State Bank of India (SBI) Bhubaneswar Circle Chief General Manager Praveena Kala on Tuesday said that the SBI aims to provide lending in tune with its commitment given to the State-level Banking Committee (SlBC) during the financial year 2018-19 under various schemes.
The SBI has major contributions in the schemes of Mudra loan, SME, KCC, farm mechanisation and retailed advances, she told a Press conference here.
The bank also maintains more than 95 per cent of availability in its ATMs and takes care of technical issues constantly, she said.
Kala also focussed on the use of digital banking products like Buddy, YONO, INB, Bhim, Pay, Aadhaar Pay, etc.
She informed that the SBI, which now has 928 branches in the State, has 706 of them in rural and semi-urban areas.
It has 2,858 ATMs and 3,884 CSPs and more such facilities are being envisaged in the coming years, she said and also emphasised on the SBI’s role in the progress of the State.
Among others, DGM & Circle Development Officer ST lama, General Manager (NW-I) DS Mishra, General Manager S Thakore and AGMs (PR & CSB) BK Nayak and PK Das were present.