Nagpur, 17

Mar (HS):- All nationalized banks, public sector banks (PSBs), regional rural

banks (RRBs), IDBI Bank, Federal Bank, and Karnataka Bank have threatened a two-day

nationwide strike from midnight of March 23 to midnight of March 25, 2025. The

strike has been called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) to press for

long-pending demands.

According to a press

release, the strike has been organized as bank management have failed to

address the employees’ concerns despite repeated appeals for an amicable

resolution.

The major demands of

the bank employees include,

§Adequate

recruitment in all cadres to address staff shortages.

§Regularization of

employment of temporary employees.

§Implementation of a

five-day work week in the banking sector.

§Withdrawal of

recent government directives on performance review and PLI, which employees

claim threaten job security, create divisions, and violate the 8th Joint Note.

§Safety measures for

bank officers and staff against assaults and abuse by unruly customers.

§Maintaining at

least 51% government equity in IDBI Bank to ensure public sector control.

§Ending

micromanagement of PSBs by the Department of Financial Services (DFS) on policy

matters affecting employee service conditions.

The UFBU, which has called for the strike, comprises nine major bank

unions, including All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA), All India Bank

Officers Confederation (AIBOC), National Confederation of Bank Unions (NCBU), All

India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA), Bank Employees Federation of India

(BEFI), Indian National Bank Employees Federation (INBEF), Indian National Bank

Officers Congress (INBOC), National Organisation of Bank Workers (NOBW), and National

Organisation of Bank Officers (NOBO).

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar