Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki today inaugurated the first ever all women bank branch in the state, at Naharlagun, near here.
The fully computerised branch -- after the all women police station at Itanagar -- will be run by women staff only.
Besides other banking facilities like NEFT, RTGS, etc, the women branch of Arunachal Pradesh State Cooperative Apex Bank would also offer lockers to women customers.
Congratulating the Apex Bank, the state's lone public sector bank, the Chief Minister termed it as another stepping stone towards emancipation of women of the state.
He called upon the officers and staff of the bank to ensure good, efficient and friendly customer services.
Describing it as 'People's Bank', he advised the bank to establish more women branches and extend loans to women as they are more sincere in repayment of loan.
"Women self help groups (WSHG) should be mobilized all over the state with the support of NABARD so that women, who are the backbone of the society, are encouraged," he said.
Tuki lauded the Apex Bank for facilitating implementation of state government programmes such as Chief Minister's Paryatan Vikas Yojana, Chief Minister's Agri-Mechanization Programme, etc through subsidies.
He said various subsidies-cum-loan schemes of the state government aimed to generate employment for youths would be routed through the Apex Bank.
He also lauded the bank for introducing micro ATM which, he observed, would be a game changer as even illiterate customers would be able to withdraw, deposit and transfer of funds from remote places.
Responding to a memorandum submitted to him by the bank employees, Tuki said funds would be alloted in the next budget for building its permanent head office with training-cum-capacity building centre.
To mark the occasion, Tuki also opened a savings account for his mother with the newly opened branch besides inaugurating the bank's website.
