The Chhattisgarh government on Monday signed a MoU with ICICI Bank for digitization of information and data of every Panchayat in the state.
The MoU was signed in the presence of Panchayat Minister T.S. Singh Deo, Director Panchayat Mohammad Kaisar Abdul Haq and East Zone Chief of ICICI Bank Praveen Trivedi, an official press release said.
As pet the MoU, ICICI Bank will work for developing IT infrastructure of Panchayati Raj institutions in Chhattisgarh.
“Collection and digitization of information related to villages will enable us in getting swift feedback on government schemes from village level," Singh Deo said.
"Information like income, financial status and level of improvement from welfare schemes will enable us in making more relevant schemes,” he added.
He said that the state government is planning to pump in work worth Rs 70 lakh to 1 crore in every gram Panchayat.
The bank will collect, digitize and provide information about village Panchayats, rural families, their income and impact of government schemes in improving their lives.