A customer outreach initiative was organised by 20 banks here under the aegis of UCO Bank, the lead bank of the district, on Thursday.
Inaugurating the event UCO Bank general manager C K Majumdar said the initiative is yet another proactive step by the banks to connect with their valuable customers which have also created a platform for them to know about banking services and to avail a host of loans as per their requirements.
Moreover, during the initiative, banks also educated the customers with financial inclusion schemes and digital payments to encourage them to practice digital transactions, Majumdar informed.
District Collector SK Mohapatra said that this is part of the systematic bank reform process with envisioned taking banks to doorsteps and increasing ease of customer access and delivery of services.
He appealed the State owned banks and several private sector financial entities to gear up the customer outreach initiative across the district.
Total 100 in principal sanction letters of various loans including Government sponsored schemes were provided to the beneficiaries by several banks on the occasion. Moreover as many as 2, 500 loans amounting Rs 65 crore were sanctioned to beneficiaries in three days, informed lead bank manager SK Patra.
The programme was addressed by AGM State Bank of India Ananda Bikram, DGM NABARD Rama Chandra Sahoo, UCO Bank GM PK Biswas and branch managers of several banks and financial institutions.