Port Blair, Oct.15: The Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi is reaching out to the common man and extending all kinds of support & assistance to the needy people through various social security schemes being implemented throughout the country, said the Minister of State for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt. of India, Mr. Babul Supriyo, while inaugurating the MUDRA Promotion Campaign for the A&N Islands, in the premises of JNRM here yesterday morning. Port Blair, Oct.15: The Government of India, under the leadership of Prime Minister, Mr. Narendra Modi is reaching out to the common man and extending all kinds of support & assistance to the needy people through various social security schemes being implemented throughout the country, said the Minister of State for Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises, Govt. of India, Mr. Babul Supriyo, while inaugurating the MUDRA Promotion Campaign for the A&N Islands, in the premises of JNRM here yesterday morning. The programme was attended among others, by the Member of Parliament, Mr. Bishnu Pada Ray as the guest of honour, Chief Secretary, A&N Administration, Mr. Anindo Majumdar as special guest, Adhyaksha Zilla Parishad South Andaman, Smt. Baby Fareeda and Director, Deptt. of Finance Services, Ministry of Finance, Mr. Sanjay Kumar. The programme, aimed at creating awareness on MUDRA loan, various financial inclusion schemes and digital payment methods, was organized by the UT Level Bankers Committee, Port Blair. The Minister further said that MUDRA Yojana can make one’s dream come true if he understands the schemes and has strong determination to pursue his dreams. Most of the beneficiaries under various schemes, such as MUDRA Yojana, Stand Up India etc are now flourishing and are financially sound, he said calling upon other people to draw inspiration from those successful entrepreneurs. Congratulating the successful entrepreneurs, the Minister urged others to come forward and avail the benefits of all Government schemes, “Approach bankers and submit the details of your projects for sanction of loan under the schemes. Banks, after scrutiny and satisfaction will grant loan”, he explained. However, recovery of loan is equally important as to borrowing, as the money borrowed are public money and need to be returned, he said. He also reiterated the commitment of all the Ministers of the Modi Government towards implementation of all schemes of the Govt for the benefit of the people. The Minister also gave away MUDRA loan sanction letters to as many as 10 MUDRA beneficiaries on the occasion. Earlier, the Minister cut a ribbon to inaugurate the counters of the campaign, inspected the counters and expressed satisfaction over the arrangements made by all the bankers. In his welcome address, the Chief General Manager SBI, Regional Office Port Blair, Mr. Partha Pratim Sengupta said that in order to achieve higher GDP growth, it is necessary to have inclusive growth as well and the aim of MUDRA scheme is to achieve inclusive growth. He informed that MUDRA Yojana has successful stories in the Islands and the bankers have done a splendid job in its implementation in the Islands. A film on MUDRA Yojana was screened on the occasion, highlighting the various social security schemes of the Government. A video was also screened, highlighting the success stories of three MUDRA Yojana and Stand up India beneficiaries. They included Ms. Madhuri Damankar, Dr. Deepa Nair and Mr. Raja Kumar. The students of JNRM presented a vandana song and the function concluded with the vote of thanks, proposed by Mr. Sankar Gope, DGM (Financial Inclusion), SBI Port Blair. As many as 21 counters of banks and 4 counters of insurance companies were opened for general public to visit and apply for financial assistance under the various schemes. The counters included that of SBI, NPCI (National Payment Corporation of India), NABARD, SIDBI, Syndicate, Axis, Yes Bank, PNB, HDFC, IDBI, Dena Bank, Bank of India, CBI (Central Bank of India), UBI (United Bank of India) UBI (Union Bank of India, Bank of Baroda, Vijaya Bank, IOB, Allahabad Bank and Canara Bank while the Insurance counters included LIC of India, UIICL, National Insurance and New India Assurance Co. Ltd.
