Cheques worth Rs 18,000 cr not sent for clearance due to strike: AIBEA

Apart from AIBEA, other bank unions - AIBOA, BEFI, INBEF, AIRBEA, AIRBWF, Unions in RRBs, Unions in co-operative banks also joined the strike

Around 2 million cheques worth about Rs 18,000 crore could not be sent for clearance  due to the strike called by bank employees on Thursday. Bank employees joined the national general strike called by various unions and independent federations in different sectors in protest against the continued anti-worker labour policies of the government.

C H Venkatachalam, general secretary, All India Bank Employees Union (AIBEA), said that nearly 2 million cheques worth Rs 18,000 crore could not be sent to clearing houses due to the strike.

"Employees joined the strike with enthusiasm and expressed their anger against the government’s policies. We thank them