Chandigarh, August 18: The Chairman, State Bank of India, Sh. Dinesh Kumar Khara called on Lieutenant Governor, UT of J&K Sh. Manoj Sinha, at Raj Bhavan, Srinagar on Tuesday, 17th August,2021.

The Chairman apprised the Lt Governor about the latest initiatives taken by the SBI in J&K for greater financial inclusion. He also discussed with the Lt Governor the various upcoming financial services to be extended to the citizens of the UT.

The Lt Governor asked the Chairman to explore all possibilities to extend financial handholding to the youth through various schemes and interventions, besides taking initiatives under CSR.

The Lt Governor observed that the banking sector plays a key role in socioeconomic growth of any region and urged the Chairman to continuously work with dedication in providing best financial services to the people of the UT.

The Chairman assured the Lt Governor that SBI has objective of assisting all entrepreneurs and economic activity with Banking and Financial services. The SBI Bank has no liquidity crunch and aim to becoming the number one Bank in J&K as it is in other States.

Chairman, SBI praised the loan repayment culture of Customers in J&K.