Vijaya Bank has developed Chandagalu village in Mandya district of Karnataka as digital village under its digital village programme. The bank has opened an ATM counter in the village besides offering high-speed Wi-Fi facilities. The bank has also trained all 5995 account holders in the village about the digitisation of the banking sector to provide cashless banking services to every villager. It has conducted training sessions on internet and mobile banking in the village to encourage digitisation and a cashless economy. MD and CEO of the bank Kishore Sansi said the villagers have opened 2350 accounts under Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and availed bank loans worth Rs 18.21 crore.
