The Leadership Development Training Programme for Chairmen and Directors of Urban Cooperative Banks involving 42 participants from Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Delhi, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Uttar Pradesh was held recently at the NCUI headquarters in Delhi.
The points flagged during the training were identifying the role of boards of Directors, qualities of good leadership and good governance and providing a participation platform for interaction with counterparts from all over the country to ensure facilitation of learning.
The programme was inaugurated by Yogesh Sharma, Director NAFCUB, who in his address said all Urban Cooperative Banks & Credit Societies are tasked with promoting Urban Cooperatives and the Credit Movement and protecting the interests of sectors.
At present, it represents around 1589 Urban Cooperative Banks and 50,000 cooperative credit societies functioning all over India. He also stressed that there is a need of good governance and adoption of information technology in cooperative banks which would enable them to function more effectively.
Dr. V. K. Dubey, Director, NCCE in his address said there is a need for strong policies and the NAFCUB in this direction needs to take a lead role in the growth and development of the cooperative banking sectors.
Deliberations by experts from the government of India and different banking sectors also focussed on issues such as assets-liability, funds, KYC, recent regulations, recovery, credit appraisal, monitoring and IT strategies, qualities & functions, creating visualisation & goal settings, smart banking, income tax issues, problems & challenges, effective cooperative leadership and development.
The participants also learnt from programmes on latest technologies, responsibilities in the management of urban Cooperative Banks & challenges in the working of banks. The programme concluded on 13th January 2016.
The officials from the government of India, managing directors, experts from the banking and legal Sectors from different national level organizations and the faculty of the NCCE were also present. Dr. A.R. Srinath Deputy Director & Course Coordinator proposed a vote of thanks.