The Director of Institutional Finance, Shital Shashwat Verma, has stressed the need to expand banking facilities in remote areas of Chhattisgarh.
Meeting state level bankers under the aegis of Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Thursday, Verma also urged the bank heads to extend the benefits of Jan-Dhan Yojana, Pradhanmantri Jeewan Jyoti Yojana, Pradhanmantri Suraksha Bima Yojana and Atal Pension Yojana.
The meeting was called to discuss financial inclusion. Representatives of various banks, NABARD and officials of government departments were present.
BoB Deputy General Manager Anmay Mishra requested the bank managers to follow the instructions of the Director of Institutional Finance.