In order to ensure that people of the State, especially those working in the unorganised sector, get easy access to cash available with banks across the State, the Government on Saturday asked to take several measures to lessen troubles of the common masses after demonetisation.
Chief Minister Raghubar Das presided over a high level meeting with senior bureaucrats of the State, CMD of CCl, officers of Reserve Bank of India and other banks. The meeting was conducted with a view to make money withdrawal of workers, staff and pensioners easy and comfortable. The Reserve Bank officers assured the CM that there is no shortage of funds in the system.
The government took eight decisions in the meeting and the Reserve Bank was told to maintain sufficient funds in the State. Offcials were asked to map Bank branches for distribution of funds and also to prioritise those branches having salary accounts and pension accounts. The CM instructed to open accounts of unorganised sector workers through a special campaign. The labour department and banks should coordinate and review it daily, he said.
It was also decided to begin activation of the inactive Rupay cards at the earliest. Electronic transactions should be preferred to promote cashless economy in the state. E-pass, mobile banking and UPI should be promoted. The Chamber of Commerce will also be appealed to promote electronic transaction and inspire people to do so. Banks have been advised to take the services of retired bank employees especially in colliery areas where there is shortage of staff.
Separate lines should be made for pensioners in the banks having pensioners’ account. A secretary level officer will camp and monitor four main areas namely Jamshedpur- Adityapur, Dhanbad-Bokaro, Hazaribag-Ramgarh and Amrapali areas from November 29. Ample security will be arranged in the banks. It should be promoted through radio, television and other mediums.
The CM appealed people to withdraw money as per their requirement. The rest money should be submitted in the banks.
Chief Secretary Rajbala Verma, Additional CS Finance and Planning Amit Khare, Principal Secretary to the CM Sanjay Kumar, Secretary Sunil Kumar Barnwal, CCl CMD Gopal Singh, Additional GM of Reserve Bank Amit Sinha, SlBC GM Sudipto Kumar Mukerjee, Bank of India GM Prasad Joshi, Deputy GM of SBI DK Panda and other officers were present in the meeting.