Shadow Correspondent
Jammu, Feb, 20
Financial Inclusion& Insurance Department under the chairmanship of Sh.Janak Raj Anguraland in collaboration with NABARD organized sevenDigital-Financial Literacy Awareness Programmesin different unbanked villages of the Branch Offices Gingal, Uri Baramulla, Rehal Dhamalian, Kheri, Tilgam & Sherpora under District-Baramulla, Jammu, Bandipora& Kathua. Raghbir Dass, Ex-servicemanone of the chief guestsappreciatedFinancial Inclusion & Insurance Department for its remarkable performance Micro Finance & Financial Inclusion activities in the State and for which J&K Grameen Bank was also awarded by NABARD in State Credit Seminar 2019 organised by NABARD.He then impressed upon the gathering to make best utilisation of banking services for their benefit and overall development.
Sharda Devi, Naib Sarpanch Halqa Magloor, was the organiser andthe Guest of Honour on the occasion. Sheappreciated the efforts of the bank towards social security schemes and applauded that the bank is making extraordinary efforts to make the national programme of social schemes a big success.
Ravi Kumar, Branch Head Dyala Chak, J&K Grameen Bank, highlightedthat the programme intends to impact the gathering regarding digitisation by educating the people about the benefits of digital banking and cash less economy. He highlighted that with our thrust on enabling an impactful mind-set changes towards Cash to cashless economy.
Representatives of Line Departments like KVIB, Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, Education and NRLM alsoattended the programmebesides the huge gathering students and farmers of the villages were also present on the occasion Branch Head Kheri,Rehal, Gingal,Uri Baramulla, Tilgam & Sherpora of J&K Grameen Bank, spread the message of financial literacy and awareness among the population of remote villages at their respective locations. They 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.
Theyaddressed the gathering and detailed them regarding the schemes of the Bank.They enlightened people and students 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. They stressed for availing benefits of bank schemes available on hassle free manner and presented the vote of thanks.
