Pune CAB's RetireNet......................'

'Stick'ing to the net

College of Agricultural Banking, Pune is always in the forefront in taking welfare measures for the RBI Retirees. "Interaction with Pensioners"  in the month of November is a proud annual event organised by CAB. In last such event on 1st November 2012, Smt Meena Hemchandra, Principal while addressing the retirees gave a pleasant surprise by announcing that CAB would arrange a "Computer Introduction Workshop" for the benefit of retirees. Keeping its words, CAB conducted a one-day "Introductory / Basic Computer Training Class for Retired Staff Members" on 8th February 2013. Eighteen retirees of different ages including ninety year old (in fact young) Shri B.B.Vedak participated enthusiastically. The participants were enthralled at the introduction of the technique to the use of "Internet" for payments of bills, operation of bank accounts, opening of websites with hands-on experience, a new world about which they had only heard.  The formidable task of teaching these trainees with ebbing physical and mental abilities was handled with all finesse and patience by the Faculty Members S/Shri Sundar Murthy and Pramod Kumar Patel.  All the retirees expressed deep sense of gratitude to the Principal, Faculty Members and the support staff for embarking upon such a novel effort and making excellent arrangements for the same. While thanking the Principal, I look forward to CAB for more such programmes.

- L.V.Kulkarni, Secretary, Reserve Bank Retired Employees' Association, Pune