FM inaugurates Bandhan Bank; cautions it to keep its focus to serve weaker sections unchanged
Updated: Aug 24, 2015 11:17:22am
Kolkata, Aug 24 (KNN) While inaugurating the Bandhan Bank, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley cautioned the new Bank to keep their focus to serve the weaker sections of the society unchanged, most of whom are among the 75 lakh customer of Bandhan Financial Services.
He said 25 crore families could be brought under financial inclusion by the Jan Dhan Yojana alone.
Inaugurating the Bandhan Bank on Sunday, the first commercial bank from Eastern India to get RBI clearance since independence, Jaitley said 17.5 crore bank accounts have been opened in Jan Dhan Yojana scheme so far.
Appreciating the performance of Bandhan, as a NBFC since 2001 he said the NPA of Bandhan is very small and as it commits, Bandhan will concentrate on financing the small and medium enterprises (SME).
Speaking on the Social Security Schemes, he added that expansion of these Schemes will help the banking segment grow. The MUDRA agency, he mentioned, has so far been able to finance the unfunded section of the society and it will continue to play the same role.
Bandhan, the new born member of Indian banking industry has started operating today with 501 branches all over the country. The bank is beginning its operations with 1.43 crore accounts, 10,448 crore loan and 19500 employees and already has a presence in 24 states, said Shri Chandra Sekhar Ghosh, the Managing Director and Founder of the Bank.
West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra, and RBI Deputy Governor H R Khan also addressed the ceremony. (KNN Bureau)
He said 25 crore families could be brought under financial inclusion by the Jan Dhan Yojana alone.
Inaugurating the Bandhan Bank on Sunday, the first commercial bank from Eastern India to get RBI clearance since independence, Jaitley said 17.5 crore bank accounts have been opened in Jan Dhan Yojana scheme so far.
Appreciating the performance of Bandhan, as a NBFC since 2001 he said the NPA of Bandhan is very small and as it commits, Bandhan will concentrate on financing the small and medium enterprises (SME).
Speaking on the Social Security Schemes, he added that expansion of these Schemes will help the banking segment grow. The MUDRA agency, he mentioned, has so far been able to finance the unfunded section of the society and it will continue to play the same role.
Bandhan, the new born member of Indian banking industry has started operating today with 501 branches all over the country. The bank is beginning its operations with 1.43 crore accounts, 10,448 crore loan and 19500 employees and already has a presence in 24 states, said Shri Chandra Sekhar Ghosh, the Managing Director and Founder of the Bank.
West Bengal Finance Minister Amit Mitra, and RBI Deputy Governor H R Khan also addressed the ceremony. (KNN Bureau)
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