by

pannvalan <pannvalan@yahoo.co.in>

SOME ISSUES TO BE CLARIFIED:

2. Whether the banks have to carry out the entire range of banking operations on 29^th, 30^th and 31^st March, 2013?

2. What are the timings during which the banks have to carry out customer transactions on these days?

3. Whether the staff of all grades and ranks have to be present on these days, regardless of their designation?

4. What is exactly meant by “extended/late hours”?                                                               

5. Whether the banks have to accept remittance of taxes from non-customers too, on these days?

6. What is the compensation to be given for working on holidays and “late hours”?

SOME SUGGESTIONS

1. 
   In many states, 27^th is a holiday for ‘Holi’.  But in many states, 27^th is a working day.

2. 28^th and 30^th are working days in all the states. 

3. Therefore, there may be some rationale in keeping extended business hours on 30^th which is a Saturday.  But there is absolutely no justification in asking the banks to function on two holidays – on 29^th (Good Friday) and 31^st (Sunday).

4. If banks have to remain open for full day on 30^th and 31^st March, 2013 (the last day of this financial year), why is it that the holiday on 29^th is to be cancelled?

5. If award staff are to be paid overtime at 200% of their regular wages for late sitting on Saturday and working on holidays, why shall the officer staff be denied any worthwhile compensation?

6. If there is a ‘Special Clearing’ at 08-30 PM to 09-30 PM to transact Government Business on these 3 days as proposed, the staff may be asked to work in 2 shifts on these days – first from 10-00 AM to 06-00 PM and the second from 02-00 PM to 10-00 PM.

7. There shall not be any cash transactions on these days. Only ‘Transfer’ and ‘Clearing’ entries are to be allowed.     By avoiding cash transactions, much time can be saved and unnecessary problems avoided.    

8. Staff  returning home (from office) in the late night  must be provided conveyance facility by their bank.

9. In addition, banks must provide dinner for the people working in second shift.