<h1>President urges prioritizing farmer empowerment, rural economies, and expanding digital and financial inclusion with affordable credit and agri-tech support</h1> The President highlighted ongoing challenges in digital literacy, internet access and financial awareness despite banking sector progress, urging prioritization of farmer empowerment and rural economies. She noted that banks, fintech firms, payment banks, digital wallets and banking correspondents have expanded services to remote areas but require coordinated stakeholder efforts to increase digital and financial inclusion. The statement called for banks to provide timely, affordable credit, financial literacy and agri-tech support to make agriculture sustainable and to help MSMEs become engines of growth. Attendance by senior government and banking officials underscored policy and industry relevance.