SBI declares Silchar as its 5th zone in North East

SBI declares Silchar as its 5th zone in North East

Question: Silchar- recently declared SBI’s 5th zone in north east, was under which zone earlier?
a) Silchar
b) Dibrugarh
c) Guwahati
d) None of the above
Ans: (c )
Related facts:

  • On 20th October, 2016 The State Bank of India (SBI) opened its administrative office at Silchar and declared Silchar as its 5th zone in North East.
  • Earlier, Silchar was under Guwahati zone and it was tough on the part of the bank to address the complaints and issues of the customers with such a difficult terrain.
  • This office has been opened with a view to facilitate banking issues for the customers of the region.
  • Other four zones catering the banking needs of people of Mizoram, Tripura and Manipur along with the Barak Valley are Guwahati, Shillong, Dibrugarh and Jorhat.

Reference:
http://airworldservice.org/english/archives/35254
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