1. Promotion Bouncer. The interview for promotion from Grade 'B' to 'C' is being held at Reserve Bank Services Board on 12 December 2007. The timing (as well as the date it was declared !) took virtually everyone by surprise. My friend Jaswal (who was blissfully unaware till late evening on 04 Dec) thought I was joking when I told him about it. As of today there are 6 AGMs in our cadre (Amarnath included). In case the interview for one post is owing to a consequential vacancy (created by the retirement of Capt Kaushik, DGM and if Amarnath is being treated as a DGM on paper) then the interview for 'C' to 'D' should have been held first. And in case it is to cater to the vacancy which will be created on the superannuation of Capt M.S.Ahluwalia (31 Dec 2007 ), then what happened to the 'sacrosanct' panel year funda ?? Very, very strange !!
2. Height of Expectation. I am not talking about 'bananas'. This refers to a 'show cause letter' given to a Security Officer at one of the centres for (hold your breath !!) reaching the railway platform a bit late to receive the local RD. Earlier at one other centre one Security Officer was asked to accompany 'His Higness' wherever he went (this, when he was provided and armed bodyguard by the State Govt) be it on official business or private chores. There seems to be no end to the level of expectations. No wonder our core job always takes a backseat !! And we have detractors in the cadre who feel so insecure that they would willingly do all this and more. In both cases the officers dug their heels (when things crossed the limit) and gave befitting replies. We haven't the last in the former case as yet !! I hope this issue is discussed in the forthcoming Security Managers' Conference so that a solution is found to this ever increasing menace.
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Sir, I want to draw your attention towards the so called ‘Yellow Line Concept’ in Banking Hall. It looks like it is kept more or less to sort out Security Managers as and when they like. Just drawing a line and say ‘they should not cross this line’ is somewhat illogical. If we really want to ensure it, why don’t we create physical barriers or follow the electronic display system like the arrangement we see in many SBI branches these days. We’ve voiced about this many a times in SMC, BLMC, ISCM meetings but we realised that the management is not willing to part with the sweet concept. The unruly customers do come and the police pers who really don’t have the permission to use force fail to ensure 100% non-violation, thus the daily rogering of Security Managers by senior officers for not ensuring the Yellow Line Concept. This is one open ground where the management can reward a Love Letter to any Security Manager as and when desired. The vulnerability lingers as we keep on confronting senior officers here and there as the nature of duties for Security Officers in RBI is not well demarcated or streamlined. Some may say it’s silly to shy away from these responsibilities, but if we think in terms of managing things in a better way, I think this issue certainly needs some discussion.
Hi Aimol,
We witnessed how the discussion on related topics got sidetracked during the open house session at the Security Managers' Conference on 17 Dec 2007. You have to improvise and innovate wherever you are as local conditions differ from place to place. Try bringing the problem to the notice of MASI when the team visits your office next. At my centre there is no problem as the token and electronic display system is working fine. Best of luck !!
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