Now, village gets mobile banking service

Mobile banking services which was being concentrated in the urban areas of Karnataka till now, is being extended to rural areas also, taking rural masses towards economic empowerment.  For the first time in the state, the Reserve Bank of India has extended its mobile banking services to Harwada village in Ankola taluk through the Syndicate Bank. Harwada is mainly dominated by the fishermen community and all its 1,200 families residing in this village can avail the banking service. With this facility, the villagers of Harwada have become customers of Syndicate Bank, said bank officials.