New Delhi. The government has considered the bank employees who served as frontline workers and Corona warriors during the spread of Coronavirus in the country as deserving only verbal praise. One year after Corona, the Department of Financial Services and the Indian Banks Association have remembered that bank employees have done a very good job during the Corona Pandemic.
Regarding this, now the Voice of Banking organization has said that the bank employees who provided continuous services during the lockdown should also be honored as Corona warriors. Ashwini Rana, founder of Voice of Banking organization, objected that this verbal praise has also been given by the Parliamentary Committee of the Home Ministry in which he praised the work and contribution made by the bank employees during this pandemic. Is.
Ashwani Rana has said that it is unfortunate that bank employees were neither declared Corona Warriors nor were given priority in vaccination. While government employees were provided the facility of special leave in case they were found corona positive, no such special facility was provided to bank employees. In such a situation, what is the meaning of this verbal praise?
Rana says that the pandemic situation of Corona virus (COVID-19) has had a devastating impact on people and the entire world is struggling with COVID-19. Along with other agencies of the Government, the Bank staff have also contributed their services to maintain the essential services under these circumstances and to provide credit facilities to essential persons like PMJDY women’s accounts, various types of pensioners and borrowers in need throughout the lockdown. Has helped the government in sending financial assistance.
The banking industry, being a service industry, has performed the task of providing banking services to the customers throughout the lockdown. Bank employees serving customers and the country at large have faced serious challenges and risks due to the spread of Corona Virus (COVID-19). Till date, more than 100 bank employees have died due to Corona. There is no number of Corona infected bank employees. Every day the branch got infected with Corona and had to be closed.
Rana also said that this kind of treatment of bank employees (economic corona warriors) engaged in the economic progress of the country is not appropriate. Apart from verbal praise, the Department of Financial Services and the Indian Banks Association should also declare bank employees as Corona Warriors.
Like Corona Warriors, bank employees should also be advised to all banks to provide insurance cover for unfortunate event due to Corona virus, incentives and compensation including full health treatment expenses and special leave to employees who test Corona positive.
Tags: Banking services, COVID 19, Home ministry
FIRST PUBLISHED : March 26, 2021, 12:29 IST