Sunday workday: Sr citizens rush to banks fearing three-day strike
It was 10 years ago during the demonetisation that PSU banks last operated on an emergency basis on a Sunday. There are around 10,000 public sector bank branches across the state, an official said. An SBI official said that all the 1,300-odd branches of the bank in the state remained functional on Sunday.
At an SBI branch in Salt Lake, some customers said that they had to wait for some time as there was some delay in transaction-related issues. Though there was a little delay, my issue was resolved,” said Pranab Dey, a customer. “Cheque transactions did not take place as customers who had to withdraw cash did so by writing on the withdrawal slips,” said a PNB official.
The strike, however, was deferred later in the evening. Public sector banks and regional rural banks in the state operated with many customers, including the elderly, coming to complete their banking-related matters and other critical transactions prior to the scheduled three-day strike. Branches of major lenders, including State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank , Bank of Baroda and other public sector banks, had footfall as on any normal working day throughout the morning, with lines formed outside tellers as customers sought to deposit cash, update passbooks, issue demand drafts and resolve other banking operations to avoid facing the inconvenience of the operational deadlock till Wednesday. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Kolkata | Silver Rate in Kolkata | Bank Holidays in Kolkata | Public Holidays in Kolkata | Kolkata AQI | Weather in Kolkata | Petrol Price in Kolkata | Diesel Price in Kolkata | CNG Price in Kolkata | LPG Price in Kolkata
“I had an urgent payment-related matter that needed in-branch clearing before the end of the month. Kolkata: Public sector banks remained open on Sunday to provide an additional day of uninterrupted banking services ahead of the proposed three-day nationwide strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions from Monday. Many citizens, including pensioners, lined up in the banks on Sunday to ensure that they could make urgent transactions fearing the three-day strike. A PNB official confirmed that all public sector banks decided to stay open on Sunday after the strike call was given, including some private sector banks. An official of a PNB bank branch in Salt Lake said that no cheque transactions were conducted on Sunday.