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: 15-12-2023
Cir No 36/2023
MINUTES OF CC MEETING HELD AT MYSURU on 4th & 5th December,2023
Date: 03-12-2023
Arrivals-From 6 am to 11 pm, the delegates from throughout the country were pouring in by Rail, Bus,
Air and own cars. Different batches of Mysuru activists were ready, right at 6 am at the two designated
places viz Manipal Hospital Circle and Mysuru railway station. Hats off to the activists who ensured the
safe arrival at the venue of each and every delegate. Their services were lauded by one and all.
Place/Unit wise number of delegates is as underAgra-3, Berhampur-1, Belagavi-6, Bengaluru-9, Chennai-1, Cuttack-1, Delhi-4, Dharwad-6, Ernakulam-1,
Hyderabad-3, Jabalpur-2, Kanpur-2, Karnal-1, Kolhapur-2, Kolkata-5, Kottayam-2, Mumbai-7, Mysuru-4,
Nagpur-5, Nanded-3, Nashik-8, Pune-11, Raichur-1, Raipur-2, Sambhajinagar-2, Satara-4, Shivamogga-3,
Surat-1, Thiruvananthapuram-1, Warangal-2, GT -103.(Including 7 lady delegates). Plus 11 activists from
Bengaluru, 5 from Mysuru and 1 from Dharwad. Total 17 activists (5 lady activists from Bengaluru).
Grand grand total- 120 in all.
In the evening from 5 pm to 7 pm self introduction and briefing session was conducted.
The session wore a gloomy look due to the sad, unexpected, unfortunate death of one of our delegates
Shri.P.Busiraiah from Tenali (Machilipatnam Dn). The undersigned informed the house that
Shri.Busiraiah had a massive heart attack in the train at 0430 hrs prior to reaching Doddaballapur near
Bengaluru. All the efforts to resuscitate by the coach attendant and a co-traveller doctor did not
produce results. S/Shri.H S Ramesh, VP, NOIP, G.Ashok Rao, President and Satyanarayana Reddy,
Secretary of Hyderabad unit got down at Doddaballapur and took him in an ambulance to local govt
hospital. The doctor declared him brought dead. Till 9 pm all the three remained at Doddaballapur until
deceased’s relatives arrived and all legal formalities completed. The body was taken to Tenali for
cremation in the ambulance. Then at 10 pm the three activists started for Mysuru meeting reaching
there after midnight. We appreciate the care, concern, patience and courage exhibited by these three in
handling the situation. We salute them. Silence was observed to pray for Sadgati to the departed soul.
Late Shri.Busiraiah, 68 yrs was a great activist who was one amongst 55 activists that were to be
honoured in the meeting. All God’s will, we have no control.
Date: 4th December,2023
Inaugural function : 10am to 11.30am
As per the published schedule, the CC Meeting at Mysuru was inaugurated on the 4th December, sharp
at 10 am by Shramik Geet, sung by Shri LN Sharma & Team of the Bangaluru Unit.
The Lighting of Auspicious Lamp was done following the convention of BMS by the dignitaries.
Photo Puja: Pooja was offered to the Photos of Bharat Mata, Vishwakarma and Late Shri Thengadiji.
Welcome Address was delivered by Shri Aradhya, President, NOIP, Mysuru Unit wherein welcoming
the knowledgeable gathering, he outlined lucidly the backdrop of the prevailing socio-economic
atmosphere within which this important Meeting was being held.
Introductory Speech by the undersigned set the tune and the mood of the CC Meeting in progress.
Introductory speech elucidated the birth/growth of NOIP, achievement in the last 19 years of NOIP’s
existence, being number one union in LIC, affiliated to BMS with 7000 members, enrolling more than
200 members every month with a digitized portal etc in a nutshell; that encapsuled an analysis of
prospects of Pending Demands being settled with due Time Frame for the Indian Financial Sector as a
whole. He also emphasized that NOIP is a service organization catering to the needs of
pensioners/family pensioners.
Address by the Speech by the Chief Guest Shri.Vasudeva, the Honourable Secretary, BMS, Karnataka
State who upon having explained in brief the BMS as the Largest Organisation for Working Class in the
Country, reminded the attentive gathering as to how this nationalistic central trade union has been
working relentlessly for the Welfare of the Workers' Fraternity of India and that too, devoid of any
political inclination. Speech by another Guest Shri Umesh Prasad, AI VP, NOIW was attuned to his
renowned former speaker besides appreciating the NOIP as a perfect and fastest growing Organisation
under the umbrella of BMS. He also expressed that the present dispensation at the centre is inclined to
resolve the genuine pending demands of the pensioners/employees of financial sector including
insurance sector. He wished the NOIP a great future in the service of pensioners.
Presidential Address by Shri. Gunesh Kumarji, Honourable AI President, NOIP was another point of
attraction of the gala event that was, as expected of him, eloquent, free flowing and studded with
information of great relevance, prudence and logic.
The "Vote of Thanks for the Inaugural Function" was spelt out by Shri M Siddegowdaji, Secretary,
NOIP, Mysuru Unit.
Session-1 (11.45 to 13.30), Session-2 (14.30 to 15.30), Session-3 (15.45 to 17.30)
After a Tea Break the Meeting started with a different note i.e. a Melodious Geet by Smt. Srilatha, a
proactive activist from NOIP, Bengaluru that left all of us mesmerised.
We had an Obituary Session that was dedicated to the Respected Colleagues who had left all of us for
their Heavenly Abode, after the Surat conference.
The Session 1, 2 and 3 were earmarked for "Reporting by Divisional Units": The Mysuru CC Meeting,
for the first time, saw a progressive change in curriculum. The undersigned had entrusted the four AI
Organising Secretaries, NOIP to deal with the Organisational Matters vis a vis Reporting by the Units.
To be specific, Shri Dilip Mapara led the discussions and called the Units from WZ such as, Maharashtra,
Goa and Gujarat to report. He said that no much progress could be done in Gujarat and that a big break
through was achieved with the help of Mumbai activists in Goa after enrolling Shri. Siddesh Talauliker.
Mysuru activists had on their own displayed a special banner on the dais hailing the 1001 achievement
by the Mumbai/Thane Unit and the house gave a standing ovation to the Unit. Shri.Dipak Edlabadkar ji,
special invitee to the Secretariat, had prepared a PPT of reports which was displayed on the screen.
Following OBs gave the detailed reportingMumbai/Thane- Shri.M.R.Rao gave the reporting supported by Shri.P.P.Phadke. To reach 1001, a call
was given “each one bring one” which resulted in enrolling 36 members on 29th and 30th November to
reach 1001. 22 lady activists and 18 gent activists participated in this campaign, thus enrolling a record
71 members in the month of November.
Nashik- Shri.Biwalkar gave a detailed report saying, they have enrolled highest number of family
pensioners. And they met all the family pensioners as per the call of HQs.
Nagpur- Shri.Sangitarao narrated the successful conduct of L-20 meet under G-20 and they collected
more than Rs.58000 donation of which Rs.51000 was given to local BMS.
Nanded- Shri.Bakliwal narrated as to how they were the first to meet the family pensioners and to
honour them with sweets. They have the enrolled maximum % of total pensioners in the division and
stand first in the country in NOIP.
Pune- Shri.Rajendra Desai gave the report of multifarious activities being done by a band of 40 activists
and boasted the presence of more than 170 members in their latest AGM, which is all time record by
any unit. He was supplemented by Shri.Devidas Patil.
Satara- Shri.Abhang gave the details of Dharana observed in the divisional office premises which was
attended by about 40 members including 10 activists of Pune. Shri.V R Joshi supplemented saying their
average collection per member is the highest in the country, since they take minimum Rs.11000 from
many of the new members.
Kolhapur-Shri.Desai reported and was supplemented by Shri.Jaising Koli.
Sambhajinagar- Shri.Shankar Singh Thakur said that they sincerely follow HQs’ programmes and would
strive to cross 200 shortly. He said that they provide technical support for any meetings conducted by
HQs or other units.
Amaravati- None represented.
Surat- Shri.Bharatbhai narrated as to how successfully they hosted the triennial conference in
September 2022, though they were a nascent unit with about 25 members. He said that they collect
Rs.3000 for each new member as a practice.
Next being Shri Prabir K Mazumder who had been steering the proceedings of Units from East Zone
including NE Divisions besides Units belonging to East Central Zone as well.
Kolkata- Shri.Prabir Kumar narrated as to how it is difficult to work in adverse conditions prevailing in
WB and their achieving 400 members is more than a 1000 elsewhere in the country. Shri.Arun Patra
supplemented saying they had given a call for donation for conference on their own and collected more
than Rs.60000. They sit every Thursday in the BMS office situated in the office premises. They are
meeting family pensioners every Sunday/holiday and enrolled every FP they met.
North East Divisions- None represented. Shri.Partha Chatterjee explained in detail about their one-week
hectic tour to Guwahati, Jorhat, Bongaigaon and Silachar. He hoped that Jorhat will also come up as a
strong unit since retirees of Life union are actively canvassing new membership. Bongaigaon needs hand
holding, he said.
Cuttack- Shri.S.C.Patra reported that their membership consists substantial number of retired DOs
achieved with the help of Shri.Tarini Mahapatra and they aim to cross 100 as early as possible.
Berhampur- Shri.Satyanarayan Singh said theirs is a growing unit and would like to pace up with the
help of Bhubaneshwar and Cuttack units.
Bhubaneshwar, Sambalpur & Patna- None attended from these 3 units due to last minute health issues.
From Sambalpur, Mr B.B.Suna had booked his railway ticket. Unfortunately, some days prior to his
departure he had severe heart pain and admitted to the hospital in ICU. After 3 days he expired. We
pray for his soul to get Sadgati.
Third in queue had been Shri G L Bhat who spearheaded the Reporting of Karnataka Units. He
explained as to how they could cross 500 members in Bengaluru and they wish to occupy number 2
position after Mumbai/Thane.
Bengaluru- Shri.Gangadhar Malashetti narrated their success story having more than 30 activists and
they conduct regular meetings of activists. He explained how Smt.S.Nagamani contacted 275 family
pensioners on phone in November, enrolling about 20 FPs. Smt.Nagamani shared her experience and
explained how she could enrol more FPs by educating them about option for Mediclaim, since many FPs have no Mediclaim cover and no union has approached them. She called upon all units to concentrate
on FPs as they need more help.
Belagavi- Shri.Hodlur reported and agreed that they have to rigorously campaign for membership. They
met all the FPs and received voluntary donations too.
Dharwad- Shri.Bahadur Desai said they aim to reach 300 mark by aggressive tours to mofussil centres.
They have more than 25 activists and meet regularly. They have formed both the committees at DO
level viz Mediclaim, Disciplinary cases.
Mysuru- Shri.Aradhya narrated as to how they crossed 100 after having started working independent of
Bengaluru unit. With inexperienced activists they took the responsibility of hosting CCM with the help of
Bengaluru activists.
Shivamogga- Shri.Shamsundar Rao explained as to how they crossed 100 and thanked Shri.H S Ramesh
for his active support. Activists meet regularly and visit mofussil centres too.
Raichur- Shri.Krishna Kulkarni agreed that there is a need to build up team work so as to take up
membership campaign.
Next in the sequence of event had been Shri. H S Ramesh who had taken the lead for Units from Kerala,
Tamil Nadu, Andhra and Telangana. Of all these, he presented an excellent statistic. That itself gave all
the details in a nutshell.
Hyderabad- Shri.Satyanarayana Reddy gave an eloquent report. Under the present leadership,
Hyderabad has working systematically with regular meetings of activists. Special meeting of DOs was a
grand success with new enrolments.
Warangal- Shri.Somalingam gave the report. The unit is picking up very nicely.
Karimanagar- None represented in the CCM.
Kottayam- Shri.K P C Nair said that in Kottayam unit is already there. He promised that by January 2024,
units at Thiruvananthapuram and Ernakulam would be formed. Shri.Sukumaran Nair supplemented.
Chennai- Smt.Uma Vasudevan said she is slowly picking up since she is alone. She would try to add some
more activists.
Serial Number Fifth was for Shri Arvind Mittimani who had been the Flag Bearer for North Zone Units.
He narrated the efforts being made to open units in other divisions of NZ. He is also having liaison with
BMS & DFS.
Delhi- Shri.Subhas Raina gave an eloquent report describing the various activities undertaken. A special
meeting of DOs was organized which was addressed by Shri.Ashwani Kumar Sharma. On the spot 10 DOs
were enrolled. Shri.Rajiv Kumar Sharma supplemented. Shri.Raina is also enrolling members from
Jammu.
Karnal- Shri.Jai Bhagwan Bansal gave the report of the unit formed on 30th November, 2 days before,
during the visit of S/Shri.Mittimani, Saini, Raina & Rajiv Sharma. Immediately Shri.Bansal ji booked flight
ticket and attended the CCM. His enthusiasm is laudable.
This exercise came to its end with the discussion led by Shri Vilasraoji Purkar for the cluster of Units
from Central Zone as well as North Central Zone.
Agra- Shri.Ashwani Kumar Sharma detailed the success story of Agra, from the lone member to more
than 200 members in a short span of 2 years. He urged the HQs to 1) Arrange for GH reservation online
through Jeevan Sakshya App, 2) LIC Code be allowed for Air booking & 3) Free Medical checkup every
year.
Kanpur- Shri.Sudhakar Mishra ji detailed the activity (in his own inimitable and poetic style) of having
enrolled 34 members in a short span and assured to further develop, since Kanpur is a Zonal HQs. He
assured to form the adjoining Ayodhya and Prayagraj Units in the coming days.
Raipur- Shri.Sameer Kumar Srivastava explained as to how they enrolled the fastest 50 by covering
mofussil centres too.
Jabalpur- Shri.Balram Patel said the unit has been slowly progressing under the guidance of
Shri.S.L.Burmanji, NOIP’s Ex-President. They also have regular meeting of activists.
Meerut- None represented.
Thereafter S/Shri.Ashok Joshi, Purkar ji and Gunesh Kumarji summed up the discussions and called upon
to open new adjoining units, by the existing units. Purkarji gave details of Galaxy of units, performing
every month and exhorted to the units to maintain the Galaxy position.
Session -4 (19.00 to 20.00): Pending Issues by GS, Resolution & Honouring of Activists
Pending Issues by GS, NOIP : Post Reporting Session, the Deliberation by the undersigned took place
on the Pending Issues that started with exhaustive analysis clubbed with latest updates. Following are
the chronologies:
(i) Despite having Family Pension Revision Order in place, many of the Divisional Managements did not
care to disburse the Revised Family Pension as per the entitlements of the FP recipients, burning
example being the Dharwad DO.
(ii) One More Option for Mediclaim has been allowed by the Apex Management on the constant
persuasion of NOIP.
(iii) Pension Revision: The December,2023 would see the final settlement of Wage Revision of PS Banks
with the opening of dialogues/discussions on Pension Revision in one form or the other.
(iv) In LIC, discussion for Wage Revision might be wrapped up within one single round of interaction.
(v) Pre 2002 Bank Pensioners have been given 100% DR neutralization and the payments to this effect
have already been disbursed with.
(vi) He opined, Full Pension for Pensioners with 20 years of Service and OMOP for Resignees might be
in the offing, since IBA has agreed for OMOP for resignees of PSU Banks.
vii) OMOP for left over Ex-Servicemen and 5 Engineers was also discussed and decided to follow up with
the DFS.
Visit of NOINO GS Shri.Y.N.Murthy- Shri.Murthy and Mysuru Unit OB Shri.Anantha visited our venue in
the evening, as Shri.Murthyji could not be able to attend the inaugural session. Both were honoured
with a bouquet. Shri.Murthy addressed the gathering and wished fruitful discussions in the meeting.
Resolution - "RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH LIC AND CONCERN FOR THE FALLING MARKET
SHARE OF LIC AND HOW NOIP CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MITIGATE THE SITUATION"- Proposed by Shri Prabir
K Mazumder on behalf of Shri Arup Dasgupta (author of the resolution) and seconded by Shri HN
Aradhya. The house accepted the same unanimously. Resolution is appended here belowSUBJECT: RESOLUTION TO EXPRESS SOLIDARITY WITH LIC AND CONCERN FOR THE FALLING MARKET
SHARE OF LIC OF INDIA AND HOW NOIP CAN CONTRIBUTE TO MITIGATE THE SITUATION.
Resolved that NOIP, as a cohesive and prudent organisation of Retired employees, has expressed its
solidarity with the Great Insurance Behemoth LICI and expresses its concern over the falling market
share in terms of New Business (both on the basis of No of Policies and First Year Premium Income) and
Degrowth on New Business as on 30.09.2023. It is worthwhile to mention that it is a great concern for all
the valued members of NOIP in general and the Core Leadership in particular regarding the abovementioned business position of our beloved Organisation.
As on 30.09.2023, Policy count is showing Degrowth of - 3.20% on year-to-year basis and First Year
Premium Income (FYPI) is + 2.91%.
The percentage achievement of New Business on NOP is 36.12% and on FYPI is 35.93% as on 30.09.2023.
Low performing Zones are Eastern ZONE (-9.26% on Policy count and -7.51% on premium count) and
Western Zone (-11.25% on policy count). Other Zones have been able to register a marginal positive
growth or a little Degrowth. Most worrisome point is that Market Share has come down from 68% to
58% within one year as on 30.09.2023.
The Core Group of NOIP has made in depth study to find the reasons for Degrowth/Low growth and the
declining Market Share and observed the following trends and features in the business market - 1. Change in Taxation Rules for life insurance policies has affected the sales of big premium cases and
also no of sales (policies having premium amount more than Rs 5 lac will be taxable at maturity).
2. Low Recruitment Rate of Agency Force. From 2005 to 2011, the number of Agents has been
increased from 9 lakh to 11 lakh approx. Life insurance agency as a professional career, has lost its
attraction among the younger generation. The number of Agents below 35 years of age has gone down
significantly.
3. Product positioning plays a significant role and no new product has been able to create a sensation in
the field. Product features are to be more market oriented to catch the fancy of Generation NEXT.
Attractive Pension Plans with catching features and benefits may be designed to tap the huge potential
available among the ageing population.
4. Number of employees has gone down considerably. The organisation may think of recruitment of
required number of employees in all classes as per necessity.
It is a matter of grave concern that the attrition rate in Class 2 Officers cadre is very high, affecting the
growth of new business vis-a-vis the recruitment of agency force.
5. Technological Advancements is already adopted by the Corporation. It should be fast and forward,
making the organisation nimble footed and the technology adopted; should take the organisation near
to the market and client base. The level of technology adopted should make the organisation a front
runner in the field. It is to be absorbed by all classes of employees and field force. User friendly Apps and
super-efficient IT System must be in place. The data mining of storage of huge data in possession of LIC
must be taken up on top priority to create market; also, with the help of Machine Learning and Artificial
intelligence.
6. Economic Recession due to Ukraine war or low sentiments in Europe/USA market affecting investors’
psychology.
Resolved that NOIP offers its services for the betterment of the Organisation in terms of creation of
Market, Customer Base and Administrative Support. NOIP has a huge membership base of more than
7000 members all over India having long experience and vast knowledge base, which could cater
effectively to the needs of the Corporation.
NOIP would be too happy to be invited by the Corporation for further discussion on the subject and to
dwell on the ways by which NOIP can support the Corporation in this hour of business crisis.
Proposed by- Prabir Kumar Mazumder
Seconded by- H N Aradhya
The resolution has already been mailed to the Chairperson, LIC under copy to MDs and ED(Per).
Honouring of Activists : Based on the 7 Parameters of Performances as decided by the HQs, 55 Activists
from across the country were felicitated in all, with a shawl and flower by the AI President, NOIP and
the WP, NOIP. The list is enclosed here belowHonouring of activists at CCM Mysuru
As decided in the Secretariat meeting at Pune, we plan to honour first batch of activists. The main
qualities of activists to be taken into consideration are- 1) 24 hours thinking about NOIP, 2) Positive
outlook/mindset, 3) keeping NOIP’s interest paramount, keeping self ego/personal likes & dislikes aside,
3) Number of hours they work for NOIP daily, 4) Extraordinary service to Pensioners/family Pensioners in
various matters 5) Irrespective of serious health problem of self and of family members and other
serious family problems, they devote time to NOIP, 6) Work with total devotion, dedication and with
ideological commitment, 7) Maximum enrolments by an individual activist etc. be honoured. Above 7
points were kept in mind in selecting the activists to be honoured. About 55 are selected to start with.
No heart burn should be there, since this is the first batch. One more batch can be honoured in the next triennial conference. There are more than 500 activists in the country. It is suggested to honour such
activists in the respective AGMs of Units.
A) Bhubaneshwar- 1) U C Mohanty- Non BMS and age 75+ - Meets Ministers/MPs, thinks out
of the box, raised conciliation proceedings with Dy CLC.
B) Belagavi- 2) C T Joshi- Ill health, Digitisation, Mediclaim, P&IR matters, Disciplinary cases,
encyclopedia, available 24 hrs, 3) Gururaj Hodlur- Developed the unit to cross 100
C) Delhi- 4) Arvind Mittimani- Ex Airforce man, first contact with BMS through NOIP, Liaisoning
with BMS/DFS, 5) S K Saini- Ex NOINO OB, great support in Delhi.
D) Agra- 6) Ashwani Kumar Sharma- Ex-NFIFWI leader, Agra crossed 200 within 18 months,
enthusiastic.
E) Gorakhpur- 7) Ashwani Kumar Srivastava- Ex Airforce man, Gorakhpur crossed 100 in 2 yrs,
highly positive and soft spoken.
F) Kolkata- 8) Prabir Kumar Mazumder- Ex Airforce man, 24 hours NOIP, OMOP activist,
instrumental in taking Kolkata from 30 to 400. 9) Partha Chatterjee- First contact with BMS
in NOIP, Mediclaim support, enrolment. 10) Arup Dasgupta- Retd RM (Mktg), works as a
soldier to enrol new members without an iota of ego & 11) Arun Kumar Patra- helped
Kolkata to reach 400, highly involved.
G) Mumbai- 12) Ashok Gogte- Founder member of NOIP right from 2004 with LM No 58, still
active at age 76, took Mumbai from 300 to 1001. 13) Dilip Mapara- Retd in SDM’s cadre,
since entry into LIC, BMS, backbone of Mumbai, 14) P P Phadke- Even at age 72, moves
physically in Mumbai for membership, major contributor in crossing 1000. 15) Sachit RegeRetd DO, enrolment machine.
H) Bengaluru- 16) G L Bhat- recruited as DO and retired as SBM, took Bengaluru from 70 to 500
in 6 yrs by building a great team, employs marketing strategy in enrolment. 17)
V.Chandrashekar- Retd DO, enrolment machine, 24 hours NOIP, 18) Smt. S. Nagamani- Retd
DO, enrolment machine, 24 hours NOIP, moves physically in Bengaluru city for enrolment,
highly dedicated.19) Gangadhar Malashetty- retd DO, Ex-NFIFWI leader.
I) Nanded- 20) Rajmal Bakliwal- Known BMS activist since his appointment, unit crossed 100
with his active participation, sincerely implements all the programmes of NOIP.
J) Sambhajinagar- 21) Shankar Singh Thakur- Retd DO, first contact with BMS, Unit is nearing
200, helps NOIP in web meetings, Mediclaim expert, tech savvy. 22) Satish Kamble- 5
decades in BMS, Enrolment in mofussil Brs.
K) Hyderabad- 23) H S Ramesh- BMS activist since 50 yrs, drives scooter in Hyderabad for
membership carrying his 120 kgs weight, pan India/Global membership, Hyderabad crossed
300.
L) Dharwad- 24) Suresh Sardeshpande- 50 yrs in BMS, was in jail under MISA for one year
along with me, though keeps frail health, thinks of NOIP always. 25) M D Umarani- 40 yrs in
BMS, Bypass surgery, crossed 200, 26) K T Murugendrappa- retd DO, founder member of
NOIDO, active in enrolments.
M) Nashik- 27) R S Mali- In BMS right from entry into LIC, enrolled good many. 28) Smt. Anushri
Shukla- Best lady activist unmindful of lot of field work, visits the houses of FPs and 29)
Rajendra Patwardhan- Ex Serviceman, always takes satisfaction in field work contacting
members and prospects as well.
N) Pune- Being NOIP HQs, produced lot of dedicated activists. 30) V K Dutta- Retd in SDM’s
cadre, gives yeomen service for Mediclaim queries, available on phone always, answers
phone calls hours together from throughout India, 31) Anil Bhalerao- completed 50 years in
BMS, enrols members even in bus stands, hotels, bus stops, trains, 24 hours NOIP man, daily
talks hours together on phone with members and prospects, 32) S D Jawalkar- 50 yrs in
BMS, since 2012 joined me in expanding NOIP, laid foundation for a solid NOIP, 33)
Smt.Vijayalakshmi Sondur- though hefty, diabetic, knee pain, physically moves out with
hectic schedule, enrolment machine, 24 hours NOIP lady, 34) Sanjay Ramdasi- though
cancer affected, never fails in his duty towards NOIP, excellent accounts/statistics keeping,
member of digitization committee, 24 hours NOIP man.
O) Digitisation team- 35) Dipak Edlabadkar- 5 decades in BMS, pioneer of digitization process,
provides various statistics through excel sheets, always extends his helping hand,
36) Sushant Hadas- Important member of digitization committee, 37) Ram DhumaneDigitisation committee member, excellent comperer and singer, 38) Santosh BhatImportant member of digitization committee, IT expert.
P) Nagpur- 39) Satish Wate- 50 yrs in BMS, developed both Nagpur and Amaravati units,
member of P&IR committee helping affected members.40) Shrikant Hardas- Retd DM, retd
from Amaravati, from Nagpur, 41) Dr.K.D.Deshpande- Major contributor, psychotherapist.x
Q) Raipur- 42) S C Shrivastava- Fastest 50, 43) Sanat Kumar Sharma- Fastest 60, in 4-5 months
R) Machilipatnam- 44) P. Busiraiah- Single handedly brought the membership of Masula to
nearly 40, though he stays at a mofussil centre Tenali.
S) Amaravati- 45) Deepak Nanotkar- Enrolment machine, enrolling old pensioners of all
cadres, 46) Deolal Awachar- Retd DO, major contributor to take near 200 figures
T) Satara- 47) A B Deshpande- 50 yrs in BMS 48) V R Joshi- Enrolment machine, collected
highest per member subscription amount.
U) Kolhapur- 49) Jaysing Koli- Developed Kolhapur unit in association with Shri. V R Joshi
V) Shivamogga- 50) S.D.Shamsundar - Man behind to cross 100 mark.
W) Guwahati- 51) Jiban Paul- Started from the scratch and crossed 100 mark.
X) Warangal- 52) C.Somalingam- Ex NOINO OB, developed both Warangal and Karimnagar.
Y) Mysuru- 53) Hemanna- Non BMS man till he entered NOIP, though severely sick, attends
disciplinary cases, highly involved, a ray of hope for all charge sheeted pensioners. 54) H N
Aradhya- 1
st entry in BMS, CCM arrangement at Mysuru, 55) Siddegowda- Retd DO, crossed
100, flawless CCM arrangement at Mysuru.
19 eligible for honour were not present in the meeting.
Though P, WP & GS had decided not to get honoured for them, Pune/Mysuru/Bengaluru OBs
insisted, and enthusiastically honoured all the 3 persons at the last.
Cultural event- From 8 pm to 9 pm, Bharatanatyam programme was staged by Gurudev
Academy of Fine Arts, Mysuru headed by Dr. (Smt) Chetana Radhakrishna and her 8 disciples.
They enthralled the audience with their outstanding performance taking songs from Telugu,
Marathi and Kannada. Special thanks to Shri. Ramakant Shenoy for arranging the same.
Special Invitee- Shri.Puttaswamy, local Secretary of AIRIEF visited the venue, who was honoured
with a bouquet.
After this up to 11 pm, Karoke programme was organized by S/Shri.Edlabadkar & Shenoy in
which about 40-50 delegates took active part.
Date: 5th December, 2023
Session-5 (9.30 am to 11.00 am): (a) Submission of A/c ,(b) Testing of Donation Menu,(c) TE for
Attending AGB Mtg of Divisional Units,(d) Flight Charges to NE Units for attending CCM/Triennial
Conference,(e) Increase of Initial Donation from Rs. 1000/- to a higher Amount
(a) Submission of Accounts: Shri Ram Dhumane, Treasurer, NOIP submitted the Accounts for the
Calendar Year 2022 and Receipt & Payment Account for the Period from January,2023 to October,2023.
After discussions, the same was approved by the house.
(b) Testing Donation Menu of NOIP's Portal were discussed. GS called upon the units to purify
individual records on the portal and feel the ease of operation by donating a minimum Rs.101-00.
(c) TE for Attending Annual General Body Meeting of Divisional Units was discussed. There is a
demand by some units including Nashik, Belagavi, NE divisions etc to reimburse TE for attending
Divisional AGM. Most of the mofussil centres are active and activists attend AGM from far off places.
Conflicting opinions/suggestions were received. Hence it was decided unanimously to authorize the next
Secretariat meeting to be held in Kolkata, to decide on the matter. Shri.Sushant Hadas, Asst Treasurer
suggested that for AGM expenses some persons to be identified as sponsors. For Sambhajinagar AGM,
Shri.Keshav Kale ji, Retd DO and our activist, bore the entire expenses. Similarly for AGM of Pune, NOIP
leader Shri.Hemant Naik bore the food expenses of Rs.25000.
(d) Flight Charges to NE Units for attending CCM/Triennial Conference came up for a detail discussion.
There is a demand from NE divisions for flight charges to attend CCM and triennial conference. It was
reported by the GS that NE units have not collected a single rupee as donation as per the call given by
HQs for testing the donation module (except Shri.Jiban Paul, Guwahati who donated Rs.101). Huge
expenses are being incurred by NE units but no collection of donations whatsoever. After listening to all
the suggestions/opinions of the house, it was unanimously decided- 1) Partial air fare would be
reimbursable only for attending CCM by the eligible office bearers. 2) Air fare is reimbursable only from
4 Divl centres to Kolkata and from Kolkata to respective Divl centres. 3) From Kolkata to the place of
meeting and back to Kolkata, AC 3 tier railway fare is reimbursable. 4) For attending triennial
conference, only AC 3 tier railway fare is reimbursable from Divl HQs to the place of conference and
back (no air fare whatsoever).
(e) The Initial Donation amount of just Rs 1000/- was suggested to be increased to a higher amount.
Minimum Rs.2000 is payable for new membership (for family pensioner only Rs.1000). Satara unit
collects highest average per member in the country since they insist Rs.11000 minimum while enrolling.
Many units collect more than Rs.2000. Surat unit collects Rs.3000 per new member. Shri. Purkarji, our
WP, starts demanding 1 lakh rupees and settles at 11000 or less. His collection of Rs.27000 from Smt.
Chitnis of Surat is a record, unbroken till date. Since it is a life time fee and in view of huge terminal
payments even exceeding a crore rupee, it was called upon units to try to collect more than Rs.2000
while enrolling, in view of huge expenses of the organization. Higher amount should necessarily be
insisted from retirees who belong to BMS while in service.
Session-6 (11.15 to 12.15): Digitisation/Data Purification
Digitisation and Data Purification: Shri. C T Joshi, Chairman, Digitisation committee, gave an overview of
the entire process lasting about 4 months, involving 1000 hours of discussion by the committee.
Shri.Santosh Bhat, another IT expert, supplemented, who was instrumental in availing services of MSG
91 for sms/email service, thus reducing the recurring cost of operation. GS thanked Shri.Sachin, the son
of Shri. Santosh Bhat who facilitated MSG 91 service. Shri Sushant Hadas, Asst Treasurer, NOIP discussed
the practical aspects of operating the portal. He called upon the units to carefully upload the details
while uploading donations and membership. If any mistake is committed while uploading and the
receipt is passed in a hurry, it requires hours to rectify the mistake. It was agreed to change the software
to hide the minimum donation part and to keep it flexible to add more donations while enrolling.
Session-7 (12.15 to 12.45) :: (a) Credit of Members to Units,(b) Dev Officer
Members' Convention,(c) Ex-serviceman Members' Convention
(a) Credit of Members to Units : Some units enrol the members from the adjoining/other division and
demand for credit to their respective division. After discussions, it was unanimously decided-1) To give
credit to the division who has enrolled, by writing division name as their own, 2) Inform the details of
such member to the adjoining/other division concerned, so that, that unit adds the member in their
divisional WhatsApp group. The unit which enrols such members can also add the member in their
divisional WhatsApp group. 3) But there is a technical catch in this- when members’ list is extracted such
members do not find a place in the concerned unit but they are found in the list who have enrolled.
(b) Development Officer Members' Convention. As decided, the convention will be held in Agra on 27-
02-2024 and Agra team is already on the job of making preparations. The units which have not yet
booked the journey tickets, are requested to do it at the earliest.
(c) Ex-servicemen Members" Convention- As decided the convention of Ex-servicemen members would
be held in Kolkata by around September 2024. Secretariat meeting also would be held for one day and
second day convention would be there in the same venue. Details would follow.
(d) All India Triennial Conference-2025- Bhubaneshwar unit, with the help of other units of Odisha,
have agreed to host the same. Details would follow.
Felicitation- We felicitated with shawl and flower, Shri.Devraj, Owner of the Resort and Kum. Soujanya,
Manager, for their fullest cooperation and nice arrangements, catering to our each and every need
smilingly.
Session-8 (12.45 to 13.30): Valedictory Function
We honoured Shri.G.S.Ganesh, RSS office bearer and our member, with bouquet, who attended the
valedictory session.
(a) Invocation- Smt.Srilatha rendered a beautiful melodious song, praising River Cauvery, life line of
Karnataka and Tamilnadu.
(b) Valedictory Speech by the President: The Valedictory Speech by Shri Gunesh Kumarji, President,
NOIP was prudently expressed, as said by himself, vide certain 'take aways' such as, (i)
Power of Digitisation. (ii) Meeting of Family Pensioners. (iii)Special kudos to the Nagpur Unit for having
participated in L-20 giving a Donation of Rs 51K for the purpose. (iv) Healthy Competition for the Top
FIVE Position in NOIP. (v) Frequent Virtual Meetings by the Pune Unit to be complimented. (vi) Satara
Unit has set up an example by participating in Agitational Programme. (vii) Kolkata deserves recognition
for having its own Office and a Collection of Donation of Rs.60000/- for Mysuru CC Meeting. (viii) In
Mysuru Unit, out of 102 Members, 36 are from DO Cadre. (ix) Call given by Shri Subhas Raina for
connecting our LIC Veteran Acquaintances is to be appreciated. (x) He had been observing for the last 10
years that the Communists and Left Leaning People are gradually becoming the Right Leaning ones. (xi)
Kanpur Delegates are expressing themselves powerfully through their attire. (xii) To DOUBLE your
Membership, you just need TWO Years. (xiii) He had been in all praise for the detailed submission of
Accounts by the Treasurer, NOIP. (xiv) Appreciation for Digitization is proven by the fact that a hopping
number of 2098 New Members have been enrolled post Digitization. xv) Cauvery is the lifeline of 2
States including water supply to whole of Bengaluru. He has made a deep study on River Cauvery. xvi)
Called upon all to donate to NOIP and have a feel of our portal. xvii) Success of the CCM is due to the
hard work put in by Mysuru activists over the past 2 months, ably supported by Bengaluru activists. xviii)
Quoted Subhashita saying time lost cannot be recovered, we are all seniors, utilize the remaining time
for the right cause, our ideology is best in the world. xix) Gave a clarion call to forge ahead with unity
and determination.
(c) Vote of Thanks : The Central Committee Meeting was concluded with an effectively worded and allinclusive Vote of Thanks delivered by Shri Dilip Mapara that justified the proverb "All's Well That Ends
Well". He concluded by saying- Sanghatan Hi Shakti Hai- Organisation is strength.
All the Mysuru and Bengaluru activists were called on the stage by the President and were honoured
with flower. A standing ovation was given to them for their hard work and precise implementation of
the plan. CCM came to an end with a melodious rendering of Vande Mataram by Shri.L.N.Sharma ji,
Bengaluru. Stay and food arrangements, arrangement of local conveyance, were all superb.
All the delegates returned to their HQS with a lot of inspiration, resolve and determination to strengthen
the NOIP.
TE Reimbursement- The team did an awesome job of reimbursing on the spot, through UPI payments,
first of its kind. Great thanks to the team consisting S/Shri. Dhumane, Hadas, Desai, Patil & Jawalkar.
Part of this report has been written by Shri.Prabir Kumar Mazumder, OS, Kolkata.
NOIP ZINDABAD
BMS ZINDABAD
General Secretary
