Early Times Report
Kathua, Mar 18: Lead Bank Office, Kathua, organised DCC/DLRC meeting of bankers and Heads of Government Department of Kathua district to review the flow of GLC, performance of banks in key areas relating to deposits, advances under priority sector, lending for the quarter ended December 2013.
The meeting was chaired by Jitendra Kumar Singh, IAS, DDC, Kathua, wherein Satbir Singh Beniwal, LDO, RBI, Aman Kalsotra, AGM(DD), NABARD, Kathua, B M Sharma, LDM, SBI, Kathua, were present.
The Government Officers who attended the meeting were Bipin Samyal, Chief Agriculture officer, Travinder Singh, Chief Horticulture Officer, Noor Alam, Project Officer, DRDA, Jaffer Abbas, Project officer, DUDA, among others. The prominent bankers who attended the meeting were R K Kalsotra, Associate LBO, Kathua, Kapileshwar Dogra, Asstt. Vice President, J&K Bank, Kathua, V K Padha, Director, SBI-RSETI, Kathua, Sarvesh Kolhi, Area Manager, JKGB, Kuldeep Malhotra, District Manager, JCCB, Kathua and other district officers.
The Chairman, Jitendra Kumar Singh, IAS, District Development Commissioner had a thread bare review of Annual Credit Plan, CD ratio, JKSES /SC-ST-OBC / KVIB / KVIC / DIC / SJSRY / Handloom / Handicraft, with special emphasis on KCC and financial inclusion. In this connection, he advised all banks and agricultural department to complete the 100% coverage of farmers under KCC. He desired that bank-wise plan for achieving CD ratio above 40% of every bank be presented to the committee. He emphasized upon the banks to expedite cases for linkage under various schemes and achieve the allocated targets for 2013-14. He impressed upon the banks and line department, to ensure effective coordination in their working, so as to achieve desired results. He desired the need for awareness camps for off-take of credit in the district. |
