Our demand for adequate recruitments in Banks DFS advises change of sequence in recruitments To reduce rate of attrition
UFBU CIRCULAR : All our unions and members are aware that since there has been acute shortage of clerical and substaff in the Branch and employees and officers are facing undue work pressure, UFBU took up the issue and this is one of our very important issues in our Strike notice served on IBA and Government in March, 2025

UFBU CIRCULAR : All our unions and members are aware that since there has been acute shortage of clerical and substaff in the Branch and employees and officers are facing undue work pressure, UFBU took up the issue and this is one of our very important issues in our Strike notice served on IBA and Government in March, 2025.

Implement 5 day Banking - UBU

For the last three days there were hectic rounds of GR meetings at Jalandhar zonal office on 24.11.2025 for the state of Jammu & Kashmir, at Karnal Zonal Office on 25.11.2025 for Haryana state and lastly on 26.11.2025 at Chandigarh Nodal Zonal Office for the entire state of Punjab covering three zones of Chandigarh, Jalandhar and Ludhiana.
We are pleased to report to you that all the three State level GR meetings were totally successful and have gone a long way in creating an organisational impact in these three zones. It was worthwhile to note that In all the GR meetings the list of issues were very less ,which manifests the strength and commitment of our North Zone team under the leadership of Com R K Bhagat, President and Com H S Veer, General Secretary in dealing employees issues on day to day basis and ability to get those redressed.

We invite reference to our previous communication (AIUCBEF/ MD & CEO /112/ 2023-2026 dated 03.06.2025) on the captioned subject.
We sincerely appreciate our bank's initiative as in March, 2023, conveyance allowance was introduced, which provides ₹600 for clerical staff and ₹300 for substaff on a declaration basis. This was a step welcomed by all members of award staff.

We would like to invite your kind attention to earlier communications of United Forum of UCO Bank Workforce (UFUBW) with you wherein we have mentioned that according to our information few banks are in the process of considering the methods of absorbing the TDS liability on perquisite value upon the interest free and concessional interest-bearing loans made available to the employees.

FM Madam Nirmala Sitharaman says
• Bank Nationalisation has not provided desired result
• Privatisation of PSU Banks will not hurt the Nation
So, she says that Banks can be privatised Why we oppose Privatisation of Banks
• Privatisation means closure of many Rural Branches
• Privatisation means less loans to agriculture
• Privatisation means less loans to MSMEs.
• Privatisation means less Education Loans to the poor 

Reg: Recruitment of Customer Service Assistants in Banks – review of present system – need for enlarging the panel of selected candidate.
After the abolition of BSRBs, IBPS is nowadays entrusted with the job of conducting the examinations for recruitment of clerical staff in the Banks and to supply required number of candidates to the Banks as per the Indents made by the Banks with IBPS. While founding the IBPS, it was claimed that this new institution will improve upon the system and process for recruitment of staff. It is also being claimed that IBPS is handling lakhs of candidates every year under the various processes undertaken by them.

Time and again we have been inviting your attention about the stress and strain being undergone by the Senior Customer Service Associates (Cash) and those CSAs who are required to hold charge of Cash Management in branches. To recapitulate, we list under the issues that are causing great anxiety and anguish to the concerned staff and also to us as a responsible trade union representative of them.

List of Awards and Settlements signed by AIBEA

Reg: Training Programme to bank employees – Karmachari to Karmayogi – unwarranted attempt to mix up religion.
We are informed by members that under instructions from the Government, a training programme is being foisted on all the employees of the Banks on a compulsory basis. Government of India have come out with a new initiative - Rashtriya Karmayogi - a training programme for serving the karmayogi way.
As part of Karmayogi initiative, Capacity Building Commission (CBC) are directing all government offices, PSUs, PSBs and insurance companies to conduct training programme for all personnel, especially in workmen cadre (karmacharis), a behavioural training programme.

Reg: Training Programme to bank employees – Karmachari to Karmayogi – unwarranted attempt to mix up religion.
We are informed by members that under instructions from the Government, a training programme is being foisted on all the employees of the Banks on a compulsory basis. Government of India have come out with a new initiative - Rashtriya Karmayogi - a training programme for serving the karmayogi way.

AIBEA Conference: As already informed, the 30th National Conference of AIBEA will be held at Bangalore in Karnataka from 19th to 22nd April, 2026 (4 days – from Sunday to Wednesday).
Inaugural Session will be on 19th April (Sunday). 80th Anniversary celebrations will be on 20th April, (Monday). Delegate Session will be on 21st and 22nd April.
The celebration on 20th April would consist of honouring the former leaders, commemorative cultural programmes from various States, special lecture, photo exhibition, release of publications, etc. etc. as would be finalised in consultation with the host Unit. State Federations can plan their participation accordingly.

Exemption from levy of GST on the premium paid by the senior citizens/ retired bank employees and officers who are covered by the Medical Insurance Scheme – representation – regarding
You are aware that from 2015, Banks have introduced Group Medical Insurance Scheme for the in-service employees and officers. The premium for this Group Insurance Policy is borne by the Bank including the GST on the same.

Those were the days, when the entire banks and banking industry were in the hands of rich individuals and private companies, including SBI. No bank was government owned. AIBEA and its leaders had a great vision and far-sighted approach. Right from its inception in 1946, AIBEA has been voicing its concern about the role of Banks.

As informed to you earlier the Apex level GR meeting was held with the Head Office management on 3rd July, 2025. The Management team was led by Shri. Rajesh Nagar, Chief General Manager along with Sri Ghanshyam Parmar, General Manager, Sri Jaiswal, DGM Sri SK Jha, DGM, Sri Narendra Karn & Sri Abhijit Mitra, CMs and Sri Surinder, Officer (NEGO cell). Our team was represented by Com K.Vijhayan, Chairman, Com C M Patel Vice Chairman, Com R A Sharma President, Com. Partha Chanda, General Secretary and Com. Alkesh Rajveer Deputy General Secretary.

Reg: Bipartite Talks with IBA on Group Medical Insurance Policy for employees, officers and retirees
Further to last round of meeting with IBA held on 21-5-2025 on renewal of the policy for the year 2025-26 and for discussing improvements in the scheme, one more round of meeting took place today between IBA and UFBU in IBA’s office in Mumbai. IBA was represented by their team led by Shri Rajneesh Karnatak, Chairman of the negotiating Committee (MD&CEO, Bank of India). From UFBU all our Unions participated in the meeting.

UFBU CIRCULAR : Our unions and members are aware that in the recent agitation and Strike Notice, we had highlighted the issue of increasing attacks and assaults on employees and officers in bank branches. During the conciliation meeting before the Chief Labour Commissioner, we pointed out that unruly customers and banking public are indulging in physical assaults on employees and officers in Branches and such customers also use abusing language on the staff members.

We reproduce hereunder the contents of CIRCULAR NO.AIBEA/195/2025/42 Dated 24/05/2025 Issued by Com. C.H.VENKATACHALAM ,General Secretary, AIBEA, on the above subject for information of our members.