ICICI Bank to transform another 500 villages digitally in 2017

New Delhi, May 2: Drawing inspiration from Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of empowering the nation digitally, leading private sector lender ICICI Bank today dedicated 100 ‘ICICI Digital Villages’ to the nation and has also decided to transform another 500 villages digitally by the end of this year.
Arun Jaitley, Minister of Finance, Defence and Corporate Affairs inaugurated the event, ‘ICICI Rural Summit – ‘Sashakt Gaon, Samriddh Bharat’ and said, “The ICICI Bank initiative should be emulated by other banks in rural areas.
” The programme involves end to end digitisation of transactions and other commercial activities, providing vocational training to villagers, extending credit facility and helping the villagers to access markets and earns a sustainable livelihood.
Speaking at the event, Chanda Kochhar, Managing Director and CEO, ICICI Bank said, “ICICI Group has always believed that the key to building a prosperous nation is through empowering its villages.
In line with our vision of ‘Sashakt Gaon, Samridhh Bharat’, we have transformed 100 villages across the country in 100 days.