Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said that the second day of Deepawali will be declared as holiday for bankers in the State. The Chief Minister was addressing 3rd quarterly general body meeting of State Bank of India Award Staff Employees Union on Sunday. The Chief Minister said that bankers should not wait till year ending for achieving targets of beneficiary oriented schemes. Government departments will send cases in accordance with targets to banks by ensuing September. The State Government has chalked out schemes to benefit rural artisans and youth entrepreneurs. Banks should come forward to cooperate in these schemes.
The Chief Minister said that the State Government will formulate crop insurance policy for farmers under which losses due to natural calamities, reduction in yield and fall in prices will be compensated. He sought suggestions regarding this scheme. Chouhan said that State Bank of India is pride of India. It is responsibility of bankers to maintain this adage. SBI’s CGM Ritin Ghosh and union’s office-bearers MV Murli, Sanjeev Banlees and Arun Bhagoliwal were also present on the occasion.