Bank Bandh: These government and rural banks of the country including SBI will remain closed for the next 5 days

Bank Bandh: If you also have an account in a government or rural bank in the country, then there is big news for you because these banks will not work for the next 5 days, that is, the bank will remain closed. The reason for this is the weekly holiday, Shivaratri, and strike, so you should arrange cash today. Apart from this, if you have any work related to the bank, then settle it today. Otherwise, you may have problems.

On which days will the banks be closed?

Let us tell you that on Thursday, March 11, due to Mahashivaratri, banks in North India like Uttar Pradesh and Bihar the country have a holiday. Apart from this, March 13 is the second Saturday of the month, due to which there will be no functioning in banks. Banks will remain closed on Sunday i.e. March 14. Then there is a bank strike on 15 and 16 March, due to which the banks will remain closed. That is, the banks will remain closed for 5 days.

why is the strike going on?

Bankers are going on strike in protest against the policies of the central government. All these employees are opposing the plan to make public sector banks private. For this reason, the union of bank employees and officers has given notice to go on strike on March 15 and 16.

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Rural banks will also be involved in the strike,
let us tell you that this has been called by the United Forum of Bank Union (UFBU). It includes almost all organizations of employees and officers. Apart from this, Regional Rural Bank has also come to join this strike.

The functioning of banks will be affected
The United Forum of Bank Unions, the central organization of the Nine Bank Union, has called the bandh. Due to this strike, the functioning of state-run banks will be greatly affected. In such a situation, if you finish your important work of the bank before March 13, then it will be convenient. The impact of this strike will also be seen on the functioning of State Bank of India, the country’s largest government bank. The bank has given this information to the stock exchange.

According to Anupam, the national convenor of Yuva Hallabol, the youth group will also participate in the strike on March 15 and 16 in banks across the country. The youth has started a campaign against privatization on Twitter on March 9 through the hashtag ‘We will not let the country sell’.