State Bank of India (SBI) has installed an ATM machine on board INS Vikramaditya, the largest warship and the latest aircraft carrier of the Indian Navy, which has a strength of over 1,500 personnel.

The ATM machine was inaugurated at the Naval Base Karwar by Rear Admiral KJ Kumar, Flag Officer Commanding, Karnataka Naval Area, and Rajnish Kumar, Managing Director and Group Executive (National Banking Group), State Bank of India.

Rajni Mishra, CGM (Bangalore Circle), S M Farooque Shahab, CGM Designate (Bangalore Circle) and R K Mishra, CGM (Personal Banking Unit) of the SBI were also present at the inauguration.

The ATM would service the requirements of Naval personnel on board the ship, which is a full-fledged township in itself. The facilities offered by the SBI include cash withdrawals, generation of mini-statements, access to bank balance details and change of PIN numbers. The facility would in future be upgraded to a recycler machine with cash deposit facility.

Additionally, facilities such as cash transfer, card-to-card transfer, credit card payment, mobile number registration and updation would also be available.