BOIOO urged management to address this issue of mandatory Rural Posting for Promotion

 A rural posting is now required by Bank of India in order to advance to Scale III. A number of Scale II officers are unable to apply for promotion to Scale III as a result of these new regulations. Officers have asked bank management to investigate this and change the regulations to make them more applicable. The Bank of India officers' associations have also called on management to deal with this problem.

The BOI Officers' Association questioned management about who is at fault if officers have not completed a rural posting, arguing that workers shouldn't be forced to shoulder the burden if the bank failed to post them to rural areas.

large number of Scale II officers are facing exclusion from the upcoming Scale III promotion process solely because they have not completed mandatory rural service.

The officers argue that the shortfall is not their fault, as they are liable to be posted anywhere at the Bank’s discretion (Regulation 47), and many who requested rural postings in writing were denied by zones due to administrative exigencies.

Under Para 11 of the Transfer & Rotation Policy (Branch Circular dated 04.01.2025), the Bank itself had the mandatory duty (“invariably be posted”) to place officers in rural/semi-urban areas, which Zonal administrations failed to execute.

The association has asked management to ensure strict compliance with Para 11 moving forward, give annual written notice of rural exposure status to officers, and grant an early meeting with leadership before the promotion notification is issued.

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One of the Unit of Bank of India Officers Association(BOIOA) Announces to pay Rs 2,600 as Gratitude Amount to Members

A ₹2,600 reward has been announced by the Bank of India Officers’ Association (BOIOA), Delhi Unit, for its members who supported the organization during the recent agitation over 5-Day Banking and other unfulfilled demands. The General Secretary of BOIOA Delhi Unit stated in a letter dated October 8, 2026, that members were understandably dissatisfied with the postponement of the strike called by the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU). The demand for 5-Day Banking and other unresolved issues were the reasons behind the planned strike. Additionally, the previous agitation program was canceled.

The Delhi Unit said that it had also sought clarification from AIBOC/UFBU regarding the reason of strike deferment, but till now UFBU has not explained the reason of strike deferment.

The association appreciated the trust, commitment and support shown by its members during the difficult period. It said that members demonstrated courage, discipline and a strong sense of responsibility, which reflected the spirit of unity, commitment and organisational solidarity among its members.

The Executive Committee of BOIOA Delhi Unit, in its meeting held on October 8, 2026, has decided to provide a gratitude amount of ₹2,600 to each eligible member, except the office bearers of the Delhi Unit. The amount is being given as a token of appreciation to members who remained firm in their support for the organisation and the Delhi Unit during the struggle.

This amount is being paid as the bank employees were called to work on Sunday – 27 September 2026. The Government had ordered to open all banks on 27 September for convenience of customers, as strike was scheduled from 28 to 30 September 2026.

The association said that the amount cannot compensate for the support, commitment and sacrifice made by its members, but it is a humble gesture to recognise their contribution and loyalty to the organisation.

BOIOA Delhi Unit also said that although the strike has been deferred, its struggle and spirit remain undeterred. The association assured members that it would continue to protect their interests, rights and dignity and would raise their collective voice before the concerned authorities and responsible forums.

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Bank Unions Reject IBA’s Appeal: 11th September Strike to Go Ahead as Planned

The United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) has decided to proceed with and intensify preparations for the proposed nationwide bank strike on 11th September 2026, stating that there was no positive outcome from the meeting held with the Indian Banks’ Association (IBA).

UFBU said that the meeting was held following the strike notice served on the IBA over various pending demands of bank employees and officers.

No Positive Outcome in Meeting with IBA

During the meeting, IBA Chief Executive A. K. Goel reportedly appealed to UFBU to defer the strike, stating that a strike in the banking sector could disrupt economic activities and banking services. The IBA also indicated that the issues raised by the unions could be addressed through bilateral discussions.

However, UFBU maintained that the issues raised in the strike notice are important and cannot be brushed aside any further.

A major issue highlighted by the unions is the long-pending demand for 5-day banking.

UFBU stated that, based on an assurance from a senior Department of Financial Services (DFS) official that the issue was receiving priority attention at the Government level, the unions had deferred their earlier strike calls scheduled for 24th and 25th March 2025.

According to the unions, however, there has been no further development on the issue since then.

The unions also raised concerns regarding the Performance Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme. They stated that the issue had been discussed with IBA in September 2025 based on the advice of the Central Labour Commissioner (CLC), and suggestions for modification of the scheme were submitted to DFS.

UFBU alleged that there has been no positive response to its suggestions, while the Government/DFS has directed banks to implement the existing PLI scheme for Scale IV officers and above, despite the matter being pending before the CLC.

Apart from 5-day banking and PLI, UFBU pointed out that several residual and pending issues remain unresolved.

In view of the lack of a definite outcome, UFBU stated that it was not possible to defer the strike call.

The United Forum of Bank Unions has accordingly called upon all its constituent unions and members to go ahead with the programmes and intensify efforts to make the 11th September 2026 strike successful.

The development is significant for the banking sector, particularly as 5-day banking, PLI and other pending employee-related issues continue to remain major demands of bank unions.

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AIBEA 30th Conference 2026: C.H. Venkatachalam Re-Elected as General Secretary, New Leadership Announced

Below is a blog post draft based on the AIBEA Circular No. 30/1/2026/34 dated 11 June 2026.

AIBEA 30th Conference Concludes Successfully: New Leadership Elected and Key Resolutions Adopted

The All India Bank Employees' Association (AIBEA) has successfully concluded the adjourned delegate session of its 30th Conference held in Bengaluru, marking an important milestone for the organisation and its members across the country.

Conference Successfully Completed

The delegate session, which was originally adjourned on 22 April 2026 due to disturbances during the proceedings, was reconvened on 10 June 2026 at the same venue in Bengaluru. The session was presided over by Com. Rajen Nagar along with other Vice Presidents and concluded peacefully with active participation from delegates.

The conference began with a one-minute silence to pay tribute to former AIBEA office bearer Com. K. Sreenivasan, who passed away recently.

General Secretary's Report Approved

The General Secretary replied to the discussions and suggestions made by the delegates. Following detailed deliberations, the General Secretary's Report was adopted by an overwhelming majority, reflecting the confidence of the delegates in the organisation's leadership and direction.

40 Important Resolutions Passed

Delegates approved 40 resolutions covering various important issues and demands placed before the conference by the Central Committee. The resolutions were adopted by an overwhelming majority, reaffirming AIBEA's commitment to protecting and advancing the interests of bank employees.

Amendment to Rules and Bye-laws

The conference also approved an amendment to the Rules and Bye-laws providing for:

* Two General Council Members (Youth)

* Two General Council Members (Women)

for State Federations having a membership of 7,000 and above. The proposal received overwhelming support from the delegates.

Election of Office Bearers

An Election Commission comprising former leaders Com. D.D. Rustagi, Com. B.S.R. Mohan Reddy and Com. C.D. Josson conducted the election process.

A total of **1,028 delegates exercised their voting rights**, and the following office bearers were elected:

### President

* Rambabu B.S. (AP & Telangana)

### Vice Presidents

* Sharma J.P. (Delhi)

* Shankar N. (Maharashtra)

* Partha Chanda (West Bengal)

* Janak Rawal (Gujarat – MGBEA)

### General Secretary

* C.H. Venkatachalam (Tamil Nadu)

### Secretary

* Indranil Mitra (West Bengal)

### Joint Secretaries

* Ramprakash B. (Kerala)

* Dholakia J.J. (Gujarat – GBWU)

* Anirudhkumar (Bihar)

* Pereira A.M. (Goa)

* Rajneesh Gupta (Uttar Pradesh)

* Karthik R. (Tamil Nadu)

* Udayakumar V. (AP–Telangana)

* Richa Gandhi (Madhya Pradesh)

* Paneendra K.G. (Karnataka)

* Gaurav Sharma (Assam)

* Jayaram B. (Maharashtra)

### Treasurer

* Kumaran C.R. (Tamil Nadu)

### Joint Treasurer

* Naveen Modi (Madhya Pradesh)

Appreciation for Karnataka Hosts

The delegates unanimously expressed their gratitude to the Reception Committee of the Karnataka Pradesh Bank Employees Federation for making excellent arrangements for the conference held from 19–22 April and the adjourned session on 10 June 2026.

Looking Ahead

The successful conclusion of the 30th Conference reflects the resilience and unity of AIBEA. The newly elected leadership, along with the resolutions adopted, is expected to strengthen the organisation's efforts in safeguarding the rights and interests of bank employees while addressing emerging challenges in the banking sector.

The conference concluded with a message of unity, collective responsibility and renewed commitment to taking AIBEA to greater heights in the years ahead.

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Registration of Bank of India(BOI) Officers Organisation cancelled in Rajasthan

The Bank of India Officers' Organization (BOIOO-NOBO) has had its registration revoked by the Rajasthan Registrar of Trade Unions due to several irregularities, such as falsified signatures and inconsistent membership records.

The Office of the Registrar of Trade Unions, Rajasthan, has revoked the Bank of India Officers' Organization's (BOIOO-NOBO) registration, which is a major step in the banking trade union sector. Following a thorough review of documents, complaints, and statutory compliance under the Trade Unions Act, 1926, the order, dated March 25, 2026, was issued.

The organisation held Registration No. RTU-01/2022 dated 06.01.2022, which now stands cancelled with immediate effect.

The order states that complaints and supporting documentation submitted to the authority were reviewed before the decision was made. The Registrar noted that the registration was obtained in contravention of the Trade Unions Act's,1926 restrictions. 

The authority observed that the registered union did not provide a satisfactory answer throughout the hearings, even though they were given opportunities to state their position. Statements from a few people who claimed their names were added as founding members without their permission are included in the order. 

Additionally, they rejected signing any registration-related paperwork. The authority began to doubt the veracity of the documents provided during the registration process as a result of these allegations. The ruling was mostly based on the allegations of falsified signatures and unapproved name inclusion.

Inconsistencies in the membership information provided at the time of registration were discovered during examination. The stated membership strength did not correspond with the official records that were at hand. In order to reflect increased membership numbers, it was also noted that names of those connected to another union were included. 

This discrepancy was identified as a significant anomaly in the registration procedure. The organization's declaration of a bank property as its registered office without the necessary authorization or No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the bank was also highlighted by the Registrar. 

This was regarded as a violation of the Trade Unions Act of 1926's legal requirements. According to the order, the registered union received notices that gave it a chance to voice its opinions.However, no office bearers appeared before the authority, and no response was submitted to address the observations raised.

Based on the findings, the Additional Labour Commissioner & Registrar of Trade Unions, Rajasthan, exercised statutory powers under the Trade Unions Act, 1926, and ordered cancellation of the registration granted on 06.01.2022.

The cancellation has been made effective immediately.

The order appears to have been circulated to all concerned parties, including the bank’s head office. As of now, no further developments from the bank’s end have been reported.

The cancellation of BOIOO-NOBO’s registration follows documented findings related to discrepancies in membership records, alleged forged declarations, and procedural non-compliance. The order, issued on 25 March 2026, brings the registration granted under RTU-01/2022 to an immediate end.

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Officers Association provides suggestions to MD&CEO on how to make Bank a better bank to work with

In a letter to the MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank, the All India Punjab National Bank Officers' Federation offered crucial suggestions for enhancing the bank's working environment.

Suggestions to improve work environment in Bank

1. Office / Branch timing – Most of the bigger branches are closed after 6 PM, it goes as late as 8 PM. Most of the Admin offices are closed after 7 PM. There should be a directive from HO to ZO and CO to ensure that all branches and admin offices are closed by 6 PM. Only adequately rest employees can deliver good and efficient service the next day and as all of us know banking is a service industry where quality service matters the most.
2. Meetings both virtual and in person are dragged up to late hours in the evening even it goes up to night and this is having adverse effects. All such meetings either virtual or in person should end by 6 PM and there are too many virtual meetings happening every day from HO, ZO and CO, such meetings should be minimized.
3. Any virtual meeting in business hours should be avoided.
4. There should be a complete ban on illegal day end checks by CO on branches.
5. Holiday working should be avoided.
6. All ZO and CO authorities should be directed not to abuse, give threat and humiliate employees working under them, every day we are getting complaints of misbehavior from controlling office officials.
7. Targets given to branches and verticals should be realistic and in line with industry trends and our corporate guidelines. If today banking industry is growing at the rate of 10 pc then our targets should be around that only max plus 2 pc above industry trends.
8. Complete ban on window dressing of business.
9. Controlling offices should trust branch officials and their interference in day-to-day banking should be bare minimum and it should be more of hand holding.
10. There are too many campaigns every day. We should move away from campaign driven banking to self-motivated banking by branch officials.
11. There should be one month gap between every outreach program.
12. MD and CEO should do only quarterly review of business. Monthly review should be EDs domain.
13. No of employees in branches / vertical should be increased and that of Admin offices should be rationalized.
14. We need to recruit more and more clerical staff to manage our counter services better.
15. We need to invest more on capabilities building of our workforce through training (offline mode).
16. Number of products should be rationalized.
17. We have too many portals no should be reduced and rationalized.
18. Our bank other income is on lower side in comparison to peer banks. We need to analyze the reasons and fix this issue on priority basis.
19. Our operating profit is also on lower side we need to do brainstorming to improve our profitability.
20. We need to create a sense of belongingness and ownership among our employees towards our bank.

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Bank Association asks Officers to leave Branch by 6 PM

 

All members of the All India Punjab National Bank Officers' Federation (AIPNBOF) are required to leave their offices or branches by 6 PM. The general secretary of the AIPNBOF has requested that PNB staff only work eight hours a day. 

Options for loans The federation has reaffirmed the "Kewal 8 Ghante Kaam Ke" work guideline, which states that workers shouldn't be expected to work past their assigned shifts. 

 The general secretary of the AIPNBOF, Krishna Kumar, stated, "Comrades are asked to promptly bring the matter to my attention if any day-end check or official instruction is placed by circle authorities to work beyond this time."

The federation has made this decision in order to safeguard officers from undue work-related stress and to maintain a positive work-life balance. A Bank of Baroda chief manager recently killed himself as a result of intense work-related stress.

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Bank Unions and Management Held a Conciliation Meeting Today; Talks about PLI and 5 Days Banking

 

With reference to the information in the conciliation minutes dated April 29, 2025, the parties' discussions have begun today. As stated in the final paragraph of the conciliation proceedings on April 29, 2025, it is noted at the outset that the representatives from the Bank of Maharashtra, State Bank of India (later one representative joined, but not at the proper level), Central Bank of India, UCO Bank, and IOB (later one representative joined, but not at the proper level) were once more absent. In order to ensure that their representatives of the proper level are always sent, it was agreed to write a letter to the top management of each bank.

All other issues contained in the conciliation proceedings dated 29.04.2025 were also reviewed with following outcomes:

All other issues contained in the conciliation proceedings dated 29.04.2025 were also reviewed with following outcomes:

What Bank Unions Said? What happened in Meeting

(i) There was an improvement in the matter of PLI as intimated by the Ld. Representative of DFS that it is proposed to give flexibility to the banks’ board for identification of officers in different brackets in each scale, within the ambit of the PLI scheme. However, the Ld. Representatives of unions were not agreed. Accordingly, after marathon discussion it is agreed that representatives of union and the IBA to discuss the issue threadbare at bipartite level and come up with certain proposal within the ambit of the scheme. 

Such proposal shall be submitted to the DFS for review of the present scheme in the light of the proposal so that a consensus may be arrived at in order to maintain smooth and cordial relation in the industry. At this juncture, it is expected that all the banks shall cooperate by not implementing the PLI scheme for any scale till the outcome of the discussions.

The committee/the group so created for discussion on the issue of the PLI is also mandated to discuss the issue of outsourcing / recruitment of sub-staff and submit a report.

(ii) So far recruitment and the data in this regard is concerned, some of the banks have submitted but lack of consistency and uniformity is observed. Accordingly, the committee/group so created for discussion on PLI is also advised to collect the data on recruitment in an appropriate format so that consistency and uniformity is maintained and submit the same on the next date of hearing.

(iii) Despite issue of a letter by DFS to all the Chief Secretaries of the States to look into the security issue of banks against attack on bank staffs, one fresh instance of attack at Dhule in State Bank of India has been reported which is not only unwarranted rather painful and unbearable. In view of this fact, IBA is requested to advise all the Banks to take immediate steps to avoid any such occurrences in future.

(iv) The issues related to 5 days banking, the matter discussed in length, a D.O. letter bearing No. 21(17)/2025-IR dated 16.06.2025 has already been sent to the Secretary, DFS. The representative of DFS informed that the issue is under consideration of the Government.

The next date of conciliation proceedings is fixed on 11.08.2025 at 11.30 AM.

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