TEZU, May 28: The District Consultative Committee (DCC) and District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meetings of Lohit district for the quarters ending December 2025 and March 2026 were held today at the conference hall of the District Civil Secretariat here.
Chaired by Lohit Deputy Commissioner Kesang Ngurup Damo, the meeting was attended by Kamal Roy, Assistant General Manager (District Development), NABARD; Ojing Taboh, Lead District Manager (LDM), Lohit; branch managers of State Bank of India, Arunachal Pradesh Rural Bank, Apex Bank, Central Bank of India, HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank; along with officials from Agriculture and allied departments, the DPO, and the DIPRO.
During the meeting, the DC formally launched the Annual Credit Plan (ACP) for Lohit district for the financial year 2026–27. The ACP has been prepared based on the Potential Linked Credit Plan (PLP) developed by NABARD.
Addressing the gathering, the AGM, NABARD informed that the total credit potential under the Priority Sector for 2026–27 has been assessed at Rs 80.65 crore, of which Rs 40.57 crore has been earmarked for the agriculture and allied sector. He highlighted that the PLP serves as a roadmap for banks to facilitate credit flow to priority sectors and forms the foundation for the district’s ACP.
The LDM presented the district’s banking performance through a PPT presentation.
The committee reviewed key banking indicators, including the credit-deposit ratio, priority sector lending, implementation of AtmaNirbhar schemes of Agriculture and allied departments, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Swavalamban Yojana (DDUSY), PM MUDRA Yojana, Social Security schemes, and SHG-Bank linkage programmes.
During the deliberations, Roy sensitized participants on the PLP and emphasized the need for enhanced credit flow to agriculture & allied activities, and other priority sectors. He also highlighted the importance of Financial Literacy Programmes and discussed opportunities under the Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres (ACABC) Scheme.
In his concluding remarks, the DC stressed the importance of close coordination among banks and line departments for achieving developmental goals. He advised banks to ensure timely processing of loan proposals and underscored the need to improve the economic condition of rural households through effective implementation of government-sponsored schemes, social security programmes, and state flagship initiatives.