At India Post, there is now pressure to open accounts, meet revenue goals, and attend frequent review meetings. The addition of Payments Bank has increased responsibilities.
From organising Swachhta Pakhwada to carrying out Veergatha project and chasing students to open accounts, schoolteachers are spending a lot of time on non-teaching work.
Government bank employees sell mutual funds, insurance and just never log out. They have steeper targets and ‘performer of the month’ award to chase too.
UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
This has been the case with all bankers for the past 16-18 years. Surprised that no one is bothered yet! And think of the working hours?We have to sell everything from govt schemes to mutual funds. And we did not get any priority for COVID vaccination when all other essential services got priority.
This has been the case with all bankers for the past 16-18 years. Surprised that no one is bothered yet! And think of the working hours?We have to sell everything from govt schemes to mutual funds. And we did not get any priority for COVID vaccination when all other essential services got priority.