Jharkhand minister calls for wider banking network, Rs 15 lakh credit linkage for SHGs

Ranchi, Nov 12 (UNI) Jharkhand Rural Development Minister Dipika Pandey Singh on Thursday stressed the need to expand banking services in villages and proposed credit linkage of up to Rs 15 lakh for self-help groups (SHGs) to strengthen women's entrepreneurship and increase their income. Speaking at the 97th quarterly meeting of the State Level Bankers' Committee (SLBC), Jharkhand, chaired by Finance Minister Radhakrishna Kishore at the state secretariat, Singh called for increasing the number of bank branches and ATMs in remote rural areas and improving access to banking services. She said the Digital Panchayat initiative, launched by the Panchayati Raj…