NEW DELHI: Continuing their four-day relay strike to press for wage hike, public sector bank (PSB) employees in Northern region went off work today while their counterparts in East India will follow suit tomorrow.
All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) General Secretary C H Venkatachalam claimed that about 30,000 branches of PSU banks were closed in North India and 3 lakh employees took part in the strike.
However, private sector banks continued to function normally in 10 states and one Union Territory of Chandigarh where PSBs’ employees went on strike.
Cheque clearances and deposit and withdrawal from branches in many states including Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, New Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan were affected.
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