The Enterprising women business correspondents, known as BC Sakhis, have facilitated transactions worth Rs 27,000 crore in Uttar Pradesh.
BC Sakhis are appointed under nationwide women empowerment programme.
They are members of self-help groups (SHGs) who are trained and certified to provide banking and financial services in rural areas.
Uttar Pradesh leads the nation in the number of BC Sakhis, followed by Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan with nearly 19,000 and 10,000 correspondents, respectively.