MUMBAI: Banking operations were partially affected as a section of employees of public sector banks and financial institutions went on a day-long strike called by central trade unions on Tuesday.

Banks in which employees owing allegiance to The All India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) and Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) were affected to some extent but the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India, remained virtually unaffected.
Besides, private sector and foreign banks were also unaffected. The AIBEA, however, claimed the strike was a success in Mumbai. “The strike was a total success in Mumbai. Employees of all the nationalised banks, including IDBI, state-run lenders and RBI staffers have participated in the strike by not reporting to work,” AIBEA general secretary, Mr Vishwas Utagi, told reporters here.
State Bank of India’s officers besides those of several other public sector banks, have, however, not joined-in the strike but are extending their “fraternal support” to their striking compatriots.