Dear Comrades,
The fight for Five-Day Banking must not be seen merely as a struggle for implementation of an agreement that has remained pending for more than 30 months. This is a fight for our existence, our dignity, our families and our fundamental right to a humane working life.
Public Sector Bank employees serve far more customers than our private-sector counterparts. Even with private banks accounting for a substantial share of the banking market, it is overwhelmingly the Public Sector Banks and their employees who carry the burden of Government-sponsored schemes, financial inclusion, social-sector banking and the last-mile delivery of public policy.
We work for institutions owned by the people and for a Government that expects us to reach every citizen. We have never shied away from that responsibility. But those who expect us to serve the nation must also recognise one simple truth:
We are not robots. We are not machines. We are not AI tools. We are human beings.
We have families waiting for us, children who need our time, parents who need our care, and lives beyond targets, reviews, late-night meetings and relentless workplace pressure.
We are not asking for privilege. We are asking for dignity, balance and justice.
The growing culture of excessive working hours, constant pressure and an increasingly toxic work environment cannot become the new normal. Five-Day Banking is one important step towards restoring humanity to our workplaces.
Save the banker. Save the banking family. Respect the commitment already made.
Five-Day Banking is not a luxury.
It is not an unreasonable demand.
It is a just demand whose time has come.
Let us stand together, for ourselves, for our families and for the generations of bankers who will come after us.
Five-Day Banking is For Dignity. For Family. For a Humane Workplace.
March ahead with courage and unity for the three-day strike from 28th to 30th September and make it a resounding success. No fear, no threat and no intimidation can weaken our collective resolve. Officers and employees stand together , we are all strikers in this historic struggle.
General Secretary
AIBOC
Bankers keep India connected 24×7.
But behind every transaction, target and deadline is a human being, with a family, responsibilities and a life beyond the branch.
A 5-day week was agreed in March 2024, with bankers accepting longer working hours from Monday to Friday.
The demand is reasonable. The commitment is proven. The delay is difficult to justify.
Implement 5-Day Banking now.
@PMOIndia@narendramodi@FinMinIndia@nsitharaman@DFS_India
#5DayBankingNow
That extra 40 minutes added in the last BPS is meaningless in reality. Visit bank branches, many remain open till 8-9 PM. We are still serving customers and driving the economy. Give bank employees a genuine work-life balance. #5DayBankingNow@DFS_India@PMOIndia
India’s banking system is 24×7. Digital banking has expanded rapidly. 24,162 crore UPI transactions, 34.2 crore installations of official mobile-banking apps, 2.60 lakh BC/CSP points and 1.34 lakh PSB ATMs/CRMs. Yet bankers still work 6 days a week. Banking has changed. It’s time for the workweek to change. We demand the implementation of 5-Day Banking.
#5DayBankingNow
Enough of broken promises and unending delays🔥 Bank workforce powers the nation’s growth 24/7, and we demand our rightful 5 Day Banking NOW.
12th Bipartite agreement is signed, Govt agreed, Equal work, equal rest. Stand united.
#5DayBankingNow@PMOIndia
The agitation for 5-day banking stems from the lack of positive responses from IBA and DFS; it's time for decisive action. #5DayBankingNow#AIBOC@PMOIndia https://t.co/1Ffv6wuNa9
Digital India thrives because PSBs deliver at the grassroots.
Time to recognize bankers with 5‑Day Banking & Fair PLI.
#5dayBankingNow#FBOIOA#BOIOAPune
8.86 lakh employees in 2012-13.
7.58 lakh by March 2025.
Business past Rs 283 lakh crore.
Record profits, over a lakh fewer hands — and still a six-day week.
Five-day banking is not a concession. It is arithmetic that caught up long ago
#5DayBankingNow@aiboc_in@Pramod_Shinde09
Same Country, Same Work Culture!
If RBI, LIC, NABARD, NHB and Central Govt all office can work for 5days a week than WHY NOT BANKING?
We demand #5DaysBanking - Better for Employees, Better for Customers.
Equal Workweek, Equal Opportunity!
MOREOVER, 5 DAYS BANKING ALREADY BEEN APPROVED IN LAST SETTELMENT BUT GOVERNMENT IS NOT IMPLEMENTING ON PRETEXT OF VARIOUS STAKE HOLERS , WHO THEMSELVES ARE ALREADY WORKING 5 DAYS A WEEK ..
#5DayWeekandFairPLI
✊✊
#strikeahead 28,29,30 sep 2026
✊✊
This time Tricks of @DFS_India will not succeed, India is going to witness Our unity and our power, The Real Power lies in hand of Economic soldiers,Not in hand of policy Makers.
@nsitharaman#5DayBankingNow
One successful strike on 11 Sept 2026 has already demonstrated our unity. ✊
If there is still no resolution, we are fully prepared for the 3-day strike from 28 Sept 2026.
We will not stop. We will continue until we achieve #5DayBankingNow@fboioa_india@DFS_India@PMOIndia