
‘Communication in local language will help banking’
The Hindu
If bank personnel communicate with customers in the local language, it will go a long way in boosting the business, said Udupi Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Prateek Bayal in Udupi on Tuesday.
If bank personnel communicate with customers in the local language, it will go a long way in boosting the business, said Udupi Zilla Panchayat Chief Executive Officer Prateek Bayal in Udupi on Tuesday.
Chairing the District Level Bankers’ Committee Review meeting at the district office complex, Rajatadri in Manipal, Mr. Bayal said if banks give 60% of the deposits as loans, as per the Reserve Bank of India’s guidelines, then it will help banks to improve the credit and dposit (C and D) ratio. Noticing that the C and D ratio of many banks was low, the official asked bank officers to take necessary steps to increase it.
The official said banks in Udupi district have given ₹40.15 crore in loans to 131 beneficiaries under the Pradhan Mantri Employment Generation Programme (PMEGP) to help entrepreneurs of the district develop livelihood activities and create employment opportunities.
He asked bankers to dispose of all applications under the PMEGP on a priority basis and release subsidy amount at the earliest.
The official asked bankers to dispose at the earliest all pending applications related to Pradhan Mantri Vishwakarma scheme.
Canara Bank regional manager Shiba Sahajan and District Lead Bank manager G. Harish also spoke.

Terming the allegations of the Opposition BJP that the Congress government had illegally diverted and misused the funds meant for the welfare of Dalits under SCSP-TSP as “false and misleading”, RDPR and IT/BT Minister Priyank Kharge on Tuesday made clear that these funds had been “legally” transferred to guarantee schemes for “exclusive” use of SC/ST beneficiaries in proportion to their population size. These funds will never be used for beneficiaries of other communities, he asserted.

A total of 3,464 pilgrims had registered to participate in the annual festival being held at the famous St. Antony’s Church in Katchatheevu, said organisers here on Tuesday. The church was established by the fishermen of India and Sri Lanka way back in 1913 St. Antony was worshipped as a protector of the fishermen and the fishermen offer prayers at the church as a mark of thanksgiving to the God for proving them good produce.