Establishment of a bank branch at Chayangtajo, an ADC headquarters in East Kameng district, still remains a distant dream for the 15000 odd people, who have to travel at least 80 km for banking.
More than two decades have passed since a bank branch was set up at Seijosa on June 26, 1986, but Chayangtajo was deprived.
"Our people are suffering a lot due to absence of bank. They have to travel 80 km to Seppa, the district administration even for small transaction.
The area with four circles and 12 sub-divisions has many important establishments including an independent PWD division, Vivekanada Kendra Vidyalaya and Don Bosco school," additional deputy commissioner (ADC) Ashok Tojo said.
The state level banking committee (SLBC) during a meeting on June 21, 2011 decided to establish banks in all unbanked blocks in the state.
The RBI through its subvention scheme had proposed to open bank at Chayangtajo and sought information of availability of infrastructure and other facilities from the deputy commissioner of East Kameng, but surprisingly the proposal was withdrawn later.
Health & Family Welfare and Fisheries Parliamentary Secretary Karya Bagang, who represents Chayangtajo constituency, in several representations to SBI authorities including Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, Rajya Sabha member Mukut Mithi and Chief Minister Nabam Tuki pleaded for early establishment of the SBI branch, but her appeals went in vain.
Even Tuki had written a letter to Sanjay Kumar Magoo, CGM SBI NE circle, Guwahati in this regard.
