Port Blair, 23 Nov: A & N State Cooperative Bank has introduced the Islands first Mobile Demo VAN sponsored by NABARD under FIF Scheme. The Mobile Demo Van was inaugurated on 23rd November 2018 at 11.00 AM at the Head Office premises. Mr. B V S Prasad, General Manager, NABARD was the chief Guest on the occasion. The programme was also attended by Mr. Bhagat Singh, Chairman, A & N State Cooperative Bank, Board of Directors, Managing Director, NABARD officials and large gathering of general public and customers.
Welcoming the chief Guest, Mr. K Murugan, Managing Director, A & N State cooperative Bank extended his heartfelt thanks to the entire team of NABARD for granting Mobile Demo Van under FIF Scheme. He further requested GM, NABARD to provide 02 Nos. Mobile Van for N & M Andaman and Nicobar District. He also requested the people who were present on the occasion to avail the benefits of the schemes of the bank.
The Chairman, Mr. Bhagat Singh, in his key note address thanked the NABARD for extending the various schemes of Govt. Of India to A & N State Cooperative Bank. He also opined that the Mobile Demo Van will be the first of its kind in the history of A & N Islands. He further requested the people present of the occasion to come forward and join hands with the bank for the uplifting the socio economic lives of people.
While addressing the gathering assembled, as a chief Guest Mr. B V S Prasad, General Manager, NABARD has expressed his view on latest Technological Banking system and cited various works being done by the A & N State Cooperative Bank so far. He further spoke on recent banking revolution like Mobile Banking, Internet Banking and others technological aspects. He also emphasized that Mobile Van will be the first ever banking inclusion by introducing Mobile Van will be the first ever introducing banking in the history of Andaman and Nicobar Islands in which all segment of people may get benefits. He also informed that once the connectivity improves, several new facilities will be added in the Mobile Demo Van. He later flagged off the “Demo Mobile Van” for its operations and wished great success along with Mr. Bhagat Singh, Chairman of the Bank.
The Programme ended with a vote of thanks proposed by Mr. Raghubir Singh, Assistant General Manager, (L&A).
