STATE LEVEL BANKERS’ COMMITTEE-TAMIL NADU; Convener-Indian Overseas Bank

• PSBs taking reforms to Branch Level: Multi – level Consultation and Ideation.
• State (SLBC) level Meeting of Public Sector Banks – on 22^nd& 23^rd August, 2019

The second stage of the bottom-up consultative process designed to generate ideas and review performance of Public Sector Banks and their alignment with national priorities to achieve $5 trillion economy, took place at the State Level Bankers Committee of Tamil Nadu during 22nd and 23rd August 2019.

The meeting was presided by Shri Karnam Sekar the Chairman, State Level Bankers’ Committee and the MD & CEO of Indian Overseas Bank, along with gracious presence of Additional Chief Secretary of Government of Tamil Nadu, Mr.K.Swaminathan, Executive Director Indian Overseas Bank, Mr. Ajay Kumar Srivastava, Executive Director Indian Overseas Bank and Mr. M.K. Bhattacharya, Executive Director Indian Bank, Mr. Vinay Tonse, Chief General Manager, State Bank of India and Senior Officials from across the Public Sector Banks.The second day of the meeting was attended by representatives from industries/related organizations.

Shri . Hansraj Varma, Additional Chief  Secretary, Rural Development and Pnchayatraj;  Shri. Karnam Sekar,   MD & CEO, IOB;  Shri. K.Swaminathan, Executive Director, IOB;  Shri. Ajay Kumar Srivastava, Executive Director, IOB seen along with Shri. M.K.Bhattacharya, Executive Director, Indian Bank  and Shri. Vijay Tonse,Chief General Manage, SBI.

The function was inaugurated by the Chairman, Shri Karnam Sekar, SLBC Tamil Nadu, with the opening remarks of “Historical Event in the Banking Industry with Massive Scale”. He emphasised the importance of PSBs in nation building process and the role of PSBs in implementing technological advancement is imperative for the growth.

The Chief Secretary delivered the special address and insist that PSBs must create “Economic Enterprise at Village Level” and for this banks have to sensitise the new generation managers and they have to be inculcated with strong empathy and ownership towards rural India.

 Deliberations and presentations are made by all the 18 PSBs on different focus area based on the State/zone level suggestions. The focus area includes credit off take for MSME & MUDRA loans, Retail and Agriculture lending and infrastructure credit towards achieving $5 Trillion Economy. The meeting also laid out the emphasis on other key segment viz. technology and Corporate Governance in PSBs, Export credit, digital payment and women empowerment etc.

As a result of the consultations, specific action oriented suggestions are emanated at branch level, bank level and state level and the outcome of the same is imperative to initiate the grass root level reforms at PSBs. 💢💢