सोमवार, 13 जनवरी 2014

Record Notes of the Meeting held at Rourkela on January 11-12, 2014


As a part of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations RSP Retired Employees’ Association (RSP-REA) organised a Seminar and a Group Discussion on ‘Social Securities of Senior Citizens & Retired SAIL Employees’ in their office premises at Koelnagar, Rourkela immediately after the Inaugural Function of the Silver Jubilee Celebrations was over on 11th afternoon and the forenoon of 12th January 2014.

2)                  The participants were visiting delegates representing the Unit Associations of SAIL Ex-Employees of Bhilai, Kolkatta, Ranchi and Rourkela and the members of the RSP-REA.

3)                  Both the Sessions were chaired by Dr. V.N.Sharma, President, SAIL Ex-Employees Association, Ranchi (Ex-SEFI Chairman) 

4)                  The anger and anguish of the Ex-Employees were clearly visible when in both the sessions -Seminar and Group Discussion - the delegates and members presented the issues arising out of the short and long term policies adopted by SAIL and its Units towards their Ex-Employees in various policy matters as well as their implementation, as also the treatment meted out to the Ex-Employees as senior citizens of this country.

5)                  The discussion, by and large, converged to
(i)       SAIL ignoring the advice given by DPE in their various letters and clarifications for the benefit of Ex-Employees,
(ii)     Formulation of One-sided Mediclaim scheme without the participation of the representatives of Ex-Employees and putting so much capping that the scheme becomes literally redundant
(iii)   Large number of issues at the Unit level arising out of actions of the Plant/ Unit Management as also the State Govt. authorities. Large number of court cases as well as non-implementation of the court orders in favour of the Ex-Employees by the Plants/ Units were cited as examples.
(iv)    Plants / Units not caring for/ bothering about the social and financial needs of the Senior citizens nor about the notifications issued by the Govt in this regard was also discussed. Standing in general ‘Q’ for long time by sick Ex-Employees in the hospital and other offices were cited as examples.
(v)      Several discriminatory actions of the Plant/ Unit Management are listed below:
a)   Exorbitant charges for booking of the SAIL guest house, the treatment of the ex-employees’ dependent blood relatives in SAIL owned hospitals, booking of the community halls, clubs etc. for social functions and membership of the co-operatives, clubs etc.  by the Ex-Employees at market rates were cited where as they should be at par with the regular employees.
b)   The interest of the Ex-Employees residing in the SAIL Townships in the houses leased on long term basis are harmed and damaged by SAIL/Unit managements by not associating the representatives of the Ex-Employees and further creating obnoxious and unfriendly and unhealthy environmental conditions in the Townships were also discussed.

6)                  Based on the views expressed by the delegates and Rourkela Members the Session Chairman presented the following recommendations for adoption by the house

A.      An Apex Body/ Federation of the Associations of Ex-Employees of SAIL actively working in different Plants/ Units needs to be formed as early as possible to take up the issues concerning the Ex-Employees on urgent basis.
B.      A meeting of all the Unit Associations of Ex-Employees of SAIL needs to be organised within 4-6 weeks from now to discuss the formation of the Apex Body and finalisation of various formal requirements for the same.
C.      President of RSP-REA was requested to take up the follow-up action for organising the proposed meeting at Rourkela, to prepare a draft Bye-laws of the Apex Body/ Federation and circulate the same to all the invited Units for suggestions etc. so that it can be formally adopted by the meeting.
D.     The House voted for the above recommendations by clapping.
E.      On behalf of the RSP-REA, Sri Abhay Kumar Das, President RSP-REA assured the House and accepted the responsibility of organising the meeting at Rourkela and doing all  that is required, if need be, in consultation with the members of other Unit Associations. 


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