PM Modi to inaugurate 75 digital banking units on Sunday, including 2 of J-K Bank

PM Modi to inaugurate 75 digital banking units on Sunday, including 2 of J-K Bank
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate two digital banking units of Jammu and Kashmir Bank to the nation on Sunday via videoconferencing,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate two digital banking units of Jammu and Kashmir Bank to the nation on Sunday via videoconferencing, officials said.

Modi will also address the nation on the occasion.

To deepen financial inclusion, the prime minister will on Sunday inaugurate 75 digital banking units (DBUs) of different banks across the country including two of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, the officials said.

Of the two DBUs of Jammu and Kashmir Bank, one is the SSI branch at Lal Chowk in Srinagar and the other is the Channi Rama branch in Jammu.

As part of the Union budget 2022-23, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced the setting up of the 75 DBUs in as many districts of the country to commemorate 75 years of India's independence.

The DBUs are being set up to ensure that the benefits of digital banking reach every nook and corner of the country. Eleven banks in the public sector, 12 in the private sector and one Small Finance Bank are participating in the endeavour.

DBUs will provide a variety of digital banking facilities to people such as opening a savings account, account balance check, printing passbook, funds transfer, fixed deposit investments, loan applications, application for credit or debit cards, and bill and tax payments among others.

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