G D Nadaf, Convenor of United Forum for Bank Unions (UFBU) said central government offices and RBI were working five days a week and asked why banking industry cannot be brought on the same pattern.
"An avoidable expenditure towards fuel, water, energy are incurred for half a day work on Saturday. Instead, one-hour working hour may be increased for five days in a week," he told reporters here ahead of the three-day meet of All India State Bank Officers