BARD organizes fincial literacy awareness programme

FROM A CORRESPONDENT

GAURISAGAR, December 22: tiol Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (BARD) organized a day-long Fincial Literacy Awareness Programme (FLAP) in association with Amguri Development  Block on Wednesday  at the Conference Hall, Amguri  in Sivasagar district.

The dignitaries attended the programme were  Jayanta  Ranjan  Das, BDO, Amguri Development Block, Lakheswar Mahanta, DDM, BARD,  Prasant Saikia, Branch Mager, Assam Gramin Vikash Bank (AGVB), Haluating Branch,  Arup Kr Phukan, Branch Mager , UBI, Amguri Branch, Jayanta Kr Phukan, Branch Mager, UBI, mti Branch,  JS Shekhawat, Assistant Mager, Barbum TE,  Ratan Tanti, Barsilla TE,  R Patra, Barbum TE and bank official of Amguri Circle, Secretary/President of  Tea Garden Union of  Amguri Circle.

Addressing the gathering, Jayanta Ranjan  Das, BDO, Amguri Dev Block  highlighted the  needs and importance of fincial inclusion and  also opening of bank accounts in tea garden  areas within the time limit fixed by the government. In his speech, DDM, BARD, Lakheswar Mahanta  highlighted the various social security schemes of the Government  of India. He also talked about Pradhan Mantrir Surakshya Bima Yoja (PMSBY), Pradhan Mantrir Jibon Jyoti  Bima Yoja (PMJJBY) and Atal Pension Yoja (APY) and appealed  to the farming community to get the benefit out of it.

Further, he also highlighted the various beneficial programmes of BARD and also urged upon the farmers community to avail the benefit of the above schemes. The DDM  also appealed  to the tea garden magers concerned and also bankers to expedite the process of enrolment of bank accounts in garden areas at the earliest.

Jayanta Kr Phukan, BM, UBI,  mti Branch, and Arup Kr Phukan, BM, UBI, Amguri Branch also talked about  basic requirements  for opening of bank account. A hundred people participated in the progarmme and exchanged their views with the resource persons and bank officials.

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