Prayagraj: People willing to do offline transactions in the second fortnight of this month in public sector banks may have to face trouble. There will be no work in public sector banks for seven days between March 17 and March 29.
However, banking activities on mobile and internet will continue uninterrupted.
According to the work calendar, from March 17 to March 29, there will be a five-day holiday in banks, while on the call of trade unions, bank employees will go on strike for two days.
According to a senior official posted in a public sector bank, banks will remain closed for three days from March 17, except the coming Saturday (March 19). Banks will be closed on March 17th and March 18th due to Holi festival and again in March. 20 which is Sunday.
Similarly, banks will remain closed for four consecutive days from March 26. On 26 March, it will be the fourth Saturday and banks will be closed followed by another Sunday on 27 March. On March 28 and 29, all government bank employees, on the call of their trade unions, will participate in an all-India event. strike. To mark their protest against various policy changes pushed by the central government in the banking sector, the All India Central Bank Employees Union, a body of employees in public sector banks, as well as the All India Bank Employees Union decided to launch has done. All India strike on 28 March and 29 March. The federation had earlier announced a strike on February 23 and February 24, but it was postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation and assembly elections in several states.
Trade union leaders said the strike would go ahead as planned until the central government withdraws its proposal for privatization of public sector banks as well as the Banking Laws Amendment Bill-2021.
President of UP Bank Employees Union, Prayagraj, Madanji Upadhyay “The major demands of bank employees include strengthening public sector banks by stopping privatization of banks, starting recovery of bad loans, increasing interest rate on bank deposits, not burdening customers with high service charges, scrapping . NPS and reinstatement of DA linked pension scheme, prohibition of outsourcing and regularization of all contract employees and business correspondents of banks besides introducing fresh recruitment.
However, banking activities on mobile and internet will continue uninterrupted.
According to the work calendar, from March 17 to March 29, there will be a five-day holiday in banks, while on the call of trade unions, bank employees will go on strike for two days.
According to a senior official posted in a public sector bank, banks will remain closed for three days from March 17, except the coming Saturday (March 19). Banks will be closed on March 17th and March 18th due to Holi festival and again in March. 20 which is Sunday.
Similarly, banks will remain closed for four consecutive days from March 26. On 26 March, it will be the fourth Saturday and banks will be closed followed by another Sunday on 27 March. On March 28 and 29, all government bank employees, on the call of their trade unions, will participate in an all-India event. strike. To mark their protest against various policy changes pushed by the central government in the banking sector, the All India Central Bank Employees Union, a body of employees in public sector banks, as well as the All India Bank Employees Union decided to launch has done. All India strike on 28 March and 29 March. The federation had earlier announced a strike on February 23 and February 24, but it was postponed in view of the COVID-19 situation and assembly elections in several states.
Trade union leaders said the strike would go ahead as planned until the central government withdraws its proposal for privatization of public sector banks as well as the Banking Laws Amendment Bill-2021.
President of UP Bank Employees Union, Prayagraj, Madanji Upadhyay “The major demands of bank employees include strengthening public sector banks by stopping privatization of banks, starting recovery of bad loans, increasing interest rate on bank deposits, not burdening customers with high service charges, scrapping . NPS and reinstatement of DA linked pension scheme, prohibition of outsourcing and regularization of all contract employees and business correspondents of banks besides introducing fresh recruitment.