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[Manan S. Bhatt @mananbhattnavy]

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.

[ravish kumar @ravish_journo]

बैंक कर्मचारी हड़ताल पर हैं। कारण पूछने पर यही लगा कि जिस बैंक की नौकरी को अच्छी नौकरी में गिना जाता था, उसकी हालत बदतर हो गई है। टारगेट के नाम पर कर्मचारी देर शाम तक रोके जाते हैं, छुट्टी नहीं दी जाती है,
तनाव रोज़ का हिस्सा है। काम करने की जगह भी अच्छी नहीं है। ऐसा लगता है कि बैंकर को सज़ा दी जा रही है कि उन्होंने बैंक की नौकरी क्यों की। लोगों ने बताया कि अत्यधिक तनाव के कारण बीमारियाँ होने लगी हैं।

एक बैंकर ने यह भी बताया-

सुबह 8:00 बजे घर से निकलने वाला बैंकर रात को 8:00 या 9:00 बजे के बाद ही घर लौट पाता है, क्योंकि एनपीए (NPA - गैर-निष्पादित परिसंपत्ति) को रोकने का भारी दबाव होता है। हर खाते की मंथली ईएमआई (EMI) होती है, और यदि वह 90 दिनों तक जमा न हो, तो खाता एनपीए हो जाता है। ऐसे में रीजनल ऑफिस से ब्रांच हेड पर दबाव आता है कि यह खाता आज किसी भी हाल में एनपीए नहीं होना चाहिए। पहले केवल महीने की आखिरी तारीख को एनपीए रोकने का दबाव होता था, लेकिन अब हर सिंगल डे (प्रतिदिन) यह प्रेशर रहता है।

रात के 9:00 बज रहे होते हैं और रीजनल ऑफिस से फोन आता है कि "किसी भी तरह इस खाते को बचाइए।" थक-हारकर जब ब्रांच हेड को लगता है कि उसे अब घर जाना चाहिए, तो वह अपनी जेब से 2,000, 4,000 या 10,000 रुपये तक की ईएमआई खुद भर देता है। बाद में ग्राहक वह पैसा लौटाता नहीं है, जिससे बैंक मैनेजर के अपने पैसे डूब जाते हैं।

बैंक में दिनभर कई तरह के मानसिक तनाव झेलने पड़ते हैं। आपको रिकवरी के लिए फील्ड में निकलना होता है। वहाँ कोई ग्राहक आपको ब्लैकमेल करता है कि "मेरे घर मत आओ, नहीं तो मैं पैसा जमा नहीं करूँगा, सिर्फ़ फोन पर बात करो।" फोन पर बात करने के दौरान ग्राहक कभी-कभी अभद्र और गाली-गलौज वाली भाषा का प्रयोग करते हैं। उस तनाव में यदि मैनेजर के मुँह से गलती से भी कोई गलत बात निकल गई, तो ग्राहक उसकी कॉल रिकॉर्डिंग करके ब्लैकमेल करने लगता है।

कृपया बैंकर की बात सुनें । कोई रास्ता निकालें।

[Newton Bank Kumar @idesibanda]

Signed Document where IBA - UFBU reached on all Saturday Off on 7 Dec'23, But still pending with Govt to approve since 1018 Days. #5DayBankingNow

[Rupam Roy @rupamsmail]

Every 24x7 banking service has a banker behind it and a family waiting at home. We agreed to the 5-day week in March 2024 and accepted longer weekday hours. The regulator, the insurer and the Government all work 5 days.

Our demand is just. The delay is not.

#5DayBankingNow #AIBOC @PMOIndia

[CBOA - Canara Bank Officers' Association @CBOAofficial]

#5DayWeekandFairPLI

#PLI #FairPLI
#5DaysWeekForBankers
#Implement5DayBanking
#5DayBankingNow
#5daysworkweek

#AIBOC #CBOA #UFBU #Banking #canpals

@FinMinIndia @DFS_India @ChiefIba @ChairmanIba @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @aiboc_in @UFBUIndia @PMOIndia

[John @vanasra]

@MoPNG_eSeva please deliver gas at earliest. senior citizen are cooking on fire wood .

[John @vanasra]

@hpgasservices @PetroleumMin my father booked gas on 2 nd march 2026 and still gas cylinder not delivered. how can a senior citizen aged 70 years survive by intentionally creating fake shortage

[John @vanasra]

@MoPNG_eSeva consumer no 019401
district Anakapalli
State Andhra Pradesh
Gas agency Subhadra gas agency
booking id 580995
booking date 02.03.2026

[John @vanasra]

@hpgasservices @PetroleumMin my father booked gas on 2 nd march 2026 and still gas cylinder not delivered. how can a senior citizen aged 70 years survive by intentionally creating fake shortage

[John @vanasra]

@vmrdaofficial @grok tell me the areas covered

[John @vanasra]

@OfficialSBICare mail sent as suggested. Let me see if my issue gets resolved. Please kindly follow up on this matter and provide proper time line when i can expect the solution

[John @vanasra]

@OfficialSBICare @TheOfficialSBI
Most useless upgrade yono 2.0. not even able to modify transaction password . killing customers vakuable time. No basics tested before launching product. system pops up erros trying to use some old screens and new screens. failed project

[John @vanasra]

@OfficialSBICare @TheOfficialSBI
Most useless upgrade yono 2.0. not even able to modify transaction password . killing customers vakuable time. No basics tested before launching product. system pops up erros trying to use some old screens and new screens. failed project

[CBOA - Canara Bank Officers' Association @CBOAofficial]

एक ही नारा, एक ही बात —#5DayBankingNow

#AIBOC #CBOA #UFBU #CanaraBankOfficersAssociation #Banking #Canpals

@FinMinIndia @DFS_India @ChiefIba @ChairmanIba @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc @aiboc_in @UFBUIndia

[Nilesh Pawar @nilesh_pawar15]

The implementation of #5DayBankingNow cannot remain caught between acknowledgment and action. The understanding was formally recorded, and bankers have continued to deliver consistently amid increasing operational and digital demands.

With banking services now functioning 24×7 through digital channels, the pressure on human resources has only intensified. Despite this, the agreed outcome of a five-day workweek remains unimplemented.
Bankers have honoured the settlement in both letter and spirit every working day. Policy commitments deserve the same seriousness in execution.
Assurances are meaningful only when translated into outcomes. It is time to move from intent to implementation, and from files to facts.
#5DayBankingNow

[krishna kumar @kmarkri]

With 1.75 lakh posts #5DayBankingNow is trending at no 1 make it 1 million posts

[CBOA - Canara Bank Officers' Association @CBOAofficial]

#5DayBankingNow
#AIBOC #CBOA #UFBU #CanaraBankOfficersAssociation #Banking #Canpals

@FinMinIndia @DFS_India @ChiefIba @ChairmanIba @nsitharaman @nsitharamanoffc

[Canara Bank Officers' Federation - CBOF @CBOFofficial]

📢 We Demand 5 Days Banking Week!
For better work–life balance, improved service quality, and a healthier workforce — we call for a 5-day banking week now!

#UnitedWeStand
#5DaysBanking
#WorkLifeBalance
#OldPensionScheme
#StopPSBMerger
#IndiaAgainstPrivatisation
#SavePSB #SaveINDIA

[Money Dost @moneydosttelugu]

@INCIndia @INCSandesh @IYC @CongresSevaDal @INCMinority @RahulGandhi @kharge @priyankagandhi @Jairam_Ramesh @SrBachchan @ikamalhaasan @PoojaB1972 @ShashiTharoor @PChidambaram_IN @mkstalin
The GenZ prayer for my leader Rahul Gandhi.
The game starts now
https://t.co/iVswVGNlk0

[Dr Monika Singh @Dr_MonikaSingh_]

आज अगर इस इंसान का साथ नही दिया, और ये कमजोर पड़ गया तो भविष्य में कोई भी सच बोलने की हिम्मत नही करेगा I

आज मैं भी राहुल गाँधी के साथ हूँ !