In the Covid-19 crisis, ATMs have become the financial lifeline for the population and the State Bank of India (SBI) has understood this empathetically and has been extra sensory in making cash available at its ATMs throughout the day every day.
The SBI’s 2853 (ATMs and Recyclers) are rendering uninterrupted services throughout the State. Despite the movement constraints, as part of essential service, the bank has ensured timely cash fill up and maintenance of machines.
As such the SBI ATM availability is approximately 94 per cent and ATM plus recyclers availability is approximately 91 per cent even during this difficult time. Average daily ATM withdrawal is approximately 2 lakh transactions amounting to Rs 95 crore.
Similarly, average daily recycler deposits are approximately 8,500 transactions with deposit of Rs 9.50 crore. This facility is of immense help to the DBT beneficiaries even in the remotest corners of the State.
The SBI is also operating a mobile ATM van for convenience of people. All the ATM, Recycler Machines as well as the ATM rooms are being sanitised regularly.
The branches/RBOs have also provided hand sanitisation facilities at ATM kiosk for the customers. Government guidelines on COVID-19 precautions to be observed are displayed at the ATM sites.