Canara Bank started as many as six new ATMs and opened two new bank braches in Jharkhand on Thursday. The ATMs and bank branches were inaugurated by chairman & managing director of Canara Bank RK Dubey.
While four ATMs will be opened in Bokaro, one each will be opened in Dhanbad and Khunti besides opening two bank branches in Jamshedpur. To achieve its aim, Canara bank will open as many as 22 new branches including 11 branches dedicated for financial inclusion. DGM Bank Pramod Kumar added that the bank will expand it branch base by opening branches in districts which remained out its reach so far.
Addressing media persons Dubey said “We will try to register our presence in every district of Jharkhand.” The bank is said to be conducting survey to open 23 additional branches which will take the tally to 113 branches from existing 68.