Bank of Baroda to hold farmers meet

Hyderabad: Bank of Baroda on Monday said it is organising two events for the farmers with an aim to reach out to the community with its services. Baroda Kisan Pakhwada will be held from October 1 to 15, 2019 and Baroda Kisan Diwas is scheduled on October 16, 2019.

The bank said as a part of the Baroda Kisan Pakhwada, its branches will hold various programmes such as Farmers' Fairs, night meets in villages, health check-up camps for farmers as well as cattle, farmers' conferences, financial literacy camp, etc.

Moreover, the bank will promote its agriculture lending products like Baroda Kisan Credit Card (BKCC), SHGs or JLGs, gold loan, allied agriculture activities, farm mechanisation etc, along with other products for SME, retail banking, liability and wealth management products, it added.

"Our focus during the fortnight would be to engage with farmers and create awareness among the farmers community regarding the various initiatives taken by the stakeholders including government of India and Bank of Baroda in the agriculture ecosystem towards doubling the farmers income by 2022," said P Sreenivas, General Manager and Zonal Head, Hyderabad Zone, Bank of Baroda.