Agricultural Development Bank’s new building inaugurated in Uthal

UTHAL: A ceremony was held at the divisional headquarters in Uthal to inaugurate the new building of the Agricultural Development Bank. Lasbela District Council Chairman and Chief Tribal Sardar Ghulam Farooq Sheikh and Syed Mujtaba Gilani, General Manager of the Agricultural Development Bank for Sindh and Balochistan, cut the ribbon to open the building.

Speaking to landowners at the ceremony, Parvez Ahmed, Regional Business Head of the bank in Quetta, said the new Uthal branch building would give landowners one-window service. He said the public would also become better aware of the bank’s presence and facilities.

Loans for small landowners

He said the Agricultural Development Bank supports small landowners in particular. Landowners who have land but lack the capital to cultivate it are given suitable loans. Loans are also provided for land levelling, fertiliser, tubewells and livestock.

Parvez Ahmed said the bank’s team was always available to help landowners. He said the bank could be contacted for agriculture, livestock or other related needs. For any information, the manager can be reached on 03111181115 and the MCO of the Agricultural Bank Uthal on 03312833511.

Those present at the ceremony included Haseeb Aziz Khan, Manager of the Agricultural Development Bank Uthal; well-known advocate Aamir Jalil; businessman Sheikh Haider; MCO Parvez Iqbal Ronjha; Operations Officer Muhammad Yousuf; Maulana Nabi Bakhsh Siddiqui Dodah Tahiri; former general councillor Parkash Kumar Lassi; Uthal Municipal Committee general councillor Naseer Ahmed Langah; Mir Allah Bakhsh Dodah; Shafi Jamot; and Ibrahim Dodah. Bank officers, landowners and notables were also present.

Photo: courtesy DGPR Balochistan