In a meeting to review the progress of various government schemes aimed at the welfare and upliftment of Scheduled Castes, the Finance Minister urged banks to create proper digital records for jobs being outsourced, especially posts like Safai Karamcharis from October 1. For.
An official statement said that the Department of Financial Services (DFS) has also been directed to redress all pending grievances related to the Scheduled Caste community in a special drive from October 2.
He advised the heads of PSBs to look into the need for capacity building and entrepreneurship development as SCs constitute about 18 per cent of the total workforce of banks and financial institutions (FIs).
In the review meeting of CEOs of Public Sector Banks and Financial Institutions, he asked them to provide back and forth linkage through convergence of various schemes for Scheduled Castes by Government Departments while extending financial assistance to them.
He also directed the banks to apprise National Commission for Scheduled Castes Twice a year on credit and recruitment belonging to SC.
The Finance Minister also said that the objective of the meeting is to bring all the stakeholders on a common platform to fulfill the rights enshrined in the Constitution for the upliftment and betterment of the people belonging to the Scheduled Castes.
Sitharaman also observed that the performance in schemes like National Rural Livelihood Mission ,NRLM), where 21 per cent of the Credit Linked Self-Help Groups (SHGs) were SCs and SwanidhiIn which 19 per cent are Scheduled Caste beneficiaries, it is satisfactory, it said.
All schemes like Credit Growth Guarantee Scheme for Scheduled Castes (CEGSSC) need to be reformed. venture capital fund Dalits for Scheduled Castes etc. can be taken up by DFS after discussion with agencies like Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.tell us) who are working with the scheduled castes at the grassroots level, she said.
The meeting chaired by the Finance Minister saw the participation of the chairman and members NCSCMinister of State for Finance, Financial Services Secretary and other senior officers.
During the meeting, NCSC Chairman Vijay Sampla urged the bankers to give all due bank credit to the SCs.