Bhubaneswar: The HDFC Bank launched 29 new branches in Odisha in the last three days of March 2024.
Regional Head of the HDFC Bank Deepak Kumar Singh mentioned that Odisha will be the face of new India and HDFC Bank is committed to contributing to the economic growth of Odisha by penetrating more in rural and unbanked Gram Panchayats with brick and mortar branches.
With this expansion, HDFC Bank currently has 248 branches, 6 Smart Banking Lobby and 423 ATMs in Odisha. Fourteen out of 29 branches were opened in rural locations and 12 branches in semi-urban locations. The bank has also launched 21 new ATMs in this financial year.
In FY 23-24, the bank opened 37 new branches with 17 rural and 15 semi-urban branches. This expansion has generated employment for 500 people in Odisha. HDFC Bank is one of the largest employers in Odisha with more than 5,000 employees.
HDFC BANK runs a BPO in Odisha managing the National Grid Clearing. The bank also runs a skill center and has skilled 6,600 youths in Odisha and placed 4,755 youths till now.
