NE BUSINESS BUREAU
MUMBAI, MAY 27
G R Chintala has taken charge as the chairman of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the apex agri-finance institution said on Wednesday.
Chintala replaces H K Bhanwala, who headed the organisation for more than six years.
Prior to this posting, Chintala was managing director of NABARD Financial Services (NABFINS), a subsidiary of NABARD headquartered in Bengaluru, it said in a statement.
Chintala has handled several consultancy assignments, including a significant one on the roadmap for amalgamation of regional rural banks (RRBs) in 2006 that led the way for the consolidation of 196 RRBs, it said.
He also undertook a consultancy assignment on “Efficacy of SGSY in meeting the aspirations of SCs/STs” commissioned by the Ministry of Rural Development, whose recommendations helped in launching the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) throughout the country and phasing out the SGSY. Chintala had also successfully introduced the Producers Organisations model in Andaman & Nicobar Islands, the release added.
Chintala, a Post-Graduate from the prestigious Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, joined NABARD as an officer and worked in various capacities at the Head Office, Mumbai, and Regional Offices, including Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, New Delhi, and Bengaluru. He was also the Vice-President of Agri-Business Finance Ltd., Hyderabad, and the Director of Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), Lucknow.
He has visited over 20 countries, including the USA, China, European nations, Bolivia, Brazil, Kenya, Senegal, Indonesia, etc. for presenting papers and other assignments.
His rich and varied experience is expected to further deepen NABARD’s engagement with agriculture and rural development issues, particularly in the wake of the situation arising due to the recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, it added.
