Canara Bank Officers' Association Bhubaneswar

CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETING from 27th to 28th April 2019

CENTRAL COMMITTEE Meeting 2019 began with the Invocation of divine blessings of Lord Sri Jagannath In the temple city of Bhubaneswar with the august presence of General Secretary Shri G V Manimaran, Chief Guest Shrl Shreekanta Mahapatra, General Manager Canara Bank, Senior and Vibrant leaders from all

parts of the country. The day began with the lightning of lamp and garlanding of our founding father Shrl A Subbarao Pal A video depicting the rich heritage of CBOA Odlsha was displayed.

11 Chairman Com Shri R K Bharadwaj welcomed the leaders from all over India and shared the growth of our mother bank to achievement of total business figure to l O lakh crores.

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Chief Guest Shrl Shreekanta Mohapatra, GM, Circle Head Bhubaneswar in his address welcomed all to the temple city Bhubane.swar. He fore.saw that by 2023, 67% of the present workforce will be retired and the youth will be leading the bank. Youngsters need to own the bank and the association needs to guide them. He said that CBOA Is a part of Canara Bank and assured of his

General Secretary Shrl G V Manlmaran began his address by welcoming the Chief Guest of the day. He con g ratul ated the CAN PALS o n ach iev i ng th e benchmark goal of ten lakh crores of business in Canara Bank within a short span of 2 years. The

support to CBOA always.

Inevitable topic of mergers was ralsed by our GS touching upon the hapless condition of merger of associations. He emphasized the need for young leaders to take their role of leadership seriously and more responsibly because the pre.sent robust leadership will be retiring soon and the mantle will be on the shoulders of the young leaders.

Our beloved General Secretary t hen fel icitated our Chief Guest Shrl Shreekanta Mahapatra.

General Secretary presented his extensive repo rt comprising various aspects relat ing to banking and economic growth of the country and matter of National Importance. He emphas ized the need for youth to be serious and act

President Shrl B K Mehta gave the vote of th anks and congratula t ed CBOA Bhubaneswar team for the excellent arrangement of CC Meeting.

responsibly. He stressed the need for survival of the insti tutions for existence of the trade union.

AHMEDABAD Team Mr. Llnga Reddy Ir Mr. Rlcharlya. Topic: Whar are che prudenr wayi of Improving rhe business by effecrlvely

employing rhe srrengths of our bank viz. century old, big number of branches, slxry thousand employees, and 10 crore customers ? Whether our business growrh is in randem with rhe opportunities and pot en ti al 7 Brand the Pioneer Banking for more than I 00 years.. Leverage the technology and strong network of branches In every nuke and corner of country and prominent places at abroad. Utilise the energy and ability of more than 70% of total staff I.e. youth by motivation for benerand effective customer service and business growth. Customer used as brand ambaHad o r and delight th em w it h recognition by way of specia l serv ice or Incentives.

Team Presentations

JAIPUR Team Mr. RajiY Nlg;un & Mr. K R A Murugan. Topic Whether the 4-tiersystem proved to be effective? Whether the ROs could act as bu siness hub as ic was envisaged while introducing rhe 4-tier sysrem7

Team Jaipur analyzed the core objectives of formation of RO. Reduction in Process n rne, Guidance in Handholding, Effective Review Function and Improved Marketing Fu n c t i on . Wh ile t h ey v ie wed on achievement and fulfillment of certain objectives by RO, they .ilso laid lmponance on scope of Improvement In certain areas.

They strongly believe th ot forma tion of R O h a s con tr ibu ted t o t h e bu ~ in eu g,owrh of the bank.

CHANDIGARH Team

Mr. Gurmeet Singh Ir Mr. Tapash Sen . Topic: How to encourage Che youth to participate In rhe promotion process by the administration?

Chandigarh ream quoted reference from Dr. AP J Abdul Kalam's autobiography 'Wlngs of Fire: mentioning his background and early days struggle from a newspaper delivery boy to the renowned scientist and the President of India. They also highlighted the challenges of human resource and raised sensitive areas like del~atlon of roles and responsibilities, training and accountability policy. They emphasized the Implementation of "framework of role based training· and carrying out efficient promotion policy. Further they quoted Khandelwal committee ' PSBs may have Capital Adequacy but lack

In talent adequacy".

Canara Bank Officers' Association Bhubaneswar

CENTRAL COMMITTEE MEETINCi from 27th to 28th April 2019

DELHI Team:

Mr. Charanjit & Mr. Sandeep Batra . Topic: How ro allf!Vlate the sped o/ prob le ms o f the specia list office rs

more particularly the marketing offic~ l

Delhi team h1ghllghted the woes of MOs like lack of Job rotat ion, lack of overall knowledge of banking by specialist officers, multiple reporting structu re or MOs and many more. They suggested giving option to MOs for converting to general banking after 5 years and proper policy for SOs before merger.

-----VIJAYAWADA Team: Mr. Rama Prasad & Mr. Mllind Vyas . Top ic: Accou ni-ab i11ty policy - a m ilestone i n HR management Are we following the essence of the policy tru ly?

Th e r ob us t accountability policy wa s evolved by ou r v is ion ary GS la. , Manlmaran Sir in 20 12 as It was observed t accountability was not being Implemented in true sp i r it. M u lilple lapses were o bserved In i ts IIT1plementatlon so a few suggest ions for realizing It in true sp irit - involvem en t at t he stage o f invest igation and discussion with 10 , certificate from 10 that policy is taken Into accoun t, progress on Implemen tation of policy Included in CUM agenda and a committee to be formed at HO with ~ presentation from CBOA..:.._ __

MUMBAITHm: Mr. Abhay & Mr. K K Trlpathy. Topic What if the mergers are taking place on the lines of 808, VlJaya Bank and Dena Bank? What would be our plan of action?

Mumbai team emphasized the troubles of mergers like- clash and con fl ict.s In areas with higher concentration of branches, loss to previously profit­making banks, delayed promotions and loss of prominence of trade unions. Despite our protests If merge rs t ake p lace, we shou ld approach i t posi t ive ly- st aff should be sensi t ized not t o discrim inate, t raining should be provided by acqulrer bank to familia rize others to their systems a n d procedures , balanced staff to branches so t hat the custom ers do not feel lost

JHARKHANO Team:

Mr. Salll!!Sh Trlpathy & Mr. Dhananjay. Topic How ro ra rional ,ze rh e frequent cronsfers l Wherher to effecr changes ,n lhe home state transfer policy and also 10

modify rhe eligibility norms to ger promotions]

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Mr. P.K. Mohanty & Mr. Ka dam. Topic: Executives are feeling Insecure. II appears there Is no firm policy on their transfer, d i sciplinary mat rers and promotion. Should we enroll and Involve them actively ro obviate their woes l

Jharkh and team em phas ized on calculat ing tot al vacancies state-wise well In cldvance before affect ing transfers.. Priority should be given on seniority basis in case of home state transfers. They emphaslzed the basis of transfers should not be lo punish the officers. Priority shall be given In case of medical emergencies. They also hfghlighted the plight of the school-going children of the officers during transfers and suggested to retain quarters at their previous posting. To reintroduce the concept of "opt ion branches" fo r far-flung branches.

CBOA Bhubaneswar highlighted the plight of executives in our banking industry in the matter o f transfer, d isciplinary p roceedings and promotion s. They brough t to attention the absence of any definite or defined policy for eiecutives In the matter of transfer, promotion and disciplinary proceedings. It was suggested for enrollment of 1

execu ti ves in assoc i a ti on to remove their plights.

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PATNA Team;

Mr. Kislay Ir Mr. Mehta. Top ic Actions of office bearers. Are we secular and ab ove th e caste, communiry, religion and language?

Patna team quoted the

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Upanishads and emphasized that the office bearers in CBOA should rise above all dlscrlm1natlons like cas te, religion, community & language to unite members from all communities. They reiterated the advantages of casteless leadership being· mass following, unbiased approach and harmony among members, by giving the example of Canbandhan, a unique lnit itave by the mighty CBOA.

GULBARGA Team:

Mr . Ravlkumar & Mr. Prabhu. Top ic: i lmplemenration of innovarloru In C80A functioning.

The team opined the evolut ion of trade union to survive and thrive unlike any other living entitles. They recognJzed the lmplernentaUon of technology and Innovative Ideas for a strong trade union. They highlighted many initiatives taken by CBOA In similar lines hke CANPAL Coffee with Customer, Thus We Ca n, Think Tank, onllne p ro mot ional materials and Online Tesr series to name a few. The team suggested p ro vid ing educa tion and healthcare facilities to the families of Its members and general public.

Cultural Evening.

BANGALORE Team: Mr. Jagdeesh & Mr. Bharadwaj. Topic 20 IO setback C80A. Are we In the right rrack after we made a comeback?

Team Bengaluru remembered the unsavory and chaolJc situation during the 15th Biennial held in Nov 20 10 in Bangalore. They remarked the 52 years of history of CBOA which has witnessed many ups and downs in Its journey. Post 2010 CBOA has achieved unprecedented changes In leaderships and has achieved remarkable benefits for members of CBOA which includes Increase in HL quantum, rental celling, DPN, conveyance and many other benefi ts.

TRIVANDRUM Team: Mr. Jacob & Mr. Jagdeesh. Topic Wharshould be the trails to lead C80A In the nexr generation?

They say the next generation needs a leadership to fight challenges of varied dimensions In future. The future leader should be capable bf taking balanced decisions and adapting newer methods to fight against challenges. He must respect himself as well as his members alike and act selflessly. He ought to create confidence among his members and give equal importance to all me mbe rs. He should have a open heart and consciously activate and mot iva te to apply the powers and capabilities of self and his cadres.

The day ended with witnessing beautiful Oddlshl dance by renowned dancers Miss Aparupa Pattnalk and Sambalpuri Dance by Comrade Chandrakanll, RC Member and team.

P.K. Mohanty Vice President

B.K. Mehta President

G.V. Manlmaran General Secretary

R. K. Bharadwaj Chairman