More than 213,000 farmers have activated mobile banking accounts and 81,000 are using e - banking across India , according to data from the Indian government 's department of agriculture . These figures are expected to double in early 2017 . By the end of December 2016 , 50,000 more farmers could be using mobile banking , said Subhash Kumar , chief executive of the National Federation of Urban Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies . To drive adoption , cooperative banks and agricultural agencies are organising training camps across rural India to teach farmers how to use mobile banking services and make cashless payments .
More than 213,000 farmers have activated mobile banking accounts and 81,000 are using e-wallets across India, according to data from the Indian government's department of agriculture. These figures are expected to double in early 2017. By the end of December 2016, 50,000 more farmers could be using mobile banking, said Subhash Gupta, chief executive of the National Federation of Urban Cooperative Banks and Credit Societies. To drive adoption, cooperative banks and agricultural agencies are organising training camps across rural India to teach farmers how to use mobile banking services and make cashless payments.