๐จ BIG STATEMENT ON FCRA
Analyst & Advisor, India-Italy Relations, Carlo Lombardi: โLetโs not forget that the first FCRA was passed in 1976 by Indira Gandhi. It was overhauled in 2010 by Manmohan Singhโs government and was actually harsher.โ
โTechnology has made foreign influence extremely easy, while financial openness allows funds to move through channels that didnโt exist earlier.โ
โNGOs are great; they do a lot of good work for humanity, but they are also an instrument of foreign policy. This is not a secret.โ
โIn 1983, the NED was created in the US and became the mother of all NGOs. Its co-founder Allen Weinstein said in 1991 that much of what NED does today, the CIA did covertly 25 years earlier.โ
โGovernments must know who is funding what and for what reasons, and ensure foreign NGO funds are used for their stated purposes and not misused for political agendas.โ
Today marked the completion of my fourth Kora around Sri Kailash Mansarovar, shared with 29 amazing souls. Upon returning to Darchen, we were blessed with a deeply moving, serene, and fulfilling Darshan at Astapad ji.
@AshwiniVaishnaw@RailwaySeva@RailMinIndia@WesternRly
Train 12935. PNR 8824730561. Nice new coach. Spacious and comfortable. But, the bottle rack below the seat hurts the ankle badly. Something must be done to avoid cuts or injury.
Indiaโs entire financial architecture runs on a 5-day work weekโ
Except the bankers who keep it running. 15 lakh Bank employees are still denied a basic, humane reform.
Parity isnโt a privilege. Itโs justice.
A modern economy demands modern work practices.RBI, Govt offices, LIC, and insurers follow a 5-day weekโbank employees must too.
Equality at work is not optional.
#5DaysWeekForBankers
A rested workforce serves the public better. With staff shortages and rising stress, 5-day banking is a service-quality issue, not a โperk.โ UFBU has pursued this since 2015; IBA has recommended it to the Government (MoU 07-12-2023), and itโs included in the 12th Bipartite/9th Joint Note (08-03-2024), pending clearances.
Letโs finish whatโs already agreed.
#Implement5DayBanking
@FinMinIndia@DFS_India@PMOIndia@ChiefIba
A settlement dated March 8, 2024 still awaits movement. Staffing gaps widen, pressure mounts, and morale erodes, even as digital banking thrives. While comparable institutions moved ahead, banks remain stuck in review mode. The nationwide strike reflects frustration born not from demand, but from delay.
#Implement5DayBanking
@ChiefIba
๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ป ๐๐น๐น-๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ;
Banks Shut Down for 4 Days โ Systems upgraded, workloads increased, productivity sustained, But implementation remains permanently โ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป.โ Services disrupted by Delay, not by workers.
We Demand #Implement5DayBanking
@DFS_India@ChairmanIba@nsitharaman@FinMinIndia@PMOIndia@narendramodi@nilesh_pawar15@fboioa_india
Government of India offices already follow a 5-day workweek.
So do regulators like RBI, SEBI, IRDAI.
โWhy should PSU bank officersโhandling public money & national schemesโwork under an outdated model?
Parity in work culture strengthens institutions.
#Implement5DayBanking
#Implement5DayBanking is no longer a luxury, itโs a necessity. Officers and staff deserve work-life balance after years of extended hours and rising pressure. Productivity improves when employees are respected.
๐ฎ๐ณ Digital India. Viksit Bharat. Smart Banking.
๐ฒ UPI works 24ร7
๐ณ Apps donโt take Sundays off
Yet banks still follow a back-dated 6-day model? ๐ค
A long-pending, already-agreed demand is still โunder considerationโ?
Thatโs not reform โ thatโs delay dressed as tradition.
#Implement5DayBanking Immediately.
Unconditional. Undelayed.
@DFS_India@PMOIndia@nsitharaman@nsitharamanoffc@aiboc_in@rupamsmail@nilesh_pawar15