Excelsior Correspondent
LEH, Jan 8: Deputy Comissioner (DC), Leh, Simrandeep Singh today asked J&K Bank to open new branches in remote and far flung areas of the district for smooth and transparent transaction of money into the accounts of beneficiaries.
He was inquiring about the flow of credits through different banks operating in the district especially under Kissan Credit Card (KCC) Scheme in a quarterly meeting of District Consultative Committee of Bankers of the district held here today.
Chairing the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner, observed that farmers and benefactors of various schemes like Pension, MGNREGA and other schemes are facing difficulties in smooth transaction of money. He asked J&K Bank to open new branches in remote and far flung areas of Leh district for smooth and transparent transaction of money into the accounts of beneficiaries.
Chief Agriculture Officer, Leh, informed the meeting that most of the banks in Leh have very good record in crediting loans under KCC, however he expressed serious concern over SBI, Choglamsar branch, where farmers are facing difficulties in availing KCC loan.
DC, Leh directed Chief Agriculture Officer, Leh to conduct awareness camps in identified villages by involving banks to attract farmers so that they could avail loans for improving their livelihood from agriculture and allied sectors.
Earlier, Lead Bank Manager, Leh, Anil Kumar Mattu apprised the meeting about the performance of banks in the district in terms of Deposits/Advances, achievements of Government sponsored schemes like KCC, JKSES, PMEGP, SGGY, ST/SC, SHG, SCC and SJSRY.
The meeting was also attended by Assistant General Manager, RBI, Ravinder Kaul, ACD, Leh, Dr Zahida Bano, Dy Director Employment, Tsering Paldan, Heads of concerned departments including Agriculture, Industries, Handicraft, Handloom and bank managers of various banks operating in Leh.
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