Uttarakhand Chief Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank today assured Union Bank of India of shortly providing the land needed to set up an enterpreneurship development centre here.
The state chief minister affirmed the bank's Chairman and Managing Director M V Nair of giving 12-acres land in the hill state.
Speaking at a function after releasing an issue of UBI's in-house magazine 'Union Dhara', Nishank said: "my government would shortly provide land to the bank for the purpose."
In this regard, he asked the government officials to coordinate with bank's regional office at Uttarakhand and expedite the process of identifying land for the centre.
UBI has asked for 12 acres of land from the state government to set up the centre, where local youths would be trained in various skills to earn their livelihood.
Later, talking to reporters, Nair said UBI has been partnering in progress of various states, including Uttarakhand by actively supporting the needs of various sectors.
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He said the bank is also extending its banking services to the unbanked and under-banked segment of the population.
In this regard, Nair said UBI has a network of 2,939 branches across the country and out of which 45 are in Uttarakhand.