New Delhi: Normal operations in public sector banks, including cheque clearances and fund transfers, were on Thursday hampered for the second day because of the strike called by unions to protest against reforms in the sector and outsourcing of non-core services to private sector.
"The strike is total success all over the country. Banking services have been affected," All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) General Secretary CH Venkatachalam said.
Normal banking operations, including cash transactions, cheque clearances, foreign exchange dealings were affected, he added.
Customers were depending more on ATMs as the bank managements had made advanced arrangement for loading the machines with cash....
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