Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand has asked various banks having their branches across Chhattisgarh to open their customer service centres and even new branches in the panchayats.
He was chairing a State-level Bankers Committee (SlBC) meeting here at the Mantralaya on Thursday.
The meeting discussed ways to achieve the full financial inclusion in the State.
Discussions were also held as to how every family will have a bank account, need for setting up customer service centers and opening of new bank branches as per requirement.
The Chief Secretary appealed to the bank officials to open the branches of their respective banks both in urban and rural areas .
He further asked the bank officials to establish customer service centres and bank branch in the panchayats as early as possible which do not have such facilities.
The Chief Secretary also directed the Telecom department that prompt action should be taken to provide telephone and internet connectivity in areas where banks are going to open new branches besides their customer service centers .
He also directed all the bank officials to make efforts so that more and more beneficiaries of MGNREGA scheme and those coming under below poverty line category open their accounts in the banks.