ICICI Bank MD and CEO Chanda Kochhar claimed over 11,300 villagers, including more than 7,500 women, were trained in the last 100 days across 17 states. File photo: MintNew Delhi: After transforming 100 villages into ICICI Digital Villages in 100 days, ICICI Bank Ltd is planning to take the initiative to 500 more villages by December. The ICICI Digital Village programme involves creating a digital payment ecosystem for financial activity in villages, providing free vocational training and facilitating market linkages, and providing access to health facilities. Inaugurating ‘ICICI Rural Summit – Sashakt Gaon, Samriddh Bharat’, finance minister Arun Jaitley said he hoped other private sector banks will emulate the initiative to boost digital inclusion. Speaking at the event, ICICI Bank managing director and chief executive officer Chanda Kochhar claimed over 11,300 villagers, including more than 7,500 women, were trained in the last 100 days across 17 states.

Source: Mint May 02, 2017 17:26 UTC