A Study of Perception of Self-Employed Professions Towards Green Banking Initiatives on Major Public Sector Banks at Belthangady Dakshina Kannada

Banking practices have been changed from traditional banking to core banking and services have been turned to be completely customized. The biggest challenge before the bankers is it has to take strong initiative taking into consideration the completely changing physical environment, depleting natural resources& on the other hand meeting the expectations of the customers. Today we are witnessing climatic change, increasing use of papers & also emission of carbon footprint. A time has come where bankers have to educate & encourage their customers to go paperless & use technological based products. This will foster convenience in transactions, save a lot of time & also reduce operational costs; moreover it will help in preserving our planet earth even for forthcoming generations. This study focuses on understanding the perception of self-employed professionals at Belthangady in Dakshina Kannada District. The collected data is tabulated & analyzed using Non parametric test. The study results revealed that usage of green banking services and the satisfaction level of respondents are independent of one another