Union Bank of India has launched its 101st Talking ATM in the country at Samantarapur in the outskirts of Bhubaneswar city. Which is the 4616th ATM of the Bank and first  talking ATM in the state of Odisha and in Bhubaneswar. Chairman & Managing  Director Shri D. Sarkar inaugurated the ATM in the presence of OAB (Odisha Association for the Blind) Office bearers, assembly of members, and valued customers. Bank’s Field General Manager, Kolkata Shri Raman Aggarwal and Shri R.P. Mishra, Deputy General Manager, Bhubaneswar were also present on the occasion. Union Bank has recently won the Best IT Innovation Award with Rs.1, 00,000/- prize money for Talking ATM implementation from Computer Society of India. Chairman & Managing Director Shri Sarkar also announced that, Bank intends to roll out 1000 Talking ATMs for the visually challenged by March 2014.