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This is with reference to “Stop transferring bank employees” by by Rajkamal Rao (January 12). While his points seem noble, I do not subscribe fully to his views. If his plea to retain the bank employees at one place itself is considered it will definitely lead to unpleasantness among the employees themselves. To put it straight will it be possible for a bank to retain all the persons hailing from a particular place in its offices in that place permanently? Definitely not.
I was a banker for 33 years and was transferred 13 times. Since the bank was providing accommodation at all places I used to make it a point to take my family along with me wherever I went. In the process, we could get friends at various places in the country with whom we still keep in touch.
However, I fully agree that the banks should evolve a pucca transfer policy and adhere to it to ensure that minimum inconvenience is faced by the employees. As Rao says, the transfer policy in a way is good in preventing frauds either with or without collusion with customers even in this era of technology.
BC Unnikrishnan Nair
Alappuzha, Kerala
To get it on track
Vinay Kamath has exhaustively collated the information about the Railways’ attempt to mop up revenues by coming out with out-of-box ideas and on the trajectory of improving the condition in trains besides pitching for focusing on safety aspects and cleanliness in the compartment/bogies (“No frills please, focus on the core”, From The Viewsroom, January 13). It is imperative on the part of travelling public to handle the gadgets with care by treating it as national property and contribute their mite in their own way by abstaining from throwing muck in the toilets and flush after using it.
More importantly, Indian Railways should replenish the vacant posts to enhance its performance. If reports are any indication workforce on the pay rolls or ground is not commensurate with the sanctioned strength thus showing huge gap between requirement and availability.
HP Murali
Bengaluru
Gandhiji or Modiji?
Prime Minister Modi’s ejection of Mahatma Gandhi from the calendar and diary of the Khadi & Village Industries Commission shouldn’t surprise close Modi watchers, given his ‘overvaulting ambition’ to outshine other leaders, past and present. As citizens, we should believe that the replacement of Gandhiji’s picture with Modiji’s is not for the self-promotion of the Prime Minister, but for the promotion of khaddar, the symbol of the freedom movement and the traditions from which it sprang up. Perhaps, the repudiation is in tune with the times. It is a sign of the times that Gandhiji is losing out to Modiji.
G David Milton
Maruthancode, Kanyakumari
Losing autonomy?
RBI governor Urjit Patel’s refusal to share details on demonetisation, citing threat to the country’s sovereignty, integrity and security besides danger to life, is shocking. If there is danger to life will he remonetise the demonetised currencies? Prime Minister Modi and and the RBI are now facing criticism for the move and if questions seeking details of demonetisation are rejected it would mean an autocratic rule in the country. And hence citing danger to the life or physical safety of anyone is out of the ordinary. It also risks the undermining perceptions of RBI’s independence of currency handling.
KA Solaman
Alappuzha
New head at Tata Sons
At a time when the dust is yet to settle over the ouster of Mistry and the battle is being fought at many levels, choosing N Chandrasekharan, chairman of TCS, as the head of Tata Sons is surprising. The successor to Mistry was found as swiftly as he was removed, but the soaps-to-software conglomerate has failed to give convincing arguments for his removal from across all Tata subsidiaries, except stating that the group under his leadership deviated from its core values.
One wonders why the decision to pick up an insider and a veteran loyal to Tata values was not taken earlier!
R Prabhu Raj
Bengaluru
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