Mayank Jain

[All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) @aiboc_in]

We have sent a communication to the Hon’ble Prime Minister @PMOIndia , requesting immediate implementation of Five-Day Work Week in the Banking Industry as a measure of national austerity, energy conservation and public efficiency.

[Mayank Jain @MJ156135]

When banking regulator RBI is observing 5 days a week, insurance companies, LIC and all other government offices are observing 5 days wek, why bank employees are deprived for the same.

[Tamal Bandyopadhyay @TamalBandyo]

Bank strike for work life balance on 27 January seems successful. United Forum of Bank Unions called it — demand 5-day week for banks.
Last such strike brought industry to halt on Dec 15-16, 2021 on different issues of wage settlement, 5 day banking & outsourcing of bank work.

[Rakesh Pokar @RakeshPokar2]

@TamalBandyo 5 Days Banking necessary for work life Balance and also to boost Digital India.. @PMOIndia @nsitharaman

[Suraj kumar @Surajku34156478]

@TamalBandyo 5 day banking is long overdue
Banking services don’t stop, only burnout should
Quality work needs quality rest
Five days is enough to serve the nation.
#5DaysWeekForBankers

[HORUS YT @yt_horus46968]

@TamalBandyo If govt doesn't listen to our demand, then we will have to continuous five day strike for our rights #5DayBanking

[Maulik P Modi @maulikpmodi]

Banks Shut Down for 4 Days — Systems upgraded, workloads increased, productivity sustained, But implementation remains permanently “𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.” Services disrupted by Delay, not by workers.#Approve5daysbankingnow @nilesh_pawar15 @fboioa_india

[All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) @aiboc_in]

Policy makers talk about productivity while forcing burnout on bank employees. Hypocrisy won’t run a modern economy. Act with responsibility. Approve the 5-day banking week.
#Approve5DayBankingNow

[बंजारा कवि 💙 @ramshankarsingh]

India’s banking went digital, but bankers are still treated like manual machines.
UPI works 24×7, humans can’t.
A 6-day week in a digital economy is outdated, unsafe, and unsustainable.
5-Day Banking is reform, not relief.
#5DayBankingNow
@narendramodi @nsitharaman @AmitShah

[Ashish Tekale Patil @AshishTekale_]

🌍 150+ 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 5 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸.
𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆. That’s it.
Governments run. Economies grow. Productivity improves.
Digital systems deliver services. Life goes on.

𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 🇮🇳
Digital payments break global records. Banking is online, instant, paperless, 24×7. Customers rarely visit branches. Technology evolved. Workload transformed.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸?
Still living in a museum.

The world moved to #5DaysWorkweek
India moved to UPI, AI, fintech, and digital everything.
Yet banking employees must still prove that rest improves efficiency.

Apparently, in our system,
servers can work nonstop,
apps can run round the clock,
but humans must stay “available” to justify progress.
A #5DayBankingNow is not a luxury.
It’s not a demand.
It’s a global norm.

So the question is simple:
Are we building a 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗻 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 or proudly preserving a
𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 —updated with 𝗤𝗥 𝗖𝗼𝗱𝗲𝘀?
#5DayBankingNow
@DFS_India @PMOIndia @FinMinIndia @nilesh_pawar15 @rupamsmail @aiboc_in @fboioa_india

[Ashish Tekale Patil @AshishTekale_]

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 — 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗱𝗼𝗻’𝘁.
🔹 Policy says “Human Resource”; practice treats humans like non-stop infrastructure.
🔹 Bankers manage money, risk, audits, customers — but family time isn’t budgeted.
🔹 Health is advised in circulars, stress is delivered daily.
🔹 Work–life balance exists beautifully… on paper.
🔹 Children grow up on WhatsApp calls, parents age between lunch breaks.
🔹 Mental wellness is a webinar; exhaustion is the policy outcome.
🔹 A fatigued banker is called “committed,” until something goes wrong.
🔹 5-Day Banking isn’t a demand — it’s a system patch long overdue.
𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲:
Machines get maintenance windows; bankers get motivational quotes.
#5DayBankingNow
@DFS_India @PMOIndia @FinMinIndia @aiboc_in @aajtak @ndtvindia @ZeeNews @BBCHindi

[N Amarnath @NA165946]

@aiboc_in @nsitharamanoffc @DFS_India @FinMinIndia @ChiefIba To have a good Work Life Balance, enhanced productivity per employee, 5 days banking is the need of the hour to bankers… We demand 5 day banking to bankers. #5DayBankingNow

[Rakesh Pandey @rakeshkpandey55]

#5daybankingnowRested employees deliver better customer service.
Quality over quantity matters.
Support #5DayBankingNow

[N Amarnath @NA165946]

When the entire world is moving towards 4 days a week, only we are deprived of the much needed 5 days banking… RBI, state government, insurance sector is having 5 days a week.. It’s high time that bankers should also be given 5 days a week… #5DayBankingNow

[CH VENKATACHALAM @ChVenkatachalam]

Dear Government,
Honour your commitment

Implement #5DayBankingNow

@DFS_India @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @IbaChairman @ChiefIba

[Nilesh Pawar @nilesh_pawar15]

India is 100% digital… but bankers are still working on a 1995 timetable.

UPI runs 24×7. ATMs work 365 days.
Digital payments never sleep —
only bankers are expected to.

🔹 90% routine banking is mobile & UPI, yet humans follow a 6-day “legacy protocol.”
🔹 Cash counters dropped by 60–70%, but pressure didn’t get the memo.
🔹 Technology upgraded instantly; human recharge time is still “under review.”
🔹 A 6-day week fuels burnout and fatigue — clearly not the smartest digital upgrade.
🔹 5-Day Banking saves thousands of crores, but rest is still treated as a premium feature.

The irony is that India built a lightning-fast digital economy but forgot to update the humans running it.

The simple truth is bankers are asking for 5-Day Banking not for comfort, but because humans — unlike machines — need a restart.
#5DayBankingNow

[CH VENKATACHALAM @ChVenkatachalam]

#5DayBankingNow
We Demand 5 Day Banking now

@DFS_India @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @IbaChairman @ChiefIba

[CH VENKATACHALAM @ChVenkatachalam]

#5DayBankingNow
5 Days Banking is our Rightful Demand

@DFS_India @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @IbaChairman @ChiefIba

[All India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC) @aiboc_in]

When the world is moving to a 4-day week, and banking is already 24x7 in the digital era, bankers asking for a 5-day week isn’t a luxury. It’s justice.

IBA has agreed. The understanding is signed.
Now the Government must honour its commitment – no more excuses, no more delays.

Respect the Settlement. Deliver it.

We demand #5DayBankingNow

[RJ Raj @J_raj20]

#5DayBankingNow
5 days banking is our right not a privilege.
.
We want 5days banking

[D krishna Kumar @DkrishnaKu40839]

We demand 5days banking