A laptop distribution programme for DigiPay Sakhis was held at the Integrated District Commissioner’s Office, Amingaon in Assam’s Kamrup district on Tuesday.
The programme was attended by District Commissioner of Kamrup, Deba Kumar Mishra, Chief Executive Officer of Zilla Parishad, Siddhartha Goswami, ASRLM, DPM Sumit Prasad Das and other senior officials of the district administration.
Altogether 71 laptops were distributed to DigiPay Sakhis during the ceremony.
Speaking on the occasion, the District Commissioner said, in line with the rest of the nation, Assam is working relentlessly towards digitisation of financial transactions in the age of smartphones.
He said online payments and mobile transactions are increasingly becoming the norm and therefore the role of DigiPay Sakhis at the grassroots level is crucial.
He added laptops would make transactions easier and encourage greater adoption of cashless payments in rural areas.
The DC further stated that cashless transactions empower people, especially women, by enabling direct payments without the interference of middlemen.
It may be mentioned that Digi Pay Sakhi is an important financial inclusion initiative implemented under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana – National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM).
The programme aims to empower women members of Self-Help Groups (SHGs) by training them to provide digital banking and financial services in rural areas.
These women, known as DigiPay Sakhis or BC Sakhis, act as community-level banking agents and help rural citizens access banking services at their doorstep.
DigiPay Sakhis Empowered With Laptops In Assam District
