Banking services partially impacted on second day of nationwide strike

Banking services partially impacted on second day of nationwide strike Cheques worth about Rs 20,000 crore could not be cleared by the clearing houses all over the country yesterday

Current Affairs: Banking services were partially affected for the second day on Wednesday, as a section of PSU bank employees came in support of the nation-wide strike call given by 10 central trade unions against the alleged anti-labour policies of the government.

All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees' Federation of India (BEFI) have supported the strike, which has impacted banking operation where these two unions are strong.

However, the operation in SBI and private sector banks remained unaffected as other seven unions in the banking sector are not part of the strike.

According to AIBEA General Secretary C H Vekatchalam, cash transactions, clearance of...read more

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