PROMOTION PROCESS – REDUCTION OF APAR MARKS.

	Canara Bank Officers’ Union[Regd.] [AFFILIATED TO ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION] A.K.Nayak Bhavan, 2nd Floor 14, Second Line Beach, CHENNAI-600 001

Mobile: President 9444967883 / General Secretary 09488905783 / Phone: 044-25265511 FAX: 044-25249081

Email: cbou.hq@gmail.com / web: www.cbou.org

REF : CBOU: 15: 2014

DATE : 13 05 2014

SRI R K DUBEY

CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR

CANARA BANK

112 J C ROAD

BANGALORE 560 002

Dear Sir

Sub : PROMOTION PROCESS – REDUCTION OF APAR MARKS.

We would like to bring to your kind notice that Government of India vide their letter dated 14 3 2012 issued uniform guidelines on Promotion in Public Sector banks covering various provisions , including the eligibility years of service for participation in scale promotion process in PSBs.

According to the guideline issued by the Department of Finance and their subsequent relaxations, the GOI issued guidelines under APAR (Annual Performance Appraisal Report) a candidate should have secured 60% whenever the written test is conducted by IBPS and minimum of 75% marks where no test is stipulated, with enabling provision for reduction /relaxation by the board with the prior permission of the Finance Ministry.

However, taking into consideration the following ground realities, witnessed during the Special Promotion process 2013, we feel that there is strong case for further reduction/relaxation of APAR Marks in our Bank so as to enable maximum number of eligible officers/Managers to be the beneficiaries of the promotion process.

• The Number of eligible candidates gets drastically reduced.
• In respect of Scale I to II Promotion number of candidates qualified in the written test was far below the number of declared vacancies.

In this connection, we wish to bring to your kind notice and consideration, that Corporation Bank also a Public Sector Bank, has very recently declared reduction/relaxation in APAR Marks, with the permission of the Bank’s Board, for both Merit and Seniority Channels to 40% ( for SC/ST 35%) from 75%/60% respectively.

It is also not out of place to mention that our national organisation AIBOA, has taken up the matter with Department of Finance in this regard for uniform guidelines in this regard and copy of their communication is enclosed for your perusal.

Kindly do the needful for reduction/relaxation in the APAR Marks so that maximum number of officers would be beneficiaries of the promotion process.

Kindly acknowledge the receipt.

Thanking you

Yours faithfully

M A SRINIVASAN

GENERAL SECRETARY

- AIBOA OPPOSES BACKDATED BACK DOOR PRIVATISATION OF BANKING BY STATE BANK OF INDIA

Phone: 25265511 / M 9840645081 / FAX: 044-25249081 / e mail: aiboa.hq@gmail.com www.aiboa.org

PRESS STATEMENT ISSUED BY

S.NAGARAJAN, GENERAL SECRETARY,

ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS ASSOCIATION

BACKDATED BACK DOOR PRIVATISATION OF BANKING

BY STATE BANK OF INDIA - AIBOA OPPOSES

Our attention has been drawn to a report pertaining to the State Bank of India management entering into an agreement with Reliance Money Infrastructure Ltd., on 25^th February 2014 giving retrospective effect for the said understanding with effect from 5^th October 2013 to handle the all the front office Banking assignments to a Private company viz., “Reliance Money Infrastructure Ltd.,” as a business facilitator/correspondent.

The basic function of a Banking company is to take the money as deposit and lend the same to the needy individuals as advances. Banking Institutions have already forgotten this basic important function and slowly succumbing to sell third party products like mutual funds, Insurance and Units etc., resulting in the Institutions now are “also do Banking”.

It should not escape the attention of the Public at large, that Reliance capital is one of the “aspirant” for the “Banking License” another extended arm of Anil Ambani Group Company, which could not get the same in this recent release of sanction given by Reserve Bank of India.

AIBOA strongly opposes the action of SBI, of non-recruiting the required number of staff members to handle the business of the Bank, resorting to this exercise amounts to “back door privatisation of the Bank with back dated effect” to a company, which was not considered for new Banking license by the controller of Banking system.

This move of SBI Management is nothing but “outsourcing of essential services” coupled with affecting the privacy of the individual account holder, as they are already handling very many similar services of Banking activities.

AIBOA, urges upon the authorities in Central Bank of the Country and also the Government of India to step in the process of reversal as the past experience of the private entities are not worth mentioning.

/S.NAGARAJAN/

GENERAL SECRETARY 05.05.0214

REDUCTION IN “APAR” MARKS UNIFORM APPLICATION TO ALL BANKS REQUESTED

ALL INDIA BANK OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION CENTRAL OFFICE] A.K.Nayak Bhavan, 2nd Floor 14, Second Line Beach, CHENNAI-600 001

Phone: 25265511 / M 9840645081 / FAX: 044-25249081 / e mail: aiboa.hq@gmail.com /web: www.aiboa.org

MIN:RBI:57:2014

May 7, 2014

The Secretary

Department of Financial Services

Government of India

NEW DELHI

Sir,

REG: GUIDELINES ON PROMOTIONS IN PUBLIC SECTOR BANKS

REDUCTION IN “APAR” MARKS

UNIFORM APPLICATION TO ALL BANKS

REF: 1. Your communication dated 14.03.2012

2. Your communication dated 04.04.2013

The guidelines for promotions in Public Sector Banks was issued on 14.03.2012, wherein various provisions were dealt with, notable amongst them are

[a] Channel of promotion and minimum experience requirement at various levels

[b] Minimum 75% marks to be secured in Performance appraisal for fast track/merit channel

2. Subsequently, vide the second communication referred herein above, the minimum requirement of “APAR marks” relaxation, with approval of the Bank Boards, to an average of 75% marks of APAR with a minimum of 60% in each preceding five years.

3. The above guidelines are applicable to all Public Sector Banks without any exception or deviation. We have been given to understand that Corporation Bank having its headquarters in Mangalore, has taken up with your department the subject matter of APAR marks and the Ministry has reported to have relaxed the eligible marks under APAR to 40% / 35% to general category /SC/ST category respectively.

4. Accordingly the Board of the Bank has reduced the Annual Performance Appraisal Report marks to 40% marks for the General category and 35% marks to for SC/ST category and issued the circular for initiating the promotion from Scale III to IV, Scale IV to V, Scale V to VI and Scale VI to VII, by relaxing the eligibility years of service.

5. There are certain contradictions in implementing the above guidelines. They are:

[a] When the eligibility years for participation in the promotion process is reduced to 2 years or less than 5 years, obtaining 5 years APAR marks is incorrect and non-implementable one.

[b] Relaxation in APAR marks from 75% to 40% / 35% should be made applicable to all banks and to all channels.

5. As the Banks are getting into the “promotion mode” subsequent to the finalisation of yearly accounts, we request you to issue appropriate instructions to all Banks immediately.

Please expedite the instructions so as to enable the eligible officers with the revised/reduced marks of “APAR” from the present stipulation of 75% or 60% / 40% / 35%.

Yours faithfully,

/S.NAGARAJAN/

GENERAL SECRETARY

cc to:

The Chairman, Indian Banks’ Association, Mumbai

All Chairman and Managing Director, Public Sector Banks