Excelsior Correspondent
![MLA Poonch Aijaz Ahmed Jan and DDC A K Sahu inaugurating HDFC Bank branch at Poonch on Tuesday.](http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/page5-32-150x150.jpg)
JAMMU, Dec 18 : HDFC Bank, the second-largest private bank in the country, today opened two branches in the State at Poonch and Rajouri.
With opening of these two branches the total number of its branches in the State has reached 45. The HDFC Bank has a countrywide network of 2,620 branches and 10,316 ATMs.
Aijaz Ahmed Jan, MLA, Haweli Poonch and A.K. Sahu, District Development Commissioner, Poonch, jointly inaugurated the Poonch branch, while the Rajouri branch was inaugurated by Minister of State for Power Development & Transport, Shabir Ahmed Khan.
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, Mutual Funds, Insurance, Two-wheeler loan, Auto loan to sophisticated direct access banking channels such as ATM, Phone Banking, Net Banking and International Credit and Debit Cards.
“As a leading bank of the country, we are committed to taking world-class banking to the hinterland. With a comprehensive branch network across the country and a bouquet of products for every customer category, we believe that we can make a difference to the lives of the people of this region,” said Navin Puri, Country Head, Branch Banking, HDFC Bank while speaking from Mumbai.