UP leads in 'DBT' and 'digital payment', transactions of Rs 1,024 crore!
The hard work and visionary thinking of Uttar Pradesh chief minister yogi Adityanath has brought UP to the leading position in the whole country in wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital transactions and Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT). While there were 122.84 crore wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital transactions in the state in 2017-18, this figure reached 1,024.41 crore by december in 2024-25. Taking such a big leap in such a short time shows the strength of UP. Today UP is number one in wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital transactions and the special thing is that most of the transactions are being done through UPI.
The yogi government has made the dream of bringing the wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital revolution to every home come true. Along with making wallet PLATFORM' target='_blank' title='digital-Latest Updates, Photos, Videos are a click away, CLICK NOW'>digital banking easy, high speed internet facility has been provided to the villages. Awareness campaigns have been run to explain its benefits to the people.
There are 20,416 bank branches, 4,00,932 bank Mitra and bc Sakhi, 18,747 ATMs and 4,40,095 banking centers working in the state. These facilities are helping people from cities to remote villages. Steps like bank Mitra and bc Sakhi have also provided employment to women and made banking easier in rural areas.
Rs 1 lakh 11 thousand 637 crore given
cm yogi Adityanath's special emphasis on DBT is another big success of UP. Through this, the money of government schemes is reaching directly to the accounts of the beneficiaries, without any middleman. 207 schemes of 11 departments are running through this system, which includes 113 central and 95 state government schemes. In 2024-25, Rs 1 lakh 11 thousand 637 crore has been given to more than 9 crore 8 lakh beneficiaries. This amount has reached the poor, farmers, women and the needy, improving their lives.
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