Bank Privatisation : All

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Prabhat Patnaik
From Nationalisation of Banks in 1969 to Privatisation Agenda Now
24 Jul 2021
The essence of neoliberalism is to promote classical capitalism and remove the State from its role as regulator and controller, and create a huge increase in income and wealth inequality.
Ronak Chhabra
Bank Union Opposes Privatisation, Says ‘Nation and its People’ Are Owners of PSBs
11 Jun 2021
The national media was recently flooded with news reports of NITI Aayog suggesting names of to-be-privatised public banks to the Core Group of Secretaries on Disinvestment. It prompted BEFI to…
Rohit Ghosh
Will a Private Bank Open Branches in Remote Villages?
19 Mar 2021
Public sector banks are servicing villages with no water, electricity, hospitals or schools. The government has no business leaving these in lurch.
Sandip Chakraborty
Over 45,000 Employees Participated in Bank Strike in West Bengal, Say Unions
16 Mar 2021
The strike got support from various kinds of banks, including nationalised, private sector, cooperative banks, rural and even some foreign banks.
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Bank Strike: Thousands of Employees Reach Jantar Mantar on 2nd Day
16 Mar 2021
According to union leaders, at least 10 lakh employees and officers participated in the strike across the country.
PTI
Rajya Sabha: Cong Seeks FM’s Statement on 2-Day Strike by Bank Employees
16 Mar 2021
Government has taken a decision to privatise two public sector banks without consulting the 75-crore account holders, who too are stakeholders: Kharge
PTI
Public Sector Banks Closed on 2nd Day of Strike Against Privatisation
16 Mar 2021
Young employees are in the forefront of the protest which means they have understood the dangers of privatisation, said C H Venkatachalam, general secretary, AIBEA.
PTI
2-Day Countrywide Strike Against Privatisation Hits PSU Bank Operations
15 Mar 2021
UFBU, an umbrella body of nine unions, had given a strike call for March 15-16, opposing the proposed sell-off of two state-owned lenders.
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What Has Prompted Strike Calls by Bank and LIC Employees?
14 Mar 2021
The various unions of bank and insurance companies' employees have been opposing the Centre's decision to privatise two public sector banks and a general insurance company.
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Bank Unions Hold Nationwide Protests, Sewer Deaths Continue in TN, and More
19 Feb 2021
In today's daily round-up, we will cover the bank unions' protest against privatisation held across the country