SBI organises financial inclusion saturation & awareness camp at Khalapur

State Bank of India (SBI) said it recently organised a Mega Jan Suraksha Saturation and Awareness Camp at Khalapur to achieve 100% coverage of financial inclusion schemes at Gram Panchayat and urban local body levels across the district.

The initiative is aligned with three months nationwide Financial Inclusion (FI) campaign launched by the Department of Financial Services.

“At the camp, SBI had arranged dedicated facilities for Re-KYC services and account reactivation, enabling customers, especially from gram panchayats in Khalapur and adjoining Lonavala talukas, to update their records and become eligible to receive Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) payments under various Government of India schemes,” SBI said in a statement.

“C. S. Setty, Chairman, SBI, requested our customers for the timely Re-KYC and reactivation of dormant accounts to ensure that they can have seamless access to banking services including government welfare benefits. The bank is also committed to empower customers with financial literacy and digital safety,” the statement added.

“The camp also featured short awareness sessions on grievance redressal mechanisms and precautions against digital fraud, equipping attendees with knowledge on staying secure in the digital payments ecosystem,” it further said.

Under SBI’s CSR initiatives, bicycles were distributed to meritorious girl students of Chilthan High School, and renovation and painting support was extended to the Marathi Primary School, Shanti Nagar, Khopoli.