Minutes of the Executive Committee Meeting of the Faculty Association
			Held on 27/10/2000

Members present:
1. Prof. S. Manohar
2. Prof. B. Ananthanarayan
3. Ms. P. G. Vathsala
4. Mr. M. Adinarayana Murthy
5. Mr. A. Suyambu
6. Dr. V. Kumaran

1. With regard to the CHSS, the General Secretary informed the members that
the institute was taking an insurance coverage for all members of the 
faculty, with a minimum assured of Rs.\ 50,000/- per year per family.
The premium would be paid by the institute, and all hospitalisation
charges would be borne by the insurance company. Outpatient treatment
would continue as before in accordance with the CSMA rules.

	The FA EC had previously expressed concern about this, 
because the new Mediclaim
scheme does not include any cost cutting measures, and permits treatment
at any hospital. Consequently, the inpatient treatment bill is likely to
rise to the levels of last year. However, the premium to be paid by 
Mediclaim to the institute is a constant, and Mediclaim is unlikely to
reimburse bills which are much higher than the premium being paid by
the institute. This could lead to difficulties in the institute reclaiming
the medical charges from Mediclaim.

	The EC decided that this scheme should be opposed, because it
is likely to lead to another crisis at the end of next year, with the
institute once again reducing benefits. It was decided to request the
institute to adopt the scheme which was proposed by the Faculty 
Association in this regard.

2. The Executive Committee elections for the coming year was discussed.
It was decided to hold the Annual General Body meeting in the last
Wednesday of February or the first Wednesday in March, and the elections
a day before that. It was decided to request Prof. Shivaprakash, ISU,
and Prof. Abinandanan, Metallurgy, to be returning officers. The representation
of the different categories in the EC would be decided in accordance with 
the formula agreed upon at the previous General Body meeting.