Port Blair, Dec 03: The 48th General Body of A & N State Coop. Bank was held on 1st December, 2013 at Hotel Megapode Nest, Port Blair under the chairmanship of Mr. Bhagat Singh.
Mr. N K Sharma, IAS, Secretary (Coop.)-cum-RCS was the Chief Guest on the occasion of the meet. The programme was attended by Mr. Bhagat Singh, Chairman, A & N SCB, Mr. Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Vice Chairman, A & N SCB, Mr. R K Thanvi, DGM, NABARD, Board of Directors of the Bank, representatives of Service Coop. societies, NABARD, RCS, officials and staff of the Bank.
The programme began with a 2-minute mourn to pay tribute to Late Ganesh Lakra, Director of the Bank who took his last breath on 5th July, 2013 at his residence at Port Blair. At the Outset, Mr. Ravinder Rao, MD welcomed all the Chief Guest and all the delegates.
Mr. Bhagat Singh, Chairman welcoming the guests appreciated the role of PACS at the grass root level in the strengthening of Cooperative Movement at A & N Islands. He also appraised the delegates regarding the various initiatives undertaken by the bank in reaching to the far flung rural areas.
The Chief Guest Mr. N K Sharma, IAS, Secretary (Coop.)-cum-RCS in his keynote address appreciated the efforts of the bank in rendering services to the people of A & N Islands. He also stressed upon the various initiatives undertaken by the Bank to reach the grass root level of Islands and thanked the management for reaching to the masses, especially the weaker section and rural counterparts of these Islands.
Mr. Ravinder Rao, Managing Director of the Bank read and confirmed the proceedings of the last Annual General Body Meeting held on 2nd June, 2013, who also presented the Annual Report 2012-13 and briefed the gathering regarding the financial parameters and strategic developments of the Bank with respect to the audited position as on 31st March, 2013.
An interactive session was also held among the dignitaries and the Management of the Bank to decide on the various upcoming programmes of the bank. The 48th General Body Meet ended with vote of thanks proposed by Mr. K Murugan, Chief General Manager of the Bank.
