PRANAB ASK STATES, BANKS TO EXTEND BANKING ACCESS TO ALL

Finance Minister Pranab Mukherji asked the central and western states and public sector banks to extend mainstream banking facilities to the poor, small farmers and micro-entrepreneurs.

He also asked the Bank of Maharashtra, Dena Bank, State Bank of India, Central Bank of India and Bank of Baroda to ensure that financial inclusion is integrated with the technological development of banking infrastructure in rural and semi-urban areas.

Present at the meeting were Minister of State for Finance N.N. Meena, Maharasthra Chief Minister (CM) Ashok Chavan, Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Chauhan, Goa CM Digambar Kamat, Chattisgarh Agriculture Minister Chandrashekhar Sahu and Gujarat Finance Minister Saurabhbhai Patel.

Source: http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/Pranab-asks-states-banks-to-extend-banking-access-to-all/articleshow/6102921.cms