To develop awareness on the e-payment system among bank customers, a workshop was organised by the Utkal Gramya Bank (UGB) at Khariar in Nuapada district on Tuesday.
Regional Manager of Utkal Grameen Bank (UGB) Balangir Head Office Kishor Chandra Panda spoke about the objective and importance of the nationwide e-payment programme initiated by the National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI), Mumbai.
Khariar is one of the three places in Odisha selected by the NPCI for this e-payment workshop, said the Panda. NPCI representative Amarendra Pattnaik spoke about the e-payment system and its benefits and said it has brought a revolutionary change in money transaction.
The meeting was attended by more than 500 bank customers of Khariar block. UGB Khariar Branch Manager Udaya Bhaskar Pattnaik coordinated the workshop. Chief Managers of the State Bank of India (SBI) Khariar and Nuapada branches and, managers of all UGB branches in Nuapada district were present.