Tuesday, July 7, 2015

NGOs' Association demands proper functioning of SBI ATMs

The Non-Gazetted Govt. Officers’ Association, Andaman and Nicobar Islands has expressed concern over the non-functioning of ATMs installed at various places in the Port Blair town.  In a letter sent to the Regional Manager of the State Bank of India at Port Blair, Shri TS Sreekumar, General Secretary of the Association while drawing  the attention of the  Regional Manager   on the hardship being faced by the general public and govt. employees due to the non-functioning of the ATMs of State Bank of India at Port Blair and surrounding areas said that most of the ATMs in the Port Blair city are in ‘Out of Order’ state and customers who are at receiving end, are facing difficulty in getting money on time due to the lethargy shown by the State Bank of India to repair their ATMs timely.  Shri Sreekumar pointed out that the ATMs at Raksha Vihar, Airport, Dairy Farm, Aberdeen (CCS), Delanipur, etc., are not functional and some of them are in unserviceable condition for the last few months. Long queue of customers are a common site in front of ATMs at Junglighat and e-corner, Port Blair.  People in need of urgent cash are the worst sufferers who are forced to use the ATMs of other banks for getting money, the Association pointed out.  He further said that it is a matter of serious concern that State Bank of India which is always claiming ‘better service’ is not taking the required initiatives for the upkeep of these ATMs.  The Association asked the Regional Manager to take immediate measures for the urgent repairing of all the unserviceable ATMs to ensure better service to the customers of the largest nationalized bank.

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