Take note: From September banks will remain shut on 2nd and 4th Saturdays

New Delhi - Bringing cheers to lakhs of bank employees, the government has accepted the long-pending demand of workers to declare second and fourth Saturdays holidays, with effect from September 1. [caption id=“attachment_2375146” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Reuters[/caption] “The notification regarding Saturday off has come. It is effective from September 1,” All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) General Secretary C H Venkatachalam told PTI. At present, all PSU and private sector banks work half-day on Saturdays. “This is a welcome move. This will be a big relief to employees and I hope that this will improve the productivity of employees,” he said. In case of a month having five Saturdays, banks will be closed only on second and fourth Saturdays. PTI