District Magistrate, BVRC Purushottam, said that banks should give emphasis on providing their service to the weaker and lower section of the society. He said while presiding a meeting with district advisory committee in the premises of Punjab National bank here on saturday.
Instructing the bank officials, Purushottam said that banks are not making any effort to promote the governmental schemes meant especially for the physically handicap, poor, senior citizens and widows. He also instructed that accounts of the pensioners should also be opened in all the banks. Due to the irresponsible attitude of the bank officials, general public and the pensioners are being forced to seek help from the social welfare departments.
He said that stricter action would also be taken against those bank officials found not dealing properly with the customers. Meanwhile, bank officials were also asked to make efforts and find appropriate technique to augment the disbursal of loan in their banks. He added that in order to rebuild and provide new job opportunities to the victims of the recent Uttarakhand calamity, administration would launch some fresh schemes and would expect bank official’s coordination in providing loans to them.
He also said the bank managers to provide all kind of support to the customers seeking loans. Purushottam also announced that soon he would be conducting a meeting to discuss disaster related issues. Meanwhile, Purushottam also chaired a meeting with Oriental Bank of Commerce officials and issued the necessary guidelines to increase the flow of loans in their banks.