“ONE GP ONE BC SAKHI” MISSION

Oct. 3, 2021

DAY-NRLM dedicates 50,000 Women SHG members as Business Correspondents to celebrate Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.

About:

  • 50,000 women SHG members are dedicated to the nation as B C Sakhi in the rural areas during the week, 24th to 30th September, 2021. These Business Correspondents will provide doorstep services in every Gram Panchayat (GP).

  • The initiative has been named as the “One GP one B C Sakhi” mission.

  • It is proposed to deploy at least one B C Sakhi in the rural areas by the end of 2023-24.

  • Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana-National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY-NRLM) under the Ministry of Rural Development has initiated a novel process of engagement of women Self Help Group (SHG) members as Business Correspondents (BC) for providing basic banking services in the rural areas of the country.

Source : PIB