Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has launched Mission ‘One Gram Panchayat-One DIGI-Pay Sakhi’, at Jammu & Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute (JKEDI) in Pampore.
- The objective of this mission is to promote door to door digital banking and financial services in remote areas.
- Initially, the DIGI-Pay facility will be provided in 2000 remote villages of the UT and in the first phase, 80 women from Self Help Groups from across Jammu and Kashmir have been selected as DIGI-Pay Sakhis.
- The Lietenant Governor distributed 80 Aadhaar Enabled Payment Systems (AEPs) among the DIGI-Pay Sakhis under JKRLM.
- He also inaugurated a training program for Krishi Sakhis and Pashu Sakhis on sustainable agriculture and livestock management.