HDFC Bank hands over 100 PoS machines to BBMP to collect fines from erring public

HDFC Bank on Monday handed over 100 Point of Sale (PoS) machines to BBMP chief commissioner Gaurav Gupta to help the civic body collect fines from citizens violating Covid-19 related protocols notified by the government.

Covid-19 daily caseload has been on a rise in Bengaluru, and has breached 10,000 mark on Sunday throwing a formidable challenge to the authorities to break the chain. The BBMP has deployed its own uniformed marshals who enforce the Covid-19 protocols by visiting public places and collecting prescribed fines from violators.

In a tweet, Gupta urged members of the public to join the civic body in controlling the spread of the virus by following the guidelines.