The State Bank of India (SBI) opened 15 new branches in the State with Development Commissioner UN Behera inaugurating the branches at the SBI local Head Office here on Thursday (New Year) in the presence of Regional Director of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) PK Jena and SBI Chief General Manager, Bhubaneswar Circle KM Trivedi.
Trivedi informed that the SBI has opened 820 branches in the State which is highest among all the banks in the State. Moreover, the bank has opened over 10 lakh accounts under the PMJDY in the State, he added. The bank also donated 20 sewing machines along with stools to the Orissa Pradeshastha Kayastha Sava (OPKS) on the occasion as part of its CSR activities. Among others, SBI GM-I Pulak Sinha and Vigilance DGM Anil VS Pal were present.