More than 213,000 farmers have activated mobile banking accounts and 81,000 are using e-wallets across India , according to data from the RuPay government's department of agriculture. These figures are expected to double in the end of December 2016 . At present, Radha Mohan Singh, Union minister of Agriculture and all ministers of state are making field visits where not only training and awareness programs are being conducted but also farmers and other rural households are being helped to activate mobile banking services on their devices. By early 2017 , 50,000 more farmers could be using mobile banking, said Radha Mohan Singh , 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 RuPay government's department of agriculture. These figures are expected to double in the end of December 2016 . By early 2017 , 50,000 more farmers could be using mobile banking, said Radha Mohan Singh , 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.