SBI to offer round-the-clock banking facility in Lucknow

State Bank of India (SBI), is India’s largest public sector lender. A senior bank official informed that it will be launching a 24-hour banking service in Lucknow.

The bank's chief general manager Shiv Kumar told IANS, "We will offer round-the-clock banking facilities at a centre that will be set up at the main SBI branch in Hazratganj".

Bank will be providing facilities like internet banking, mutual funds and insurance services at the centre, to instigate it as 'Banking Plaza'. Basically the new facility is targeted at customers who are unable to avail of services during regular working hours between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m.

Kumar informed that the process to setting up of the new centre will start next month. He said, "Once the Plaza is set up, customers need not bother about the fixed timings".

As per SBI officials report the bank is having over 60 million customers across Uttar Pradesh.