ANANTNAG, SEPTEMBER 15: District Development Commissioner, Anantnag, Mohammad Younis Malik, today chaired the District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meeting to review the performance of banks and line departments for the 1st quarter ending June -2018 under District Credit Action Plan – 2018-19
The meeting reviewed the progress achieved in various sectors like Agriculture, Micro and Small Enterprises, Education Housing & other sectors.
The meeting was informed that the total deposits in the district have reached to Rs 430454 lakh, while the total advances under various schemes have touched to Rs. 328866 lakh by end of June 2018 in the district.
A total credit target of Rs.1895.85 crore has been fixed for the district under Credit Action Plan 2018 which includes Rs.1492.03 crore under Agriculture & Allied sectors (total priority sector), Rs. 403.83 crore non-priority sector.
While reviewing the performance of banks by the end of June 2018, it was said that under priority sector an advance of Rs. 269.84 crore has been made in favour of 9698 beneficiaries against the lending target of Rs 1492.03 crore, thereby registering an achievement of 18%, under non-priority sector.
Whereas, against a credit target of Rs. 403.83 crore, an advance of Rs. 200.08 crore has been disbursed by the end of June 2018. The total advance released under the Credit Action Plan has been recorded as Rs. 469.92 crore in the district by the end of June – 2018.
Under KCC, against a credit target of Rs. 1221.72 crore for 80525 farm operating families, a loan of Rs. 1189.08 crore stands disbursed in favour of 65943 farm operating families by the end of June 2018.
The Director RSETI informed the meeting that three training programmes were conducted by RSETI, Bijbehara in which 58 candidates were imparted skill development training out of which 31 candidates have been provided credit linkage, the cases of 37 candidates have been settled by the end of June -2018.
Similarly, under ‘Housing for All Schemes’ DUDA has sponsored 43 cases to various urban business units/bank branches out of which 05 cases were sanctioned amounting to Rs 15 lakh.
The meeting decided that insurance cover to MGNREGA job card holders will be provided under PMAPY, PMJJBY and PMSBY for which the LBM was directed to take up the matter with Assistant Commissioner Development, Anantnag.
With respect to linking of Aadhaar numbers with the banking accounts for availing benefits under different schemes, all the bankers have been directed to establish Aadhaar linkage centres for enrolment. The District Social Welfare Officer was also directed to submit the validation list of the beneficiaries under different schemes to the banks for electronic benefit transfer.
Meanwhile, the DDC instructed all the officers and bankers to work in synergy so that tangible improvements are witnessed at the ground level. He also called for organizing of camps at educational institutions so that students belonging to lower income families are able to avail loans in order to get a better education.
The DDC also said that there is a need to identify the sectors where good dividends are subservient to capital infusion, adding cooperative sector is one such sector.
The line departments including handicrafts, handlooms, animal/ sheep husbandry, agriculture, horticulture & fisheries, were directed to tie up with the Lead Bank Manager in order to focus on sponsoring cases of the youth in these sectors.
The meeting was attended by General Manager, Industries, Chief Agriculture Officer, officers from Social Welfare, Animal Husbandry, Sheep husbandry, KVIB, NURM, NULM, Lead Bank Manager, ADGM, RBI, Director RSETI, representatives of RBI, NABARD and other banks.
