The Cooperative Department, in coordination with NABARD District Samba, today initiated a step to improve financial access for border communities. Deputy Commissioner Samba Ayushi Sudan handed over micro-ATMs to selected Primary Agricultural Credit Societies (PACS) functioning in the border villages of the district to facilitate doorstep banking and digital financial access.
Several of the beneficiary PACS are located in villages identified under the Vibrant Villages Programme, including Mangu Chak, Rangoor and Suchetgarh. Providing financial infrastructure through the cooperative network aims to support these border settlements.
The distribution of micro-ATMs through the PACS network utilises existing cooperative structures to deliver banking services to rural communities, reducing the need for residents to travel long distances.
Deputy Registrar Cooperative Societies Samba Shruti Sharma, the District Development Manager NABARD, Assistant Registrars of Cooperative Societies Vijaypur and Ghagwal and representatives of the beneficiary PACS attended the programme.