Bank of Baroda convened the 190th Meeting of the State Level Bankers’ Committee (SLBC), Gujarat, at Gandhinagar, in the esteemed presence of Bhupendrabhai Patel, Chief Minister of Gujarat.

Dr. Debadatta Chand, Chairman, SLBC Gujarat and MD & CEO, Bank of Baroda, chaired the meeting.

The meeting was also attended by Manoj Kumar Das, IAS, Chief Secretary, Government of Gujarat; Dr T Natrajan, IAS, Additional Chief Secretary, Finance Department, Government of Gujarat; Sanjeev Kumar, IAS, Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Government of Gujarat; Mrs Swagat R. Bhandari, Director, Department of Financial Services, Government of India; Amresh Ranjan, Regional Director, RBI Ahmedabad; Raveesh Kumar, Convenor, SLBC Gujarat & General Manager, Bank of Baroda; and senior officials from the Government, RBI, NABARD, member banks and other stakeholder institutions.

The Committee reviewed the Q1 FY 2026-27 banking performance and deliberated on strengthening credit delivery across Agriculture, MSMEs, Financial Inclusion, SHG-Bank Linkage, Government-sponsored schemes and Cyber Security, with special focus on improving credit deployment in Dang.

The revised Lead Bank Scheme framework, under which three new SLBC Sub-Committees on MSME & Other Priority Sector, Financial Inclusion & Financial Literacy, and Self-Help Groups have been constituted, was also discussed during the meeting. The Best Performing Lead District Managers for Q1 FY 2026-27 were also felicitated for their contribution towards developmental banking and financial inclusion.

The 190th Meeting of the SLBC reaffirmed the collective commitment towards strengthening credit delivery, deepening financial inclusion and promoting balanced and sustainable economic growth across Gujarat, in furtherance of the vision of Viksit Gujarat @ 2047 and Viksit Bharat.