NRLM Dachnipora organizes Bankers workshop

ANANTNAG, January 04: The National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) Dachnipora (UMEED) today organized a Bankers Workshop in collaboration with Lead District Manager J&K Bank at Dachnipora Block.

The aim of the workshop was to sensitize the bankers and the community for proper implementation of the programme and offer an opportunity for direct interaction between bankers and SHG members.

On the occasion, Block Programme Manager NRLM, Dachnipora, Hilal Ahmad Rather presented an overview of activities, approach and achievements of UMEED, particularly in the area of financial inclusion.

During the workshop the participants were informed about different schemes and loans being provided by banks.

The utility of financial literacy and its benefits to the common masses were explained to the audience. Concepts of working of SHGs, access to credit card facilities and banking insurance were also discussed.

It was given out in the workshop that Bank machinery has been geared up to address the challenges of financial literacy and involve all the stakeholders in the process of financial inclusion in the district.

The officers in the camp also stressed on financial awareness and basic banking facilities for the educated unemployed youth of the district.

DPM FI, Sakib Shafi, District Mission Management Unit NRLM Anantnag, BPM NRLM Dachnipora, Lead bank, concerned Branch Managers from J&K Bank and SHG members were also present in the workshop.