April 23, 2026 10:54 pm (IST)
Follow us:
facebook-white sharing button
twitter-white sharing button
instagram-white sharing button
youtube-white sharing button
Bengal polls: Mob attacks central forces, 3 CAPF personnel injured in Birbhum | ‘People voting to protect their rights’: Mamata says high turnout backs TMC in Bengal | ‘Fear is being defeated’: PM Modi says high voter turnout signals BJP win in Bengal | Crude bomb attack in Murshidabad’s Nowda as violence hits Bengal polling | ‘Mamata Banerjee’s politics fuelled BJP growth in Bengal’: Rahul Gandhi | 'Will never forget’: Nation remembers Pahalgam victims as leaders vow strong fight against terror | 'India will never bow to any form of terror': PM Modi on Pahalgam terror attack anniversary | TCS Nashik case: No interim bail for Danish Shaikh in religious sentiments case | US woman alleges sexual assault at Karnataka homestay; owner among 2 arrested | ‘PM Modi is a terrorist’: Mallikarjun Kharge sparks row; BJP hits back

All-India bank strike may impact transactions over Rs one lakh crore: ASSOCHAM

| | Feb 28, 2017, at 08:53 pm
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IBNS): Apex industry body ASSOCHAM has urged the state-owned bank unions to drop the day-long strike as it may impact banking transactions worth up to Rs 1.3 lakh crore including forex and paper clearing.

“The all India bank strike called under the banner of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) might also impact deployment of gross bank credit worth up to Rs 1,600 crore,” said D.S. Rawat, secretary general of ASSOCHAM.

“The Union Government should work towards driving reforms in India’s public sector banking industry to reign in the huge amount of non-performing assets (NPAs) in the banking system resulting in lower levels of credit off-take,” said Rawat.

Banking operations such as cheque clearances, cash withdrawals (over-the-counter) and deposits at public sector bank (PSB) branches across the country might be affected as about ten lakh employees struck work.

Support Our Journalism

We cannot do without you.. your contribution supports unbiased journalism

IBNS is not driven by any ism- not wokeism, not racism, not skewed secularism, not hyper right-wing or left liberal ideals, nor by any hardline religious beliefs or hyper nationalism. We want to serve you good old objective news, as they are. We do not judge or preach. We let people decide for themselves. We only try to present factual and well-sourced news.

Support objective journalism for a small contribution.
Related Videos
RBI announces repo rate cut Jun 06, 2025, at 10:51 am
FM Nirmala Sitharaman presents Budget 2025 Feb 01, 2025, at 03:45 pm
Nirmala Sitharaman on Budget 2024 Jul 23, 2024, at 09:30 pm