CM Patel inaugurates state-of-the-Art Boardroom at Ahmedabad Agriculture Bank

Gandhinagar : During his visit to the Agriculture Bank in Ahmedabad, Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel inaugurated the bank’s new digital boardroom. He mentioned that in any field, progress should be made with consideration for the most marginalized members of society. The Chief Minister formally commissioned the state-of-the-art boardroom, the first of its kind in the country, featuring advanced remote-control capabilities, and unveiled its digital screen. 

On this occasion, Bank Chairman Shri Dolarbhai Kotecha emphasized the significant reforms in agriculture and cooperation led by the Ministry of Cooperation under Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Shri Amit Shah. He expressed gratitude to the Chief Minister on behalf of farmers across the state, noting that under Chief Minister Shri Bhupendra Patel’s leadership, the Bank’s settlement scheme for advanced interest waivers has benefited 7,427 farmers. Over the past three years, these waivers, amounting to ₹85.91 crore, have helped these farmers become debt-free.

At the beginning of the program, the Chief Minister paid tribute to the statue of the late Shri Udaybhan Sinhji, the bank’s founder chairman, and unveiled the boardroom plaque. He then received a detailed presentation on the bank’s operations and the boardroom’s advanced features, including its paperless meeting solution. The Chief Minister, along with other dignitaries, participated in planting trees on the Agriculture Bank premises as part of the ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ campaign, inspired by Prime Minister Shri  Narendra Modi. 

The program was attended by Ellisbridge MLA Shri Amit Shah, Naranpura MLA Shri Jitubhai Bhagat, Vejalpur MLA Shri Amit Thaker, Agriculture Bank Director Shri Jasabhai Barad, Shri Veerjibhai Thumar, and Gujarat State Cooperative Union Chairman Shri Ghanshyam Amin, along with bank directors, leaders from the cooperative sector, and Agriculture Bank employees.

Source: Information Department, Gujarat