Bank strike on Aug 22 to protest against proposed reforms

Updated: Thu, Aug 17, 2017
04:59 pm
PTI
RELATED NEWS
Monetary Policy announcements exhibit continuity and stability - Expert Ajay Bagga tells Anil Singhvi Monetary Policy announcements exhibit continuity and stability - Expert Ajay Bagga tells Anil Singhvi
RBI Monetary Policy Review: Shaktikanta Das led panel keeps policy rates unchanged RBI Monetary Policy Review: Shaktikanta Das led panel keeps policy rates unchanged
Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani on India's Digital Economy I Kotak Institutional Equities highlights details Infosys Chairman Nandan Nilekani on India's Digital Economy I Kotak Institutional Equities highlights details
Digital economy to outpace GDP growth, will result in 'competitive advantage period' for leaders in digital space highlights ICICI Securities Digital economy to outpace GDP growth, will result in 'competitive advantage period' for leaders in digital space highlights ICICI Securities

United Forum of Banking Unions (UFBU), the umbrella body of trade unions in the banking sector, has called a nation-wide strike on August 22 to protest against the reforms proposed by the Centre.

West Bengal convenor of UFBU, Siddhartha Khan said that the government is ushering in privatisation and consolidation in the Indian banking sector in the garb of reforms.

He said that the Bank Board Bureau had been formed to bring all the public sector banks (PSBs) under a banking investment company and get the government's share in PSBs below 50 per cent.

Rise in the gross NPAs of all the PSBs to Rs 6.83 lakh crore was also a major cause for concern and the banking system's financial health was suffering due to provisioning.

"The banks are giving very little stress on recovery of bad loans and taking recourse to either write-offs or provisioning," he told reporters here today.

 

(This article has not been edited by Zeebiz editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Get Latest Business News, Stock Market Updates and Videos; Check your tax outgo through Income Tax Calculator and save money through our Personal Finance coverage. Check Business Breaking News Live on Zee Business Twitter and Facebook. Subscribe on YouTube.