NOINO today wrote a letter to LIC management on current
promotion policy of the Corporation. The letter is reproduced below:
30.04.2014
The Executive
Director (Personnel),
L.I.C. of India
Central
Office, Mumbai
Respected
Sir,
Re: Promotions and transfers 2014-15
We have studied the office orders issued by CO
for Promotions to the cadres of AO to DM. It seems that the management has decided
to displace majority of the officers on promotion. We have been continuously
raising this issue at various levels & have been placing our views orally
as well as in writing. We have also submitted a comprehensive letter on this
issue vide our letter dated 25.8.2012 wherein we have submitted our views on 33
points. At the cost of repetition, we have the following observations to make:-
- While displacement on promotion
in itself should not be a problem, the degree of displacement is the bone
of contention. There are some questions which arise from this year’s
policy which would be brought out in the following points.
- The management has taken a
unilateral decision while posting the officers, particularly those
promoted to ADM cadre in other Zones. Any progressive management would
take into confidence the unions & discuss before taking any policy
decision. This has not been done.
- The policy keeps on changing from
year to year which keeps the officers on tenterhooks. We have been
advocating a codified transfer-promotion policy since long.
- Whether the current policy
benefits the Office or the officer is a debatable issue. Many officers do
not accept the promotion due to change of Zone & the vacancies remain
unfilled. Thus, it doesn’t benefit the Office.
- Many officers have waited since
long to be considered for promotion. After waiting so long & working
sincerely, they are given such postings which don’t help.
- An argument is usually forwarded
by a section of management that exposure is needed for these officers so
that in the future they would be more equipped for higher posts. In this
matter, we should note that most of the promotee officers are in their
50’s & it is unlikely that in the remaining 10 odd years, they would
occupy a very high post. Thus, is there a real need for the so-called
exposure?
- It is observed that in the Central
Zone, only one officer has been promoted from the Zone itself.
Why such situation has arisen is a matter to be pondered upon. Is it
because a lack of long-term planning? Is it because the superiors are
not well-acquainted as to how CR’s are written?
- It is observed that many officers
from other Zones are posted to CO departments. Many of them are not happy.
It is difficult to concentrate on one’s job when one is away from one’s family
(if the family is not in a position to shift). To that extent, their
efficiency goes down. A perennial shortage of staff quarters is also
created by such postings in Mumbai.
- What is the logic behind changing
Zones? E.g. there would not be much of a language problem when an officer
is posted to NCZ from NZ & vice-versa. However, it would definitely
act as a barrier when say, an officer is posted on promotion from SCZ to
SZ & vice-versa.
- The distance of displacement is also an
important issue to be considered. When an officer is posted to Nanded(WZ)
from Hyderabad(SCZ), he has to travel approximately 270 kms, while an
officer posted in the same Zone e.g. from Mumbai to Nagpur has to travel
approximately 840 kms. It seems illogical.
- It should also be noted that many
officers have missed promotion though they have put in a lot of sincere
efforts.
- According to our information,
following is the percentage of cancellations in promotions for the last 5
years:-
Year
|
ADM
to DM
|
cancellation
|
%
cancellation
|
|||
2010
|
218
|
10
|
4.58
|
|||
2011
|
207
|
13
|
6.28
|
|||
2012
|
185
|
15
|
8.10
|
|||
2013
|
181
|
59
|
32.59
|
|||
2014
|
203
|
?
|
?
|
|||
Year
|
AO
to ADM
|
Cancellation
|
%
cancellation
|
|||
2010
|
578
|
81
|
14
|
|||
2011
|
680
|
138
|
20.29
|
|||
2012
|
411
|
140
|
34.06
|
|||
2013
|
216
|
96
|
44.44
|
|||
2014
|
261
|
?
|
?
|
|||
Year
|
AAO
to AO
|
Cancellation
|
%
cancellation
|
2010
|
1173
|
131
|
11.16
|
2011
|
1196
|
109
|
9.11
|
2012
|
1153
|
107
|
9.28
|
2013
|
1074
|
151
|
14.05
|
2014
|
1362
|
?
|
?
|
As you may observe, the percentage of
cancellations is rising, particularly in the AO to ADM cadre. This is also due
to the fact that the vacancies have either remained stagnant or have shrunk. A
codified transfer-promotion-posting policy in consultation with NOINO is
therefore, the need of the hour.
- The officers are already feeling
frustrated due to:-
a. Long hours of work without any
compensation whatsoever.
b. Pressure of work due to severe
shortage of staff.
c. Ignominy of performing non-supervisory
duties.
d. Humiliation from a section of
superiors on under-performance due to factors beyond control.
Now,
after enduring all the above & a long wait for promotion, they have been
subjected to this double whammy. The management is also not helping matters by
not considering several of our suggestions which would reduce frustration:-
- Running scales.
- Grade pay.
- Special increment if an officer
continues in the same cadre without promotion for 10 years as in Central
government.
We,
therefore, demand:-
- Immediate reversal of the
decision to post the officers to other Zones. (particularly those promoted
from AO to ADM)
- A two-day workshop with NOINO on
“Codified Transfer-Promotion-Posting Policy” should be conducted
immediately.
We
hope for a positive response.
Yours
faithfully,
Sd/-
Anagha
Sant
GS, NOINO
