183rd SLBC Meeting of Odisha State held on 6th June, 2026

Bhubaneswar, June 2026 : The 183rd State Level Bankers’ Committee Meeting of Odisha for the quarter ended March 2026 was convened on 6th June, 2026 at Hotel Taj Vivanta, Bhubaneswar under the chairpersonship of Chief Secretary, Odisha.

Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha, Smt. Anu Garg, emphasized focused attention on credit to all sectors for balanced and inclusive growth and stressed upon the following :

Credit in all sectors must align with Odisha’s Vision Document, with focus on new areas such as Tourism, agri-entrepreneurship, deep sea fishing, food processing industries, etc.

Service Sector to be accorded greater focus in the next phase of development and credit expansion.

Ease of Doing Business initiatives should be promoted to facilitate investment and enterprise growth.

Credit flow to encourage women entrepreneurship ; progressive migration from SHGs to SMEs,

All Controlling Banks, Lead District Managers (LDMs), Departments and District Administrations were urged to work collaboratively to achieve the targets set for the current financial year.

From “Red Tape to Red Carpet” approach for ensuring investor-friendly credit flow.

Principal Secretary Finance, Sri Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra emphasized on complete adoption of CKYC.

Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Govt. of India, Smt. Shalini Pandit highlighted the need for improvement in CD Ratio at par with national average.

-RD, RBI asked all the Banks to increase Banking Network in the Rural areas.

The meeting was attended by Principal Secretary, Finance Department, Govt. of Odisha, Shri Sanjeeb Kumar Mishra, Joint Secretary, Department of Financial Services, Govt. of India, Regional Director, RBI, Secretaries of Tourism, Agriculture & Farmers’ Empowerment, Handloom, textile and handicrafts, MSME & Mission Shakti Departments, Directors and Senior Government Officers, ED, Uco Bank, Convenor, SLBC, Controlling Heads of all Banks including NABARD. Top three performing Banks and Districts were also awarded on this occasion.

Anshuman Sahoo