, 2002
House Rent Allowance City
Compensatory Allowance,
Provident Fund and Gratuity,
Recovery of House Rent,
Fixed Personal Pay, Hill &
Fuel Allowance, Transport
Allowance, Annual Medical
Aid, Special area Allowance,
Project Area Allowance, Split
Duty Allowance, Cycle
Allowance.
4.
Pension
1st May, 2005
5.
Hospitalisation Expenses,
Date of Settlement
Halting
Allowance,
Compensation of losses on
Transfer, Expenses on Road
Travel, LFC and Overtime
Allowance
6.
Washing Allowance
1st August, 2004
7.
All other items agreed to but
Date of Settlement
not covered by the above
Clauses.
39. Date of Effect and Operation
i. This Settlement
shall be binding on the parties for five years from 1.11.2002
ii. The terms and conditions
hereof shall continue to govern and bind the parties even thereafter until the Settlement is terminated by either party giving
to the other a statutory notice as prescribed in law for the time being in force.
iii. The AIBEA, NCBE, BEFI, INBEF
and NOBW on behalf of the workmen agree that during the operation of this Settlement the workmen will not for any reason whatsoever,
raise any demand of any nature whatsoever on any of the banks in respect of matters, monetary or otherwise, covered by this
Memorandum of Settlement.
iv. Copies of the Memorandum
of Settlement will be jointly forwarded by the parties to the authorities listed in Rule 58 of the Industrial Disputes (Central)
Rules, 1957 so that terms and conditions thereof are binding on the parties as provided in law.
40. Interpretation
If
there is any difference of opinion regarding interpretation of any of the provision of this Settlement the matter will be
taken up only at the level of the Indian Banks’ Association, the All India Bank Employees’ Association, the National
Confederation of Bank Employees, the Bank Employees’ Federation of India, the Indian national Bank Employees Federation
and the National Organisation of Bank workers, for discussion and settlement.
SPECIAL PAY
PART – A
For Clerical Staff
Sr. No. |
Post |
Amount of Special Pay
(Rs.) |
1 |
Telephone Operator |
153 |
2 |
Audit Clerks – Category ‘A’ |
260 |
3 |
Agricultural Assistant |
490 |
4 |
Teller |
370 |
5 |
Stenographer |
840 |
6 |
Astt. Head Cashier |
745 |
7 |
Head Cashier – I |
475 |
8 |
Head Cashier – II |
925 |
9 |
Special Assistant |
1300 |
10 |
Computer Operator – A |
910 |
11 |
Computer Operator – B (with passing
powers) |
1100 |
Note :
1. In the case of Special Assistant, the Special Pay payable for the
period 1st November, 2002 to the date of the Settlement shall be Rs. 1,400/- p.m. and thereafter Rs. 1,600/- p.m.
2. Erstwhile Teller Category ‘B’ Assistant Head Cashier
– Units of 5 and above, Head Cashier Category ‘D’ and Head Cashier Category ‘E’ shall now be
termed/named as Teller, Assistant Head Cashier, Head Cashier – I and Head Cashier – II respectively.
For Subordinate Staff
Sr. No. |
Post |
Amount of Special Pay
(Rs.) |
1 |
Liftman |
255 |
2 |
Cash Peon |
255 |
3 |
Watchman |
255 |
4 |
Armed Guard |
430 |
5 |
Daftary |
505 |
6 |
Head Peon |
580 |
7 |
Electrician / AC Plant Helper |
1170 |
8 |
Driver |
1320 |
9 |
Head Messenger in IOB |
990 |
SPECIAL PAY
PART – B
For Clerical Staff
Sr. No. |
Post |
Amount of Special Pay
(Rs.) |
1 |
Relieving Telephone Operator |
80 |
2 |
Comptist |
305 |
3 |
Telex Operator |
385 |
4 |
Teller – Category ‘A’ |
500 |
5 |
Punch Card Operator |
425 |
6 |
Accounting Machine Operator |
660 |
7 |
IBM/ICT Machine Operator |
745 |
8 |
Head Clerk |
745 |
9 |
Assistant Head Cashier- Units of 4 clerks
and below |
330 |
10 |
Cashier-in-charge of cash in Pay offices
or branch |
500 |
11 |
Head Cashier – Category ‘A’
- Units of 5 clerks and above
- Units of 4 clerks and below |
660
500 |
12 |
Head Cashier – Category ‘B
- Units of 5 clerks and above
- Units of 4 clerks and below |
745
595 |
13 |
Head Cashier – Category ‘C’ |
835 |
14 |
Data Entry Operator |
630 |
15 |
Encode Operator |
540 |
16 |
Advanced Ledger Posting Machine Operator/
Advanced Electronic Accounting Machine
Operator |
770 |
For Subordinate Staff
Sr. No. |
Post |
Amount of Special Pay
(Rs.) |
1 |
Cyclostyle Machine Operator |
205 |
2 |
Relieving Liftman |
155 |
3 |
Bill Collector |
430 |
PART – C
GRADUATION PAY/PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
PAY
For those workmen who hereafter reach or
have already reached 20th stage of the scale and have got increments in consideration of educational qualification(s)
Graduation Pay/ Professional Qualification Pay shall be payable as under :
1.
Those who are graduate and/or NDC -
Rs. 180/- p.m. after
they complete 1 year
Rs. 360/- p.m. after they complete 2 years
2.
Those who have passed JAIIB of Part 1 of CAIB/CAIIB-
Rs. 180/- p.m. after they complete 1 year
3.
Those who have passed JAIIB and CAIIB or Both Parts of CAIB/CAIIB-
Rs. 180/- p.m. after
they complete 1 year
Rs. 360/- p.m. after
they complete 2 years
Rs. 540/- p.m. after
they complete 3 years
4.
Those who are graduates/NDC and have passed JAIIB of Part CAIB/CAIB
Rs. 180/- p.m. after they complete 1 year
Rs. 360/- p.m. after they complete 2 years
Rs. 540/- p.m. after they complete 3 years
5. Those who are graduates/NDC and have passed JAIIB or Part I of
CAIB/CAIIB -
Rs. 180/- p.m. after they complete 1 year
Rs. 360/- p.m. after they complete 2 years
Rs. 540/- p.m. after they complete 3 years
Rs. 720/- p.m. after they complete 4 years
Rs. 900/- p.m. after they complete 5 years.
Note: Refer to Clause 11(2) of this Settlement
SCHEDULE – III
SPECIAL PAY DUTIES
This Special pay duties
do not include the routine duties of the cadre (clerical / subordinate) which a workman has to normally perform; but merely
refer to those special allowance duties which if performed in addition to the routine duties will entitle a workman to a special
pay on the terms and conditions provided in chapter V of the First Bipartite Settlement as modified.
For removal of doubts it is clarified that
the workman entrusted with duties attracting special pay can be required to perform routine duties of his cadre and that the
following duties shall inter alia form part of the normal duties of the clerical cadre and for performance of those duties
no special pay shall be payable:
(i)
Acknowledgements of inward
mail received.
(ii)
Receipt of cheques, drafts,
dividend warrants, pay orders and other like instruments other than bills and giving acknowledgements in the counterfoil.
(iii)
Delivery of cheque books
subject to authroisation by competent authority.
(iv)
Issue of cash receipts.
(v)
Issue of E.S.I. stamps wherever
applicable or may become applicable.
(vi)
Recounting of currency notes
by cash department staff.
(vii)
Ensuring the proper co0ntents
in covers and envelopes including registered ones before dispatch.
DUTIES OF SPECIAL PAY CARRYING
POSITIONS IN CLERICAL
CADRE
POSTS |
DUTIES |
Telephone Operators |
Their work involves operating a Telephone
PBX/EAPBX Board with a minimum of three external lines on regular assignment. |
Audit Clerks Category ‘A’ |
Clerks in the Internal
Audit Department whose work involves audit checking of completed vouchers, entries, statement balances, books of accounts,
etc, with a view to confirming their correctness and ascertaining whether office procedures and rules are being correctly
followed. The irregularities detected by them are reported to the head of the Audit Department and/or his immediate superior,
who is responsible for taking necessary action.
(Note: Checking of returns and statements from braches by other than Internal
Audit Department clerks would not be covered by ‘audit checking’:. |
Audit Clerks- Category ‘B’ |
Audit clerks category ‘B’
would be audit clerks attached to inspectors on tours and will perform all routine checking functions and generally assist
the inspector in the functions including preparation and typing of reports.
Their duties include:
1. Assisting in the counting of cash balances, securities, etc. in the presence
of the inspecting officials;
2. Assisting the inspecting officers in checking the quantities and values of the
securities charged to the bank;
3. Checking the balancing of various deposit account ledgers and verifying the
outstanding in inter-branch/sub-office(s) items-in-transit, suspense sundry deposits, drafts payable, term deposits and deposits
all call accounts;
4. Checking items of stationery and marking off vouchers and acknowledgements and
assisting in the examination of vouchers other than those of inter-branch/sub-office(s) items-in-transit, suspense charges,
sundry deposits and stationery accounts;
5. Assisting in preparing the audit returns/reports and typing and generally assisting
the inspecting officer in his functions as may be required. |
Tellers |
Passing and cash payment
of all cheques/ withdrawal forms/travelers’ cheques/gift cheques/demand drafts/pay orders/bank orders, etc. up to and
including Rs. 10,000/- Receipt of cash and issuance of pre-signed drafts/gift cheques/travelers’ cheques/pay orders/bank
orders, etc. both against cash and transfer up to and inclusive of Rs. 15,000/-. |
Stenographers |
Employees required to take
dictation in shorthand and/or type letters, statements, documents, etc. and attend to secretarial work. |
Assistant Head Cashiers |
Their job is to assist
the head cashier in looking after and checking the work of clerks in the cash department. |
Head Cashiner-1 |
Their duties involve:
1. holding the bank’s cash, key and/or other valuables in safe custody jointly
with an officer and being accountable for them and being responsible for the running of the cash department;
2. Opinion compilation;
3. Verification of vernacular signatures/endorsements;
4.
Countersigning cheques and/or drafts (on selves or correspondents), payment orders, deposit receipts, etc.
5. Attending to Government Treasury work.
6. In banks where the practice of discharging bills/ hundies, for payment received
only, is in existence, it may be continued to be done by this category. |
Head Cashier II |
Their duties involve :
1. holding the bank’s cash, key and/or other valuables in safe custody jointly
with an officer and being accountable for them and being responsible for the running of the cash department;
2. Opinion compilation;
3. Verification of vernacular signatures/endorsements;
4.
countersigning cheques and/or drafts (on selves or correspondents), payment orders, deposit receipts, etc.
5. attending to Government Treasury work;
6. discharging/endorsing bills, cheques, etc.;
7. being in charge of clearing and godown departments, etc.;
8. passing independently clearing and transfer cheques, vouchers etc. (whether
credits or debits) up to and including Rs. 50,000/- and cash vouchers up to Rs. 50,000/- jointly with an authorized person. |
Special assistants |
Special Assistants will
be accountable and responsible for running of the department/section under them and their duties will involve looking after
and checking the work of other clerk or clerks and sub staff and will include :
1) Passing independently, manually or online, cash instruments up to Rs. 35,000/- and
clearing and transfer cheques vouchers etc., (whether credits or debits) up to and including Rs. 1,50,000/- Passing will include
verification of signatures and scrutiny as to the correctness of endorsements on and other particulars of such instruments.
There shall be no limits for verification of signatures, passing of authenticated credit vouchers/entries and for verifying
authenticated vouchers in the ledgers, books, computer print-outs etc.
2) Accept, verify and post cash/transfer/clearing cheques and other instruments, as the
case may be, in appropriate books of accounts/ledgers, either manually or online, and give due acknowledgements.
3) Singing vouchers, cheques, drafts, mail transfers, pay orders, advices such
as non payment advice inter branch fate calling advices, bill schedules, demand notices, statements certificates etc.
4) Checking all vouchers, advices, statements, cheques, drafts etc., bills and books
of accounts including current savings and other ledgers, cash, postal and revenue stamps, franking machine balances, exchange,
discount, brokerage calculations and initialing by way of authenticating them for accuracy/correctness;
5)
Checking manually or online, current, savings and other accounts,
6) Checking the coding and decoding of telegrams (excluding check symbols or ciphers).
7) Discharging, endorsing cheques, bills, etc.
8) Perform, when required in a computerised set up, system control functions, either jointly with an officer or independently, upon specific authorization
in this regard;
9) Briefly explain, the features of Bank’s various products and services
to customers, to reply their queries and to refer interested customers to appropriate personnel;
10) Inspecting godown (only in banks where such work is already being done by workmen).
|
|
For the purpose of efficient
and effective functioning of the section or department the special assistant shall ensure that all acts, things and steps
necessary therefore are taken by himself of by the clerks placed under him and shall ensure that, wherever necessary:
a) Reminders are sent on time and followed up
b) Pass sheets/books are filled up and issued promptly
c) Deposits are renewed on due dates or reminders sent to the parties.
d) Standing instructions are complied with
e) Bills are accepted and due dates
diarised/advised and followed up
f) Interest, commissions and
service charges are collected
g) Proceeds of bills are received
or remitted promptly;
h) Confirmation of balance of accounts
of the customers and its follow up.
i) All securities relating to the
department/section of which the special assistant is in charge are secured and/or kept in proper custody and properly handed
to the authorized person at the close of the day.
j) Balance promptly taken, tallied
and reported and followed up and also returns submitted;
k) Advice and/or duplicate advices/
summaries are issued/responded promptly, whenever called for;
l) checking the proper recording of entries
and all relevant particulars in regard to accounts opened under the due authorisation. |
Agricultural Assistant |
i) To assist in the bank’s lending and/or operations for agricultural development and/or financial
assistance to small enterprises (other than small scale industries) such as vegetable/fruit vendors, artisans, self employed
persons including beneficiaries under the differential rate of interest scheme.
ii) To distribute and collect
application forms and assists the farmers/small borrowers in filling up the forms
iii) To scrutinize application
forms, title deeds, farm plans etc., to ensure that applications are complete in all respects and the particulars furnished
in the forms are prima facie in order and for this purpose he may be required to visit the farms for verification and for
collection of relevant data.
iv) To take necessary steps to ensure that the periodical details, as called for are received from the
farmers/small borrowers in time.
v) To keep inconstant touch with farmers and to bring any adverse features to the management’s
notice.
vi) To verify farms/all
farms machinery/equipments livestock/tractors. etc.
vii) To verify proper utilization of the bank’s loans or the progress in work in respect of which
loans are granted and to furnish reports on such verifications.
Viii) To make efforts and effect recoveries up to amounts not exceeding Rs. 15,000/- from farmers/small
borrowers from their place of work/residence, subject to the necessary arrangements being made with regard to fidelity and
transit insurance and personal risk insurance by the bank.
Note : Banks
will evolve appropriate procedure about issuance of provisional receipts etc., of the cash not exceeding Rs. 15,000/- collected
on a day by an agricultural assistant from the agricultural/ small borrowers / depositors.
ix) To assist in the deposit mobilization efforts by encouraging farmers/small borrowers to deposit their savings
in the Bank.
x) To collect information about the conditions of crops in the villages..
xi) To collect necessary data for determination of village, adoption of financing of agriculture like farmers’
land holdings, availability of infrastructure facilities, source of irrigation, use of tractors, pump sets etc., credit facilities
available in village, recovery performance and the like.
xii) To maintain liaison with Land Record and Registration Officers and other Governmental/Developmental agencies
for expeditious handling of the bank’s work.
Note : With
a view to making optimum use of the technical skill of the agricultural / development assistant, normally he may not be entrusted
with usual clerical work, but where necessary he may be asked to do the clerical work.
|
Computer Operator ‘A’ (without
passing powers) |
Computer Operator will
perform all duties and functions of clerical cadre, either online or manually, which does not involve any passing or supervisory
function of an officer of the bank. He will wherever and whenever required function as a single window operator where he will
also receive and pay cash. |
Computer Operator ‘B’ (with
passing powers) |
In additional to the duties
of Computer Operator ‘A’ their duties will include –
a.
Passing and cash payment of all cheques/withdrawal forms/bankers’ cheques/gift cheques etc. up to and including Rs.
20,000/-
b. Passing independently clearing and transfer cheques, vouchers, etc. (whether
credits or debits) up to and including Rs. 25,000/-
c. Receipts of cash and issuance of pre-signed drafts / gift cheques / travelers’
cheques / pay orders / bank orders etc. up to and including Rs. 25,000/- |
Notes :-
(i) In respect of the above
special pay carrying posts in clerical cadre -
q Countersigning would mean signing in a manner
whereby the primary responsibility for ensuring that all the formalities are complete rests with the other signatory.
q Checking/verifying would mean verifying that the
instrument / material checked is in order in all respects and also includes verification of signature irrespective of the
amount of the instrument and authenticating the same on the instrument / material, initialing the relative entries in the
respective books of accounts, manually and/or on line.
q Passing includes verification of signatures and
scrutiny as to the correctness of endorsement on and other particulars of such instruments. It will also include checking
and authenticating the relative entries in the respective books of accounts/ledgers/computer sheets and/or on line.
(ii) Henceforth, selection of staff
for being entrusted with special pay carrying posts shall be on the basis of their suitability for the specialized
function, norms for which shall be decided at the bank level.
SPECIAL PAY CARRYING POSITIONS IN SUBORDINATE
CADRE
POST |
DUTIES |
Liftman |
Persons required to operate the lifts on
regular assignment |
Cash Peon |
Persons required
1. To take money orders to buy stamps etc., which involves carrying of cash
not exceeding Rs. 5,000/- and to carry insured letters. Etc. to post office.
2. To stitch currency note bundles
3. To stitch and seal parcels and packers containing currency notes;
4. To transit cash from the bank to an office outside or vice
versa,
if unaccompanied by a watchman/Armed Guard |
Watchman |
Persons other than “Armed Guards”
who are required to perform watch and ward duties i.e. to watch or look after the premises or a department, for the purposes
of its safety, security and guard against infiltration and against removal of the watch and guard as above, the movement of
cash from one place to another inside to bank premises or outside where an Armed Guard is not employed at the Branch / Office. |
Armed Guard |
Persons required to perform watch and ward
duties i.e. to watch or look after the premises or department for the purposes of its safely, security and guard against attack
or assault or infiltration and against removal of the bank’s property by any unauthorized persons AND/OR to watch and
guard as above, the movement of cash from one place to another whether inside or outside the bank, for which purpose they
are required by the bank to carry any of the following weapons:
i)
Gun, Pistol or any other fire arm; or
ii)
Dagger, sword, khukri or spear; or
iii)
any other licensed weapon
Note : ‘Retainers’ Peons (other than watchmen) whose names are registered
in the Bank’s license as Retainers will, when they perform “Armed Guard” duties, be entitled to special
pay for “Armed Guards” pro rata.
|
Daftary |
Their work involves :
1)
Obtaining acceptance of bills of exchange, hundies etc., drawn on local parties or banks and / or collecting payments
thereof.
2)
Collecting payments for cheques or postal order etc., from banks or post office counters.
There may also be required to collect cash
not exceeding Rs. 5,000/- at a time against various instruments.
3)
Simple binding of books and registers;
4)
Press copying;
5) Filing independently letters other papers in respect files as per indications marked thereon;
6)
Assisting in issuing stationery;
7)
Stacking under guidance old records in orderly manner and assisting in giving them out when required; and
8)
Undertaking the whole process of sorting, arranging, numbering, tallying the total number of stitching the vouchers
|
Head Peon |
Persons required to assist in supervision
of various matters pertaining to subordinate staff like:
i)
Cleanliness of the office premises,
ii) Cleanliness of uniforms;
iii) Leave arrangements;
iv)
Arrangements for safekeeping of keys; and
v)
Distribution of duties amongst the subordinate staff |
Air-Conditioning Plant Helper |
Semi skilled persons who under the supervision
of the technician attend to routine maintenance of and minor repairs to air conditioning plants. |
Electrician |
Their work involves carrying out semi-skilled
electrical work like routine maintenance of electrical equipments, effecting minor repairs to electrical fixtures and appliances. |
Drivers |
Persons required to drive, maintain and
effect minor repairs (not requiring a technician’s skill) to motor cars, motor vans, station wagons, scooters, motor
cycles or other vehicles. |
SCHEDULE – IV
FIXED PERSONAL PAY
Area of Posting |
Total FPP Payable where bank’s accommodation is not provided |
Total FPP payable where bank’s accommodation is provided |
Increment Component of FPP |
CLERICAL STAFF |
|
|
|
(I) places with population of more than 45 lakhs. |
635 |
585 |
560 |
(ii) Places with population of more than 12 lakhs up to 45 lakhs |
630 |
585 |
560 |
(iii) Places with population of 2 lakhs and over [there than places in (i) above] and State Capitals and Capitals
of Union Territories |
625 |
585 |
560 |
(iv) Places with population below 2 lakhs |
620 |
585 |
560 |
SUBORDINATE STAFF |
|
|
|
(i) Places with population of more than 45 lakhs. |
310 |
280 |
270 |
(ii) Places with population of more than 12 lakhs |
305 |
280 |
270 |
(iii) Places with population of 2 lakhs and over [other than (i) above] and State Capitals and Capitals of Union
Territories |
300 |
280 |
270 |
(iv) Places with population below 2 lakhs |
295 |
280 |
270 |
SCHEDULE V
SCHEDULE FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF
HOSPITALISATION
EXPENSES
1. Hospitalisation expenses will be reimbursed
to workmen staff in the bank to the extent of 100 percent in case of self and 75 percent in case of dependent members of family
subject to the procedure for reimbursement of hospitalization expenses as enumerated hereunder:
(a) Hospitalisation or his dependent family member(s) will be considered in case
of all ailments and major accidents which require hospitalisation.
(b) A workman or his dependent family member(s) will be considered to have been
hospitalised only if they are admitted as indoor patient(s) in the hospital in respect of diseases/accidents as mentioned
above in sub-Para (a) However,
cases where the patient is admitted as an out-patient and discharged the same day after surgical procedures involving advanced
techniques may also be considered for reimbursement of hospitalisation expenses.
(c) Medical expenses incurred for the hospitalisation will be reimbursed on the
strength or bills/vouchers to the extent of 100% incase of self and 75% in case of family members subject to limits prescribed
hereunder.
2. For the purpose of medical facilities :
The expression ‘family’ of an employee
shall mean the employees’ spouse, wholly dependent children including dependent step children and legally adopted children
and parents wholly dependent on the employee and ordinarily residing with the employee.
Notes:-
(i)
The term ‘wholly dependent child/parent’ shall mean such relative having a monthly
income not exceeding Rs. 2,550/- p.m. If the income of one of the parents exceeds Rs. 2,550/- p.m. or the aggregate income
of both the parents exceeds Rs. 2,550/- both the parents shall not be considered as wholly dependent on the employee.
(ii)
A married female employee
may include her natural parents or parents-in-law under the definition of family – but not both – provided that
the parents/parents-in-law are ordinarily residing with and wholly dependent on her and satisfy the income criteria as stated
above.
3. The reimbursement of hospitalisation expenses will be restricted
to the following charges:
Sr. No. |
Details |
Extent of reimbursement |
3.1 |
(a) Hospital Registration Fees |
100%
for self and 75% for dependent family members of the amount actually incurred or Rs. 200/- whichever is lower. |
|
(b) Surcharge/tax on hospital bills |
Proportionate to the extent of the bill
passed by the bank |
3.2 |
Charges for bed per day (excluding boarding
charges) |
100% for self and 75% for dependent family
members of the amount actually incurred or Rs. 400/- whichever is lower. |
3.3 |
ICU/CCI/Neo-natal Nursery |
100% for self and 75% for dependent family
members of the amount actually incurred or Rs. 500/- per day, whichever is lower. This is in addition to bed charges. |
3.4 |
Diagnostic material charges X-rays, Pathological
tests, Eggs, etc. |
As per Annexure-I hereto |
3.5 |
Medicines, drugs, injections (including
disposable syringes), bandage and dressing materials, etc, except tonics/vitamins, (However, tonics/vitamins which are prescribed
by the attending doctor and certified as essential for the period of hospitalisation, may be considered for reimbursement.) |
100% or 75% as the case may be of actual
expenses. |
3.6 |
Operation charges, etc. |
As per Annexure-II hereto |
3.7
Physician’s and Consultant’s fees per visit: |
|
100% for self and 75% for dependent family
members of the amount actually incurred or the amount as mentioned below against each item, whichever is lower |
|
Major ‘A Class cities viz
Mumbai, chennai, Delhi, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Bangalore & Hyderabad |
Other places |
|
Rs. Per visit |
Rs. Per visit |
VISIT AT THE CHAMBER |
First Consultation |
200/- |
120/- |
Subsequent Consultations |
75/- |
60/- |
VISIT AT RESIDENCE |
Incase of emergency leading to Hospitalisation |
300/- |
190/- |
Second Consultation |
225/- |
150/- |
Subsequent |
150/- |
100/- |
VISIT MADE BY SPECIALISTS AT THE HOSPITAL:-
SPECIAL VISIT |
During the day time |
125/- |
85/- |
During the night time |
300/- |
150/- |
Routine visits |
125/- |
85/- |
|
|
|
|
4. The workmen or members of their families (as the case my be) are
expected to secure admission in a Government/Municipal Hospital or any ‘private’ hospital (i.e. hospitals under
the management of a Trust, Charitable Institution or a religious mission). The reimbursement will be restricted to the percentage
applicable to the workman/dependent family member, i.e. 100% or 75% of the charges applicable to the lowest paying bed in
such hospitals according to hospital rules or the maximum amounts mentioned above, whichever is lower.
5. Normally, the workman and members of family should avail of services
of hospital as mentioned in paragraph 4 above. However, if he feels, that it is unavoidable to seek services of a private
nursing home/hospital, he can do so in one of the hospitals/nursing homes, approved by the bank. Reimbursement in such cases
will, however, be restricted of the extent of the amount which would have been reimbursable in case of admission to a public
or private hospital as mentioned in paragraph 4 above.
6. Medical expenses incurred within 30 days of ‘pre’ and
post-hospitalisation period on medical advice, on account of the ailment/disease for which the person was purpose. However,
in cases of hospitalisation expenses for reimbursement purpose. However in cases of hospitalisation involving special or major
operations, medical expenses incurred for a period not exceeding 45 days of post hospitalisation will be considered for reimbursement,
subject to medical advice.
7 Charges for engaging a nurse/attendant will not be reimbursed.
However, nursing charges, if any, charged by hospital authorities in respect of days spent in ICU/CCU/ neo-natal nursery may
be considered for reimbursement on the basis of certificate issued by the hospital authorities and in consultation with bank’
Medical Officer. Reimbursement in such cases shall be 100% for workmen and 75% for family members of the actual charges.
8. Hospitalisation charges in connection with maternity will not be
reimbursable. However, the expenditure incurred by an employee in cases involving operative interference because of complicated
labour and caesarean operation and subsequent hospitalisation thereto will be reimbursed under the hospitalisation scheme
to the extent of expenditure incurred in excess of normal maternity charges and consequent hospitalisation thereto subject
to the condition that such reimbursement shall be 70% of the amount actually incurred or the limits as per Annexure II hereto,
whichever is less.
9. The purchase of drugs/medicines will be restricted to approved
chemists and arrangements will be made by banks wherever possible to make direct payment to the chemists.
10. Banks will have discretion to refuse payment of bills in cases where they are
not satisfied about the genuineness of the bills.
11. Ambulance Charges
Ambulance charges for removing the workman or his dependent family members from residence to the hospital/nursing home
or from hospital/nursing home to residence on discharge or from one hospital/nursing home to another hospital/nursing home,
within the urban agglomeration or municipal limits may be reimbursed in full.
Actual expenses incurred on conveyance by mode
other than ambulance shall be reimbursed subject to the maximum as under :
(i) By public taxi - Actual subject to maximum of
Rs. 150/- per trip
(ii) By auto rickshaw - Actual subject to maximum of Rs. 75/- per trip
In case the patient is to be moved to a hospital/nursing
home outside the urban agglomeration/municipal limits, then the expenses incurred on conveyance may be reimbursed at the rate
of Rs. 5.00 per kilometer, with a maximum of Rs. 100/- per trip or the amount actually incurred, whichever is the least.
Normally, services of an ambulance should be
availed of. Where ambulance is not available or the facility of ambulance is not established, public mode of transport i.e.
taxi/auto rickshaw could be used. The bank shall consider such claims on merits and facts.
Abuse of the facility will be dealt with treating
such claims as acts of gross misconduct..
12. Domiciliary Treatment
Medical Expenses incurred in respect of the following
diseases which need domiciliary treatment as may be certified by the recognized
hospital authorities and bank’s medical officer shall be deemed as hospitalisation expenses and reimbursed to the extent
of 100% in case of a workman and 75% in the case of his family.
Cancer, Leukemia, Thalassemia, tuberculosis,
Paralysis, Cardiac Ailment, Pleurisy, Leprosy, Kidney ailment, Epilepsy, Parkinson’s Disease, Psychiatric disorder,
Diabetes, Hepatitis-B Hepatitis-C, Hemophilia, Myasthenia gravis, Wilson’s’ disease, Ulcerative Colitis, epidermolysis
bullas, Venous Thrombosis (not caused by smoking), A plastic Anemia, Psoriasis and Third Degree Burns.
Note: (i) The cost of medicines etc.
in respect of domiciliary treatment shall be reimbursed for the period stated in the Specialist’s prescription. If no
period is stated the prescription for the purpose of reimbursement shall be valid for a period not exceeding 90 days.
(ii) Expenses incurred on radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer and leukemia shall be considered
for reimbursement under domiciliary treatment to the extent of 100% in case of a workman and 75% in he case off his family.
13. The medical aid not reimbursement of expenses under the hospitalisation scheme
under this Settlement will also available for medical treatment under the recognized systems of medicines. Viz., Ayurvedic,
Unani, Homeopathy and Naturopathy if such treatment is taken in a clinic/hospital recognized by the central/State Government.
Further, reimbursement shall be limited to such expenses within the prescribed ceiling as would have been reimbursable in
case the treatment was taken in a Government/Municipal hospital, subject to the overall limits under the scheme, i.e. 100%
of approved expenses for self and 75% in case off family.
14.
Package Charges :
Some hospitals are charging
on the basis of ‘package’ for specialised treatment for diseases pertaining to heart Kidney, coronary etc. These
package charges generally include all charges, particular treatment/procedure including admission charges, accommodation charges,
ICU/ICCU charges, monitoring charges, operation charges, anesthesia charges, operation theater charges, procedural charges/Surgeon’s
fee, cost of disposables, cost of consumables like catheters, guide wires, etc., surgical charges and cost of medicine used
during hospitalisation related routine investigations, physiotherapy charges etc.
In the following cases, package
charges will be reimbursed to the extent of 100% in the case of self and 75% in the case of dependent members of family, subject
to the limits specified below:-
(a) Coronary Bypass
Rs. 1,40,000/-
Surgery
(b) Coronary Angiography
Rs. 15,000/-
(c) Angioplasty/Stentoplasty Rs. 70,000/-
(d) Kidney Transplant
Rs. 1,60,000/-
(e) Liver Transplant
Rs. 2,00,000/-
Note :
(i)
For the above ailments, workmen employees can claim
either as per schedule of expenses prescribed or package charges whenever the treatment is taken under package charges scheme.
(ii) In the case of Stentoplasty, cost of medicated stints(s), wires/balloon, implanted during surgery may be reimbursed at the rate of 75% for family members and 100% for workman himself at rates not exceeding the rates applicable to lowest
paying bed of AIIMS, New Delhi in addition to the package charges indicated above.
(iii) Liver transplant charges are not reimbursable in case where damage to the liver has been
caused by alcoholism.
15. reimbursement of Hospitalisation Expenses incurred on Treatment Abroad :
The procedure to be followed respect of reimbursement
of expenses incurred by the workmen and their families on treatment abroad shall be as laid down in Annexure-III hereto.
Annexure I
SCHEDULE FOR REIMBURSEMENT
OF CHARGS INCURRED BY
WORKMEN FOR PATHOLOGICAL
ETC. INVESTIGATIONS
__________________________________________________________________
100% for self and 75% for
dependent family members of
the amount actually incurred
or the amount as mentioned
below against each item,
whichever is lower (Rupees)
URINE EXAMINATION
Urine Routine
40
Urine for Albumin
40
Urine for 17 Ketosteroids
360
Urine Culture
115
Urine for Column Count Test
115
Sensitivity Test
150
Urine for Acid Fast Bacilli (T B Culture)
105
Urine Bile Pigment and Salt
40
Urine Occult Blood
40
Urine Total Proteins
80
Urine Sodium
80
Urine Chloride
80
Bench Jones Protein
50
Stool Routine
40
Stool Occult Blood
40
EXAMINATION OF BLOOD
Blood Count with Indices (Hb, TLC, DLC
70
Blood Count without Indices (Hb, TLC, DLC)
65
RBC and Hb with Indices
70 .
RBC and Hb without Indices
55
Total WBC and Differential Count (TC/DC)
55
Blood Smears for parasites (MP, etc.)
40
Peripheral smear examination
45
Blood for Microfilaria
100
Platelet Count
70
Bleeding and Coagulation time (BT CT)
65
Clot Retraction Time
65
Prothrombin Time
75
Erythrocytes Sedimentation Rate (Westergren’s method)
30
Sedimentation Rate (Both Methods) ESR
30
Hb, TLC, DLC, ESR
85
__________________________________________________________________
100% for self and 75% for
dependent family members of
the amount actually incurred
or the amount as mentioned
below against each item,
whichever is lower (Rupees)
Hierogram
85
Bone Marrow Smear Examination
205
Partial Thromboplastin
135
BLOOD BANK
Comb’s Test direct (for coating antibodies)
150
Comb’s Test (for complete and incomplete
indirect antibodies)
200
Blood Grouping and Rh Factor only (not
for matching) for Non-
65
Maternity Cases
Blood Transfusion per Bottle and Donor’s
fees (including
360
Pathologist’s attendance and cross-matching
Packed Cell Preparation
255
BIOCHEMISTRY
Blood Urea/Calcium/Phosphonus/Phosphatase/Sodium/Potassium
each 100
Blood Urea Nitrogen
100
Urea Clearance Test
170
Cretonne Clearance Test
170
Serum Proteins or Plasma Proteins
100
Serum Proteins Electrophoresis
200
Serum for Fibrinogen
110
Blood for Cretonne
75
Blood uric Acid
100
Blood Sugar Curve (Glucose Tolerance Test)
GTC or GTT
280
CO2 combining Power of Plasma
130
Blood Cholesterol
75
Blood Protein Bound Iodine (PBI)
300
Blood Chlorides (SCI)
100
Serum Sodium (S Na)
85
Serum Potassium (S.K.)
85
Serum Iron (S Fe)
130
Serum Iron Studies
220
Serum Calcium (S Ca)
85
Serum Phosphorous (S.P.)
85
Serum Alkaline Phosphates
75
Serum Acid Phosphates
135
Serum Glutamic Oxalic Transaminase (SG
OT)
75
Serum Lipase
130
Serum Glutamic Pyretic Transaminase (SG
PT)
75
__________________________________________________________________
100% for self and 75% for
dependent family members of
the amount actually incurred
or the amount as mentioned
below against each item,
whichever is lower (Rupees)
Serum Amylase
195
C P K
315
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenate
170
Serum Lactic Dehydrogenate (LDH)
145
Serum Lactic Dehydrogenate with Is enzyme
75
SMA 12-2 (14 Blood Chemistry)
625
HISTOPATHOLOGY
Body Fluids-C.S.F./Plural/Ascetic, etc.
Smear Analysis
60
60
Chemistry, Sugar, Protein, etc
170
Malignant Cells
135
BACTERIOLOGY & SEROLOGY
Brucella Agglutination Test*
130
Cold Agglutination Test for Virus Pneumonia
130
Paul Funnel Test
150
C Reactive Proteins**
135
Smear Gram-Strain Examination
50
Sputum Smear A.F.B. Stain
50
V.D.R.L.
75
Widely Test
75
R.A. Test
100
Culture & Sensitivity (other specimens)
150
Vibro Cholera Culture
130
Conjunctiva Swab for Microscopic and Culture
Examination
140
Smear Examination for Micro Organisms
95
Fluids of Exudates for Malignant Cells
140
*
For hospitalized patients only
** For Rheumatic disease to be reimbursed
for hospitalized patient
X-RAY
Fluoroscopy Chest.
120
Abdomen AP Erect (One Film)
135
Abdomen Lateral View (One Film)
135
Abdomen for Pregnancy
135
Chest PA View (One Film)
135
Chest Oblique or Lateral (One Film)
135
__________________________________________________________________
100% for self and 75% for
dependent family members of
the amount actually incurred
or the amount as mentioned
below against each item,
whichever is lower (Rupees)
Mastoids
135
Extremities, Bones and Joints (One Film)
135
Pelvis (One Film)
135
Para nasal Sinuses (One Film)
135
T.M. Joints (One Film)
135
Abdomen & Pelvis for K.U.B.
225
Skull A.P. & Lateral
225
Spine AP & Lateral
225
Barium Swallow
525
Sinography/Sialography
600
Cystography/Urethrography
675
Orthography
750
Oral or I.V. Cholecystography
975
Barium Meal Upper or Lower
975
Bronchography
1050
I.V. Urography
1050
Myelography
1200
Pneumo Encephalography
900
Barium Meal Complete
1200
Cerebral/Femoral Angiography
1425
C T SCAN/MRI
Electro Cardiogram (ECG)
120
In dual Test
140
U C G (Phonocardiography, Telemetry C,
Cardiac Ex Test,
690
Stress Test)
Echo Cardiograph
790
Cardio version
510
Ultra Sonography
395
SKIN
Tuberculin Test (Mantaux) TT or MT
105
Scraping for Fungus
55
Skin Clipping & Smear for Leprosy
105
Nasal Smear for Leprosy
85
LIVER FUNCTION TESTS
Thymol Turbidity Test
90
Cephalic Cholesterol Flocculation Test
90
__________________________________________________________________
100% for self and 75% for
dependent family members of
the amount actually incurred
or the amount as mentioned
below against each item,
whichever is lower (Rupees)
Vander Bergh Reaction and Icterus Inded
(Quantitative Bilirubin)
150
Takata Ara Reaction
100
Bromsulphalein Excretion Test (Excluding
injection charges)
220
PLEURAL AND PERICARDIAL AND ASCITIC FLUIDS
Pleural Fluid for Routine Examination
140
Pleural Fluid for Cultural Pericardial
and Ascetic Fluids
140
SPUTUM EXAMINATION
Sputum Routine
90
Sputum for Acid Bacilli only (Sputum AF
B)
90
Sputum for Acid (Culture for TB)
140
CSF for Diphtheria
125
Culture for Diphtheria
105
GASTRIC ANALYSIS
Gastric Contents for Routine Analysis (Gastric
Analysis or
215
Fractional Test Meal)
Sterna Marrow Routine Cytology (Bone Marrow)
285
Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR)
250
Lung function Test
250
PSYCHIATRY TEST
ECT
140
CO2
80
Psychology Testing
140
T3
300
T4
30
TSH, LH, FSH, Prolactin (for each test)
125
Testosterone
430
Parathyroid
430
Estrogen (Total)
430
ACTH
430
HbsAg by RIA or EIA
500
FOR SURGICAL INVERSTIGATION &
TREATMENT OF CANCER
Scopes and Biopsies
500
Chemotherapy :
__________________________________________________________________
100% for self and 75% for
dependent family members of
the amount actually incurred
or the amount as mentioned
below against each item,
whichever is lower (Rupees)
Single Drug Therapy per day
1000
Multiple Drug Therapy per day
2000
Infusion Chemotherapy
3000
OXYGEN CHARGES
Oxygen charges shall be reimbursed at the
rate of Rs. 30/- per hour subject to a
Maximum of Rs. 300/- per day.
Annexure II
OPERATION CHARGES
|
100% for
self and 75% for dependent family members of the amount actually incurred of the amount as mentioned below against each item,
whichever is lower |
|
Rs. |
Rs. |
Rs. |
|
Special Operation |
Major Operation |
Minor Operation |
(a)
Operation Theatre Charges |
3,000/- |
2,000/- |
650/- |
(b)
Anesthetist’s charges |
3,000/- |
2,000/- |
650/- |
(c)
Surgeon’s Fees for Operation
(including Fees for Assistants) |
10,000/- |
6,500/- |
2,100/- |
(d) Expenses for dialysis,
blood transfusion, Heart valve replacement, angiography, implanted items during surgery wherever they do not form part of
package charges and pace-maker may be reimbursed at the rate of 75% for family members and 100% for workman himself at rates
not exceeding the rates applicable to lowest paying bed of AIIMS, New Delhi
Indicative list of Special, Major and Minor Operations is appended below:
SPECIAL OPERATIONS:
Cardiac including By-Pass
Surgery, Brain, Lung and Cancer Operations, Kidney/Liver Transplantation Operation, Bone Marrow transplant and Multiple Fractures
(time taken is more than 3 hours).
MAJOR OPERATIONS :
Kidney Stone (including
lithotripsy), Prostate, Thyroid, Caesarean Delivery, Gastrectomy, Hysterectomy, Fractures, Amputations, S.P. Nailing, Discoidectomy,
Retina Detachment, Liver & Gall Bladder, Plastic Surgery (not for beautification), Cataract (with IOL), Hernia subject
to Bank’s discretion (Time taken approximately 1 to 3 hours).
MINOR OPERATIONS :
D & C, Fissure, Circumcision
Small Hydrocele, Dilatation, Vasectomy, Abscess, Bilat, Hydrocele; Appendix, Tubectomy, Piles, Fistula, Minor Operations of
the Eye, Nose and Ear (Time taken approximately 60 minutes or les).
Note:- Operative interference done using state-of-the-art
medical techniques taking les than the time indicated as above will not alter the nature of the operations. |
Annexure
III
SCHEME OF REIMBURSEMENT OF
EXPENSES INCURRED BY THE WORKMEN
FOR TREATMENT ABROAD
1. As a
rule, reimbursement of expenses incurred by workmen and their family members on treatment abroad will not be allowed.
2. In exceptional cases necessitating treatment
of a kind yet to be widely established in the country, where workmen on medical advice obtained in the manner indicated below,
choose to go on their own for treatment abroad, permission for treatment abroad may be granted by the Board of Directors of
the Bank subject to conditions laid down hereinafter and limited to the expenditure that would have been incurred had such
treatment been received in India in a government hospital or a nursing home specially recognized by the Director General of
Health Services of the Government of India.
3. The reimbursement
of expenses incurred on air passage for travel abroad in connection with such treatment will not be reimbursed.
4. Foreign exchange may be released to the workmen
for the purpose of treatment abroad to the same extent as is permissible to private citizens.
5. Hospitals and clinics indicated in paragraph
9 below have facility for specialist treatment for which requests are generally received for treatment abroad and in respect
of which treatment facility in ordinary hospitals are still inadequate. The services provided by these hospitals may be availed
of by the eligible workmen. In such cases, reimbursement may be allowed subject to the authority sanctioning reimbursement
being satisfied about reasonableness of the claim.
6. The following ailments have been identified
as ailments for which treatment in India is not yet widely established :
i.
Cadaver Kidney Transplant;
ii. Old operated by-pass surgery cases (in which the initial operation
was done abroad) needing revascularization;
iii.
Bone marrow transplant;
iv.
Operative correction for high myopia cases; and
v. Complex Cyanotic - Heart
– Lesion and newly born infants suffering from heart diseases.
7. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will constitute
Medical Boards at Mumbai, Delhi,
Kolkata and Chennai and at such other centers as may be considered necessary for the purpose of recommending whether an employee
would be covered under the Scheme. The annual cost incurred on meeting of the Board by way of sitting fees, etc., shall be
shared on an annual basis by such of the banks which avail of the services of the Medical Boards of examining cases of their
workmen needing treatment abroad, in a manner as may be decided by the RBI. The Medical Board will submit its report to RBI,
which in turn, could pass it on to the concerned bank.
8. For the purposes of reimbursement as envisaged
in the scheme, the schedule of charges as applicable for private ward treatment at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences,
New Delhi enforced from time-to-time, should be adopted.
9. The following institution have been identified
as having facilities for specialised treatment:
(a) By Pass Coronary Surgery :
i. Southern Railways Headquarters Hospital, Perambur, Chennai.
ii. Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore.
iii. K.E.M. Hospital, Mumbai.
iv. Jaslok Hospital, Mumbai
v. Bomaby Hospital Mumbai.
vi. Kasturba Hospital, Mumbai
vii. Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology.
Trivandrum.
(b) Kidney Transplant :
i. Christian Medical College & Hospital, Vellore.
ii. All India Institute of Medical
Sciences, New Delhi.
iii. Post Graduate Institute Chandigarh.
iv.
Jaslok Hospital Mumbai.
(c) Blood Cancer :
i. Tata Memorial Hospital, Mumbai
ii.
Cancer Institute, Adyar, Chennai.
(d) Complicated Heart Surgery Cases :
i. Southern Railway Headquarters Hospital, Perambur, Chennai.
ii.
Christian Medical College & Hospital Vellore.
iii. K.E.M. Hospital Mumbai.
iv. All India Institute of Medial Science,
New Delhi.
v. Bombay Hospital Mumbai.
vi. G.B. Pant Hospital, Delhi.
vii.
Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute of Medical Sciences and Technology,
Trivandrum.
viii. Post Graduate Institute, Chandigarh.
ix. S.S.K.M. Hospital Kolkata.
x. Samaritan Hospital Alwaye (Kerala).
xi.
Kasturba Hospital Bhopal (BHEL)
xii.
N.M. Wadia Institute of Cardiology, Pune.
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SCHEDULE – VI
Deployment of Staff
(i) A workman
in the non-subordinate cadre is liable to be deployed anywhere within a ‘District’, irrespective of the distance
involved.
(ii) In case necessitating deployment outside the District,
the workman concerned may be deployed to any branch/office of the situated outside the District up to a distance not exceeding
100 km. From his present place of posting.
(iii) Bank may identify, based on length of stay at the center/branch/office,
the number of workmen employees, to be redeployed from each center/branch/office to meet its requirements.
(iv) The period of deployment shall be 2 years in a difficult center
decided by the bank in accordance with the Government guidelines and 3 years in other centers.
(v) Repatriation to the original center shall be after serving
in the deployed center for period as in (iv) above. In case it is not administratively possible for the bank of repatriate
the employee to his original center after the above period, the employee may be required to give 3 centres of his choice so
that he can be transferred to any one of the centres opted by him.
(vi) Female employees above the age of 55 and male employees above
the age of 56 shall be exempt from redeployment. However, if the required and eligible number of employees are not available
to be deployed in terms of the Settlement, the age norms as above may be suitable relaxed up to the age of 58 years so as
to ensure that the required and eligible number of employees are deployed to be identified centres.
(vii) Employees having mentally retarded / spastic children, certified
as such by the attending Doctor, may be deployed only at centres where specialised treatment for such children and special
facilities their schooling are available.
(viii) Employees affected by serious ailments requiring specialised treatment,
as certified by the attending Doctor, will be deployed only at centres where medical facilities for treatment of such ailments
are available.
(ix) Redeployment of physically handicapped/challenged employees
shall be in accordance with the extant Government guidelines.
(x) A workman in the non-subordinate cadre so long as he
serves in the deployed center shall draw a lump sum amount of Rs. 400/- p.m. (not ranking for any other benefit) besides protection
of emoluments drawn at the original center. These shall cease on the employee’s repatriation to the original center.
(xi)
The above lump sum amount is not payable in case of transfer
made at the request of the employee.
(xii) In North-Eastern States, banks may decide on the level extent of
deployment having regard to their requirements within the above norms.
(xiii) The above provisions on deployment are without prejudice to the provisions of
paragraph 535 and 536 of the Shastry Award relating to transfer of workmen.
(xiv) The above provisions on deployment shall be the minimum applicable to all
the banks which are parties to this Settlement. Parties agree that any existing bank level settlement on transfer or deployment
whose provisions are restrictive and not up to the minimum provisions on deployment as mentioned above will be modified/terminated
as per procedure under the Industrial Disputes Act so as to give effect to the above-mentioned provisions on deployment.
(xv) Any bank which is a party to this Settlement and having bank-level
Settlement on transfer or deployment may, however, modify and improve upon the above provisions to suit the needs of the bank
ensuring, however, that the norms relating to the geographical minimum are of deployment, period of stay at the deployed centre,
conditions for repatriation as mentioned hereinabove are not relaxed or diluted in any manner.
(xvi) In bank which are parties to this Settlement where bank level settlements/
policies on transfer or deployment of workmen exist which provide for transferability of employees over a larger geographical
area, such bank level settlements on transfer or deployment shall remain operative
SCHEDULE
– VII
SPECIAL
AREA ALLOWANCE FOR WORKMEN
Please
see the file named SAA. DOC
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SCHEDULE VII
SPECIAL AREA ALLOWANCE FOR WORKMEN
Column 1 |
Column 2 |
Column 3 |
Sr. No. |
Area |
Allowances |
|
|
Pay
Below
4615 |
Pay from 4615 to 6990 |
Pay from 6991 to 10000 |
Pay from 10000 to 14000 |
Pay from 14001 and above |
1 |
Mizoram
a) Chimptuipui District of Mizoram and areas beyond 25 kms. from Lunglei Town
in Lunglei District of Mizoram.
b) Throughout Lunglei District excluding areas
beyond 25 kms. from Lunglei town Mizoram
c) Throughout Aizawi District of Mizoram |
300/-
250/-
150/- |
500/-
400/-
300/- |
700/-
550/-
450/- |
1,100/-
800/-
600/- |
1,300/-
1,050/-
750/- |
2 |
Nagaland |
250/- |
400/- |
550/- |
800/- |
1,050/- |
3 |
Andaman
& Nicobar Islands
a)
North & Middle Andaman, Little Andaman, Nicobar &
Narcondum
Islands
b)
South Andaman (including Port Blair) |
300/-
250/- |
500/-
400/- |
700/-
550/- |
1,000/-
800/- |
1,300/-
1,050/- |
4 |
Sikkim |
300/- |
500/- |
700/- |
1,000/- |
1,300/- |
5 |
Lakshadweep islands |
300/- |
500/- |
700/- |
1,000/- |
1,300/- |
6 |
Assam |
40/- |
80/- |
120/- |
160/- |
200/- |
7 |
Meghalaya |
40/- |
80/- |
120/- |
160/- |
200/- |
8 |
Tripura
a) Difficult areas of Tripura
b) Throughout Tripura except difficult areas. |
250/-
150/- |
400/-
300/- |
550/-
450/- |
800/-
600/- |
1,050/-
750/- |
9 |
Manipur |
150/- |
300/- |
450/- |
600/- |
750/- |
10 |
Arunachal
Pradesh
a) Difficult areas of Arunachal Pradesh
b) Throughout Arunachal Pradesh other than difficult areas. |
300/-
250/- |
500/-
400/- |
700/-
550/- |
1,000/-
800/- |
1,300/-
1,050/- |
11. |
Jammu
& Kashmir
1) Kathua District :
Niabat Bani, Lohi, Mathar and Machhodi
2) Udhampur District:
a) Dudu Basantgarh, Lander Bhamag
Illaqa, other than
those included in Part
2(b)
b) Areas upto Goel from Kamban Side and
areas upto
Arnas from Keasi side in Tehsil Mohre. |
300/-
300/-
250/- |
500/-
500/-
400/- |
700/-
700/-
550/- |
1,000/-
1,000/-
800/- |
1,300/-
1,300/-
1,050/- |
|
3) Doda District:
Illaquas of Padder and
Niabat Nowgam in Kishtwar Tehsil |
300/- |
500/- |
700/- |
1,000/- |
1,300/- |
|
4) Leh District:
All places in the District |
300/- |
500/- |
700/- |
1,000/- |
1,300/- |
|
5) Barmulla District:
a)
Entire Gurez-Nirabat, Tangdar Sub-Division and
Keran
Illaqua
b) Matchill |
300/-
250/- |
500/-
400/- |
700/-
550/- |
1,000/-
550/- |
1,300/-
1,050/- |
|
6) Poonch and Rajouri District:
Area in Poonch and Rajouri
District excluding the
Towns of Poonch and Rajouri and
Sunderban and
Other urban areas in the two districts |
150/- |
300/- |
450/- |
600/- |
750/- |
|
7) Areas not included in (1) to (6) above, but which are
within the distance of 5 Kms. From the
line of Actual
Control or at places which may be declared
as
Qualifying for border allowance from time-to-time
by
the State Government for their own staff. |
150/- |
300/- |
450/- |
600/- |
750/- |
12 |
Himachal Pradesh
(1) Chamba District
(a) Pangi Tehsil, Bharmour Tehsil, Panchayats:
Badgaun, Bajol, Deol Kugti,
Nayagam and Tundah,
Villages: Ghatu of Gram Panchayat
Jagat, Kanarsi of
Gram Panchayat Chauhata
(b) Bharmur Tehsil, excluding Panchayats and Villages
included in (a) above.
(c) Jhandru Panchayat in Bhatiya Tehsil, Chauraha Tehsil,
Dalhousie
Town (including Banikhet proper).
(2) Kinnaur District :
(a)
Asrang, Chitkul and Hango Kuno/Charang
Panchayats,
15/20 Area comprising the Gram
Pnachayats
of Chhota Khamba, Nathpa and Rupi,
Pooh Sub-Division
excluding the Panchayat Areas
Specified
above.
(b) Entire
District other than included in (a)
above.
(3) Kullu District:
(a)
15/20 Area of Nirmand Tehsil, comprising the
Gram
Panchayats of Kharga, Kushwar and Sarga
(b)
Outer-Saraj (excluding villages of Jakat-Khana
and Burrow in Nirmand
Tehsil) and entire
District excluding outer
Seraj area and paragana
of Pandrabis but including
villages Jagat-Khana
and Burrow of Tehsil
Nirmand).
(4) Lahaul and Spiti District :
Entire area of Lahaul
and Spiti.
(5) Shimla District :
a) 15/20 area of Rampur Tehsil comprising of
Panchayats
of Coot, Labana-Sadana, Sarpara
and
Chadi-Banda.
b)
Dora-Kawar Tehsil, Gram Panchayat of Darkali
in
Rampur, Kashapath Tehsil and Munish,
Ghori
Chaibis of Paragana Sarahan.
c)
Chopal Tehsil and Ghoris, Panjgaon, Patsnau,
Naubis
and Teen Koti of Pargana Sarahan,
Deothi
Gram Panchayat of Taklesh Area.
Pargana
Barabis, Kasba Rampur and Ghori
Nog of Pargana Rampur of Rampur Tehsil,
Simla
Town and its suburbs (Dhalli, Jatog,
Kasumpti,
Mashobra, Taradevi and Tutu) |
300/-
250/-
150/-
300/-
250/-
300/-
150/-
300/-
300/-
250/-
150/- |
500/-
400/-
300/-
500/-
400/-
500/-
300/-
500/-
500/-
400/-
300/-
|
700/-
550/-
450/-
700/-
550/-
700/-
450/-
700/-
700/-
550/-
450/-
|
1,000/-
800/-
600/-
1,000/-
800/-
1,000/-
600/-
1,000/-
1,000/-
800/-
600/- |
1,300/-
1,050/-
750/-
1,300/-
1,050/-
1,300/-
750/-
1,300/-
1,300/-
1,050/-
750/-
|
|
(6) Kangara District :
a) Areas of Bara Bhangal and Chhota Bhangal
b) Dharamshala Town of Kangra District and the following officers located outside the Municipal limits but included in
Dharamshala Town- Women’s ITI, Dari, Mechanical Workshop, Ramnagar,
Child Welfare and Town and Country Planning Offices,
Saco CRSF Office at lower Saco, Kangra Milk Supply
Scheme, Dungier, Office HRTC Workshop, Sather, Zonal Malaria Office Dari, Forest Corporation Office, Sham agar, tea Factory, Dari
I.P.H. Sub- Division, Dan, Settlement Office, Sham agar, Hawn Project, Sham agar.
Paramour Town of Kangra District including HPKW Campus at Palampur and the following offices
located outside its municipal limits but included in Palampur Town- H.P. Krishi Vishwavidhalaya Campus, Cattle Development
Office/Jersey Farm, Banuri, Sericulture Office/Indo-German Agriculture Workshop/HPPWD Division, Bundla, Electrical Sub-Divisional,
Lohna, D.P.O. Corporation, Bundla, Electrical HESEE Division, Ghuggar.
(7) Mandi District
:
Chhuhar Valley of Jogindernagar Tehsil, Panchayats in thunag Tehsil-of
Bagraa, Chatri, Chhotdhar, Garagushain Gatoo, Garyas, Janjehli, Jaryar, Johar, Kalhani, Kalwan, Kholanal Loth, Silibagi, Somachan,
Thacdhar, Tachi, Thana, Panchayats of Dharampur Block–Binga, Kamlah, Saklana, Tanyar and
Tarakholah, Panchayats of Karsog Tehsil-Balidhar, Bagra, Gopalpur, Khajorl, Mahog, Mehudi, manj, Pekhi, Sainj, Sarahan
and Teban, Panchayats of Sundernagar Tehsil-Bohi, Batwara, Dhanyara, Paura-Kothi, Seri and Shoja.
(8)
Sirmaur District:
Panchayats of Bani, Bakhali (Pachhad Tehsil),
Bharog Bheneri (Paonta Tehsil), Birla (Nahan
Tehsil), Dibber (Pachhed Tehsil) and Thana
KaSOGA (Nahan tehsil) and Thansgin Tract
(9) Solan
District:
Mangal Panchayat.
(10) Remaining areas of Himachal Pradesh not
included in (1) to (9) above. |
250/-
150/-
150/-
150/-
150/-
40/- |
400/-
300/-
300/-
300/-
300/-
80/-
|
550/-
450/-
450/-
450/-
450/-
120/- |
800/-
600/-
600/-
600/-
600/-
160/-
|
1,050/-
750/-
750/-
750/-
750/-
200/-
|
13. |
Uttar
Pradesh:
Area under Chamoli, Pithoragarh
and Uttar Kashi
District |
300/- |
500/- |
700/-
|
1,000/- |
1,300/- |
14. |
Uttranchal
:
Areas under Rudraprayag and Champavat
Districts |
250/- |
400/- |
500/- |
800/- |
1,050/- |
|