The 156th State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC) meeting for Tripura was held on Monday to review various banking parameters and progress under flagship schemes, including Kisan Credit Card (KCC), PM Vishwakarma, PMFME, PM Mudra Yojana, PM SVANidhi and Swavalamban.

The meeting was chaired by Tripura Chief Secretary J K Sinha and co-chaired by Surendra Nidar, General Manager and Officer-in-Charge of the Reserve Bank of India.

The meeting reviewed the progress of banking-related schemes and parameters in the state, with representatives of government departments, the RBI, NABARD, the State Level Bankers’ Committee and member banks in attendance.

Among those present were Abhishek Singh, Secretary, Rural Development; Apurba Roy, Secretary, Finance and Agriculture; Dr Parshant Kumar Goyal, Secretary, Finance; S Prabhu, Secretary, ARDD and Fisheries; Dr Milind D Ramteke, of the Departments of Urban Development and Education; and Kuntal Das, Special Secretary, Department of OBC Welfare.

Rakhi Biswas, Special Secretary, Finance, Institutional Finance; Onsing Marchang, General Manager, RBI; Diganta Kumar Das, Deputy General Manager, NABARD; Sanjeev Kumar Thakur, Assistant General Manager, SLBC; Bijender Singh, General Manager and Zonal Manager of Punjab National Bank, the convener bank; and Rituraj Krishna, Convenor, SLBC Tripura, also attended the meeting.

Representatives of various line departments and all member banks were also present.

The meeting was convened on September 14 as part of the SLBC’s review of banking parameters and the implementation of various government schemes in the state.