Banks to shut down operations across country on Dec 21
Udupi, Dec 19: Seeking fulfillment of their various demands and to solve their problems, All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOC) has called for a banks strike across the country on December 21.
Syndicate Bank Officers Association national president and AIBOC joint general secretary U Shashidhar Shetty told reporters here on Wednesday that “we have been protesting against the atrocities on bank officials across the country and we are also opposing the unilateral decision to cut the medical facilities for the bank officers”.
Demands
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Complete mandate should be implemented
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11th second pay agreement should be implemented
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Salary of the employees should be revised shortly and completely
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To balance the work, five-day working week should be implemented
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Reforms in family pension and revision in retired bank employees pension
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Priority for basic bank business and ban on selling non-banking products
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Abolish new pension scheme and implement suitable pension scheme
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Removal of disparity in all facilities including pension between regional and nationalized banks
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Merger of Vijaya, Dena and Bank of Baroda banks should be cancelled
Shankar Kundapur of Syndicate Bank, Rakesh of Canara Bank, Avinash of Vijaya Bank, and Jayaprakash of Corporation Bank were present at the press conference.
Five days holiday: Close your bank transactions by Thursday
As the banks will remain close for another four-five days after all India bank strike, customers should think of completing all banking transactions on Thursday. The bank officers association has called for a strike on Friday, Saturday (Dec 22) is the last Saturday of the month, Dec 23 is Sunday, Dec 25 is Christmas holiday and UFBU bank has given call for strike on Dec 26 and on that day, it is unlikely to open the banks. So, the banks will operate only on Monday, December 24.
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Power tariffs under BESCOM to rise from May 1
Bengaluru (PTI): Power bills for consumers under the Bangalore Electricity Supply Company Limited (BESCOM) will go up from May 1, following an order issued by the Karnataka Electricity Regulatory Commission (KERC) on Friday.
The hike comes after KERC allowed the BESCOM to recover a revenue deficit of Rs 2,068 crore incurred in 2024-25, from the consumers.
As a result, for every unit of electricity consumed in 2024-25, the customers will be charged an additional 56 paise, it said.
"BESCOM shall calculate, for each of the active consumers of FY2024-25 the amount to be recovered based on their actual energy consumption during FY2024-25. Such amount shall be recovered during FY 2026-27 in equal monthly instalments, to be called as 'FY25 True up Charges', commencing from the first meter reading date falling on or after 1 May 2026 and concluding with the reading date ending on 30 April 2027," the order said.
"It is further ordered that BESCOM shall maintain a separate head of account, allocated for the purpose, to record the adjustment of the said amount to ensure full recovery of the deficit," it added.
Similarly Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation Limited (CESC) has also recorded a revenue deficit of Rs 121.71 crore and can collect an additional 15 paisa per unit for consumption in 2024-25, official sources said.
