Bankers are demanding five days work week.. and the system is still not listening. This is the story of why they must.
In memory of my dear friend, Durgesh Ranjan, 40, Branch Manager, of a PSB somewhere in Rural North India.
The last time we spoke, his voice was tired but glowing. He told me about the PMJJBY loans he had disbursed to the needy, how the villagers treated him like their own elder, how he called his job his life's purpose.
"Through this chair, this stamp, these papers, I get to do good for society," he said. He meant every word. He always did.
On the night of 24th September, Durgesh was found dead in his car on the Lucknow–Varanasi highway. Police recovered a letter he left behind.
The letter said: "I am ending my life myself. No one should be blamed for this. I apologise to everyone."
Even in his final moments, he was apologising. The kindest people always do.
His wife, told police he had been under stress for about a week. One week of visible stress, and behind it, years of invisible weight. A branch manager's chair in a PSB today carries impossible targets, endless audits, relentless calls, seven days of duty disguised as a job.
Durgesh never complained. Not once. He carried it all quietly, completely, alone.
He didn't fall because he was weak. He fell because he was asked to be strong every single day, without rest, without pause, without anyone saying: "Enough. Go home. Live your life."
A five-day work week is not a luxury. It is not laziness. It is not entitlement.
It is oxygen. The villagers didn't respect Durgesh because he worked seven days. They respected him because he was kind, patient, and present. A banker who has rested can serve with heart. Bankers hold entire communities together, but who holds the bankers?
Nearly 90 bank employee deaths and suicides have been reported since 2014. Durgesh is no longer just a statistic to us. He was a friend. A son. A husband. A man who helped forty-seven families sleep peacefully while his own sleep was stolen by files and targets.
No more Durgesh Ranjans. No more families shattered by a system that keeps asking for more. No public sector bank employee should ever suffer this fate again.
Five days of work. Two days of life. They deserve it. *He deserved it.
Rest in peace, brother. You should still be sitting behind that counter, laughing with your villagers, calling me at midnight about the forty-eighth family you helped.
We will keep telling your story until the rules finally change. 🙏
- As told by Ram
Names changed to protect identity.
🤝 SOLIDARITY BEYOND SECTORS — WORKERS STAND TOGETHER
The Petroleum & Gas Workers’ Federation of India (PGWFI) extends its firm solidarity and support to bank employees and officers participating in the nationwide strike from 28–30 September 2026.
From the oil and gas sector to banking, workers across sectors face common concerns — work pressure, vacancies, outsourcing, workers’ rights and dignified working conditions.
🤝 When workers stand together, the collective voice grows stronger.
Long Live Workers’ Unity! ✊
#WorkersUnity #PGWFI #UFBU #BankStrike #5DayBankingNow #5DayBanking #Bank #UFBU #AIBOC @aiboc_in
When a pensioner stands with bankers, it means a lot. ❤️
Your support strengthens our voice for 5-Day Banking. 🏦✊
We serve customers every day—now we ask for a little understanding in return.
Thank you, Sir, for standing with us. 🙏
#5DayBanking#BankersVoice#BankersSupport
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
सच्ची घटना:
आज सुबह दूध लेने गया तो भैया ने पूछा? आज लेट, छुट्टी है क्या?
मैंने कहा हाँ
फिर बोले, लेकिन मैसेज आया है की कल खुला है बैंक? तो आज छुट्टी क्यों?
मैंने कहा कल सरकार ने बैंक खुलवाया है, क्यूँकि आगे ३ दिन की हड़ताल है?
भैया भी हँसने लगे, बोले ये कैसी हड़ताल है?
कुछ मध्यकालीन सोच वाले लोगों को लगता है कि #5DaysBanking नहीं होना चाहिए क्योंकि बैंकिंग Essential Service है, जैसे मेडिकल।
तो फिर #24x7Banking की मांग करो। रोज आठ घंटे की तीन शिफ्ट। 24 घंटे बैंक ओपन। रात को 12 बजे भी पासबुक प्रिंट कराओ।
Important Info For Public:
PSBs are open on 27th Sep’25, but Bankers present there will not be able to help you with any transaction under NI Act.
What comes under NI Act:
1. Cheque
2. Bills of Exchange
3. Promissory Note
It is requested to plan your Bank visit accordingly.
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