Set up financial literacy centres: Abhimanyu

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, July 19

Finance Minister Capt Abhimanyu has urged all deputy commissioners to set up Financial Literacy Centres in the newly created 14 blocks on priority to ensure that every person has access to financial institutions. He has also directed the DCs to hold meetings with representatives of lead banks in the district and ask them to appoint their retired employees as consultants at the centres.

Capt Abhimanyu was presiding over a meeting of the state-level bankers’ committee with deputy commissioners of all districts in the state, through video-conferencing, here yesterday.

He said under the Pradhan Mantri Rozgar Srijan Karyakram Yojana and the Livelihood Mission, all banks, whether in public or private sector, would have to compulsorily extend loan facility to needy people. Banks should ensure that Section 31 of the Act pertaining to the Revenue Department was not linked with loans against agricultural land.

Devender Singh, Principal Secretary, Electronics and Information Technology, said a state resident database was being created to link every person. A survey is being conducted at the divisional level for the purpose. A meeting of Karnal and Ambala divisions would be held tomorrow and of Rohtak and Hisar divisions on July 27.