Members of the Odisha Gramya Bank Adhikari Sangha (OGBAS) on Monday staged a demonstration in front of the Head Office of the Odisha Gramya Bank here expressing solidarity to the all India agitation programme held in 56 Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) of the country and demanding implementation of parity of pension.
The Sangha in its memorandum to the Union Finance Minister mentioned about 11-point charter of demands including parity in pension. OGBAS general secretary RK Mahapatra said the Central Government is yet to implement parity of pension in the line of other commercial banks causing retired staff and their families to suffer miserably.
He also urged the Centre to provide them other allowances and benefits, provident fund and promotion facilities at par with commercial banks for their career growth.
Mahapatra said the association has been demanding State level Rural Banks under the apex body like National Rural Bank of India or the NABARD, totally delinking them from the sponsor banks, to make these banks more responsive to the actual needs of the rural people.
The Sangha also demanded regularisation of part-time, casual, daily waged and contractual employees in vacant posts by giving relaxation in age and qualification besides many other provisions.
“Parity in many other areas of service conditions and trade union rights with those in banking industry is yet to be implemented in RRB sector, causing frustration amongst RRB staff,” said the Sangha in a statement to the media.