Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, July 2: Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) under Ministry of Finance (MoF) held a felicitation ceremony for best performers under “Art of Inclusion campaign for APY enrolment during FY 2018-19”.
In this ceremony, Supratim Bandyopadhyay (WTM Finance PFRDA) felicitated Janak Raj Angural Chairman, J&K Grameen Bank for being best performer towards APY enrolment by Micro Finance and Financial Inclusion Department of the Bank.
Speaking on the occassion, Supratim Bandyopadhyay (WTM Finance PFRDA) being the guest of honour appreciated the efforts of the bank for spearheading Government’s initiative of APY enrolment in J&K and further spreading financial literacy and awareness through other initiatives at every nook and corner of the State. He cited that the bank despite its topographical complexities has achieved a commendable feat in implementation of various Government initiatives especially for the benefit of rural poor.
Ashish Kumar, CGM PFRDA, appreciated Grameen Bank for its performance and seriousness towards Micro Finance and Financial Inclusion activities in general and APY enrolment in particular. He also appreciated the bank’s performance in social security schemes and especially the fact that 100 percent claim settlement rate has been maintained by the bank under PMSBY and PMJJBY schemes.
SK Singh, Chief Vigilance Commissioner, PFRDA congratulated J&K Grameen Bank for its meritorious performance and achievement. He said that J&K Grameen Bank is rightfully serving the rural poor of J&K by vociferously promoting Government social security schemes like APY, PMSBY & PMJJBY.
Janak Raj Angural (Chairman, J&K Grameen Bank) while presenting his thanks for the honoured award said that such honouring at a national level do boosts the morale of employees and urge them to work even harder, thereby, raising the bar of performance with each year passed. He further assured that the bank will continue to play a major role in promoting Government schemes designed for rural development and economic upliftment through its Micro Finance and Financial Inclusion Department and, thereby, be a major facilitator towards changing rural landscape of the State.
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