What is expected to provide impetus to Aadhaar enrollment in Assam, financial inclusion outreach initiative of the public sectors banks, co-operative bank, and rural banks will be held from February 26 to 28. Union Finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the outreach initiative on February 27.
Aadhaar enrollment in Assam is abysmally low. Sunil Kumar Tandon, chief general manager (CGM) for Northeast India of State Bank of India said, “State Bank alone will set up 10 machines during the three day outreach initiative. In Guwahati we have five branches which are doing the Aadhaar.”