SBI-Sponsored RRB Staff Coordination Panel Flags Major Disparities in Loans, Allowances and Promotion

Image: Letter of Coordination Committee of Unions in SBI-sponsored RRBs to the MD of SBI

Disparities in Staff Welfare Measures

The unions noted that SBI-sponsored RRBs have been lagging behind in several areas of employee welfare, especially when compared to RRBs sponsored by other banks such as PNB, BoB, Canara Bank, Indian Bank, and Union Bank. “SBI was once ahead in staff welfare, but over the past decade, there has been a noticeable decline in parity,” the letter states.

The key disparities faced by employees of eight SBI-sponsored RRBs are:

Image: List of SBI sponsored RRBs and key disparities flagged by Coordination Committee of Unions in SBI-sponsored RRBs 

In recent times, SBI-sponsored RRBs have faced allegations of exerting pressure on employees to aggressively meet SBI Life Insurance cross-selling targets raising serious employee concerns.

Appeal for Equal Treatment and Urgent Intervention

The letter also mentioned that the Government of India has extended full parity in wage revisions, pension, compassionate appointments, and computer increments to RRBs. Yet, SBI-sponsored banks have not implemented these benefits in full, causing growing dissatisfaction.

The Chairman and Convenor of the coordination committee have called on SBI to act immediately. “We sincerely request SBI management to extend these benefits to SBI-sponsored RRBs without delay and dispel the growing sense of demotivation and discrimination among the staff,” the letter concludes. have called on SBI to act immediately. “We sincerely request SBI management to extend these benefits to SBI-sponsored RRBs without delay and dispel the growing sense of demotivation and discrimination among the staff,” the letter concludes.

The unresolved issues in SBI sponsored RRBs underscore a simmering distress among the rural banking workforce with an expectation of transparency and fairness.