Cash withdrawals at banks stopped for villages in Hingoli

Bank business correspondents and customer service centers, which were set up amid the viral outbreak, will distribute cash in villages according to a set timetable, the official said. Apart from this, gramsevaks will be deployed to distribute money in villages where these centres are not available, he said.

In a bid to prevent the spread of coronavirus in rural areas, the district administration of Hingoli in Maharashtra has stopped cash withdrawal facility at banks, an official said on Friday. Bank business correspondents and customer service centers, which were set up amid the viral outbreak, will distribute cash in villages according to a set timetable, the official said.

Apart from this, gramsevaks will be deployed to distribute money in villages where these centres are not available, he said. Banks have been directed to make a timetable for villages and gramsevaks will have to get withdrawal slips filled from accountholders and submit them at banks a day before the scheduled cash distribution, the official said.

In an order issued on Thursday night, collector Ruchesh Jaywanshi instructed gramsevaks to take the help of local police while distributing cash..