First postal ATM (Automated Teller
Machine) in Himachal was operational from yesterday with its
inauguration at General Post Office (GPO) by Chief Minister Virbhadra
Singh.
Speaking on the occasion, Singh said that the ATM facility would help
the Postal department to increase the number of savings bank accounts in
post offices and also facilitate the customers to avail these services
through Internet, mobile and other core banking solutions (CBS).
Initially, 22 ATMs would be set up in Himachal Pradesh at GPO Kusumpti,
Summer-hill, Bilaspur, Hamirpur, Barsar, Mandi, Sundernagar, Kullu,
Keylong, Dharamsala, Palampur, Kangra, Dehra, Solan, Nalagarh, Parwanoo,
Nahan, Rampur, Reckong-Peo, Una and Chamba, he added.
All the 2,316 branches of the post offices of HP circle including rural
branch post offices will be provided handheld devices capable of
internet connectivity, bar code, smart card and bio-metric reader soon,
he added.
Chief Post Master General, Major General AK Suri, gave a detailed
account of services rendered by post office in the state, particularly
in remote and far-flung areas.
Source : www.business-standard.com
