Indian banking major SBI (State Bank of India) intends to roll out 4,000 ATMs (Automated Teller Machines) to cater to the needs of visually challenged people in the country.
Mr. Rakesh Puri, General Manager, SBI said, ''This target is expected to be achieved in the next 2 years"
SBI on recently launched its first ever "Talking ATM" that would allow visually & physically challenged people to access banking facilities at the machine, without having to visit the branches.
This SBI Talking ATM, which was inaugurated by Mr. Rakesh Puri, is located at the JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University) campus in New Delhi.
Mr. Nagesh Nayak, Professional Services Practice Manager, NCR said, '' NCR Corporation has supplied this machine to SBI as part of its existing contract with the SBI. This ATM has been built under "access for all" standards''
SBI is the second bank after UBI (Union Bank of India) to install an ATM that catered to physically & visually challenged people. Other public sector banks are also taking steps to set up similar machines, but are mainly in pilot & testing stages.
Puri said the ATM installed at JNU campus will cater to all including the visually challenged. The ATM will have special features like audio guidance, text-to-speech conversion solution etc...!
Src: Hindu
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