Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Nov 1: Chairman cum Chief Executive Officer of Jammu and Kashmir Bank Parvez Ahmed while interacting with the representatives of Hotel & Restaurant Association, Katra today said that tourism is back bone of J&K economy and every help, effort and assistance would be provided to Tourism and Hotel Industry in particular so that Tourism Sector gets maximum boost enabling maximum number of tourists to visit our State resulting potential of tourism utilization to its maximum overhere.
The representatives of Hotel & Restaurant Association, Katra were led by its President Rakesh Wazir and accompanied by its Chairman Shyam Lal Kesar, Vice Presidents Vivek Sharma,Varun Sharma,Sardari Lal Dubey,Vikram Singh, etc wherein former MoS Finance Pawan Gupta, Vice President and Zonal Head Udhampur Range J&K Bank Ashutosh Sareen, Cluster Head Vibhaker Khajuria, Branch Head Madan Nathyal were also present.
While speaking on the occasion, Rakesh Wazir said that Hotel Industry at Katra and J&K Bank had a long bonding and most of the hotels at Katra are financed by J&K Bank but conditions in recent past have not remained much conducive to the industry because of series of incidents including Uttrakhand tragedy, floods and recent re-eruption of militancy in Kashmir due to which Yatra at Vasihnodevi ji has also been affected but since the things are again coming to normal and business at Katra is picking up very fast, the bank should go for massive financing and support to the entrepreneurs.
Wazir said that while considering the affects of turmoil in recent months after the death of Burhan Wani, all the districts of Kashmir and only three districts of Jammu region, Jammu, Kathua and Samba were considered and Reasi District left over for considering the relaxation to be given, which needs to be included in the list as well.
Mr Kesar while endorsing the views of the Chairman said that vast network of the bank should be utilized to its maximum.
Mr Parvez Ahmed listened to the delegation patiently and assured that bank will leave no stone unturned for the help and assistance of the hotel industry and further said that modern innovative approach would be adopted as for as the financing and providing other facilities to the entrepreneurs of the Katra and around and further assured for maximum utilization of the J&K Bank infrastructure for the welfare of the State and people connected with Tourism Industry.
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