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United Nations, March 5 (IANS) A UN official working for women’s empowerment has highlighted India’s programme, which has brought banking services to over 290 million women, as a global model for a “transformative pathway for women and girls”. Sandra Hendriks, the director of policy for UN Women, the world organisation’s arm for women’s empowerment, said on Wednesday (local time), “The Indian government’s example of enabling digital identification for its entire population of women and girls, no…