HISTORY OF FEDERATION OF LIC CLASS I OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS

First of all let us know that our FEDERATION is “Sacred Organisation” As the GANGA, YAMUNA and SARASWATHI converge at PRAYAG [Alahabad] making it sacred. Similarly meeting point of Bay of Bengal, Arabian sea and Indian Ocean at KANYAKUMARI make it the Holy place and Location. In our Federation also the Direct Recruits, Marketing promotees [Dev. Officers] and Class III promotes have made the Federation as a “SACRED ORGANISATION with their knowledge and experience of the above three streams.

There is an old saying that necessity is the mother of Invention. It applied to our Federation also. Soon after the formation of LIC, its Officers formed Zonal Associations and a loose Confederation of the managerial class with SHRI S.N.VAIDYA, ZONAL MANAGER, WESTERN ZONE as PRESIDENT and SHRI J.A.MANSOOR as GENERAL SECRETARY. This association was formed on 04-01-1958 mainly as a Service Organization to provide a forum for discussion of common problems.

However, on the revision of pay scales of Class III & IV employees at the 1962 Settlement, they found their emoluments at junior levels vis-a-vis their Class III colleagues somewhat anomalous. Some discussions took place between the Management and the Association to improve the Class Scales and to remove the anomaly. No agreement was reached. The ASSOCIATION submitted a Charter of Demands. LIC formulated some proposals which were submitted to the Government for approval. No decision came from the Government. It gave rise to heavy resentment among the Officers.

Meanwhile the senior Officers resigned from the Association and others formed FEDERATION OF LIC CLASS1 OFFICERS ASSOCIATIONS in November 1964. Its first President was Shri K.K.SHAH, M.P, and General Secretary ASHOK.K.KAJI. It was the period of Second Pay Commission. The salaries of all Classes in Central Government were revised. So was the case with LIC employees. But the case of LIC Class I Officers was not addressed. The anomalies remained unresolved. Left with no other alternative, the Federation gave a call for agitation. The government approved certain proposals. They were not satisfactory to the Officers. A joint agitation with Class II was planned. They gave a call for a MASS HUNGER STRIKE on 9th March 1965.The then Finance Minister deprecated the attempt. Further discussions took place between the Management and the Association and a satisfactory settlement was arrived at.

Life Insurance Corporation of India announced the revision of pay scales of Class I Officers on 22nd February 1965. Total emoluments of Class I in LIC WAS BROUGHT ON PAR WITH CLASS-I IN CENTRAL GOVERNMENT. It had retrospective effect from 1st April 1964. A Joint Memorandum of Agreement was signed by the management with Shri K.K.Shah, the President of the Federation on 9th March, 1965.

So Friends, our history is of legitimate struggles. So also we were given benefits as applicable to Class I in Central Government. When time passed by and in the year is 2010, for wage settlement 8/2007, we were forced again to raise the demand of parity with Class I in Central Government. For this we went on hunger strike under the leadership of Sri R Gunasagar in 2/2010. As a result of which we got an excellent benefit in 8/2007 wage revision. Because of efforts and joint struggle, we have achieved a very good wage revision due 8/2012 under the leader ship of Sri Rajkumar. First time we have removed the parity with Banks settlement. Now our officer scale is more than Bank Officer.

Struggle should ensue. See, what happened even in 1965 when the FEDERATION was in infancy. Our Federation has been led by great Stalwarts, Visionaries and Social thinkers. Among presidents, besides Sri K.k.Shah, MP who later became the Governor of Tamilnadu, Smt.Tarakeswari Sinha, Sri Piloo Mody, the great Parliamentarian, Smt.Usha Malhotra and Sri Oscar Fernandez. Sri Oscor Jee is with for the past 30 years.

We have also seen dynamic General Secretaries like Sri Ashok Kazi, Sri H.C.Mehta, Sri H.k.Nagam, Sri G.N.Sreedharan, Sri U.J.Nerukar, Sri R.Rajagopalan, Sri S.C.Kapoor, Sri O.P.Vashisth, Sri S.y.Aware, Sri Rajesh Khanna, Sri R.Gunasagar and Sri Mahesh Kaushik. Now Sri Rajkumar is leading the federation from 2014.

While designing our LOGO, We have adopted one line from Bhagwat Geetha ie. YOGA-KARMASU-KAUSHLAM. The meaning of this Sanskrit verse is ... “ to create anything unusual in this world, to invent new thing and to attain great skill—Yoga of Karma and Devotion will bring in you ‘Kaushlam’. ie excellence in performance. Today we are seeing the Growth of LIC from 1956, which is possible only due to YOGA-KARMASU-KAUSHLAM doctrine adopted by our Class I officers by bringing excellence in performance.

We are having many glorious achievements in our past History. We cannot forget our struggle in achieving the implementing the Gratuity Act, additional computer increment, PLLI formula, Transfer and Mobility policy etc.

COUNT YOUR GARDEN BY FLOWERS
NEVER BY THE LEAVES THAT FALL
COUNT YOUR NIGHTS BY STARS
NEVER BY THE SHADOWS
DO JUSTICE TO HISTORY.

LET IN ANOTHER WAY HISTORY BE REPEATED !
LET US HOLD THE FLAG OF THE FEDERATION HIGH AND
MARCH CONFIDENTLY IN THE PATH OF STRUGGLE.