Haryana Chief Secretary DS Dhesi on Friday said that the Centre is finalising a scheme to finance straw management equipment which would also be subsidy oriented in view of increased air pollution during November and December 2017.
Dhesi was speaking as chief guest in the 143rdmeeting of state level bankers’ committee here. He urged upon the bankers to extend financing under differential rate of interest (DRI) scheme to the needy, particularly the cobblers in the state.
The Chief Minister said that with the advantage of IT infrastructure in the state, SARAl scheme is being launched through which 325 government to citizens services would be provided online and it would be made operational by April 14.
He said that Antyodya Service Kendras are also being set up at tehsil level which would provide information with regard to budget oriented schemes.
Rs 2051 cr loan given to over 1 lakh people
The banks in Haryana have sanctioned loan of Rs 2,052 crore to 1,35,784 persons till December 2017 during the financial year 2017-18 under ‘Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna’.
This was informed by Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India, Chandigarh, Nirmal Chand while speaking at the 143rd meeting of state level bankers’ committee here.
He said that the total advances of commercial banks and RRBs in Haryana increased by Rs 27,399 crore from Rs 1,95,406 crore as on December 2016 to Rs 2,22,805 crore as on December 2017. Similarly, total deposits of commercial banks and RRBs have increased by Rs 29,185 crore from Rs 3,00,761 crore as on December 2016 to Rs 3,29,946 crore as December 2017.
The banks have opened 64,54,721 accounts under ‘Pradhan Mantri Jan-Dhan Yojana’ and mobilised an amount of Rs 2,162 crore as on Dec 2017 in Haryana, he said.