Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Jan 25: Ellaquai Dehati Bank (EDB), in association with NABARD and Priyadarshani Indra Mahila Block Society, Jammu, conducted a credit camp at village Dharp (Satwari) here today.
According to an EDB handout, this was a part of NABARD’s ambitious village Development Programme, which entails initiatives from financial inclusion and access to credit, infrastructure development and creation of community assets.
Speaking on the occasion, B.G.Mukhopadhyay, Chief General Manager NABARD stated that this programme is aimed at integrated development of the village, focusing on the financial inclusion in all aspects combining development of socio economic, infrastructural and human aspect of development.
While lauding the role of E DB and A.K .Razdan its Chairman, he said that the people in the area should take best use of the facilities provided by the Bank at their door step. He was happy to note that this is the first RRB in the State which is issuing ATM cards to the Loanees under KCC. The Chairman EDB, who was the special invitee expressed his gratitude to Mukhopadhyay and reassured that Bank will be putting all its efforts for providing cheap & high-tech credit to its customers.
A good number of KCC ATM cards were issued to the farmers in the camp. Besides loan disbursement of about Rs 60 lakhs to about 45 beneficiaries was made under agricultures and allied activities. The camp was also attended by S.S. Batua DGM NABARD, Regional Manager of the Bank BL Bhat, M L Radhu, Branch Manager, Nai Basti besides Kashmir Singh Sarpanch and NGO,Yogesh Dhar of PIMBS Jammu.
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