JAMMU, March 5 -- Stressing the need for financial inclusion and targeted credit support to the farmers, entrepreneurs, and rural businesses, Chief Secretary Atal Dulloo today called upon the banks to expand their outreach and ensure universal access to financial schemes.

The Chief Secretary was speaking at the UT Credit Seminar organized by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), where the bank unveiled an estimatedRs.43,297.01 crore credit potential for Jammu and Kashmir's priority sector for 2025-26.

The seminar, held in Jammu, was attended by Chandrashekhar Azad, Regional Director, Reserve Bank of India (RBI); Amitava Chatterjee, MD & CEO, J&K Bank; and other senior officials from government departments and...