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VRS scheme of SBI to optimize costs, about 30,000 employees eligible for it

Lawstreet Journal 8 Sep 2020 10:38pm

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To optimize its costs, the State Bank of India (SBI) has planned a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) under which around 30,190 employees are eligible to take the benefit of this scheme. It provides the benefit each year to their employees.

The total strength of the employees of the country's largest lender stood at 2.49 lakh at the end of March 2020 as compared to 2.57 lakh according to the previous year's data.

According to sources, a draft scheme for VRS has been prepared and board approval is awaited.

The proposed scheme -- 'Second Innings Tap VRS-2020' -- is aimed at optimizing human resources and costs of the bank.

Besides, the draft scheme, seen by PTI, said it will provide an option and a respectable exit route to employees who have reached a level of saturation in their career, may not be at the peak of their performance, have some personal issue or want to pursue their professional or personal life outside the bank.

The scheme will be opened to all permanent officers and staff who have put in 25 years of service or completed 55 years of age on the cut-off date.

The scheme will open on December 1 and will remain open till the end of February, it said, adding that applications for VRS will be accepted during this period only.

As per the proposed eligibility criteria, a total of 11,565 officers and 18,625 staff members will be eligible for the scheme.

The total net savings for the bank would be Rs 1,662.86 crore if 30 percent… Continue Reading...


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