BANKIT to help rural population register for Covid-19 vaccine

Our Bureau Updated - May 12, 2021 at 06:56 PM.

The start-up will do this through its DigiMitra outlets

A medical worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine against the Covid-19 coronavirus at a health centre in Amritsar on May 10, 2021. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP)

Fintech start-up BANKIT through its DigiMitra outlets is helping people in rural areas register for the Covid-19 vaccine.

“People who are not digitally equipped or informed can go to the nearest BANKIT outlet and have them registered through the BANKIT app and portal,” it said in a statement on Wednesday, adding that it aims to assist over 22 lakh citizens across the country for Covid-19 vaccine registration from their outlets.

“BANKIT will be including the vaccination link in its app and portal where our correspondents can help those in the country’s hinterlands register them for booking appointments for getting inoculated,” said Amit Nigam, COO and Executive Director, BANKIT.

The company has over 60,000 agent outlets spread across 8,800 pin codes in the country.

Published on May 12, 2021 13:00