Vijaya Bank proudly announce the opening of 171 Ultra Small Branches in a single day under the Financial Inclusion (FI) villages all over the country. Shri. H.S. Upendra Kamath, Chairman & Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated 100 Ultra Small Branches in FI villages of Mandya District at a function organized in Mandya, Karnataka. Other 71 branches were opened on the same day in other States by the Pune,Udupi,Chandigarh,Mangalore,Shimoga,Vijayawada,Bangalore,Bhopal,Chennai,Coimbatore,Delhi,Hassan,Hubli,Hyderabad,Kolkata,Kozikhode Regions of the Bank. With this Vijaya Bank has opened a total of 191 Ultra Small Branches all over the country and plans to open the remaining Ultra Small Branches shortly.
Vijaya Bank has provided Banking services to all the allotted 407 villages with population of above 2000 before the stipulated date of 31.03.2012.
Bank has also set up 3 Financial Literacy and Credit Counseling centers in the Lead Districts of the bank viz. Mandya, Dharwad and Haveri. Financial Inclusion Resource centers were also set up in these Districts to spread Financial Literacy.
Bank has provided 4 Mobile Vans to the Lead Districts of Mandya, Dharwad and Haveri as well as to Udupi District in Karnataka for conducting Financial Literacy campaigns in the villages.
Sourced From: Vijaya Bank
