Islamabad—National Savings has computerised all branches located in Abbotabad. Earlier all the branches located in Peshawar and Faisalabad were computerised. DG National Savings has lauded the efforts of workers and hoped that they would continue to serve institution and nation with full zeal.

At the occasion, he also announced a bonus for staff of the institution. Mr Shaikh said that all the branches of the institution will be computerised by 2012.

He said that the organization is currently engaged in making innovative efforts to promote saving culture in the country. He said the current saving ratio of 13.5% was still below the standard mark. In an exclusive interview with Pakistan Observer, the Director General, CDNS said that his organization offers attractive saving products to various categories of people to suit their specific needs. “Our products are quite popular with the people who trust our organization and prefer to put their savings with it”, he added.

He said we are also engaged in restructuring of the CDNS to better cater for the needs of the people and introduce more profitable products. Some new products are under the consideration of Finance Ministry. Our focus is on introducing short term saving certificates and expansion of CDNS network not only across the country but also to overseas Pakistanis.