ICICI Bank organises fifteen coin exchange melas in Lucknow

Lucknow: ICICI Bank Ltd, India's largest private sector bank, organized fifteen coin exchange melas at its various branches in Lucknow. These melas were held at its branches in Sarojini Nagar, Vikas Nagar, Sitapur Road, Aminabad, Gomti Nagar Extension, Faizabad Road, Naka Hindola, Chowk, Vibhuti Khand, Jankipuram, Vivek Khand, Indira Nagar, Nadan Mahal Road, Maha Nagar and Hazratganj. The melas took place under the guidance of the Reserve Bank of India.
Mr. R P Singh, Deputy Gen Manager, Reserve Bank of India, inaugurated the event at Hazratganj branch.
The Bank periodically organizes coin exchange melas to offer free facility of exchanging acceptable soiled and mutilated currency notes with fresh currency and coins to the general public. They are much-awaited events that receive an overwhelming response from people from all walks of life. Anyone can avail of this facility free of cost.
The coin melas saw participation of over to 600 people, where they exchanged coins worth Rs. 6 lakhs in the denomination of Rs.10, Rs.5, Rs.2 and Re.1. The Bank exchanged fresh currency worth Rs. 35 lakhs at these places in denominations of Rs 100, Rs 50, Rs 20 and Rs 10.
ICICI Bank has 4450 branches and 13766 ATMs spread across the country at March 31, 2016. It has around 250 branches and over to 1100 ATMs across the state, along with one fully automated ‘Touch Banking’ branch in Lucknow, which is available 24x7 on all days.