Banks told to open their branches, ATMs in Mission Antyodaya villages
Dakshina Kannada district banks progress review
Mangaluru, June 26: Zilla Panchayat Project Director Lokesh directed all the bankers of the district to open either their branches or ATMs in 97 villages selected in the district under Mission Antyodaya Scheme of the Central Government.
Speaking at a progress review meeting of the district banks at ZP hall here on Tuesday, he said that in order to provide basic infrastructure on the lines of Adarsh Gram Yojana of the Central government, total 97 villages were selected under the Mission Antyodaya Scheme. Among 97 villages, 39 villages do not have ATMs and 22 villages do not have bank branches. So, banks should come forward to open either branches or ATMs, he said.
District Lead Bank Manager Francis said that the district has total 649 bank branches with Rs 41,762.23 crore deposits. By March 2018, those banks transacted Rs 65,680.11 crore, he added.
Don’t deny loans under MUDRA: MP
Presiding over the meeting, Lok Sabha Member Nalin Kumar Kateel, who got the details on loans disbursed under Prime Minister Mudra scheme by various banks, said that he got the complaints that the banks were not encouraging the beneficiaries under Mudra scheme. Moreover, the common people were finding it difficult to transact with the banks due to lack of Kannada speaking employees, he said.
Syndicate, SBI and Karnataka Banks should increase their progress in terms of disbursing loans under Mudra scheme. The banks should not deny loans under Mudra scheme for any reasons. Except minor irrigation, the banks could give loans for agriculture loan under Mudra scheme. Banks should take steps to give housing loans under Prime Minister Awas Yojana, he said.
RBI AGM PK Patnaik, NABARD AGM Ramesh, Syndicate Bank regional manager Thimmaiah were present at the meeting.
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Karnataka fast-tracks investment approvals, cuts red tape across key clearances: Minister Patil
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Minister M B Patil on Saturday said the state government has fast-tracked approvals for investment projects and taken measures to cut red tape.
He said that since 2022, Karnataka has approved 2,028 projects worth Rs 5.11 lakh crore, which could create 7.16 lakh jobs.
Of these, Rs 69,564 crore has already been realised, generating 1.06 lakh jobs, he added.
“Karnataka fast-tracks approvals, cuts red tape,” the Minister for Large & Medium Industries said.
“Clear results of our government’s push to speed up approval processes are now evident. Not only have investment agreements been secured, but effective implementation is also underway,” he said in a post on X.
He added that simplified and swift approval processes are boosting investor confidence and providing greater impetus to industrial growth across the state.
“Karnataka’s investment-friendly environment is further strengthened by its culture of ease of doing business,” he said.
Noting that Karnataka is fast-tracking approvals and aligning departments and districts for on-ground delivery, the minister said: “We have overhauled 18 key approvals, cutting land use change clearance time from 120 to 45 days, fire NOC from 60 to 21 days, factory plan approvals from 30 to 14 days, and electrical approvals to just 10 days.”
In a competitive landscape, Karnataka is acting decisively to ensure faster decisions, fewer delays, and a truly pro-industry ecosystem, he added.
