The State Bank of India (SBI) customers are most likely to face major inconvenience over the next four days as banking services are expected to remain disrupted due to a nationwide strike call by the All India State Bank of India Staff Federation (AISBISF).

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The employees’ union has announced a two-day nationwide strike on May 25 and 26 over issues related to recruitment and pension policies.

The ‘cease-work’ strike is to follow the scheduled fourth Saturday and Sunday holidays, effectively resulting in a four-day interruption in regular banking operations for many customers.

Since banks remain officially closed on the fourth Saturday and Sunday, the addition of staff strike has raised concerns among account holders regarding access to branch services and transaction-related work.

According to sources, the protest has been called to press for demands linked to staff recruitment, employee welfare, and pension-related issues. Union representatives have reportedly expressed dissatisfaction over pending concerns affecting bank employees across the country.

During the strike period, services such as cash deposits, cheque clearance, passbook updates, loan-related processing, and other branch-level operations are likely to witness delays or temporary disruption.

However, digital banking platforms, including internet banking, mobile banking, UPI transactions, and ATM services, are expected to continue functioning normally unless otherwise affected by technical issues.

Customers have been advised to complete urgent banking work in advance to avoid inconvenience during the holiday and strike period.

Senior citizens, business owners, and customers requiring branch-level assistance may face the greatest impact if the strike receives widespread participation across SBI branches nationwide.

The banking sector has witnessed employee protests in the past days over staffing shortages, workload pressure, pension revisions, and recruitment demands. This strike call by the SBI staff federation is expected to put additional pressure on banking operations.

As of now, there has been no official statement from the State Bank management regarding alternative arrangements or negotiations with employee unions.