SN Jayaram, IAS Receives National Award

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National Award for Karnataka State Apex Co-op Bank. The Karnataka State Apex Co-operative Bank has been adjudged as 3rd best performing co-op bank by the National Federation of State Co-operative Banks (NAFSCOB). Apex Bank MD, S N Jayaram(left) received the award from RBI Dy. Governor, Dr. K C Chakrabarthy. The awards were presented last week at New Delhi at the National Consultation Review Meet and Presentation of Best Performance Awards function organized by NAFSCOB

SN Jayaram, MD Apex Bank - Vaidyanathan Committee recommendation Accepted

The State has accepted the recommendations of the Vaidyanathan Committee report, and the Centre has released Rs. 753 crore to the State for restructuring short-term loans, said S.N. Jayaram, managing director, Karnataka State Cooperative Apex Bank, here on Monday.

Funds would be released through the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD).
Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Jayaram, who was in Hassan to present a vision document prepared by the cooperative apex bank, said that according to the report, weaker financial institutions would be given a one-time financial impetus.

With this, many of the primary agriculture cooperative societies and District Central Cooperative (DCC) Banks would become financially more viable. He said 12 lakh farmers would benefit under the short-term credit structure, and the repayment would be more than 90 per cent.
The total working capital of all the banks and cooperative societies under the cooperative apex bank is Rs. 20,000 crore.

The cooperative banks were doing an excellent job in financing self-help groups (SHGs), he said. So far, the banks had financed 1.92 lakh SHGs with an outlay of Rs. 1,104 crore. The plan was to cover 4.7 lakh SHGs with an outlay of Rs. 5,000 crore by 2014-15, he said.

SN Jayaram, Apex Bank to Expand

K'taka Apex Bank in an expansion mode

In an effort to expand its customer base, the Karnataka State Co-operative Apex Bank plans to open 31 new branches and five new ATM counters next month. Speaking with Deccan Herald, the bank’s Managing Director S N Jayaram IAS said that the ATMs will be opened in the city and the branches will be across the state. “We hope to enhance our customer care service by bringing in Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system for easy funds transfer,” he added. The Apex Bank, which started its operation in 1915, has 21 District Co-operative banks with 600 branches and 5 lakh Primary Agricultural banks under its jurisdiction. It has a working capital of Rs 50,200 crores and its advances to agriculture sector  amount Rs 3200 crores for the current financial year till March.  Loan waiver Apex Bank is quite successful in farm loan waiver scheme. It had received a total amount of Rs 1879.35 crores from the government as part of the Farm Loan Waiver Scheme, of which it has released Rs 1751.18 crones in 2008-09. Jayaram said the loan waiver scheme has not created any liquidity crisis and they are doing very well. The bank is also vying to utilise its deposits for investment in infrastructure projects in the state. “We already had preliminary negotiations with the KSRTCin this regard.  We are ready for investments in private and public enterprises,” he added. Self Help Groups numbering 1,23,368 have mobilised a deposit of Rs 256.93 crores till January 31st, 2009 to the District Co-operative banks  and also availed credit facilities of Rs 494.41 crores.   Link : http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Mar232009/business20090322125697.asp

Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram, IAS on a `padayatra' for tsunami relief fund

                             

       A fruit vendor donates for tsunami relief fund when the Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram (sporting a cap), took a `padayatra' in Bellary on Thursday.

 

BELLARY, DEC. 30 2004, The Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram, collected a sum of Rs. 1.6 lakh during the "padayatra" here on Thursday. The "padayatra" was organised to raise funds for the tsunami victims. Phanindra Babu and Chandrashekar Choudhary, president and secretary of the Bellary District Chamber of Commerce and Industry respectively, handed over a demand draft for Rs. 51,000 at the Gadagi Chennappa Circle to the Deputy Commissioner. Traders and owners of several shops and business establishments also made donations to the relief fund. 

The Bellary Agenda Task Force (BATF), headed by the Deputy Commissioner, has announced a donation of Rs. 10 lakhs.N. Suryanarayan Reddy, Kurgodu MLA has announced a donation of Rs. 25,000 for the relief fund. Another donor, who did not wish to disclose his name, gave a demand draft for Rs. 25,000 and promised to donate another Rs. 10,000.

Zahir Ahmed, chairman of the Bellary Urban Development Authority, has announced to donate his one-month's honorarium (Rs. 10,000) to the relief fund. The Terapanth Samaj made a donation of Rs. 11,000 on Wednesday.

The corporators of the Bellary Municipal Corporation have announced to donate their one-month's salary, while the civic employees have decided to donate a day's salary. The Tungabadhra Grameena Bank employees also have decided to donate a day's salary for the relief fund. B. Sriramulu, MLA; Chandrashekar, president of the district unit of State Government Employees' Association; Bheemappa, Assistant Commissioner; Mahipal, and Narayana Rao, participated in the "paada yatra."

Link : http://www.hindu.com/2004/12/31/stories/2004123102810300.htm

Doctors told to serve their patients with compassion

                

                    Justice Manjula Chellur, judge of the Karnataka High Court,  inaugurating the 23rd Karnataka State Ophthalmologists' Conference in Bellary on Saturday. V.N. Kulkarni (second from left), chairman of the conference committee; 
SN Jayaram, Deputy Commissioner; and Vijay Gramophadhyaya, president of the Karnataka Ophthalmologists' Society, are seen

 
Justice Manjula Chellur, judge of the Karnataka High Court, has underlined the need for medical professionals to have a basic knowledge of the laws. She was speaking after inaugurating the 23rd Karnataka State Ophthalmologists' Conference, organised by the Bellary District Ophthalmologists Association in association with the Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS) at Basava Bhavan here on Saturday.

Ms. Chellur was of the view that it was high time that the medical professionals had a basic knowledge of the law, especially in the wake of Karnataka Consumer Protection Act taking cognisance of any negligence on their part. She also hoped that the State-level bodies would come out with a charter of dos and don'ts, duties, and rights, so that they could discharge their duties properly.

She called upon medical professionals to ensure that the reports on medico-legal cases were clear, which would help the judiciary in proper dispensation of justice. She said that blaming the doctors was not right, as many of the government hospitals in the rural areas lacked basic infrastructure. She urged the doctors serving in rural areas to realise the circumstances and gear up to face the challenges.

The Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram, who was also one of the guests of honour, underlined the need for doctors to serve their patients with compassion. He said that of the six crore visually challenged people in the world, 70 lakhs were in India. In order to prevent blindness, the Government had formed District Blindness Control Societies and the level of blindness was decreasing. He said that efforts were on to bring the level down from 1.1 per cent to 0.3 per cent. 

The president of the Karnataka State Ophthalmologists' Society (KSOS), Vijay Gramopahyaya, emphasised the need to organise the Continued Medical Education (CME) programme to help doctors keep abreast of the developments in medical sciences. Shamsundar Prasad from Hyderabad was conferred with the Dr. Subramanyam Oration award on the occasion.

The principal and director in-charge of VIMS, R.D. Desai, released a compact disk brought out by KSOS.

V.N. Kulkarni, chairman of the conference committee, welcomed the gathering.

Link : http://www.hindu.com/2004/11/28/stories/2004112802110300.htm

Deputy Commissioner, SN Jayaram, Greets G. Somashekar Reddy

                               

           BJP bags Bellary president's post G. Somashekar Reddy of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was elected unopposed as President of the Bellary City Municipal Council (CMC) on Monday for the second and last term of the present five-year tenure.  FEB. 9 2004

Election to the post was necessitated following B. Kumaraswamy, who was elected to the post with the support of the Congress, was disqualified for defecting and violating the party whip in August 2002.

Mr. Kumaraswmay and Sheikh Moinuddin, who had both won on the BJP ticket, violated the party whip and voted against the party's official candidate and had supported the Congress candidate.

A complaint filed against them by the BJP then was disposed of by the Deputy Commissioner, 

SN Jayaram in the third week of January last holding that the action of the two had attracted the provisions of the Karnataka Local Authorities Act (Prohibition of Defection) 1987 and not only disqualified them but also ordered that they would cease to be members with immediate effect. 

Mr. Somashekar Reddy, who was defeated by Mr. Kumaraswamy in the previous election, was the only one to file the nomination papers.But for one, all the other BJP councillors were present.

The Congress, which was aware of the inevitable poll outcome, chose to skip the election. Thus, Mr. Somashekar Reddy was declared elected by the Deputy Commissioner, S.N. Jayaram, who conducted the proceedings.

G. Janardhana Reddy, President of the district unit of BJP, G. Karunakar Reddy, former president of the district unit, K. Ramalingappa, and B. Sriramulu, congratulated Mr. Somashekar Reddy on his victory.

Link : http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/10/stories/2004021010770300.htm

SN Jayaram, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Bellary, Tells Garment makers to adopt latest technology

BELLARY, JAN. 23 2004. S.N. Jayaram, Deputy Commissioner, today urged garment manufacturers to cope with the changing trends in the industry not only to face the competition but also flourish in the trade.

He was speaking after inaugurating the Bellary Institute of Fashion Technology here promoted by the Bellary Garment Manufacturers' Association under the initiative of the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO) with financial support by SIDBI, the Directorate of Industries and Commerce, and the Bellary Zilla Panchayat. 

He said Bellary, which was one among the major garment manufacturing places, could not remain isolated. Manufacturers here had to adopt the latest technology and design to improve the quality of their goods to compete in the market. He underlined the need to accord priority to customer care.

Mr. Jayaram said the garment industry had a good potential for employment generation and it needed encouragement. He would strive to get the Apparel Park established in Bellary, he added. 

G.V. Gayatri, Chairperson, Garment Manufacturing Training, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Bangalore, said garment manufacturers had to face competition to survive in the market. Garment manufacturers in Bellary had no other choice but to gear up to meet the challenges in the era of globalisation. She hoped that the manufacturers would make the best use of the institute to improve their products.

Shankara Murthy of UNIDO said Bellary with traditional skills in tailoring could not develop in line with other garment-making clusters such as Bangalore, Tirupur, Indore, and Ahmedabad because of its inherent problems. Technology used here was old and garments manufactured were of poor quality and catered to the low-value segment of the market. In addition, the demand for products was seasonal and the cluster was unable to provide employment throughout the year. A diagnostic study carried out by UNIDO under the Cluster Development Programme here revealed that non-availability of skilled workforce to handle high-speed garment-making machines, lack of service, testing facilities, and technological and design support were among the problems faced by the cluster.

The purpose of establishing the institute here was to train artisans in rural areas, especially women, in high-speed garment-making machines and making quality products. Training would be imparted to 60 people initially in two batches for three months, he said.

Sanjeeva Reddy, Deputy General Manager of State Bank of Hyderabad, Gulbarga, spoke. R. Babulal, Vice-Chairman of the institute, welcomed the gathering. Deepak, joint secretary of the association, proposed a vote of thanks

Link :  http://www.hindu.com/2004/01/24/stories/2004012409720300.htm