New Delhi, June 2 -- New Delhi: After ensuring access to banking services within a 5-kilometre radius, the government is now working on a more ambitious plan to bring these services even closer-within 3km.

Accordingly, a proposal is being prepared by the Department of Financial Services (DFS) and the Department of Posts (DoP) to provide banking services within a 3-km radius for all citizens, with India Post's extensive network of over 150,000 rural post offices expected to play a central role, two people directly involved in the process told Mint on the condition of anonymity.

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