YES Bank is planning to introduce a project to introduce sustainable agricultural practices and digital literacy among farmers in Haryana and Rajasthan. The bank is set to roll out the project under its CSR initiative, ‘Livelihood and Water Security’. Namita Vikas, president and global head – Climate Strategy and Responsible Banking at the bank, said through this initiative the bank wants to improve farmers’ access to finance, ensuring effective use of digital banking resources and imparting good agricultural practices. The bank intends to start the program in 15 districts of the two states covering some 11,000 farmers. The bank will make use of digital technology to train farmers and there will also be a monitoring mechanism.
