Allahabad Bank to allot UIDs to all customers

Source:BL:mumbai:SEP 2:2011

  

Allahabad Bank has decided to allot unique identification numbers (UIDs) to all its customers under the Government of India's ‘Aadhaar' project.

Inaugurating the bank's 53rd branch in Maharashtra at Dombivli (West), Mr J. P. Dua, Chairman and Managing Director, Allahabad Bank, said the bank plans to enrol three crore residents under the Aadhaar project with a budget of Rs 40 crore.

In the current financial year alone, the public sector bank, which currently has 2,420 branches, will be enrolling one crore residents.