National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) : Annual Press Conference

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Shri S Selvaraj, Chief General Manager, National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), Tamil Nadu Regional Office, Chennai informed at the annual Press conference held in Chennai today (08 March 2021) that during the year 2020-21, loans disbursed by Tamil Nadu Regional Office of NABARD reached an all-time high of ₹27,040 crore, up from ₹14,458 crore the previous year – a growth of 87%.  


He attributed three reasons for this great achievement which are the cooperation and support received from the Government of Tamil Nadu, State owned undertakings, Banks, NBFCs and others, dedication of the staff members of NABARD and the Transparency with which NABARD functions.

 

Shri. Baiju N Kurup, Smt. N Neerajaa, and Shri. Sreepathy S Kalkura General Managers, Smt. Nazia Nizamudin, Smt. S Brinda, Shri D Mitra, and Shri S. Sudharsan, Deputy General Managers of the bank were present during the press conference.

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