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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Seven Kashmiri students arrested after row over celebrating India’s World Cup loss
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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Stolen fingerprints, empty bank accounts: How customers are paying for gaps in Aadhaar
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup preview: All you need to know about India’s campaign in Chile
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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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IFFI Goa: Michael Douglas tries the ‘Naatu Naatu’ hookstep, delivers Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogue
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Caught on camera: Panic after passenger jumps out of emergency exit of plane at US airport
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Watch: Rescuers celebrate after an infant is pulled out alive from the rubble of her home in Gaza
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Watch: This performing duo danced like puppets at an engagement party
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Filmfare OTT Awards: Actor Rajshri Deshpande dedicates her win to Gaza victims, Indian farmers
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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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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee stars in survival drama ‘Joram’
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Start the week with a film: Darbhanga blues in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’
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Eye Spy: What doing the ‘dunki’ means – and where we first heard the term
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In music-themed ‘Chamak’, looking for the ‘spirit of Punjab’ beyond its stereotypes
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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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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Shiva Thapa, Amit Panghal begin campaign with wins on Day 3
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Archery: Dhiraj Bommadevara rides on luck and faith to let his talent shine through
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Australia tour of India: Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell make way for rookies as visitors rehaul T20 team
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Victor Rodriguez leads FC Goa to a win over Jamshedpur FC
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup preview: All you need to know about India’s campaign in Chile