NATIONAL ORGANISATION OF INSURANCE PENSIONERS
Regn No.PN 4769 (Regd under Indian T U Act, 1926)
(Affiliated to Bharateeya Mazdoor Sangh)
BMS Office, Vishwakarma Bhavan, 185, Shaniwar Peth, Pune 411030.
President: T.C. Gunesh Kumar Working President: Vilas V. Purkar General Secretary: Ashok J. Joshi
Mob No: 9880683639 Mob No: 9922166599 Mob No: 9561084182 & 9945104570
Date: 14-08-2023
Cir No 23/2023
To all the members
Report of the Secretariat Meeting held at Pune on 7th & 8th August 2023
As scheduled, the Secretariat meeting was held in a farm house “Mounty River” near Pune for 1.5 days.
Out of 36 all India OBs/observers, 27 could attend. They are- S/Shri/Smt. Mapara, Gogte, P.Phadke & M
A Kulkarni from Mumbai; Chatterjee & Mazumder from Kolkata; Purkar & Dr.Ghare from Nashik; Wate &
Dr.Deshpande from Nagpur; G L Bhat, Malshetti from Bengaluru; Ramesh from Hyderabad, C T Joshi
from Belagavi; Santosh Bhat & Umarani from Dharwad; A.Sharma from Agra, A.Srivastava from
Gorakhpur; Mittimani & Saini from Delhi; Ashok Joshi, Hadas, Dhumane, Ramdasi, Edlabadkar, Jawalkar,
Anagha Sant from Pune. S/Shri.Guneshkumar, Bengaluru and Arup Dasgupta, Kolkata had to cancel their
tickets due to personal inconvenience. S/Shri.Mohanty, Bhubaneshwar and Mahapatra, Cuttack could
not attend since their flight was cancelled. Remaining five OBs had expressed their inability to attend, at
the outset.
7-8-2023- Session I- 3 pm to 5-30 pm
Meeting was presided over by Shri. Vilas Purkarji, Working President. In a serene, calm atmosphere and
on the bank of river, meeting started at 3 pm with invocation by Shri. Saini ji followed by Photo Puja,
obituary and self introduction. Shri. Edlabadkar ji compered.
The undersigned gave a detailed reporting of events/activities after Surat conference and till date for
more than an hour. They are briefed here below through bullet points-
➢ NOIP’s meeting with Joint Secretary, DFS Shri.Saurabh Mishra on 2-3-2023
➢ ………..do…………………………………………, DFS Shri.Mukesh Kumar Bansal on 12-7-2023
➢ Constant follow up by NOIP through BMS
➢ Latest developments in the financial sector- 1. Updation of pension for
pensioners/family pensioners of RBI in June 2023 (as on 1.11.2017, means up to 31-10-
2022), 2. Pension updation to NABARD pensioners/family pensioners in 2 stages- one
from 2019 as on 1.11.2012 (means arrears are payable for more than 4 yrs) and
updation as on 1.11.2017, effective from June 2023.
➢ Family pension enhancement for Regional Rural Banks wef 1-4-2021.
➢ Constitution of high-powered committee by the FM to report regarding pension
updation of SBI pensioners and also of PSU Banks
➢ Instruction by FM to the IBA (Indian Banks’ Association) to conclude the 12th Bipartite
Wage agreement due from 1-11-2022, before 30th November 2023.
➢ IBA signed the minutes with UFBU (United Front of Bank Unions) granting 100%
neutralization of DR (Dearness Relief) to those retired prior to 1-11-2002.
➢ These are all positive developments in the financial sector and indicate that many
pending issues would be resolved before December 2023.
➢ During NOIP’s meeting with Joint Secretary, DFS, Shri. Bansal ji on 12-7-2023, we got an
indication that there would be developments after the closure of parliament session.
The undersigned further dealt with the 3 major pending issues with LIC viz, one more option to join
Mediclaim scheme, considering ADO period of DOs for calculation of gratuity and pension & GIS for all.
And called upon the participants to suggest the future course of action to pursue these issues. After
discussing threadbare, the following action plan was decided.
Action Plan 1- Those who have missed Mediclaim cover have to send mail addressed to Chairperson
under to copy to respective SDM and NOIP, requesting one more option. (Draft letter will be provided
by the HQs).
Action Plan 2- Similarly, all retired DOs have to send mail to Chairperson under copy to respective SDM
and NOIP, requesting ADO’s period to be counted for gratuity and pension calculation, if not taken into
account, while settling the terminal benefits. (Draft letter will be provided by the HQs).
Action Plan 3- All pensioners, who are denied GIS (Group Insurance Scheme) due to cut off date 1-4-
2018 and who are less than 75 years of age, have to send email to Chairperson under copy to respective
SDM and NOIP. (Draft letter will be provided by the HQs).
Session II- 6 pm to 9-30 pm- Organisational matters
The discussion was initiated by Shri. Purkarji. He analysed the enrolments after Surat conference, unit
wise, saying Mumbai unit has enrolled in double digit every month. Others also have performed well.
But Galaxy units (enrolling every month without gap) were 27 in September 2022 which number is
reduced to 12 in July 2023. It is a matter of concern. He also gently reminded the office bearers about
their area of operation, which were decided in the new Secretariat meeting in Surat conference. Tours
by OBs in their allotted area, are to be undertaken vigorously for the growth of membership. Concern
was expressed about the least activity in Kerala & Tamil Nadu States, Satara, Kolhapur, Dehradun,
Meerut, Raichur, Udupi, Vadodara, Surat, Ajmer, Jaipur, Lucknow etc and other units where committee
is not formed.
Thereafter reporting of organizational activity was done by all the participants. The outstanding activity
by Amaravati, Agra, Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad), Raipur, Machilipatnam, Delhi was hailed. As usual
Mumbai, Nashik, Pune, Nagpur, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Nanded, Dharwad, Belagavi, Gorakhpur have
been active all through. After formation of all the divisional units in the North East, the activity has
picked up there. Activity has also been picked up at Patna, Jabalpur, Jammu, Kanpur etc. Visit to mofussil
branches by Pune and Dharwad units has given rich dividends which may be replicated by other units.
Nashik unit is already doing well in all mofussil centres, since group of activists is there in all big places.
Overall, more stress was laid on frequent organizational tours by all India OBs to Divisions and by
Divisional OBs to mofussil branches under their division for increasing the membership.
Concluding the discussions on organizational matters, the undersigned explained the essence of 1) real
time communication, 2) organizational tours for growth (not only attending meetings/AGMs) & 3)
regular meetings of activists at divisional level. These 3 are the important activities to keep the unit
active, vibrant and ever growing. He called upon all the all India OBs to undertake organizational tours
for at least 4 days in a month in their allotted area.
Organisational tours were decided as under-
• August 2023- 1) Shri. S.K.Saini to Ajmer, 2) S/Shri. Mittimani, Rajiv Sharma & Raina to Karnal,
Jammu & Srinagar.
• September 2023- 1
st and 2nd September 2023- S/Shri. Ashok Joshi, Ram Dhumane & Shamrao
Jawalkar- AGM Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad)
• 5th to 8th September 2023– S/Shri. Vilas Purkar, WP, S K Saini, VP, Ashok Joshi, GS & Arvind
Mittimani, OS will tour Agra, Meerut and Delhi (AGMs in all 3 units)
• Shri. Partha Chatterjee- Bongaigaon, Jalpaiguri & Jorhat
• Shri. Ashwani Kumar Sharma- Aligarh & Kanpur
• Shri. Santosh Bhat- Raichur & mofussil branches under Dharwad Dn
• Shri. G L Bhat- Shivamogga & Udupi
• Shri. Ashwani Kumar Srivastava- Benaras & Ayodhya
• Shri. H S Ramesh- Kadapa & Nellore
• Shri. S K Saini to Jaipur
• Shri. Phadke- Mofussil branches under Thane Dn
• October 2023-
• 1
st,2nd & 3rd
- S/Shri. K D Deshpande & Edlabadkar- Indore & Jabalpur
• 7
th to 10th
- S/Shri. H S Ramesh, Ashok Joshi & Santosh Bhat to Hyderabad, Karimnagar,
Warangal, Bapatla & Visakhapatnam
• Shri. Wate to Amaravati & Jabalpur
• Shri. S K Saini to Jodhpur & Bikaner
• Shri. Ashwani Kumar Sharma- Allahabad & Lucknow
• Smt. Anagha Sant- Satara, Karad & Kolhapur
• Shri. Phadke- Mofussil branches under Thane Dn
• November 2023-
• 16th to 18th
- S/Shri. Ashok Joshi, Prabir Mazumder & Arup Dasgupta- Kolkata & Silchar
• S/Shri. Partha Chatterjee, Arup Dasgupta & Prabir Mazumder- Regular visits to Bardhaman,
Asansol & Kharagpur
• S/Shri. K D Deshpande & Edlabadkar- Bhopal
• Shri. Phadke- Mofussil branches under Thane Dn
Two conventions- To have a focused approach in solving the issues related to retired development
officers and ex-servicemen, it was decided to have two separate conventions-
1) Convention of retired development officer members- Will be held in Agra in the month of
March-April 2024 (depending upon the dates of general elections). About 100-125 retd DO
members may participate.
2) Convention of Ex-servicemen members- Will be held in Kolkata in September 2024. About 70-
80 may participate. Secretariat meeting may also be held along with.
With this session came to an end at 9-30 pm.
8-8-2023- Session-III- 0930 to 1000 hrs- A/cs was submitted by the treasurer Shri. Dhumane from
January to July 2023 and accepted by the house after discussions. Approval was given to buy a cupboard
to keep our records. Cupboard will be kept in BMS office Pune. A suggestion came to buy a second
laptop for the use of Asst Treasurer Shri. Hadas, since he does not have his own laptop. The decision is
kept in abeyance. We have already purchased a laptop and printer last year, which are being used by the
treasurer Shri.Dhumane. Shri. Wateji suggested that initial donation should be taken more than the
minimum Rs.1000. Since the organization has grown, expenses are also on the high. The undersigned
agreed to the suggestion and called upon the participants to insist upon more donation at the time of
enrolment, since the retirees are getting Rs. 50 lakhs to one crore as terminal benefits. Minimum
Rs.11000-00 to be insisted from those retirees who belong to the BMS family during their service tenure
and from others also, wherever possible.
Session- IV-Digitisation- 1000 hrs to 1130 hrs- Shri. C T Joshiji, Chairman of digitization committee
briefed about the digitization journey, saying, with a minimum cost we digitized our operations including
reconciliation of accounts. On 1st August, Shri. Ramdasiji could reconcile the accounts as on 31-7-2023.
He clarified the queries raised by the participants. Shri. Santosh Bhat, an IT savvy person, explained as to
how we could save cost by taking the services of MSG91 for sending SMS messages and emails. The
undersigned said that digitization has been a boon to us and that, being admin, he can see real time
basis enrolments made time to time and other details, wherever he is and whenever he wants. He
thanked the digitization committee members and the developers for making it user friendly.
Shri. Santosh Bhat suggested to remove the CO/ZO from the drop-down box and that division name be
used which enrolls the member of CO/ZO.
Session-V- Any other matter- 11-45 to 12-15 hrs
• Dr K D Deshpande, Nagpur reported that L-20 meeting at Nagpur was a grand success and NOIP
activists participated actively and even collected Rs.60000+ as donation, remitted to NOIP
account and out of which Rs.51000 was donated for the said programme. He attributed the
success to digitization of NOIP’s account; since they collected donation from more than 90
members sitting at the comforts of home.
• Shri. G.L.Bhat from Bengaluru said that they greet their members on phone on their birth days
and collecting donation at their will and there is a great response.
• Dr Ghare of Nashik, suggested reimbursement of TE for members attending annual general body
meeting of the unit/division. GS said this can be discussed in the CCM at Mysuru.
• It was suggested that reimbursement of expenses should be routed through the concerned
Divisional Secretary. This was accepted by the house.
• Shri. Ashok Gogte mooted the idea of giving NOIP Bhushan Prashasti to a well performing unit.
• Shri. Phadke of Mumbai suggested to have a liaison with ED (MF) for investing by the members
in LIC MF.
Session- VI- Valedictory- 1215 to 1245 hrs
Shri. Vilas Purkarji, Working President gave a presidential address. He said summing up-
• Our balance sheet is satisfactory.
• Preparation for the meeting by the Pune activists is very fine.
• We collected donations for Delhi conference but not for Surat conference due to sufficiency of
funds.
• We should go personally for canvassing, since online canvassing does not build the relationship.
• NOIP BHUSHAN PRASHASTI can be thought of.
• When we have funds, why we should not move out on organizational tours for the growth of
membership.
• We should not be a WhatsApp union.
• In meetings of NOIP, necessarily 3 photos to be kept on the dais- of Bharatmata, Vishwakarma &
Late Thengadiji. Meeting should start with Photo Pooja and with BMS Geet. This is a must, which
should be followed religiously by all the units of NOIP.
Vote of thanks was proposed by Shri. Prabir Kumar Mazumder, All India Organising Secretary, Kolkata in
a befitting way and standing ovation was given to all the Pune activists, who were present in the
meeting.
They are- Smt.Vijayalakshmi Sondur, S/Shri. Devidas Patil, Rajendra Desai, Sanjay Wani, Hemant
Deshmukh, Pandurang Pallewar & Abhay Tadwalkar.
With greetings,
Yours Brotherly,
General Secretary
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