SBI strike ends hope the poor employees get their salaries
The strike by the SBI employees has been called off. They now get a higher pension. But does anybody take into consideration the huge damage it caused? Look at this real situation. It's a remote range. They normally get their salary cheque by the last day of the month and it is encashed in the local State Bank of India. March month's salary is paid only in April. The cheque is received in the Range but the State Bank is on strike and so the cheque cannot be realised. The Superintendent is a nice gentleman and he is concerned about his two sepoys who will be struggling without the salary. So he requests the assessee to advance Rs. 9000/- to his sepoys with a promise that the amount will be reimbursed once the strike is called off. The assessee wants to help but his account is also with the SBI and he is in a severe financial crunch; so he cannot help. The SBI employees have got their enhanced pension, but what about the poor sepoys who did not get their salaries? This was a month with Sri Ram Navami, Maha Veer Jayanti and Good Friday all expensive affairs. What do poor sections of the society do with no salaries? The Government should have anticipated their woes.