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| J&K Bank plays a very important role in economic development of state: Principal Secretary Finance | | |  Early Times Report
Srinagar, May 16: "J&K Bank plays a very important role in the economic development of J&K state and the economic prosperity of the state is interwoven with the financial soundness of the J&K Bank stated
Principal Secretary Finance, J&K Government, Dr Arun Kumar Mehta (IAS) after inaugurating the Bank's relocated Treasury Operations Centre from Mumbai to a the state of the art premises in the Srinagar; in presence of the Chairman and CEO, J&K Bank Parvez Ahmed, members of the Bank's Board of Directors, Bank's Executive Presidents and Management team of the Bank.
It is an instrument of financial management in the state and this bestows a great responsibility on the J&K Bank team.. He congratulate the Bank for registering excellent profit growth for the last fiscal and we would like to see J&K Bank as one of the best banks in the country in future".
The Principal Secretary also advised the Bank to aim for improvement in the risk profile of the Bank besides decreasing the NPAs keeping in view the systemic importance of the Bank in the state. He urged upon the operational staff to work passionately, simultaneously moving up the ladder of knowledge acquisition & capacity building besides living up to the huge trust reposed by the people in J&K on the bank.
Speaking on the occasion, the Chairman Parvez Ahmed said," The advancement of information technology has made geographies irrelevant and with latest IT infrastructure it is possible to seamlessly operate Treasury Operation from anywhere in the country. Considering this fact, the decision of shifting the Treasury to Corporate Headquarters was taken so that better control, fast decisions coupled with a stable pool of resources would ensure transformation and evolution of Treasury into a vibrant profit making centre."
Thanking the Principal Secretary Finance and other members of the Board for their constant support and guidance in bank's endeavours, the Chairman highlighted the critical role of the treasury towards realizing the Bank's Vision-2022 by amplifying its profits besides enabling it to retain a stable pool of resources, made possible by its shifting to Srinagar.
Momentos were presented on the occasion to retired presidents Fazl e Mehboob Gani, Mohammad Amin Mir, retired vice presidents Gulam Ahmad Bangroo, Bashir-ul- Islam, Mohammad Sultan Kaboo, Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, Aftab Ahmad Qazi, Khurshid Ahmad Fazili and retired AVP Mohammad Shafi Sheikh by Principal Secretary Finance.
Stressing on the importance assumed by the Treasury in terms of the commodities and assets, Executive President P K Tickoo dubbed working in it as a "coveted assignment" while as Executive President R K Chibber urged the staff to come to the expectations of the management in helping it achieve the desired targets. |
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