<span style="color: #222222;">In Madhya Pradesh, despite the banks opening during the Corona transition period, it is a difficult task to move from rural areas to urban area banks.<br />''<br />''In such a situation, 651 Bank Sakhi (Banking Correspondents) have taken up the task of providing door to door bank facilities in rural areas.<br />''<br />''The villagers are also happy to get all the banking facilities including transaction of money at their home.<br />''<br />''More than 32 lakh 27 thousand women are associated as members in 2 lakh 87 thousand self-help groups in Madhya Pradesh. Educated women of these groups or their daughters have been linked to nationalized banks as Bank Sakhi.<br />''<br />''Bank Sakhi Anita Nagadia said that we are giving amounts of all Govt schemes including Kisan Samman Nidhi, widow and other social security pensions.<br />''<br />''Villager Shambhulal Solanki said that the banking facility reached the houses has been reducing the crowd in banks.<br />''&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<br />''During the lockdown period, the bank Sakhis provided an amount of Rs 62 crore 23 lakh to the respective account holders in rural areas. 3 lakh 34 thousand bank transactions have been done by 651 bank-Sakhis in the state.</span><br />
News On AIR | June 1, 2020 8:30 AM
MP: 651 Bank Sakhi provide door to door bank facilities in rural areas