DCC DLRC Meeting Focuses on Credit Expansion and Financial Inclusion in Lohit
Tezu, May 28: The District Consultative Committee (DCC) and District Level Review Committee (DLRC) meetings for Lohit district, covering the quarters ending December 2025 and March 2026, were held on Wednesday at the Conference Hall of the District Civil Secretariat, Tezu.
The meeting was chaired by Deputy Commissioner of Lohit district, Shri Kesang Ngurup Damo, and attended by Assistant General Manager (District Development), NABARD, Shri Kamal Roy; Lead District Manager (LDM), Lohit, Shri Ojing Taboh; branch managers of major banks including 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 District Planning Office, and the District Information & Public Relations Office.
During the meeting, the Deputy Commissioner formally launched the Annual Credit Plan (ACP) for the financial year 2026–27 for Lohit district. The ACP has been prepared on the basis of the Potential Linked Credit Plan (PLP) developed by NABARD.
Addressing the gathering, Shri Kamal Roy informed that the total credit potential under the Priority Sector for 2026–27 has been assessed at ₹80.65 crore, out of which ₹40.57 crore has been earmarked for the Agriculture and Allied Sector. He stated that the PLP acts as a roadmap for banks to facilitate credit flow to priority sectors and forms the basis for the district’s ACP.
LDM Shri Ojing Taboh presented the district’s banking performance through a PowerPoint presentation. The meeting reviewed various banking indicators, including the Credit-Deposit Ratio, priority sector lending, implementation of Atma Nirbhar schemes under Agriculture and Allied Departments, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Swavalamban Yojana (DDUSY), PM MUDRA Yojana, social security schemes, and SHG-Bank Linkage programmes.
During the deliberations, Shri Kamal Roy highlighted the importance of increasing credit flow to agriculture, allied activities and other priority sectors. He also stressed the need for Financial Literacy Programmes and discussed opportunities available under the Agri-Clinics and Agri-Business Centres (ACABC) Scheme.
In his concluding remarks, Deputy Commissioner Shri Kesang Ngurup Damo emphasised the importance of close coordination among banks and line departments for achieving developmental goals. He urged 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.
