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📢 Awareness • Responsibility • Ethics • Resilience

Kozhikode hosts the next BWISE 3.0 session:
📅 2 October 2026 (Friday)
⏰ 8:30 AM – 4:15 PM
📍 Kerala Govt Polytechnic, Westhill

"It took immense effort to get your job. It may take just one mistake to lose it."

This session builds on four simple ideas every officer needs on the job:
🔵 Be Aware — Be Informed, Be Prepared
🔴 Be Responsible — For Self, For Others
🟢 Be Ethical — Do the Right Thing, Always
🟠 Be Resilient — Stronger People, Stronger Banks

Come together to learn, share and strengthen the way we work. Your participation matters!

👉🏻 Every officer MUST register and attend one of the announced BWISE sessions.
📲 Scan the QR on the poster to register & pay — your pass arrives on WhatsApp & email.

Stronger Bankers, Safer Tomorrow.

— _Sreenath Induchoodan, General Secretary, UBOAKS (AIBOC)_

Spoke to Asianet News on the three-day nationwide bank strike on September 28, 29 and 30. Appealed to the public to understand and support the banking fraternity in this struggle.
This strike is not merely about three days away from the counter. It is not merely about one day more or one day less. It is about something much larger, our life, our right to live with dignity, and the right to a humane and balanced working life.

Bank employees and officers have stood with the nation through every crisis. We have worked beyond limits, served customers through difficult times and carried the responsibility of keeping the financial system moving.

Our demand for five-day banking is a long-pending issue. The present strike is the result of the continuing absence of a concrete resolution, according to UFBU.

We understand the inconvenience that a strike may cause to the public. But we also request the public to understand why bank employees are compelled to take this path.

28 • 29 • 30 September

Our struggle. Our dignity. Our right.

#UFBU #AIBOC

Sreenath Induchoodan

”It took immense effort to get your job. It may take just one mistake to lose it”

BWISE is NOT a cultural or arts event. It is a professional awareness workshop for “ Unionites”, to help them protect the Bank’s money, protect the Bank’s interest and ultimately protect their careers and jobs.

Every day, hundreds of procedural violations can happen in branches and Regional Offices, sometimes knowingly, often simply because we are unaware of the rules, procedures and “do’s & don’ts” governing our work.

Knowing the rule is not optional

So, don’t wait for a show-cause notice to become a student of the rulebook..!!

📅 26 September 2026
⏰ 9 AM to 6 PM
📍 Thrissur Town Hall (K. Karunakaran Memorial Town Hall)

👉🏻 Every officer MUST register and participate in any one of the announced BWISE sessions.

🔔 Registration link will be shared separately. Register without fail.

Avoid the risks • Protect the bank • Protect your career

Sreenath Induchoodan
General Secretary
UBOAKS (AIBOC)

Dear Comrades,

What is B-WISE?
B-WISE (Bankers' Work Safety Engagement Initiative) is UBOA (Kerala State)'s flagship one-day workshop, first launched in August 2019 across seven centres statewide. It began from a simple concern — officers handle public money every day, carry real legal and career risk, and yet many aren't fully aware of the regulations meant to protect them. That gap has, time and again, led to avoidable staff accountability cases, disciplinary proceedings, and even legal trouble for officers who simply didn't know the rules.

B-WISE exists to close that gap — a focused, practical session on the laws and safeguards every officer needs to work efficiently and safely, so that "I didn't know the rule" never has to be the reason someone's career is at stake.

We're proud to announce the 3rd edition is here!

📚 What we'll cover:
✔️ The Role of a Banker — duties & responsibilities, Service & Conduct Regulations, orientation for first-time Branch Heads
✔️ Digital Excellence & Customer Connect — digital documentation, social media policy, marketing & customer relationship skills
✔️ Compliance-Based Lending — due diligence, enhanced due diligence, credit monitoring, real case illustrations
✔️ Stress Management
✔️ Accountability Matters – Ethics, Vigilance & Fraud Prevention — staff accountability, reckless lending, fraud, delegation breach, disciplinary proceedings, vigilance aspects

📅 Region-wise Schedule (tentative):
🔹 Thrissur – 20 Sep 2026
🔹 Kozhikode-I – 2 Oct 2026
🔹 Kozhikode-II – 4 Oct 2026
🔹 Kollam – 10 Oct 2026
🔹 Ernakulam – 18 Oct 2026
🔹 Trivandrum – 1 Nov 2026
🔹 Kottayam – 8 Nov 2026

_Venues will be communicated shortly._

💰 Registration: ₹250/- per participant, open to all officers — regardless of which union you belong to. Career and job safety don't discriminate by affiliation, and neither should this workshop.

Let's make this 3rd edition a grand success! Watch out for registration and venue details from your Region and enrol early. 🙌

Sreenath Induchoodan,
General Secretary
UBOAKS (AIBOC)

Dyuthi 2026-A Night of Light and Togetherness

"Dyuthi," meaning light, has for the past seven years been illuminating the lives of our Union Bank family-the Unionites. More than an event, Dyuthi is an emotion that brings us together beyond designations & roles.

Dyuthi, our cherished family meet and cultural extravaganza, is that one special night when officers, staff, retirees, and their families com together as one, celebrating music, dance, art, culture, love, and laughter in the true spirit of unity.

The 7th edition, Dyuthi 2026, proudly hosted by Thanal Society, the welfare society of Union Bank officers in Kerala, promises an unfor-gettable evening. Nearly 500 artists from among us will perform on stage, joined by the professional band Almaram, while the vibrant Kottikayattam captures the joy of togetherness as teams from different regions dance in unity.

Over the years, Dyuthi has become the most celebrated cultural event in the banking fraternity-an experience one must live to truly understand. We warmly invite you and your family to join us on 24th January 2026 at Kochi, where there is joy for children, energy for youth, relaxation for bankers, warmth for elders, delight for shoppers, and flavours for every food lover.

You and your family are our most valued guests. Come & experience the spirit of one family that cares, supports, and celebrates together. Dyuthi 2026 promises to be a memory you will carry forever.