Bank staff to call off strike today: Pranab

PSU bank employees are expected to call off their strike on Friday, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee told the Lok Sabha.

"The bank strike is expected to be called off today. I am being told that talks are on between the bank associations and worker unions," he said replying to supplementaries during the Question Hour.

Banking operations across the country have been impacted severely with employees of public sector banks going on a two-day strike on Thursday demanding wage revision.

Image: Banking operations across the country have been impacted severely because of the strike. | Photograph: Sahil Salvi