HISTORY OF AISBOF
ALL INDIA STATE BANK OFFICERS
FEDERATION
(A.I.S.B.O.F.)
The all India State Bank Officers’ Federation represents over 75,000
Officers of State Bank of India
and its seven Associates namely State Bank of Bikaner,
State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Indore, State
Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala,
State Bank of Saurashtra and State Bank of Travancore. Membership of the Federation extends to
Officers belonging to Junior, Middle level as also Senior Grades performing
functions such as Assistant Managers, Deputy Managers, Managers, Assistant
General Managers and Deputy General Managers of over 13,000 Branches/Offices of
the State Bank Group throughout the Country.
The Federation was founded in the year 1965. It has 15 affiliates
consisting of 14 Circle Associations and ABOA representing 7 Associate Banks
with a total membership of over 75,000. Its Central Office is presently at Bangalore. It has branch
offices at Local Head Offices of SBI as well as the Head Quarters of all
Associates Banks.
The Federation is an apolitical and independent trade union. It is led
by serving bank officers only.It is affiliated to All
India Bank Officers’ Confederation, which is also an independent Trade Union.
The Federation is recognised by the
Management. The Federation is a partner in bipartite and tripartite forums
established in the bank for negotiations, consultations, customer service,
community service banking, welfare schemes etc. It firmly believes in finding
solutions to all problems through bilateral negotiations with the Management.
The Federation is committed to the objectives for which the banks were nationalised. It actively participates in and supports all
schemes and measures initiated by the Government for ameliorating the poorer
sections of the society and priority sectors of the economy.
The Central Office of the Federation at Bangalore is provided with all infrastructure which are necessary for maintaining efficient
communication systems between the affiliates, membership and the management in
a most systematic manner. Apart from sending out circulars and other
communications to grass-root level membership providing them with day to day
information on the activities of the organisation,
the Federation has been publishing a monthly magazine known as “Officers’
Cause” from its Head Quarters. The journal is released on the 15th of every
month regularly. The journal has completed 16 years of its publication and is a source of
information to the grass-root level members spread out throughout the country.
Copies of the journal reach all the 8900 and odd branches of SBI throughout the
country keeping the members informed about the activities of the Federation.
Apart from the publication of Officers’ Cause, the Federation has also been
instrumental in bringing out “Common Bond” another monthly journal, the
ownership of which was later on transferred to AIBOC.
In order to equip our office-bearers and activists with skills in
defending their colleagues facing disciplinary proceedings, the Federation has
launched a quarterly journal “Domestic Enquiry” during the year 1997. The
publication has been well received. Yet another quarterly journal ‘Social
Concern’ has been launched in 1999 to cover the Social Welfare Activities of
our Affiliates.
With a view to provide further fillip to the movement, the Federation
has set up an academy in the name of ‘National Academy of Trade Union Research
and Education (N.A.T.U.R.E.). Periodical Training Programmes
are conducted by the Academy to groom activists of our affiliates as potential
leaders.
The aim of the Federation is to achieve
through constructive co-operation with the management and the Government,
maximum efficiency in banking operations, balanced spread of banking to
different regions, high quality customer service, development of human
resources, modernisation of systems and procedures,
prevention of wasteful expenditure and frauds and to generate stable and
harmonious industrial relations.
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