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Employees of Allahabad Bank stage a protest during a two-day nationwide banks strike against the privatisation of Public Sector Banks and retrograde banking reforms in Patna on Monday.
The two-day bank strike led by nine unions of public sector banks (PSBs) in the country has severely affected the banking operations. Customers are facing inconvenience in parts of the country due to the strike called against the Centre s policy to privatise the lenders.Â
The strike has affected services like cash withdrawals, deposits, cheque clearances, remittance services. Government transactions related to treasury as well as business transactions have also been impacted.Â
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Banks have assured their customers they are taking all necessary steps to ensure the smooth running of bank offices and branches on the days of the proposed two-day bank strike
Banking services are likely to be impacted on Monday, March 15 and 16 as the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has given a call for a two-day nationwide strike. The strike has been called to protest against the Centre s proposal to privatise two public sector banks.
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