Srinagar: HDFC Bank on Tuesday announced the launch of its branch at Ganderbal District of the state. The relocated branch will offer the full range of world-class banking and digital solutions to meet the needs of the local population.
The branch was inaugurated by Prof Mehraj ud Din Mir,Vice Chancellor, Central University of Kashmir in the presence of Mr. Zubair Iqbal, Senior Vice President, HDFC Bank, Prof Mohammad Afzal, Registrar, CUK, Dr Javaid Ahmad Wani, Deputy Registrar CUK , Mr iftikhar Ahmad, Mr Showkat Nahvi, Mr Owais Rehman, Ms Wajeeda Tabassum Cluster Heads,HDFC Bank, other Senior Officers of the Bank and prominent local dignitaries.
Prof Mehraj while speaking on the occasion appreciated the growth, services and products, employment generation and expansion plans of the bank and bringing world class services to the door steps of the people of Kashmir. Vice Chancellor desired that bank should launch special schemes and products for the benefit of student community.
Speaking on the occasion, Zubair Iqbal, Senior Vice President, HDFC Bank while thanking customers and staff of the bank for making it a significant player in banking industry of the state.
“The Bank’s growing network is a reflection of our commitment to take world class banking to a significantly larger number of families and businesses in Jammu & Kashmir. Our objective is to empower more people in the state by offering them our full range of banking and digital services, thus making a difference to their lives. We have also as a responsible Corporate Citizen contributed significantly in various CSR Initiatives in the state.”
He further added, “We started our Journey in J & K in 2003 with a single minded focus to reach out to the large unbanked segments in the state and provide world class banking solutions and hassle free loans. Today we are proud to have increased our Branch network to 74 Branches and 213 ATMs. This large scale expansion has generated direct/indirect employment opportunities to more than 1500 state subjects. HDFC Bank has today emerged as one of the major employers in private sector in J&K. During same time, we have taken our CD Ratio to 63% which is one of the highest by any bank in J&K with significant contribution in SME, Priority Sector and agriculture. HDFC Bank has emerged as a significant player in the banking industry of the state.”
