Project

Digital Injot (Light)

The Tea Tribe & Adivasi community residing in the tea gardens constitute 20% of Assam’s population in India. They have been brought to Assam during the colonial rule. Today, the community produces 53% of India’s total tea production, and is the country’s second largest tea producing state.

Krisarthak: Financial Education and Counselling (FEC) of Farmers in Assam

The pilot (Jan – March 2023) reached out to 2834 farmers from 5 value chains in the above mentioned 5 districts. Out of the total beneficiaries, 52.5% are female and 47.5% are male farmers. 37.8% are smartphone users and 58.2% are base phone users. Out of the 1070 smartphone users, 561 have completed the modules in the Bittiya Sakhi / Financial Friend Mobile Chatbot.