Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Dec 21: Embarking on the mission to further expand its foot-print across length and breadth of the State, J&K Bank opened yet another business unit at Batpora area of the Shopian district in Kashmir. Parvez Ahmad, Bank’s Executive President, inaugurated the business unit and with this the branch network of the bank has touched 800 mark. Speaking on the occasion, Parvez Ahmad termed J&K Bank as the custodian of people’s trust. “The biggest strength of J&K Bank is the immense trust it enjoys from the people of J&K and we as custodians of this trust will continue to contribute in whatever way we can”, he said. Parvez urged the local youth to take advantage of the bank’s customized financial solutions to translate their talent and energies into successful business enterprises. Emphasizing that Shopian’s economic potential could work wonders if people of the district especially youth take up the challenge of transforming the fruit industry of the district from the traditional mode to modern one, guided by technological intervention and scientific temperament. “Shopian region enjoys distinction of producing high quality apples. J&K Bank is willing to work in close coordination with the stakeholders with a view to protect and promote the industry on scientific, systematic and sustainable basis,” he said. The Executive President stressed the need to develop social, intellectual and emotional skills and behaviour by setting up quality educational and health institutions. He invited entrepreneurs with a vision and dynamism to set up such institutions and J&K Bank will be willing to support such viable institutions. Others present on the occasion included M S Wani, president, Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, Zonal Head and Mohammed Shafi Salroo, Cluster Head.
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