New Delhi: Main banking unions — All India Financial institution Worker’s Affiliation – AIBEA, All India Financial institution Officers Affiliation – AIBOA and Financial institution Staff Federation of India – BEFI  — have introduced determination to take part within the  nationwide Bharat Bandh on 12 February 2026.

Although official financial institution vacation has not been declared to date, PSU Banks like SBI and Financial institution of Baroda have knowledgeable regulators relating to potential service disruptions owing to the Bandh.

What has SBI stated relating to Bharat Bandh on 12 February 2026?

In a submitting to the BSE, SBI has stated “Now we have been suggested by the Indian Banks’ Affiliation (IBA) that All India Financial institution Staff’ Affiliation (AIBEA), Financial institution Staff’ Federation of India (BEFI) and All India Financial institution Officers’ Affiliation (AIBOA) have served a discover, informing their determination to go on a nationwide financial institution strike on Thursday, twelfth February 2026.”

On this connection, SBI has suggested that whereas the Financial institution has made mandatory preparations to make sure regular functioning in its branches and workplaces on the day of strike, it’s possible that work within the Financial institution could also be impacted to a restricted extent.

What has Financial institution Of Baroda stated relating to Bharat Bandh on 12 February 2026?

“We inform you that the All India Financial institution Worker’s Affiliation – AIBEA, All India Financial institution Officers Affiliation – AIBOA and Financial institution Staff Federation of India – BEFI has served discover informing their determination to go on Strike on Thursday February 12, 2026, on varied points/calls for,” BoB stated in a regulatory submitting. 

The Financial institution stated that it’s taking all the mandatory steps for easy functioning of Financial institution’s branches and Workplaces on the day of Strike, within the occasion the strike materializes, the functioning of the branches and workplaces could also be affected.

World Federation of Commerce Unions helps Bharat Bandh on 12 February 2026

The World Federation of Commerce Unions (WFTU) in a press launch has stated that it expresses its ‘solidarity with the working class of India, on the upcoming Nationwide Normal Strike on twelfth February 2026.’

“We perceive with shock and anguish that the Narendra Modi Authorities of India has handed and notified 4 Labour Codes superseding 29 labour associated Acts of Indian Parliament. These Labour Codes are designed to hit onerous the Proper to Affiliation, Proper to Collective Bargaining and Proper to Strike. The joint strike motion of the Indian commerce unions is demanding outright scrapping of those anti-worker Labour Codes together with the ‘Shram Shakti Niti, 2025’,” WFTU stated in its press launch.

WFTU stated that, with its 105 million members unfold over 133 international locations extends whole help to the demand and motion of the working class and peasantry of India and conveys finest needs for a grand success of the strike motion. 

WFTU stated it additionally helps the warning sounded by the commerce unions that “twelfth February strike has to convey sturdy message if the Authorities nonetheless pursue the Labour Codes, Central Commerce Unions can be compelled to go for additional stronger actions.