As many as 384 Banking Assistants were inducted in 15 District Central Cooperative Banks in the presence of Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Friday.
Patnaik also launched online operations in the Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies (PACSs). With this, 2,063 PACS came under the Core Banking Solution platform.
The Chief Minister said this is a first-of-its-kind initiative in the country to bring about efficient and transparent service delivery in the field of banking, credit and other operations.
Speaking on the Odisha State Warehousing Corporation (OSWC), he said it provides logistic support for storage of food grains for distribution under PDS and other welfare schemes.
The OSWC paid a dividend of Rs 3.07 crore to the Government.