Message For Bank Employees

Bank staff are being used by leftists to serve their political  agenda. They are provoking  bankers  to raise slogans  against  Modi,  BJP and economic  policies of current government. They are ridiculing  our Prime Minister  Mr Narendra Modi on social sites and now on roads too.   In this course of action bank employees are digging  their own grave. In my opinion we being part of the government should refrain from such mud slinging process and try to focus on what we are supposed to do and what we are supposed to get in return.

Not only Bipartite  settlement  is getting abnormally  delayed,  but  image of bank employees  is also getting tarnished  in public domain. Bank employees  are working  sincerely  on government  sponsored  schemes sacrificing their own future but become victim of their trade union leaders who simply exploit them,  ask for levy and enjoy their life lavishly. Similarly  only a few bankers are corrupt but they are spoiling image of bank employees in general.

Some of bank employees  blame BJP and Modi for delay in Bipartite  Settlement. As a matter of fact, it is bank staff who chose  for Bipartite  settlement  decades ago and Modi  Or any PM or any FM has got no right to intervene  directly. 

It is heads of Banks known as Indian Bank Association who represent government  and it is trade union leaders known as United Forum of Bank Unions who represent bank employees.  Members both in IBA and UFBU, are chosen from amongst  bank employees  only. As such bank employees are themselves  more responsible. They have to motivate their bank heads as well as trade union heads.  Members both in IBA and UFBU should mutually decide what is best suited for bank employees .

Bank employees  have to introspect  why profitability  of their bank is getting eroded year after year. Are bank employees  also guilty in making NPA or it is solely the fault of political  masters? 

How far they can stop or reduce corruption  and bribe led lending  decisions in their branches has to be explored.  They have to introspect ,assess and find out reasons why service standards  of public sector  banks is not admired by their customers . 

Why customers  are opting for private banks despite higher service charges realised there has to be analysed honestly and try to keep customers as happy as possible. 

First lesson taught to bank staff while joining was that customers are God and accordingly they have to worship customers to the best extent possible under available  resources  and infrastructure. 

Trade union leaders should also teach bank staff how to move  in right direction  for good health of Banks. Unfortunately left minded leaders never fought for bettering future  of bank staff in the past  but always tried for improvement  in their political and financial status using working class as a whole.

Bank employees  have to understand this ground reality, change their leaders,  remove retired persons from negotiating team,  seek opinion  from branches, and /or join hands with We Bankers.  Instead of playing words and quotations  game on Facebook, bank employees  should conduct periodical meetings  at branches to review  their performance  and public image. Self glorification  is not the solution if Bank employees  want to gain public support  and to attract real attention  of the government. 

I agree that majority  of bank employees  are performing  well honestly  and sincerely but only a negligible  section of them are damaging  the image of entire banking  fraternity.  I know all leaders are not disloyal  to bank staff but only a few of leaders are backstabbing bank staff.  Similarly  this is also true that not all top officials like flattery and bribery, but only some  of top officials are enough to cause enormous and irreversible damage  to health of bank. We bankers staff have therefore  to be alert 365 days and weed out those who are injecting  slow poison  in minds of Bank staff to serve their selfish  interest.

Self introspection and self purification  is more important  and powerful  than always  pointing  out accusing  fingers against  others and specially government. 

No doubt that politicians,  advocates,  administrative  officials,  judges,  magistrates, valuers,  Chartered  Accountants,  auditors etc have contributed  a lot in making public sector banks sick.  Still I believe Charity and modifications  should begin from self and from home. If bank employees are right in their course of action , they will have the inner courage and energy to protest and stop actions and ideas of mischievous elements. Our morale should be high first, this is my way of thinking , some of you may differ or have different point of view.

Let us try to do better.  We being part of the government  are responsible  to our society .We should win the heart of all we are supposed to serve. Outcome  will be better,  there is no doubt in it.  And our militancy and energy to fight for  our rights  will definitely  increase. Our slogan is “We help you help yourself”.