Title - RAIL NEWS CENTER: Railway imprest cards introduced

Railway authorities of Vijayawada division introduced imprest cash cards, with the help of SBI, to avoid handling of petty cash by field officers. Releasing them on Friday, DRM Pradeep Kumar said they would help avoid cash handling up to Rs 30 lakh each month for transactions and added that 265 field officers in the division have been authorised as imprest holders .He added the cards would facilitate hassle-free payment of imprest recoupment amount which will be credited in the imprest account of SBI main branch. Source - Times of India