Countrywide walkout strike of insurance employees and officers

Raipur: To stop the increasing managerial unilateralism without taking the organizations into confidence, to immediately start new recruitment in all cadres in LIC, to resolve the pending salary redetermination and to take new initiatives for the development of the organization and to take action on 1 April. Today, employees and officers across the country made a successful 1-hour walkout strike before the lunch break, on the demand of increasing the management’s contribution in NPS from 10 to 14 percent for the new employees who came into the industry after 2010. The strike was called for by all. It was done by India Insurance Employees Association, Federation of Class 1 Officers Association, National Federation of Insurance Field Workers and All India LIC Employees Federation. Today, on the call of the joint front formed by the above four unions, LIC offices across the country Protests and meetings were also organized during the strike period. This strike was held in more than 140 branch units and satellite offices including Raipur, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Shahdol, Satna, Jabalpur, Shahdol, Satna, Bilaspur divisions of the central region. Was successful.

General Secretary of Central Zone Insurance Employees Association, Kam, while addressing the militant strike meeting organized on this occasion in front of LIC’s Raipur Divisional Office. Dharamraj Mahapatra stressed on the need for immediate new recruitment in all cadres in LIC. He said that instead of about 123000 officers and employees serving in the year 2017, now only 90000 people are left. Most of them are above 55 years of age. The insurance industry cannot be run through digitalization alone, but if new recruitment is not done even in such times, it will be difficult to run such a huge institution. There will also be a need for this. He gave a strong warning to the government and management that the government’s efforts to destroy an organization like LIC, the world’s fourth largest public sector institution built with the savings of the general public, will be countered at all costs. First Class Officer Mandal president of the union. Dhananjay Pandey strongly opposed the increasing managerial dictatorship at every level and unilateral action on the issues of officers and employees and demanded talks with the unions on every issue. He said that the legitimate aspirations of the employees and officers should be fulfilled. Progress is not possible without the institute. Addressing the gathering, Regional Secretary of the First Division Officers Association, Kam. HK Gadpal demanded to start the process of salary redetermination in LIC as soon as possible.

He said that despite facing adverse economic conditions, decline in household savings, private competitors and regulatory hurdles, LIC is continuously moving towards progress due to its strong workforce. Even after 17 months, in these difficult times, wage negotiations have started. Due to not being done, we all have been agitated and it will increase industrial unrest. General Secretary of Raipur Division Insurance Employees Association. Surendra Sharma demanded to increase the managerial contribution from 10 to 14 percent for the employees included in the new pension scheme in LIC. He said that the Central Government is contributing 14 percent for its employees whereas the same condition is given in LIC. They are being prevented from being implemented. They also demanded to cancel the new pension scheme in all the government institutions of the country including LIC and reinstate the old pension scheme. Mahila Samiti Chairperson Kam Jyoti Patil while congratulating all the striking workers said, That if proper steps are not taken towards fulfilling our demands, then big struggles will be launched in the coming days. While presiding over the meeting, President of Raipur Division Insurance Employees Union, Kam. Alexander Tirkey expressed his gratitude to all the colleagues for the great success of the strike across the country including Raipur division. The proceedings of the meeting ended with loud sloganeering.