Trade union strike hits defence production in city

Nagpur: ............ At RBI, the officers remained present even as clerical and Class IV employees went on strike. It was on the very day that interest on government securities was due to over 25 states. "The officers ensured it was paid in time and penalty avoided," said the spokesperson at RBI Nagpur. A source in the RBI said almost 25,000 cheques valued at close to Rs 300 crore were held up on Tuesday. People coming to pay taxes were turned back at RBI gate. "If I don't pay the luxury tax today, we will be charged a penalty," said representative of a hotel in the city who had come to RBI. President of All India Reserve Bank of India Employees Association Bidyut Chakraborty said the strike was total in clerical and the lower level cadre, hampering functions like collection of challans and clearing of cheques. Even as the strike was total in the public sector banks and Life Insurance Corporation, there was mixed response in the other central government offices. The state government departments remained open………

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