The District Consultative Committee (DCC) review meeting of bankers in Jagatsinghpur district was held here on Friday.
Chairing the meeting, district Collector SK Mohapatra asked attending bankers and representatives of financial institution to provide financial assistance to migrants those who have returned to villages due to Covid 19 pandemic.
Speaking on the occasion, the Collector informed that as on end of June as many as 8,000 migrants have returned to the district from different States, due to ongoing Covid 19 crisis and many of them are not inclined to return back their parental work places located in several States.
Most of them are skilled and having work experiences in different sectors. If they want to start own venture seeking employment, bankers should consider to give finance for project, the Collector said.
Moreover, he requested banks to release loans to the farmers, youths, entrepreneurs and SHGs seeking to start projects on agriculture, horticulture, poultry and dairy farm.
The meeting discussed MSME schemes, Kissan Credit card, PMMY, livelihood mission, crop insurance and recovery of bank loans from borrowers.
Among others, Project Director DRDA, NABARD general manager BB Mohanty, lead bank manager Satish Kumar Mohapatra, Odisha Gramya Bank regional manager, branch managers from commercial and private banks, general manager, DIC, officers from agriculture, horticulture and animal husbandry departments attended.