સાપુતારા, ૩ નવેમ્બર, ૨૦૨૬: રિઝર્વ બેંક ઓફ ઈન્ડિયા, અમદાવાદ ક્ષેત્રીય કાર્યાલયે ૨ નવેમ્બરે સાપુતારામાં ડાંગ જિલ્લાના નાણાકીય સમાવેશ અને આર્થિક વિકાસ અંગે સમીક્ષા બેઠક યોજી. ક્ષેત્રીય નિદેશક અમરેશ રંજને બેંકોને માત્ર ધિરાણથી આગળ વધીને માળખાગત સુવિધા, કૌશલ્ય વિકાસ અને બજાર જોડાણ સાથેનો સંકલિત અભિગમ અપનાવવા અનુરોધ કર્યો.
The Reserve Bank of India's Ahmedabad regional office held its second high-level review of financial inclusion and economic development in Dang district at Saputara on Monday, November 2, 2026. It was chaired by regional director Amresh Ranjan, with Bank of Baroda executive director Lal Singh as special guest, NABARD chief general manager G.V. Sunil Kumar, SBI chief general manager Balaji Kumar Singhsamanta, state heads of banks working in the district, district officials and NGOs.
The message: more than credit
Ranjan asked banks to move beyond a lending-only approach to an integrated development strategy, where access to credit comes with adequate infrastructure, skill development, aggregation of produce and links to markets. Dang's hilly terrain, scattered settlements, limited farmland and poor connectivity make it a special case, he said, needing an approach shaped by local conditions.
Where the opportunities are
- Tourism built on the district's cultural heritage, which could create jobs and livelihoods for local communities.
- Better telecom connectivity, which he called essential for reaching financial services and growing economic activity.
- Self-help groups: the Gujarat Livelihood Promotion Company was asked to ease credit linkage for SHGs and help connect their products to the right markets for steady income.
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Source
- Gujarat Information Bureau, નાણા વિભાગ: press release dated 3 November 2026, “પરંપરાગત ધિરાણથી આગળ વધીને સંકલિત વિકાસ અને બજાર જોડાણો અપનાવવા રિઝર્વ બેંકનું આહ્વાન” (release ID 55701). Available on GIB's Department Releases page.