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Dehradun: 20 Sep 2021: Chief Minister of Uttarakhand Pushkar Singh Dhami today flagged off 05 mobile demo vans of Uttarakhand Gramin Bank (UGB) sanctioned by NABARD to further the agenda of financial inclusion and literacy among rural population. During the meeting before the launching ceremony, NABARD and UGB apprised the CM about the effort being made by them in the space of financial inclusion in the state. The CM suggested that UGB should expedite the flow of institutional credit for self-employment and income generation. He also requested NABARD to enhance its support for the financial inclusion.
He also suggested that the content of the audio-visual material for the financial literacy displayed on the mobile vans should be in the simple language easily understandable by the rural people. During the event, Dr. Gyanendra Mani, CGM, NABARD highlighted that NABARD at the all India level has sanctioned Rs. 4592.80 Cr till March, 2021 as grant support for various activities viz., deployment of VSATs (for hilly areas with network issues), mobile demo vans, micro ATM (for online payment), PoS/mPoS, handheld projector, green pin, conducting financial literacy camps/nukkad nataks, connectivity, in centivizing digital transactions and regulatory infrastructure support, etc. In the state of Uttarakhand, NABARD has sanctioned Rs 37 crore as grant to support to Commercial Banks, UGB and Cooperative Banks for various financial inclusion programmes/activities during the last five years. UGB Chairman Rakesh Teji indicated that in addition to the deployment of mobile vans, they have been providing basic banking services in 624 Sub Service Areas (SSAs) through Bank Mitras equipped with micro ATMs sanctioned by NABARD, operating in 3175 villages in unbanked areas. To address connectivity issue, 249 VSATs have been deployed in SSAs in the state with financial aid fromNABARD. Initiatives such as AADHAR and Mobile seeding as well as social security schemes are being actively pursued in the state.
Chief Minister inaugurated the Mobile Van by transacting through ATM mounted on the mobile Van. He also appreciated the audio-visual display on the TV installed in the mobile Van as part of financial literacy campaign. In a colorful ceremony, Chief Minister flagged of five mobile vans in presence of senior officers from from NABARD and UGB. Recently, Chief Minister had also flagged off 10 mobile demo vans of Cooperative Banks sanctioned by NABARD. With this, the total mobile demo vans deployed instate for promoting financial inclusion under grant support of NABARD has risen to 25 since FY 2019-20. NABARD is willing to sanction additional 35-40 demo vans toUGM and Cooperative Banks if there is a demand from them.Some photographs from the event is attached.
