Pereira also inaugurated the bank's 1401st branch at Katraj, Pune on Thursday.

Pereira interacted with the pensioners and asked them to take maximum benefit of this branch.

Pension payment branch is a CBS (Core Banking Solution) branch and is fully dedicated to the convenience of the pensioners. Pensioners have the option to operate their account at the pension payment branch in addition to the branch where they have their pension account. The branch has a lounge facility for providing comfort to pensioners wherein TV, magazines, newspapers would be available. The branch is situated in the heart of the city at bank's Bajirao road building.

Bank of Maharashtra has also recently started a Central Pension Processing Cell (CPPC) for centralised pension calculations to ensure timely payment of pension and related benefits. CPPC is also having a help desk to assist the pensioners.