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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UP: 3 killed in clashes during violent protest against Sambhal mosque survey
Sambhal (UP) (PTI): Three people were killed as protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque here clashed with security personnel on Sunday.
The protesters tried to torch vehicles and pelted stones at the police who used tear gas and batons to disperse the mob. "Gunshots were fired by the miscreants and some pellets struck our policemen. We are investigating where the shots were fired from, particularly in the Deepa Sarai area," an officer said.
Moradabad Divisional Commissioner Aunjaneya Kumar Singh said. "Three people identified as Naeem, Bilal and Nauman have been killed. Some policemen including the gunner of the superintendent of police have also been injured."
The trouble started on Sunday morning as a large group of people gathered near the mosque and started shouting slogans as the survey team began their work in the Shahi Jama Masjid.
Tension has been brewing in Sambhal over the past few days after the Jama Masjid was surveyed last Tuesday on the orders of a local court following a petition that claimed that a Harihar temple stood at the site.
Ten people have been detained and a probe has been launched, an official said, adding some people even tried to set afire some motorcycles parked on the roadside.
The official said the accused in the violence would be booked under the stringent National Security Act (NSA).
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at the BJP, saying the ruling party, government and the administration orchestrated the violence "to divert attention from electoral malpractice".
According to the local administration, a second survey by an "Advocate Commissioner" as part of a court-ordered examination into the disputed site started around 7 am and a crowd began gathering there.
"Some miscreants in the crowd threw stones at the police team. The police used minor force and tear gas to bring the situation under control," Superintendent of Police Krishna Kumar Vishnoi said.
He said those who engaged in stone pelting and those who incited them will be identified and action taken against them.
"We are in the process of registering an FIR in the incident. The accused will also be booked under the NSA," the police officer added.
District officials said the survey work was planned in the morning to avoid interference with prayers in the mosque that is usually held in the afternoon. The survey team concluded its work for the day shortly after the stone pelting incident occurred.
District Magistrate Rajendra Pesia said, "Some miscreants resorted to stone pelting but the situation is peaceful now."
"Around 10 people have been detained in connection with the stone-pelting incident. They are being interrogated," he added.
Uttar Pradesh police chief Prashant Kumar told PTI that the situation was under control in Sambhal.
"We are monitoring everything. All police and civil administration officials are handling the situation on the spot. They are patrolling those areas. Anti-social elements will be identified very soon and strict action will be taken against them," the director general of police (DGP) said.
Videos of youths throwing stones at police, purportedly near the site of the survey in Sambhal have surfaced on the Internet.
Additional police units have been deployed near the mosque to ensure law and order and officials are closely monitoring the situation.
At a press conference in Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav said, "A serious incident occurred in Sambhal. A survey team was deliberately sent in the morning to disrupt discussions about the elections. The intention was to create chaos so that no debate on election issues could happen."
"I don't want to go into the legal or procedural aspects, but the other side was not even heard. This was intentionally done to provoke emotions and avoid discussions on election rigging," he said.
"What happened in Sambhal was orchestrated by the BJP, the government and the administration to divert attention from electoral malpractices," the former UP chief minister alleged.
On Saturday, the Sambhal district administration bound down 34 people on a bond of up to Rs 10 lakh on apprehension of a breach of peace.
Subdivisional Magistrate Vandana Mishra told PTI on Saturday that among the people bound down is Mamlukur Rahman Barq, the father of the Samajwadi Party's Sambhal MP Zia ur Rahman Barq.
Supreme Court lawyer Vishnu Shankar Jain, who is a petitioner in the case, had said the Court of Civil Judge (Senior Division) ordered the constitution of an "Advocate Commission" to survey the mosque.
The court has said that a report should be filed after conducting a videography and photography survey through the commission, he had said.
The Central and Uttar Pradesh governments, the mosque committee and the district magistrate of Sambhal have been made parties in the petition concerning the mosque, Jain said last Tuesday.
Vishnu Shankar Jain and his father Hari Shankar Jain have represented the Hindu side in many cases related to places of worship, including the Gyanvapi Mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute.
Gopal Sharma, a local lawyer for the Hindu side, told PTI on Friday that in his petition filed in the court, he mentioned that "Baburnama" and the "Ain-e-Akbari" has confirmed that a Harihar temple was at the site where the Jama Masjid now stands.
He also claimed that the temple was demolished by Mughal Emperor Babur in 1529.
Samajwadi Party (SP) MP Zia Ur Rehman Barq had objected to the developments.
"The Jama Masjid of Sambhal is historical and very old. The Supreme Court had given the order in 1991 that whatever religious places are there in whatever condition since 1947, they will remain at their places," he had said.
The next date for hearing in this case is January 29.
