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Financial Inclusion

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
· Dec 18, 2020 · 09:00 am
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
· Oct 25, 2020 · 01:30 pm
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
· Aug 28, 2020 · 08:13 pm

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The Reel

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
· Aug 18, 2014 · 06:44 am