Mangalore, August 30: Dr. N.S. Channappa Gowda, the deputy commissioner, has urged banks to provide education loans to students as he had received complaints that some banks are reluctant to grant loans.
He was launcing the banker's campaign for 100 per cent coverage of farmers with Farm Credit at a meeting at his office on Monday.
The meeting was held to formulate an action plan to provide Farm Credit to all uncovered farmers as the Ministry of Finance, Government of India has directed all financial institutions to provide 'Agri Credit' to all uncovered farmers by September 30.
Mr. Gowda appealed to the farmers to approach the service area branch and avail agri credit facility and also assured cooperation of revenue and all other departments in making the campaign a success.
Syndicate Bank Lead District Office Chief Manager Hemantha Bhide revealed the plan and said there were 395 revenue villages in the district which were distributed to various service area banks.
The action plan will start with Revenue department of district administration submitting the details of all cultivating land owners to Block Level Bankers Committee (BLBC) by September 5. The BLBC will then submit the list to area wise banks by September 8.
The branch managers should then identify the covered and uncovered farmers in their area and submit the list back to BLBC by September 10. By September 14 all the uncovered farmers have to be identified and should be provided with the loan by September 24.
Each bank shall certify 100 per cent of coverage of farmers with Agri Credit by September 26 and should submit the report to lead bank. The lead bank will submit the report to the DC on September 28 and the DC shall announce 100 per cent coverage on September 30, said Bhide.
Bhide also said that out of 395 revenue villages Vijaya Bank has 143 villages followed by Syndicate bank with 119. Canara Bank has 41, Karnataka Vikas Grameen Bank has 36, Corporation has 24, State Bank of India has 13, Karnataka Bank has 16 and the remaining has been given to other banks, he said.
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