Financial Inclusion
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How microfinance companies use women’s labour for profit with little regard for financial inclusion
Far from entrepreneurship and self-sufficiency, the messy reality is that most women borrow money to clear debts or pay for school fees and medical expenses.
Smitha Radhakrishnan
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Interview with NABARD chief: Women are the best borrowers and the best repayers
India needs to increase the proportion of women in the workforce to give it an economic impetus, says GR Chintala.
Govindraj Ethiraj, IndiaSpend.com
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As pandemic pushes India’s microfinance sector to the brink, women are the first to fall
Loan disbursement by the sector fell by 97% in the April-June quarter compared to previous year.
Mahima Jain
Trending
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Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank
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Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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How the brain’s clock speeds up around middle age can determine future health and dementia
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When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
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Women’s self-help groups in rural India have pushed past obstacles and boosted household incomes
The National Rural Livelihood Mission benefited Dalits and Adivasis as much or more than other social groups, a recent evaluation found.
Shreya Khaitan, IndiaSpend.com
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Over 40.35 crore poor have access to banks as Jan Dhan scheme completes six years: Finance Ministry
The government also said 34.81 crore or 86.3% account were operative in August.
Scroll Staff
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Over 80% Indians now have bank accounts. How many are actually using them?
Narendra Modi government’s Jan Dhan Yojana was supposed to increase financial inclusion by making banking more accessible to the poor. It has come up short.
Neha Abraham, FactChecker.in
Video
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Watch: Footballers give their jackets to young player escorts amidst heavy rain in New York City
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Caught on camera: Supermarket floor collapses, shopper falls through it
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‘Look at my wonderful costume’: Actor Anne Hathaway reacts to scenes from some of her popular movies
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Watch: Chef makes life-sized pencil and sharpener entirely from chocolate
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Watch: Musicians from Kerala perform their version of the iconic 1985 song ‘We Are The World’
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Nandan Nilekani to chair RBI panel to improve digital payments
The five-member panel has been tasked with improving financial inclusion through digitisation.
Scroll Staff
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Government claims Jan Dhan Yojana was a big success. Here’s a reality check
Independent research suggests that the financial inclusion scheme may not have had as big an impact.
Mayank Jain
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With first Sharia-compliant co-op bank in Kerala, has Islamic banking moved ahead in India?
The ‘Halal Fayidah’ bank aims to attract devout Muslims who are out of the conventional banking system as giving and charging interest is against Islamic law.
TA Ameerudheen
The Reel
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‘Amar Singh Chamkila’ trailer: Diljit Dosanjh plays the slain Punjabi singer in Imtiaz Ali’s biopic
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Premiere date announced for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’
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‘The Goat Life’ review: A protracted saga of suffering and survival
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The secret ingredient of Pratik Gandhi’s success: ‘Salt to taste’
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‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ trailer: Akshay Kumar and Tiger Shroff team up for action thriller
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Full text: Raghuram Rajan on how Indians can be freed from the clutches of moneylenders
Three approaches to greater financial inclusion for people on the margins.
Raghuram G Rajan
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This public sector bank was so successful it gave Rs 658 billion in profits to the Centre
But RBI governor Raghuram Rajan thinks this should mean better pay and pension.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
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The weak link in Modi's ambitious plan to give every Indian a bank account
If the Pradhanmantri Jan Dhan Yojana is to work, the government will have to find a way to make the business correspondent model truly sustainable.
Rohan Venkataramakrishnan
The Field
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Athletics: Neeraj Chopra to open his 2024 season at Doha Diamond League in May
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Badminton, Spain Masters Super 300: PV Sindhu wins opening match; Indian men’s singles campaign ends
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Captain’s log: The Indian Premier League has become a grooming ground for new captains
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IPL 2024: Record-breaking Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Mumbai Indians for first win of the season
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IPL 2024: ‘That’s some serious hitting’ – Reactions as Sunrisers Hyderabad set new tournament record