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v  IBA says Banks Hired 3L Employees in Past 4 Years:

State-run banks hired nearly 3 lakh personnel, including over 94,000 officers, in the last four years, according to data released by IBA. While refuting reports that banks have gone slow or are not hiring at all, IBA deputy chief executive K. Unnikrishnan said 73,258 employees were hired in FY 2013 while for the period between April and August 2013, state-run banks hired 52,348 people, indicating a surge in hiring activity. A bulk of the hiring was at the clerical level, with 174,786 people being recruited during the four years and five months period, the IBA said, adding there were 28,467 hiring in the sub-staff category as well.