State Bank of India (SBI), the largest public sector lender, today announced the launch of barcode based passbook printing kiosk named 'SWAYAM'. The facility was launched by Arundhati Bhattacharya, chairman, State Bank of India.

Swayam enables customers to carry out passbook printing in self service mode using barcode technology.

Speaking on this occasion, Bhattacharya said, ''Swayam, which is another milestone of the bank with the use of technology, will go a long way to enhance customer experience.''

Swayam will be rolled out at more than 2,500 branches of the Bank. Customers can print their passbooks of Savings, Recurring Deposit as well as PPF account through the facility round the clock, even after branch timings.   

Shares of the bank declined Rs 26.1, or 0.95%, to trade at Rs 2,716. The total volume of shares traded was 104,036 at the BSE (12.17 p.m., Thursday).