Two Day SBI Bank Strike

SBI has gather all the stand to make certain normal functioning in its branches and offices, it is likely that the work in the bank may be impacted by the strike, the bank said.

2-day national wide State Bank of India (SBI) strike is likely to affect the working of SBI on 15th & 16th March. The bank employees’ unions have called a strike to protest against the government’s move to privatise public sector banks.

In an exchange filing on 10 March, SBI said, “…we have been advised by Indian Banks Association (IBA) that United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU). has given a call for all India strike by bank employees on 15th & 16th March 2021.” 

While the country’s top lender has made all the positioning to make sure normal functioning in its branches and offices, it is likely that the work in the bank may be impacted by the strike, it said.

So, if you have some urgent bank work that needs to be done, do it today or tomorrow. As banks will be closed on 13 March (Second Saturday), 14th is a Sunday, then 15th 16th (Monday, Tuesday -bank strike). 

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), an umbrella body of nine unions called for a bank strike across the country on March 15 and 16. UFBU comprises of nine major unions — All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA), All India Bank Officers’ Confederation (AIBOC), National Confederation of Bank Employees (NCBE), 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).

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting Budget 2021-22 had announced the privatisation of Public Sector Banks (PSBs) as part of a disinvestment drive to garner ₹1.75 lakh crore.

“Other than IDBI Bank, we propose to take up the privatization of two Public Sector Banks and one General Insurance company in the year 2021-22,” she had said. 

Later in one of the post Budget interactions, the Finance Minister had said the government will work with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for the execution of the bank privatisation plan announced in the Union Budget 2021-22.

The government last year consolidated 10 public sector banks into four and as a result, the total number of PSBs came down to 12 from 27 in March 2017.

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