When there has been absolute chaos all over the country since the announcement of demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes, banking fraternity really deserves kudos for commendable work done. Hats off to our PM for thanking all banks employees for going the extra mile to ensure that the implementation of the demonetisation scheme was on track. All praise for the Bank employees for working from morning to till late hours for last three days for the benefit of customers in the exchange of high denominations, collection of deposits and other regular banking transactions.
All necessary arrangements have been made by banks as well as the government to ensure hassle-free transactions. Bank staffs that have been called upon to undertake this gigantic task at short notice and have risen to the occasion without complaining. All Bank managers have aided senior citizens and worked during the weekend.
When I asked the public in Ahmedabad about the support from Bank, a word must be said about the bank employees because of whom exchanges had gone on smoothly in almost all the places. The policemen who were posted at most of the branches did an excellent job of managing the crowds. In some branches, shamianas have been put up to guard people against the sun. Some people are even our offering drinking water, buttermilk, biscuits and toffees!
Our PM has rightly thanked all the bank employees and said that “The amount of work which bank employees normally have to put in over a year, they have worked more than that in the last one week alone”. Bank employees really need salutations since they are working longer periods with tiredness visible on them. They face the people’s wrath for not providing smaller denomination notes – but they are helpless since these notes are not supplied by planners. In case of bank officers, there are no specific timings for their working and many a time, their work stretches from 9 to 10 hours every day.
It is observed that the moment bank opens the door; people rush in like a herd of bulls. They push each other to move ahead and shout at bank employees for not letting them in immediately. If banks do not follow an organized system, the entire branch may fall into chaos.
The public sector bank employees do seem to have risen to the occasion and by and large have been doing a really commendable job under difficult circumstances. There is no doubt that bankers have always performed the task given by the Government right from the time of nationalisation. Bankers have always in the past stood like a rock and supported the Govt move and made the Govt scheme successful in its drive. Bankers need good reward for its work.
