The State-level Bankers Committee (SlBC) meeting was held here at the Mantralaya on Thursday under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand.
The meeting was informed that through the banks, a total of 1,669 applications have been approved under the “Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme.’’
The banks achieved 100.11 per cent achievement by distributing the beneficiaries Rs 16.55 crore as ‘Margin Money.’
The Chief Secretary praised the banks for this admirable performance and urged them to continue the spirit in the coming days.
Reviewing the State Government’s implementation of the Prime Minister’s Employment Generation Programme in detail the Chief Secretary said to accelerate the implementation of different programmes efforts must be made at every level.
To speed up the implementation of such programmes being implemented through the banks, he directed the officials to form a Steering Committee and review the progress from time-to-time.
Development Commissioner MK Raut will be the Chairman of the Committee. He said the Steering Committee meeting should be held every month to review the various programs and to overcome the difficulties being faced in their implementation.
The Committee meeting should be attended by all heads of departments and officers of all banks, he said. The Chief Secretary told the bank officials that they should approve the proposals submitted by the self-help groups (SHGs) without any hesitation.
The women SHGs in rural areas of the State have been bringing revolution through the good works they are doing.
The Chief Secretary urged all the bank officials to appoint a Nodal Officer each who will provide cooperation and help to sort out problems in the implementation of different programmes run by the State government. The Nodal Officer should also take part in the meeting of the Steering Committee and SlBC. Deputy General Manager of the State Bank of India and SlBC Co-ordinator Rashmi Prasad presented a detailed report on various programs.