The All-India Bank Officers' Confederation (AIBOC), the industry's apex body, as opposed to the Reserve Bank of India's decision to operate ASBA-designated branches on Sunday, May 8 to assist LIC IPO subscription.
According to the AIBOC's statement, “The LIC IPO subscription commenced on May 4, 2022, and the IPO was subscribed 1.03 times on the second day of bidding, with policyholders bidding 3.11 times, employees bidding 2.21 times, and retail investors bidding 93%. With the closing date set for May 9, 2022, and four days left to bid, we're stumped as to why the RBI sent a notification to open branches on Sunday”.
The majority of the branches are ASBA (Application Supported by Blocked Amount) designated with rapid digitization.
Given the widespread use of online IPO subscriptions by investors, we believe that most branches will not get a single physical application on Sunday. In such conditions, the decision to keep all bank branches open is absurd, and banks cannot afford to incur such massive costs in a statement, AIBOC added.