(a) whether the Government has received any representation from All India
Confederation of General Insurance Employees Federation regarding various negative
policies of public sector general insurance companies with reference to staff and industry,
etc;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken by the Government thereon?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI PAWAN KUMAR BANSAL)
(a) & (b): The All India Confederation of General Insurance Employees Federation (AICGIEF),
which is not a checked-off union having a membership of 447 only out of approximately
70,000 employees, has submitted a representation to the Government alleging anti-industry
and anti-union activities by the managements of public sector general insurance companies.
The points raised in the representation inter-alia include introduction of Third Party
Administrator (TPA), conversion of development staff to administrative side, transfer of
Administrative Officers (M) and Administrative Officers (D) outside cities and introduction
of Transfer and Mobility Policy (TMP).
(c): General Insurers` (Public Sector) Association (GIPSA) has reported that allegations
levelled by AICGIEF are unsubstantiated and are due to a number of reforms initiated by
the Management of the four public sector general insurance companies for improving
productivity, efficiency and customer service with a view to face the competition from
private players.