Question : FACILITIES TO TRADE UNIONS IN RRBS



(a) whether the Government in its order on November 5, 1989 has allowed check off facility to any registered trade union in Regional Rural Banks;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether such benefits has been allowed by all the RRBs;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the reasons for not providing such facilities to the management of Santhal Pargana Gramin Bank and Koraput Panchabati Gramin Bank?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE (SHRI S.S. PALANIMANICKAM):

(a) to (d) National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) had advised Sponsor Banks of all RRBs to extend check off facility, if so requested, to the registered unions whether recognized or otherwise in their sponsored RRBs.

(e) State Bank of India the sponsor bank of Santhal Pargana Gramin Bank and Koraput Panchabati Gramin Bank has reported that the management of Santhal Pargana Gramin Bank and Koraput Panchabati Grarnin Bank have disallowed such benefits only to the officers in terms of clause 31 (1) of the RRBs officers and Employees Service Regulation-2001.