Shadow Correspondent
JAMMU, Mar 6:
Financial Inclusion& Insurance Department under the chairmanship of Sh.Janak Raj Anguraland in collaboration with NABARD organized four Financial Literacy & Awareness Programmesthrough branch offices Channi Himmat, Digiana, Yunisoo & Gulgam under district Jammu & Kupwara.
Zubair Wasil, DDM NABARD, being Chief Guest of the programme held under Branch Yunisoo, talked in brief about various social security schemes like APY, PMSBY, PMJJBY, etc. and the positive change these have brought in our day to day lives.He stressed upon availing these schemes by those who have yet not enrolled under these schemes. Besides talking over major social security schemes, he also spread awareness about various types of fraudulent activities prevalent in the market to dupe innocent people of their hard earned monies.
Altaf Hussain Sedique, Assistant General Manager(J&K Grameen Bank)was the guest of honour on the occasion. He welcomed the gathering and impressed upon them to make best use of available banking services in accordance to their need and requirement. He assured of the full cooperation and support from Grameen Bank for a remarkable turnaround in the rural economy. He also highlighted the benefits of digital banking and cash less economy.
Abdul Khaliq Malik, Regional Manager Kupwara, encouraged the gathering to approach the Grameen bank and avail hassle free loans at reasonable rates under various schemes like KCC, PMEGP, etc. for their overall growth & development.He said that the bank will make all possible efforts to ensure that each and every family of the state is covered under financial inclusion initiative, thereby, leading them to the path of development and prosperity.
Riyaz Ahmad Lone, Branch Manager Yunisoo (J&K Grameen Bank), gave a brief description of bouquet of products offered by the Bank which also include all types of insurance in addition to routinely offered deposits and advances.
Healso spread awareness about new technologies available in the Bank such as multiple uses of Bankcheques, use of POS Machine, RuPay Debit card, KCC RuPay Debit Card, Net Banking, Mobile Banking Services, IMPS, and Aadhaar based transactions etc.
Rizwan Majeed, Sectional Head GMOK (J&K Grameen Bank),also addressed the gathering and spread awareness about various social security and insurance schemesbeing offered by the Bank. He cited the benefits of these schemes and urged the gathering to avail these schemes and spread their awareness among their relatives and friends too.
Representatives of Line Departments like KVIB, Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, Education, NRLMalsoattended the programmebesides the huge gathering of students and farmers of the villages.
Other Branch Heads at their respective locations spread the message of financial literacy and awareness among the population of remote villages. The participation in these programmes was in hundreds in each case. The staff members of all these Branches handled the queries of the unbanked people and provided them the comprehensive financial solutions related to deposits, loans and other services like internet, mobile banking.They impressed the gathering for availing benefits of bank schemes which are available in a hassle free manner and presented the vote of thanks.
