In view of the Covid upsurge, the customer service hours at the banks in the State were changed with effect from Monday. As per a decision taken by the State Government, the customer service hours were changed from 10 am to 2 pm and the banking hours from 10 am to 4 pm.
The new timing of the banks shall be effective till May 15. The State Finance Department wrote to the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) in this regard.
On Saturdays up to May 15, the weekend shutdown will be observed as well in all urban centre bank branches and offices coming under the jurisdiction of ULBs in the State in sync with the order of the State Government.
The Finance Department’s letter also stated that administrative offices and branches of banks shall function with reduced staff of 50% on a rotation basis. However, branches having five or less staffs.