Port Blair, Sept 11: The A & N State Co-operative Bank has organised Awareness Campaign on Financial Literacy in association with NABARD, Port Blair to popularize the benefits of banking services among the rural parts of South Andaman at Burmanallah and Kamraj Nagar. The programme was inaugurated by Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Vice Chairman, A & N SCB at Burmanallah Panchayat Hall and Kamraj Nagar on 11th September, 2013. Among others present were Smt. Maimuna, Pradhan, Burmanallah Gram Panchayat, Mr. K Murugan, Dy. MD, ANSCB, officials of the Bank and a large gathering of SHG/JLG members along with local villagers.
In the beginning, Mr. K Murugan, Dy. Managing Director welcomed all the delegates and informed the gathering about the purpose of the campaign mainly the need of financial inclusion by means of spreading financial literacy especially among the rural masses. He has urged the villagers to avail the benefits of banking services by opening Savings Bank a/c for all and urged all to take the benefits from the Bank. The Bank’s campaign will be available for general public for 3 days commencing today at their local area.
Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma in his key note address urged all the villagers and people present on the occasion to avail the benefits of all the schemes of the bank. He has asked the SHGs/JLGs to take training from Coop. Institutions and improve their economic scenario.
The programme ended with Vote of Thanks proposed by Smt. Elizabeth Mary, Women Development Officer of the Bank.
