HDFC relocates Ambalangoda branch

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Ambalangoda Urban Council Chairman M.W. Aruna Pradeep, HDFC Bank CEO and General Manager Palitha Gamage and Chief Operating Officer M.K. Nambiyarooran jointly inaugurate the relocated branch

Chief Executive Officer Palitha Gamage accepting the first deposit from a customer

HDFC Bank relocated its Ambalangoda branch recently to a more spacious location to accommodate its increasing customer base and to provide greater reach, convenience and an enhanced banking experience to its customers.

The new premises located at No. 14, Wickramasooriya Road, Ambalangoda was declared open by Ambalangoda Urban Council Chairman of M.W. Aruna Pradeep along with HDFC Bank CEO and General Manager Palitha Gamage and the Chief Operating Officer M.K. Nambiyarooran. With the relocation of the branch, it is expected to provide an improved service experience to the people in Ambalangoda and suburbs.

HDFC Bank originally opened a branch in Ambalangoda in 2015, with the objective of providing financial facilities for housing requirements of the people and has offered an immense financial support for the masses in the area during the period.

Expressing views at the event, CEO Palitha Gamage said that the bank is committed to providing efficient, technology driven banking products and services across the country through the network of branches and he further said that the bank is already taken the necessary steps to safeguard the customers from the risks of cyber breaches.

At present, the HDFC performs a key role in providing housing loans for the customers whilst maintaining and encouraging a scheme of tailor-made savings and deposits for groups of all ages, gold loan, leasing, micro finance, education loans and SME development loans. With the expertise and knowledge in the housing finance sector, HDFC Ambalangoda branch will continue to enrich the lives of its residents by providing several tailor made loan schemes including ‘Kedella’ home loan scheme that provides financial facilities upon primary mortgage of a property and ‘Shrama Udana’ loan scheme that provides financial assistance based on the EPF as a security. In addition, it also provides an exclusive gold loan service, education loans, leasing facilities and a range of SME and development banking facilities. The branch will also offer ‘Thilina’ children’s savings and ‘Prathilabha’ general savings with competitive interest rates whilst ‘Vishrama Rekawarana’, the unique retirement plan that would benefit the investor with the highest interest return. In addition, the branch has already taken steps to reach the doorstep of a large number of its customers via the palm top doorstep banking service. HDFC CEO and General Manager Palitha Gamage, Chief Operations Officer M.K. Nambiyarooran, AGM Business Development and Marketing H.S. Gunathilake, Southern Province Regional Manager Indika Dawatanga, HDFC Ambalangoda Branch Manager Thrangi Somathilaka, Central Bank of Sri Lanka Regional Manager of the Southern Region Migara Handunge, a number of staff members and customers of the bank also attended the occasion.