HDFC Bank, the second-largest private bank in the country, opened a rural branch in the unbanked village of Gudli in Udaipur district of Rajasthan. This branch, located at Main Road, Gudli Industrial Area, Gudli, District Udaipur – 313001 will cater to the local populace, which has hitherto had no access to any formal banking services.

The new 3-person branch at Gudli was inaugurated by Geeta Devi, Sarpanch , Gram Panchayat Gudli, and S L Chelawat, President, Gudli Chamber of Commerce and Industries, in the presence of senior officials of the Bank and other dignitaries. HDFC Bank is reaching out to more people in Rajasthan through its micro-branches which are primarily two or three member branches.

These new-format branches have been especially created to service the unique requirements of the rural customer and to allow HDFC Bank to go further into unbanked areas of the country.

The new branches will offer customers world-class banking services under one roof ranging from basic services such as Savings Account, Fixed Deposits, Current Account, Two-wheeler loan, Auto loan to sophisticated direct access banking channels such as ATM, PhoneBanking, NetBanking and International Credit and Debit Cards.