Dimapur, March 31 (MExN): Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio in a fatherly counsel, advised the people to “eat fruits and not seeds.” According to State Bank of India officials, Rio while visiting the SBI stall at the North East Agri-Expo expressed appreciation at the successful first-generation entrepreneurs from Nagaland, courtesy the SBI, as role models to be emulated. “People should eat only fruits and not the seeds to run the business successfully and for earning regular income,” SBI officials quoted Rio as saying.
He told visitors and members of Self-help Groups at the stall that financial assistance for setting up a venture should be treated as seeds and the profit generated out of the financial help as fruits. For the bank, the CM said: “Please continue to serve the poor people; extend loan to the genuine farmers. All the best”. According to the SBI, the stall attracted more than a thousand visitors during the expo. The chief Minister was accompanied by Alemtemshi Jamir, APC, N Putsure, Director Wasteland and other senior state officials. He was received by SD Agnihotri, DGM SBI.
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