Goa, 8 June 2022

 

Credit Outreach programme held today in Panaji, Goa by all Public Sector Banks as part of the Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant presided over the credit outreach programme. Smt. Smita Kumar, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India; Shri Milind Bhirud, General Manager, NABARD; Shri Naveen Kumar Gupta, DGM, Member Secretary of State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC), Goa were present on this occasion.  

Chief Minister congratulated the banks for the ‘Credit Outreach Programme’. He said along with such kinds of outreach programmes financial literacy is essential. Dr Sawant appeals to banks to accommodate the lenders in various government social welfare schemes. If an applicant takes out a housing loan, the banks must see if he is eligible for the benefits of PM Awas Yojana, so they should bear the minimum burden. Chief Minister also lauded the efforts of banks to give loans to women and Divyang entrepreneurs for starting their own business.

At the credit outreach programme, Sanction Letters handed over to 129 applicants, amounting Rs. 18.65 Crore.

Chief Minister Dr Pramod Sawant informed that Goa is leading on national level for the banking coverage. Almost all the villages in the state are covered with banking facilities, he said. Dr Sawant appeals to the banks to cover the maximum population under the various insurance schemes of the central government.  

Chief Minister also flagged off mobile van for the Financial Literacy campaign initiated by State Bank of India. The van will move across the state for one month.  

Credit Outreach Programmes are curated as part of the iconic week celebration of the Ministry of Finance (MoF) under AKAM during 6-12 June 2022. All SLBCs have been conducting programmes of Credit Outreach, enrolment in Jan Suraksha Schemes of Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradahan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana (PMSBY) and Atal Pension Yojana (APY), customer awareness and financial literacy and of suitably recognizing the good work done by the branches.

 

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