23rd September 2011
Srinagar
Khidmat centre inaugurated at Tilwani :RBI regional director hails J&K Bank's support
While embarking upon plan to expand the network of common service centres in the state, one more Khidmat centre was inaugurated yesterday at Tilwani, a remote village of district Anantnag adopted for financial inclusion by the Reserve Bank of India.
The centre was inaugurated by K K Saraf, Regional Director, RBI in presence of Rajeshwar Rao, Banking Ombudsman and G. M. Sahibzada, J&K Bank Executive President. Others present on the occasion included M S Wani, Vice-President J&K Bank and DP Sharma, Officer-in-charge RBI's local office, DGMs of RBI GC Talukdar, Ramesh and Kiran Sharma.
Regional Director, RBI, K K Saraf, while speaking on the occasion thanked J&K Bank's support and cooperation in taking banking services to the remotest corners of the state. "With such an exemplary coperation from both the J&K Bank and the people of J&K, I believe we can achieve the target of hundred percent financial inclusion in the state", he said.
While speaking on the occasion, Executive President, G. M. Sahibzada said, "J&K Bank aspires to see the state of Jammu and Kashmir as a financially literate and inclusive state. The bank is committed to take banking to all in the state- irrespective of their economic standing, educational status and geographical location. Our products and technology-enabled services shall follow them wherever they are; both directly through our network of branches and ATMs and indirectly through the innovative model of massive Khidmat Centre network."
Emphasizing on the role of Khidmat Centres towards taking financial inclusion programme further Sahibzada said, "These centres have the potential to become centres of positive economic change. They are close to rural population and can change the state's economic landscape".
"The latest in the basket of services of Khidmat services is a small but wonderful Point-of-Transaction (PoT) machine. People living in remote villages like Tailwani will have to just visit the branch once – to open the account. Later, Khidmat Centres, which are easily accesible to them, being one for every six villages, will provide them all the requisite banking facilities like cash deposits, withdrawals and even loans through swiping of smart Cards through these high-tech PoT machines", he added.
The centre was inaugurated by K K Saraf, Regional Director, RBI in presence of Rajeshwar Rao, Banking Ombudsman and G. M. Sahibzada, J&K Bank Executive President. Others present on the occasion included M S Wani, Vice-President J&K Bank and DP Sharma, Officer-in-charge RBI's local office, DGMs of RBI GC Talukdar, Ramesh and Kiran Sharma.
Regional Director, RBI, K K Saraf, while speaking on the occasion thanked J&K Bank's support and cooperation in taking banking services to the remotest corners of the state. "With such an exemplary coperation from both the J&K Bank and the people of J&K, I believe we can achieve the target of hundred percent financial inclusion in the state", he said.
While speaking on the occasion, Executive President, G. M. Sahibzada said, "J&K Bank aspires to see the state of Jammu and Kashmir as a financially literate and inclusive state. The bank is committed to take banking to all in the state- irrespective of their economic standing, educational status and geographical location. Our products and technology-enabled services shall follow them wherever they are; both directly through our network of branches and ATMs and indirectly through the innovative model of massive Khidmat Centre network."
Emphasizing on the role of Khidmat Centres towards taking financial inclusion programme further Sahibzada said, "These centres have the potential to become centres of positive economic change. They are close to rural population and can change the state's economic landscape".
"The latest in the basket of services of Khidmat services is a small but wonderful Point-of-Transaction (PoT) machine. People living in remote villages like Tailwani will have to just visit the branch once – to open the account. Later, Khidmat Centres, which are easily accesible to them, being one for every six villages, will provide them all the requisite banking facilities like cash deposits, withdrawals and even loans through swiping of smart Cards through these high-tech PoT machines", he added.