State to get 15k micro-ATMs from Centre
People living in the remote areas of Maharashtra will be able to perform basic banking transactions through “micro-ATMs” in their locality very soon. The state government is going to receive around 15,000 micro-ATMs from the Centre. Moreover, as many as 20,000 business correspondents (BCs) will be appointed for the purpose of taking banking to the doorstep of the people in remote areas, by allowing them to do transactions at Point of Sale or PoS (the micro-ATM).
Those who have enrolled for an Aadhar number will be able to perform four basic transactions through micro-ATMs such as
balance enquiry, cash withdrawal, cash deposit and Aadhaar to Aadhaar funds transfer.
Information Technology secretary Rajesh Agrawal said that 6.35 crore Aadhar card enrolments have been done in Maharashtra. “On a daily basis, we are doing 1.5 to 1.8 lakh enrolments, which is the highest in the country. At 70-75 per cent, one crore enrolments have been done in Mumbai,” he said.
At present, there are about 500 BCs and their number will be enhanced considerably so that Mahatma Gandhi National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGA) funds can be disbursed to the labour force immediately. This assurance regarding the micro-ATMs was given by Nandan Nilankeni, chairman of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), to chief minister Prithviraj Chavan recently.
Mr Agarwal said that 50 per cent of the Aadhar card machines in the state would be shifted from schools to housing
societies to facilitate the penetration. “50 per cent of the total 4000-5000 Aadhar card machines in the state will be shifted from schools to housing societies to improve the reach of the machines. There are about 500 machines in Pune and Thane,” Mr Agrawal said, adding that the state will cross 85 per cent enrolment by March 2014.
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