Odisha

Odisha Govt Ties Up With 6 Banks To Provide Banking Services In Unbanked Areas

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OB Bureau

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Wednesday entered into MoU with six public sector banks for providing banking services in all unbanked Gram Panchayats through CSP Plus banking outlets.

The memoranda of understanding were signed with the State Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, Union Bank of India, UCO Bank, Bank of India and Bank of Baroda, an official release said.

Financial inclusion is a high priority agenda of the government. It is still a critical challenge since banking penetration in the state is quite low and not uniform across the districts. Out of 6798 GPs, around 65% of GPs (4373 GPs) do not have brick and mortar branches.

Since banking is an essential service for financial inclusion, every GP needs to be provided with a brick and mortar branch for easy access to banking services and strengthening the Direct Benefit Transfer system in the state.

The state government has, therefore, come forward with an ambitious scheme for providing banking services to every GP through CSP Plus banking outlets. The scheme will be implemented in a phased manner to cover all unbanked GPs of the State with in the current financial year 2023-24.

The government of Odisha will provide rent free banking space for 5 years. The State Government will also bear one-time expenses for Fixed Cost & Recurring expenses for a period of three years. A provision of Rs. 500 Cr. has been made for the scheme.

This is one of the land mark initiatives by any State Government to transform financial inclusion and take it to the next level in line with the ST Mantra of Hon’b1e CM. Odisha is the first State in the entire country to adopt such an exemplary model for providing banking services to all GPs.

People residing in all unbanked Gram Panchayats of the State will have easy access to all kinds of banking services, free of cost. Senior citizens, differently abled people and pregnant women will get door step banking services and avail the Direct Benefit Transfer of the government in a timely manner.

OB Bureau

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