Daily Current Affairs / Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha launched 'One Gram Panchayat-One Digi-Pe Sakhi'
Category : State Published on: September 17 2021
· In Jammu and Kashmir, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha has launched a new mission named 'Ek Gram Panchayat-Ek Digi-Pe Sakhi'.
· The mission was launched at Jammu and Kashmir Entrepreneurship Development Institute, Pampore.
· He underlined that DIGI-Pay Sakhi has ushered in financial inclusion within the Self Help Group (SHG) ecosystem of the UT, making the much needed financial point of view with greater transparency even in remote areas.
Important facts
About Jammu and Kashmir
v Founded: 14 May 1954
v Official Animal: Kashmir Reindeer
v Official Bird: Black-necked Crane
v Official tree: Platanus orientalis
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