Chandigarh, 10.05.2022 : State Bank of India, the leading public sector bank of the country, signed an MoU with HP Agriculture University, Palampur for offering credit linkage to the students getting Graduate and specialist Post Graduate degrees in Agriculture Science and Technology for establishing their own agriculture business startup and Agriculture Service Unit under the guidance of HPAU. MoU was signed on 09.05.2022 in the presence of Sh. Harinder Kumar Chaudhary, Vice Chancellor of Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, Palampur and Sh. Anukool Bhatnagar, Chief General Manager, State Bank of India, Chandigarh Circle.

Sh. Chaudhary in his formal address to the faculty describe it as a historic moment for Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University. Sh. Chaudhary said that the MoU will pave the way for Agriculture Graduates and Postgraduates to be Job providers instead of Job Seekers.

The Chief General manager of State bank of India, Sh. Bhatnagar said that Bank is in the forefront to provide the latest Banking services to youth and is pleased to offer credit linkage to trained graduates to develop own business enterprise and contribute to Atamnirbhar Bharat. The Memorandum of Understanding was applauded by all members of faculty at the University.