Excelsior Correspondent
SRINAGAR, Mar 29: Jammu and Kashmir Bank (JKB) opened two more Business Units (BUs) today, one at Anantnag in Kashmir and another at Samba in Jammu.
Zonal Head, Kashmir South (II), Fayaz Ahmad Siddiqui, inaugurated the BU at Harnag (Anantnag) in presence of Cluster Head, Ghulam Mustafa, while as Zonal Head, Jammu Central (ll), V K Sawhney, inaugurated the BU at Rahya in district Samba.
Speaking at Harnag, Fayaz Ahmad said, “We are committed to extend best possible and state-of-the-art services to the people at their doorstep in every nook and corner of the State.”
In Rahya, V K Sawhney urged the local people to avail bank’s products and services, which have been tailored to meet their financial needs.
Meanwhile supported by NABARD under its Financial Inclusion Fund, the bank conducted various awareness camps in Baramulla and Kulgam districts.
In collaboration with FLCC Baramulla, the bank’s business unit Sherabad organized a financial literacy camp at Village Budibugh in Singhpora wherein Head, BU Sherabad, Javed Ahmad, educated the audience about PMJDY PMJJY, PMSBY, APY and many other schemes.
Facilitator, FLCC, M Sultan Dar talked at length about basics of financial planning like budgeting, savings, advantages of savings with banks and documents for opening of accounts under KYC norms, Self Help Groups, Joint Liability Groups, etc.
Similar camps were conducted at Nowpora Kalan in Sopore, Dangerpora in Zaingeer and at ITI Baramulla in the district.
In Kulgam, the bank organized two financial literacy camps in collaboration with FLCC Kulgam at DIC Building in Towh Hall and Pahloo
Facilitator, FLCC Kulgam, GM Bhat, informed the gathering about various banking products and financial services and urged them to inculcate the habit of savings in the banks. LDM Kulgam, GN Dar, also spoke on the occasion.
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