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 . NAFCUB represents around 1,600 urban cooperative banks and more than 50,000 cooperative credit societies functioning all over India. 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 - 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 .