Kolkata ATMs run out of cash
13 Nov 2014 6:20 AM IST
The nation-wide bank strike to push for wage revision affected banking services in West Bengal on Wednesday, inconveniencing customers. The Bengal convener of United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU), Gautam Banerjee told news agencies that the strike was total and all branches of nationalised and private banks in the state were affected. Clearing operations at the Reserve Bank of India was also hit, he said.
The unions had asked the banks to keep off-site ATMs in hospital premises open to help patients’ families withdraw cash, he said, adding that some of the ATMs had already run out of cash.
Several off-site and on-site ATMs of banks remained closed due to the strike, he claimed. The
strike was called as the unions and Indian Bank Association (IBA) failed to come to a settlement over wage revision.
While the unions demanded a 25 per cent rise in wages and later scaled down to 23 per cent, the ndian Bank Associationstuck to its position an 11 per cent increase.
The unions had asked the banks to keep off-site ATMs in hospital premises open to help patients’ families withdraw cash, he said, adding that some of the ATMs had already run out of cash.
Several off-site and on-site ATMs of banks remained closed due to the strike, he claimed. The
strike was called as the unions and Indian Bank Association (IBA) failed to come to a settlement over wage revision.
While the unions demanded a 25 per cent rise in wages and later scaled down to 23 per cent, the ndian Bank Associationstuck to its position an 11 per cent increase.
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