IDBI Bank on Monday rolled out its mobile banking facility in the city. The bank’s mobile banking bus had commenced its ‘vikas yatra’ from IDBI Tower in Mumbai.

The mobile banking bus is equipped with BSNL telephones and has a GPS system to keep a track of the bus on its movement, IDBI Bank chairman cum managing director Mr R M Malla told a press conference here today.

He said a bus has been converted into a mobile ATM and as part of the initiative the bank has commenced ‘vikas yatra’ to promote developmental activities in the country.

Mr Malla said the bus would reach every nook and corner of the rural area adding India has six lakh villages and we (banks) have not reached even one lakh villages so far.