The newly-appointed 64 assistant directors of Bangladesh Bank start countrywide field-level inspection today (Sunday) with a view to bringing transparency, accountability and pace in banks’ agriculture and SME credit disbursement programme as well as achieve loan disbursement target.

The assistant directors in 28 groups will inspect farm and SME credit disbursement programme in 56 upazilas of 28 districts across the country.

The BB officials, who are now receiving training, will collect data and find out problems and explore possibilities during the field-level visit that will continue till February 23, said the BB spokesperson on Saturday.

The BB teams will talk to the farmers, and small and medium entrepreneurs, listen to their problems, explore possibilities and visit rural bank branches during the tour, he said.

The districts include Jamalpur, Narsingdi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, Sherpur and Moulvibazar apart from the districts that have rural economic bases.

The central bank thinks such initiative would help ensure successful implementation of agriculture and SME loan programme and create awareness among the small and medium entrepreneurs.

The Daily Sun/Bangladesh/ 12th Feb 2012