In a meeting here today with the representatives of ICICI Bank, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal asked them to focus on establishing 25 skill development centres in the state.
Besides this, discussions were held with bank officials whereby the bank will open 250 branches in Sewa Kendras.
The twin objective of this move is to provide skill development to youth in rural areas as well as quality banking facilities.
The deputy chief minister asked bank officials to establish 25 skill development centres along the Sewa Kendras as part of their corporate social responsibility initiative.
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Bank Executive Director (Retail Banking) ICICI, Rajiv Sabharwal told Badal that all the youth skilled in these centres would get assured employment as the bank has a tie-up with the industry and youth would be trained as per industry requirement only.
Sabharwal said the youth would be provided training in various vocational and skill enhancing disciplines of electrical home appliances, tractor mechanic, pump operator and AC repair with active assistance from the technical education and Industrial Training department.
Badal also said 250 branches of the ICICI Bank would be made operational in the Sewa Kendras throughout the state.
Batting for the cause of farmers, the deputy chief minister asked the bank representatives to explore the possibility of providing accidental death insurance and life insurance to the farming community.
On this occasion, the ICICI Executive Director acknowledged the impact of Invest Punjab promotional campaign.
He said that the bank was eagerly looking forward to actively participate in the Progressive Punjab Investors Summit to be held on October, 28-29 at Mohali.