SHILLONG, MAR 30: Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma inaugurated the first digital branch of State Bank of India in north eastern region on Wednesday at the premises of SBI, main branch, Shillong.
Speaking at the inaugural function, Sangma said that the new digitalized branch will cater to smart clients with smart banking facilities and banking and financial delivery systems would be more efficient with technology backed solutions.
Sangma also expressed concern over internet banking security and the need to adopt higher application system that will be integrated in a manner that will be temper proof and make internet banking safe for its clients.
Sangma also stressed on the need of aggressive sensitization and financial literacy of the clients which need to be taken up by the banks. He urged the banks to collaborate with the government in various programmes of the government that would open up opportunities not only for the banks but also for micro and small entrepreneurs.
Sangma was hopeful that with access to digital highway there will be better internet connectivity in the state and the whole digital connectivity taken to the last village.
The SBI In Touch Bank is the 101st branch in Meghalaya and the first digital branch in north east driven by smart and user friendly state of art technology with a wide range of banking facilities like Internet banking, Internet savings, mobile banking etc with minimum human intervention. It is a self contained and self sufficient branch having safe features in all its features.
The inaugural function was also attended by Chief General Manager, North East Circle, PVSLN Murty and other senior officials of State Bank of India.- By Our Reporter
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