The Sahaj e-Village limited has partnered with the Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI) to implement the Poorest States Inclusive Growth (PSIG) programme in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha.
Sahaj Chief Executive Officer Sanjay Panigrahi, in a Press release here, has expressed happiness at partnering with the SIDBI to implement the key development programme. SIDBI Deputy Managing Director NK Maini, who was present on the partnership signing occasion, hoped that Sahaj’s strong presence and experience in rural India would be useful to execute the programme perfectly.
The programme, funded by the Department for International Development, (DFID), UK, ultimately aims to improve the income and employment opportunities of poor women and men in eight low-income States, Bihar, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan and West Bengal.
Sahaj has over 14,500 IT-enabled centres at the gram panchayat level in the States of UP, Bihar and Odisha. It would facilitate financial services institutions, including banks and MFIs, to provide services for rural population and supplement microfinance programmes with training for women.