The Brahmapur Central Cooperative (BCC) Bank has decided that all PACS operating in Ganjam and Gajapti district would be computorised by December.
The BCC Bank took this decision at a meeting held here recently. Secretaries and Managing Directors of all the 254 Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies and Large Area Multipurpose Cooperative Societies (LAMPS) joined the meeting.
Bhawanipatna Central Cooperative Bank Secretary Jitendra Nath Singh Deo graced as guest at the meeting presided over by BCC Bank president Alekha Choudhury.
BCC Bank Secretary B Tadakinath, Assistant Audit General Kamal Nath Mishra, Assistant Registrar Siba Prasad Swain and Directors Santosh Patnaik, B Trinath, Kailsh Rana and Basant Patnaik shared the dais. A total of seven issues were discussed.
Officials stressed on procurement of targeted quantum of paddy and early payment to farmers. It was decided that all PACS and LAMPs would be computorised by December in view of execution of the 5T initiative. Now, 80 per cent of PACS are making transactions through computers. While 102 PACS have micro ATMs, the rest would be given such ATMs soon.
It was informed that the basic pay of Cooperative Secretaries has been increased to Rs 5,200.
The issue of giving promotions to 30 per cent of PACS employees to Coopartive Banks was discussed.
Odisha Cooperative Employees Federation president Sitaram Pradhan, general secretary Digambar Nayak and member Rama Maharana and Cooperative Bank Association secretary Naba Kishore Padhy were present.