Banking services remained disrupted for the second consecutive day today in Rajasthan with around 30,000 employees remaining on strike to protest a 2 per cent salary hike offered by the Indian Banks Association -- the management body.
"In two days strike, transaction of Rs 20,000 crore was affected in the state. 30,000 employees remained on strike and 5,500 bank branches were closed," the United Forum of Banking Unions' Rajasthan convener, Mahesh Mishra, said.
He said that a protest was held at Ambedkar Circle in Jaipur today.
In Sikar, transaction of Rs 500 crore was affected as 2,000 employees remained on strike and 350 bank branches remained closed. Employees lodged a protest at SBI Kotwali Road branch, an official of the union said.
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