Centre tells states to ensure smooth movement of bank, ATM staff

Banks told to keep adequate cash at ATMs as FM announces free cash withdrawals at ATMs

The Central government has asked the state governments to ensure that the cash logistic companies and bank staff do not face disruption while travelling for work as most of the country is in a state of lockdown to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

To ensure that customers do not face difficulties in withdrawing cash from their nearby ATMs, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday announced public sector banks (PSBs) will not charge additional fee for withdrawing money from the ATMs through debit cards for next three months. The government has separately told the banks to ensure availability of adequate