Odisha: Bank, Postal Employees To Deliver Cash At Homes to Elderly, Differently-Abled Persons

Bhubaneswar: Keeping the financial need of the elderly people in mind, bank and postal employees have been instructed to deliver cash to the doorsteps of elderly and differently-abled persons in the State after receiving phone calls from them seeking assistance, sources said.

Notably, the elderly persons have been advised to remain indoors due to the prevailing COVID-19 situation in the state.

According to a Finance Department order, postal and bank employees are allowed to move to the premises of senior citizens and differently-abled persons to deliver cash, on phone calls during working hours, with strict adherence to safety measures.