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== Financial inclusion == |
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⚫ | '''Financial inclusion''' is defined as the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal|last1=Nanda|first1=Kajole|last2=Kaur|first2=Mandeep|year=2016|title=Financial Inclusion and Human Development: A Cross-country Evidence|journal=Management and Labour Studies|volume=41|issue=2|pages=127–153|doi=10.1177/0258042X16658734}}</ref> It refers to a process by which individuals and businesses gain access to appropriate, affordable, and timely financial products and services which include banking, loan, equity, and insurance products.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=World Bank|url=http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-9985-9|title=Global Financial Development Report 2014: Financial Inclusion|date=2013-11-07|publisher=The World Bank|isbn=978-0-8213-9985-9|language=en|doi=10.1596/978-0-8213-9985-9}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=Shankar|first=Savita|date=2013|title=Financial Inclusion in India: Do Microfinance Institutions Address Access Barriers?|url=http://www.acrn.eu/resources/Journals/201302d.pdf|journal=ACRN Journal of Entrepreneurship Perspectives|volume=2|pages=60-74|via=}}</ref> Financial inclusion efforts typically target those who are [[unbanked]] and [[underbanked]], and directs sustainable financial services to them.<ref name=":2" /> Having more inclusive financial systems has been linked to stronger and more sustainable economic growth and development and thus achieving financial inclusion has become a priority for many countries across the globe. <ref>Dixit, R., Ghosh, M. (2013). Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Growth of India – A Study of Indian States. ''International Journal of Business Management and Research.'' 3, 147-156.</ref> |
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'''Financial inclusion''' is where individuals and businesses have access to useful and affordable [[Financial product|financial products]] and [[Financial services|services]] that meet their needs that are delivered in a responsible and sustainable way. Financial inclusion is defined as the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services.<ref name=":1">{{cite journal|last1=Nanda|first1=Kajole|last2=Kaur|first2=Mandeep|year=2016|title=Financial Inclusion and Human Development: A Cross-country Evidence|journal=Management and Labour Studies|volume=41|issue=2|pages=127–153|doi=10.1177/0258042X16658734}}</ref> Those that promote financial inclusion argue that financial services can be viewed as having significant positive externalities when more people and firms participate. One of its aims is to get the [[unbanked]] and [[underbanked]] to have better access to financial services. The availability of financial services that meet the specific needs of users without discrimination is a key objective of financial inclusion. For example, In the United States this condition represents a third of the Hispanic community born in America and half the foreign Hispanic community living in the United States remain unbanked.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Fisher|first1=J. P|last2=Hsu|first2=C|year=2012|title=Differences in Household Saving Between non-Hispanic White and Hispanic Households|journal=Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences|volume=34|issue=1|pages=137–159|doi=10.1177/0739986311428891}}</ref> For this example, giving financial services is key in order to grow as a society. |
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It has been estimated in 2013 that 2 billion working-age adults globally have no access to the types of formal financial services delivered by regulated financial institutions. For example, in [[Sub-Saharan Africa]], 24% of adults have a bank account even though Africa's formal financial sector has grown in recent years.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dandc.eu/en/article/financial-inclusion-poor-sub-saharan-africa-improving-thanks-formal-sector-banks-and|title=Moving forward|author=Geoffrey Muzigiti, Oliver Schmidt|date=January 2013|publisher=D+C Development and Cooperation/ dandc.eu}}</ref> |
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There is some skepticism from some experts about the effectiveness of financial inclusion initiatives.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Arp|first=Frithjof|date=12 January 2018|title=The 34 billion dollar question: Is microfinance the answer to poverty?|url=https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/01/the-34-billion-dollar-question-is-microfinance-the-answer-to-poverty|journal=Global Agenda|publisher=World Economic Forum}}</ref> Research on [[microfinance]] initiatives indicates that wide availability of credit for micro-entrepreneurs can produce informal inter-mediation, an unintended form of entrepreneurship.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Arp|first=Frithjof|last2=Ardisa|first2=Alvin|last3=Ardisa|first3=Alviani|date=2017|title=Microfinance for poverty alleviation: Do transnational initiatives overlook fundamental questions of competition and intermediation?|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320100413|journal=Transnational Corporations|publisher=United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|volume=24|issue=3|pages=103–117|doi=10.18356/10695889-en|id=UNCTAD/DIAE/IA/2017D4A8}}</ref> |
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⚫ | '''Financial inclusion''' is defined as the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services.<ref name=":1" /> It refers to a process by which individuals and businesses gain access to appropriate, affordable, and timely financial products and services which include banking, loan, equity, and insurance products.<ref name=":2">{{Cite book|last=World Bank|url=http://elibrary.worldbank.org/doi/book/10.1596/978-0-8213-9985-9|title=Global Financial Development Report 2014: Financial Inclusion|date=2013-11-07|publisher=The World Bank|isbn=978-0-8213-9985-9|language=en|doi=10.1596/978-0-8213-9985-9}}</ref><ref name=":6">{{Cite journal|last=Shankar|first=Savita|date=2013|title=Financial Inclusion in India: Do Microfinance Institutions Address Access Barriers?|url=http://www.acrn.eu/resources/Journals/201302d.pdf|journal=ACRN Journal of Entrepreneurship Perspectives|volume=2|pages=60-74|via=}}</ref> Financial inclusion efforts typically target those who are [[unbanked]] and [[underbanked]], and directs sustainable financial services to them.<ref name=":2" /> Having more inclusive financial systems has been linked to stronger and more sustainable economic growth and development and thus achieving financial inclusion has become a priority for many countries across the globe. <ref>Dixit, R., Ghosh, M. (2013). Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Growth of India – A Study of Indian States. ''International Journal of Business Management and Research.'' 3, 147-156.</ref> |
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In 2018 it was estimated that about 1.7 billion adults lacked a bank account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/financialinclusion/overview|title=Overview|website=World Bank|language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref> Among those who are unbanked a significant number were women and poor people in rural areas and often those who are excluded from financial institutions face discrimination and belong to vulnerable or marginalized populations.<ref name=":5">Garg, S. & Agarwal, P. (2014). Financial Inclusion in India – a Review of Initiatives and Achievements. ''IOSR Journal of Business and Management.'' 16(6), 52-61. [[Doi (identifier)|doi]]:10.9790/487X-16615261.</ref> Financial inclusion is understood to go beyond merely opening a bank account; it is possible for banked individuals to be excluded from financial services.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ranjani|first=K.S.|last2=Bapat|first2=Varadraj|date=2015-01|title=Deepening Financial Inclusion Beyond Account Opening: Road Ahead for Banks|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2278533714551864|journal=Business Perspectives and Research|volume=3|issue=1|pages=52–65|doi=10.1177/2278533714551864|issn=2278-5337}}</ref> While it is recognized that not all individuals need or want financial services, the goal of financial inclusion is to remove all barriers, both supply side and demand side.<ref name=":5" /> Supply side barriers are those which stem from financial institutions themselves and often indicate poor financial infrastructure and include lack of nearby financial institutions, high costs to opening accounts, or documentation requirements. Demand side barriers refer to aspects of the individual seeking financial services and include poor financial literacy, lack of financial capability, or cultural or religious beliefs that impact their financial decisions.<ref name=":6" /> |
In 2018 it was estimated that about 1.7 billion adults lacked a bank account.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/financialinclusion/overview|title=Overview|website=World Bank|language=en|access-date=2020-04-22}}</ref> Among those who are unbanked a significant number were women and poor people in rural areas and often those who are excluded from financial institutions face discrimination and belong to vulnerable or marginalized populations.<ref name=":5">Garg, S. & Agarwal, P. (2014). Financial Inclusion in India – a Review of Initiatives and Achievements. ''IOSR Journal of Business and Management.'' 16(6), 52-61. [[Doi (identifier)|doi]]:10.9790/487X-16615261.</ref> Financial inclusion is understood to go beyond merely opening a bank account; it is possible for banked individuals to be excluded from financial services.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ranjani|first=K.S.|last2=Bapat|first2=Varadraj|date=2015-01|title=Deepening Financial Inclusion Beyond Account Opening: Road Ahead for Banks|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2278533714551864|journal=Business Perspectives and Research|volume=3|issue=1|pages=52–65|doi=10.1177/2278533714551864|issn=2278-5337}}</ref> While it is recognized that not all individuals need or want financial services, the goal of financial inclusion is to remove all barriers, both supply side and demand side.<ref name=":5" /> Supply side barriers are those which stem from financial institutions themselves and often indicate poor financial infrastructure and include lack of nearby financial institutions, high costs to opening accounts, or documentation requirements. Demand side barriers refer to aspects of the individual seeking financial services and include poor financial literacy, lack of financial capability, or cultural or religious beliefs that impact their financial decisions.<ref name=":6" /> |
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=== Financial Inclusion in India === |
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In the Indian context, the term ‘financial inclusion’ was used for the first time in April 2005 in the Annual Policy Statement presented by [[Y.Venugopal Reddy]], the then governor, [[Reserve Bank of India]].<ref name="RBI2">[https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_ViewMonetaryCreditPolicy.aspx?Id=2217 "Reserve Bank of India - Annual Policy Statement for the Year 2005-06"], ''Reserve Bank of India''</ref> Later on, this concept gained ground and came to be widely used in India and abroad. While recognizing the concerns in regard to the banking practices that tend to exclude rather than attract vast sections of population, banks were urged to review their existing practices to align them with the objective of financial inclusion.<ref name="RBI2" /> The Report of the Internal Group to Examine Issues relating to Rural Credit and Microfinance (Khan Committee) in July 2005 drew strength from this announcement by Governor [[Y. Venugopal Reddy]] in the Annual Policy Statement for 2005-06 wherein he had expressed deep concern on the exclusion of vast sections of the population from the formal financial system.<ref name=":4">[http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/PublicationReport/Pdfs/65111.pdf "Report of the Internal Group to Examine Issues relating to Rural Credit and Microfinance"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610053819/http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/PublicationReport/Pdfs/65111.pdf|date=June 10, 2012}}, ''Reserve Bank of India'', July 2005.</ref> In the Khan Committee Report, the RBI exhorted the banks with a view to achieving greater financial inclusion to make available a basic "no-frills" banking account. Khan Committee recommendations were incorporated into the mid-term review of the policy (2005–06).<ref>[https://rbi.org.in/scripts/NotificationUser.aspx?Id=2539 "Statement by Dr. Y. Venugopal Reddy, Governor, Reserve Bank of India on the Mid-term Review of Annual Policy for the year 2005-06"], ''Reserve Bank of India'', October 25, 2005.</ref> |
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The concept of financial inclusion, extending financial services to those who typically lack access, has been a goal for the [[Government of India]] since the 1950s.<ref>Mahajan, V & Ramola, B.G. (1996). Financial Services for the Rural Poor and Women in India: Access and Sustainability. ''Journal of International Development.'' 8(2), 211-224.</ref> |
The concept of financial inclusion, extending financial services to those who typically lack access, has been a goal for the [[Government of India]] since the 1950s.<ref>Mahajan, V & Ramola, B.G. (1996). Financial Services for the Rural Poor and Women in India: Access and Sustainability. ''Journal of International Development.'' 8(2), 211-224.</ref> |
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The Lead Bank Scheme followed nationalization as a way to coordinate banks and credit institutions by districts to more comprehensively ensure that rural areas had their credit needs met.<ref name=":3">Sudhakar, A. & Singh, T.S. (2017). Financial Inclusion: The Role of RBI and Government. ''IOSR Journal of Business and Management.'' 6(13), 70-75.</ref> In 1975, the [[Government of India]] followed this with efforts to specifically reach rural areas by establishing [[Regional Rural Bank|Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)]] meant to exclusively meet demand in the rural economy and the number of RRBs has significantly increased over the years.<ref name=":3" /> |
The Lead Bank Scheme followed nationalization as a way to coordinate banks and credit institutions by districts to more comprehensively ensure that rural areas had their credit needs met.<ref name=":3">Sudhakar, A. & Singh, T.S. (2017). Financial Inclusion: The Role of RBI and Government. ''IOSR Journal of Business and Management.'' 6(13), 70-75.</ref> In 1975, the [[Government of India]] followed this with efforts to specifically reach rural areas by establishing [[Regional Rural Bank|Regional Rural Banks (RRBs)]] meant to exclusively meet demand in the rural economy and the number of RRBs has significantly increased over the years.<ref name=":3" /> |
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In 2004 the Khan Commission, created by the [[Reserve Bank of India|Reserve Bank of India (RBI)]], investigated the state of financial inclusion in India and laid out a series of recommendations. In response, RBI Governor [[Y.Venugopal Reddy|Y. Venugopal Reddy]], expressed concern regarding the exclusion of millions from the formal financial system and urged banks to better align their existing practices with the objective of financial inclusion.<ref name="RBI2" /><ref name=":4" /> The RBI began to spearhead efforts to expand institutional access to financial services and, in conjunction with the Government of India, has been proactive in developing banking products, crafting new regulations, and advocating for financial inclusion.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":3" /> |
In 2004 the Khan Commission, created by the [[Reserve Bank of India|Reserve Bank of India (RBI)]], investigated the state of financial inclusion in India and laid out a series of recommendations. In response, RBI Governor [[Y.Venugopal Reddy|Y. Venugopal Reddy]], expressed concern regarding the exclusion of millions from the formal financial system and urged banks to better align their existing practices with the objective of financial inclusion.<ref name="RBI2">[https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_ViewMonetaryCreditPolicy.aspx?Id=2217 "Reserve Bank of India - Annual Policy Statement for the Year 2005-06"], ''Reserve Bank of India''</ref><ref name=":4">[http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/PublicationReport/Pdfs/65111.pdf "Report of the Internal Group to Examine Issues relating to Rural Credit and Microfinance"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120610053819/http://rbidocs.rbi.org.in/rdocs/PublicationReport/Pdfs/65111.pdf|date=June 10, 2012}}, ''Reserve Bank of India'', July 2005.</ref> The RBI began to spearhead efforts to expand institutional access to financial services and, in conjunction with the Government of India, has been proactive in developing banking products, crafting new regulations, and advocating for financial inclusion.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":3" /> |
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Since financial inclusion was established as a priority for the GOI and RBI, progress has been made. [[Mangalam, Puducherry]] became the first village in India where all households were provided banking facilities.<ref name=":9" /> States or union territories such as [[Puducherry]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Kerala]] announced 100% financial inclusion in all their districts.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Seeman|first=Bharath|title=Bank Exam Pedia|publisher=Rapid Academy of Competitive Exams (RACE) Institute|year=2014|isbn=|location=|pages=67}}</ref> The Indian Reserve Bank vision for 2020 is to open nearly 600 million new customers' accounts and service them through a variety of channels by leveraging on IT. However, illiteracy, low income savings and lack of bank branches in rural areas continue to be a roadblock to financial inclusion in many states and there is inadequate legal and financial structure.<ref name=":6" /><br /> |
Since financial inclusion was established as a priority for the GOI and RBI, progress has been made. [[Mangalam, Puducherry]] became the first village in India where all households were provided banking facilities.<ref name=":9" /> States or union territories such as [[Puducherry]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Kerala]] announced 100% financial inclusion in all their districts.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Seeman|first=Bharath|title=Bank Exam Pedia|publisher=Rapid Academy of Competitive Exams (RACE) Institute|year=2014|isbn=|location=|pages=67}}</ref> The Indian Reserve Bank vision for 2020 is to open nearly 600 million new customers' accounts and service them through a variety of channels by leveraging on IT. However, illiteracy, low income savings and lack of bank branches in rural areas continue to be a roadblock to financial inclusion in many states and there is inadequate legal and financial structure.<ref name=":6" /><br /> |
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⚫ | '''No Frills Accounts (NFAs)''' can be opened with zero or minimal balances, removing a cost barrier to banking. Banks are also meant to charge minimal [[overdraft]] fees on NFAs. <ref name=":53">Garg, S. & Agarwal, P. (2014). Financial Inclusion in India – a Review of Initiatives and Achievements. ''IOSR Journal of Business and Management.'' 16(6), 52-61. [[Doi (identifier)|doi]]:10.9790/487X-16615261.</ref> |
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⚫ | '''Know-your-customer (KYC) requirements''' for opening bank accounts were relaxed for small accounts in August 2005, eliminating a documentation barrier to banking. The new procedure only requires an introduction by an account holder who has been subjected to the full KYC screening.<ref name=":722">{{cite web|title=Financial Inclusion {{!}} A road India needs to travel|url=http://rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_SpeechesView.aspx?Id=607|last=Chakrabarty|first=Dr. K.C.|publisher=[[Reserve Bank of India]]|accessdate=12 Oct 2011}}</ref> Additionally, banks were permitted to accept more easily produced forms of documentation for proof of identity and address. |
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'''Opening of no-frills accounts:''' Basic banking no-frills account is with nil or very low minimum balance as well as charges that make such accounts accessible to vast sections of the population. Banks have been advised to provide small overdrafts in such accounts. |
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⚫ | '''Technology,''' particularly the introduction of branchless banking, ATM/Kiosk based banking, and mobile banking initiatives, is being used to deliver banking services to rural and remote areas.<ref name=":54">Garg, S. & Agarwal, P. (2014). Financial Inclusion in India – a Review of Initiatives and Achievements. ''IOSR Journal of Business and Management.'' 16(6), 52-61. [[Doi (identifier)|doi]]:10.9790/487X-16615261.</ref> Banks have been advised to make effective use of information and communications technology (ICT), to provide doorstep banking services (define this) through the BC model where the accounts can be operated by even illiterate customers by using biometrics, thus ensuring the security of transactions and enhancing confidence in the banking system.<ref name="Alternative2">[http://www.thealternative.in/society/the-changing-face-of-rural-banking-in-india/ "The changing face of rural banking in India" by Debroop Sengupta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820061118/http://www.thealternative.in/society/the-changing-face-of-rural-banking-in-india/|date=2014-08-20}}, ''The Alternative.in'' Jan 11, 2014.</ref> |
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⚫ | Banks have been asked to consider offering '''unique credit cards''', the most popular being General Purpose Credit Cards (GCCs), and Kisan Credit Cards. These unique cards offer credit to those in rural and semi-urban areas, farmers, and others with adjusted [[Collateral (finance)|collateral]] and security requirements with the objective of providing hassle-free credit.<ref name=":55">Garg, S. & Agarwal, P. (2014). Financial Inclusion in India – a Review of Initiatives and Achievements. ''IOSR Journal of Business and Management.'' 16(6), 52-61. [[Doi (identifier)|doi]]:10.9790/487X-16615261.</ref><ref name=":73">{{cite web|title=Financial Inclusion {{!}} A road India needs to travel|url=http://rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_SpeechesView.aspx?Id=607|last=Chakrabarty|first=Dr. K.C.|publisher=[[Reserve Bank of India]]|accessdate=12 Oct 2011}}</ref> |
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⚫ | The [[National Rural Employment Guarantee Act, 2005|'''Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act''']] (MGNREGA) is meant to provide supplemental employment at a guaranteed minimum wage and facilitate financial inclusion to empower women and rural laborers.<ref>Breitkreuz, R, Stanton, C.J., Brady, N., Pattison Williams, J., King, E.D., Mishra, C., Swallow, B. (2017). The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A Policy Solution to Rural Poverty in India? ''Development Policy Review.'' 35(3), 397-417.</ref> While achieving financial inclusion is not its main goal, the program directly deposits wages into bank accounts as a way to limit corruption, speed delivery of benefits, and connect wage laborers to bank accounts.<ref>Reddy, D.N., Reddy, A.A., Bantilan, M.C.S. (2014). The Impact of Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) on Rural Labor Markets and Agriculture. ''India Review''. 12(3), 251-273.</ref> |
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The [[Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana|'''Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana''']] policy scheme was announced by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in his 2014 Independence Day Speech and launched in August of 2014 in an effort to provide "universal access" to banking through the creation of basic banking accounts which come with other basic financial services.<ref name="pib-en-1091132">{{cite web|title=Prime Minister to Launch Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Tomorrow|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109113|date=27 August 2014|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India|accessdate=28 August 2014}}</ref> Modi informed all Indian banks of the initiative and declared it a national priority.<ref name="pib-en-1090512">{{cite web|title=PM's email to all bank officers|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109051|date=25 August 2014|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India|accessdate=28 August 2014}}</ref> On the inauguration day of the scheme, 1.5 crore (15 million) bank accounts were opened and since then, more than 18 million bank accounts have been created.<ref name="ET-28-aug-142">{{cite news|author=ET Bureau|date=28 August 2014|title=PM 'Jan Dhan' Yojana launched; aims to open 1.5 crore bank accounts on first day|newspaper=The Economic Times|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/pm-jan-dhan-yojana-launched-aims-to-open-1-5-crore-bank-accounts-on-first-day/articleshow/41093413.cms|accessdate=28 August 2014}}</ref><ref name=":33">Sudhakar, A. & Singh, T.S. (2017). Financial Inclusion: The Role of RBI and Government. ''IOSR Journal of Business and Management.'' 6(13), 70-75.</ref> |
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⚫ | In 2016, the Government of India instituted a sweeping [[2016 Indian banknote demonetisation|'''demonetisation policy''']] in an attempt to stop corruption and the flow of black money. This move forced people to deposit their money into banks or see its value evaporate, with the goal of integrating citizens into a cashless and taxable economy and banking system.<ref>Taruna & Kumar, N. (2017). Demonetization in rural areas of Lucknow (U.P): Immediate impact make life difficult to live. ''International Journal of Commerce and Management Research.'' 3(4), 100-103</ref> While India has seen new bank accounts continue to open in the wake of this policy change, and an overall increase in use of digital payment systems and other financial services, the policy change caused an extreme disruption to the financial system and debate continues on its efficacy. Many people, particularly those in rural areas still lack easy access to banks and awareness of digital services and those working as day laborers saw the cash flow of their incomes interrupted by the sudden change.<ref>Devi, L.V.K & Devi, L.V.R. (2017). Impact of Demonetisation on Financial Inclusion in India. ''IOSR Journal of Business and Management.'' 8(7), 42-47</ref> |
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'''Relaxation on know-your-customer (KYC) norms:''' KYC requirements for opening bank accounts were relaxed for small accounts in August 2005, thereby simplifying procedures by stipulating that introduction by an account holder who has been subjected to the full KYC drill would suffice for opening such accounts. The banks were also permitted to take any evidence as to the identity and address of the customer to their satisfaction. It has now been further relaxed to include the letters issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India containing details of name, address and [[Unique Identification Authority of India|Aadhaar]] number. |
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'''Technology,''' specifically the introduction of branchless banking, ATM/Kiosk based banking, and mobile banking initiatives, is being used to deliver banking services to rural and remote areas.<ref name=":5" /> Banks have been advised to make effective use of information and communications technology (ICT), to provide doorstep banking services (define this) through the BC model where the accounts can be operated by even illiterate customers by using biometrics, thus ensuring the security of transactions and enhancing confidence in the banking system.<ref name="Alternative" /> |
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'''GCC:''' With a view to helping the poor and the disadvantaged with access to easy credit, banks have been asked to consider introduction of a general purpose credit card facility up to `25,000 at their rural and semi-urban branches. The objective of the scheme is to provide hassle-free credit to banks’ customers based on the assessment of cash flow without insistence on security, purpose or end use of the credit. This is in the nature of revolving credit entitling the holder to withdraw up to the limit sanctioned. |
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⚫ | MGNREGA is meant to provide supplemental employment at a guaranteed minimum wage and facilitate financial inclusion to empower women and rural laborers.<ref>Breitkreuz, R, Stanton, C.J., Brady, N., Pattison Williams, J., King, E.D., Mishra, C., Swallow, B. (2017). The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A Policy Solution to Rural Poverty in India? ''Development Policy Review.'' 35(3), 397-417.</ref> |
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The government of India recently announced “Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojna,”<ref name=":8">{{cite news|date=October 2014|title=Dhan Yojna|newspaper=Economic Times|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-10-07/news/54735604_1_prime-minister-narendra-modi-pradhan-mantri-jan-dhan-yojana-bank}}</ref> a national financial inclusion mission which aims to provide bank accounts to at least 75 million people by January 26, 2015. To achieve this milestone, it's important for both service providers and policy makers to have readily available information outlining gaps in access and interactive tools that help better understand the context at the district level. |
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced this scheme for comprehensive financial inclusion on his first Independence Day speech on 15 August 2014. The scheme was formally launched on 28 August 2014<ref name="pib-en-109113">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109113|title=Prime Minister to Launch Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana Tomorrow|date=27 August 2014|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India|accessdate=28 August 2014}}</ref> with a target to provide 'universal access to banking facilities' starting with [[Basic Banking Account|Basic Banking Accounts]] with overdraft facility of Rs.5000 after six months and [[RuPay]] Debit card with inbuilt accident insurance cover of Rs. 1 lakh and RuPay Kisan Card & in next phase, micro insurance & pension etc. will also be added.<ref name="pib-en-109113" /> In a run up to the formal launch of this scheme, the Prime Minister personally mailed to CEOs of all banks to gear up for the gigantic task of enrolling over 7.5 crore (75 million) households and to open their accounts.<ref name="pib-en-109051">{{cite web|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=109051|title=PM's email to all bank officers|date=25 August 2014|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Govt. of India|accessdate=28 August 2014}}</ref> In this email he categorically declared that a bank account for each household was a "national priority". |
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On the inauguration day of the scheme, 1.5 Crore (15 million) bank accounts were opened.<ref name="ET-28-aug-14">{{cite news|author=ET Bureau|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/policy/pm-jan-dhan-yojana-launched-aims-to-open-1-5-crore-bank-accounts-on-first-day/articleshow/41093413.cms|title=PM 'Jan Dhan' Yojana launched; aims to open 1.5 crore bank accounts on first day|date=28 August 2014|newspaper=The Economic Times|accessdate=28 August 2014}}</ref> |
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The [[Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana]] policy scheme was announced by Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] in his 2014 Independence Day Speech and launched in August of 2014 in an effort to provide "universal access" to banking through the creation of basic banking accounts which come with other basic financial services.<ref name="pib-en-109113" /> Modi informed all Indian banks of the initiative and declared it a national priority.<ref name="pib-en-109051" /> On the inauguration day of the scheme, 1.5 crore (15 million) bank accounts were opened and since then, more than 18 million bank accounts have been created.<ref name="ET-28-aug-14" /><ref name=":3" /> |
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Several Startups are working towards increasing Financial Inclusion in India by organising various large unorganised sectors where payments primarily happen in Cash, instead of a bank transaction. |
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The Bali Fintech paper offers a high-level framework for countries to consider and to tailor fintech applications to national circumstances, and recognize that their individual approach to fintech may vary depending on the type of financial services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/fintech|title=focus area prototype redesign|website=World Bank|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> |
The Bali Fintech paper offers a high-level framework for countries to consider and to tailor fintech applications to national circumstances, and recognize that their individual approach to fintech may vary depending on the type of financial services.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/fintech|title=focus area prototype redesign|website=World Bank|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> |
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In January 2006, RBI permitted banks to engage business facilitators (BFs) and BCs as intermediaries for providing financial and banking services. The BC model allows banks to provide doorstep delivery of services, especially cash in-cash out transactions, thus addressing the last-mile problem. The list of eligible individuals and entities that can be engaged as BCs is being widened from time to time. With effect from September 2010, for-profit companies have also been allowed to be engaged as BCs. India map of Financial Inclusion by MIX provides more insights on this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.mixmarket.org/india|title=India Financial Inclusion Map|last=MIX|first=MARKET|publisher=MIX Market}}</ref> In the grass-root level, the Business correspondents (BCs), with the help of Village Panchayat (local governing body), has set up an ecosystem of Common Service Centres (CSC). CSC is a rural electronic hub with a computer connected to the internet that provides e-governance or business services to rural citizens.<ref name="Alternative" /> |
In January 2006, RBI permitted banks to engage business facilitators (BFs) and BCs as intermediaries for providing financial and banking services. The BC model allows banks to provide doorstep delivery of services, especially cash in-cash out transactions, thus addressing the last-mile problem. The list of eligible individuals and entities that can be engaged as BCs is being widened from time to time. With effect from September 2010, for-profit companies have also been allowed to be engaged as BCs. India map of Financial Inclusion by MIX provides more insights on this.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://maps.mixmarket.org/india|title=India Financial Inclusion Map|last=MIX|first=MARKET|publisher=MIX Market}}</ref> In the grass-root level, the Business correspondents (BCs), with the help of Village Panchayat (local governing body), has set up an ecosystem of Common Service Centres (CSC). CSC is a rural electronic hub with a computer connected to the internet that provides e-governance or business services to rural citizens.<ref name="Alternative">[http://www.thealternative.in/society/the-changing-face-of-rural-banking-in-india/ "The changing face of rural banking in India" by Debroop Sengupta] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140820061118/http://www.thealternative.in/society/the-changing-face-of-rural-banking-in-india/|date=2014-08-20}}, ''The Alternative.in'' Jan 11, 2014.</ref> |
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Financial inclusion in India is often closely connected to the aggressive micro credit policies that were introduced without the appropriate regulations oversight or consumer education policies. The result was consumers becoming quickly over-indebted to the point of committing suicide,<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/jQEWbu9lAAN9xT34uIadEN/India8217s-oldest-microfinance-firm-on-the-verge-of-closu.html "India’s oldest microfinance firm on the verge of closure"], ''Livemint.com'', Jul 27, 2011.</ref> lending institutions saw repayment rates collapse after politicians in one of the country's largest states called on borrowers to stop paying back their loans, threatening the existence of the entire 4 billion a year Indian microcredit industry.<ref name="autogenerated1">[https://www.npr.org/2010/12/09/131935206/India-Rocked-By-Microfinance-Crisis "India Rocked By Microfinance Crisis"], ''NPR'', December 09, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Polgreen|first1=Lydia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/world/asia/18micro.html?pagewanted=all|title=India Microcredit Sector Faces Collapse From Defaults|date=17 November 2010|work=The New York Times|last2=Bajaj|first2=Vikas}}</ref> This crisis has often been compared to the mortgage lending crisis in the US.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> |
Financial inclusion in India is often closely connected to the aggressive micro credit policies that were introduced without the appropriate regulations oversight or consumer education policies. The result was consumers becoming quickly over-indebted to the point of committing suicide,<ref>[http://www.livemint.com/Home-Page/jQEWbu9lAAN9xT34uIadEN/India8217s-oldest-microfinance-firm-on-the-verge-of-closu.html "India’s oldest microfinance firm on the verge of closure"], ''Livemint.com'', Jul 27, 2011.</ref> lending institutions saw repayment rates collapse after politicians in one of the country's largest states called on borrowers to stop paying back their loans, threatening the existence of the entire 4 billion a year Indian microcredit industry.<ref name="autogenerated1">[https://www.npr.org/2010/12/09/131935206/India-Rocked-By-Microfinance-Crisis "India Rocked By Microfinance Crisis"], ''NPR'', December 09, 2010.</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Polgreen|first1=Lydia|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/18/world/asia/18micro.html?pagewanted=all|title=India Microcredit Sector Faces Collapse From Defaults|date=17 November 2010|work=The New York Times|last2=Bajaj|first2=Vikas}}</ref> This crisis has often been compared to the mortgage lending crisis in the US.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> |
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The challenge for those working in the financial inclusion field has been to separate micro-credit as only one aspect of the larger financial inclusion efforts and use the Indian crisis as an example of the importance of having the appropriate regulatory and educational policy framework in place.<ref name=":7">{{cite web|title=Financial Inclusion {{!}} A road India needs to travel|url=http://rbi.org.in/scripts/BS_SpeechesView.aspx?Id=607|last=Chakrabarty|first=Dr. K.C.|publisher=[[Reserve Bank of India]]|accessdate=12 Oct 2011}}</ref> |
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Financial inclusion
Financial inclusion is defined as the availability and equality of opportunities to access financial services.[1] It refers to a process by which individuals and businesses gain access to appropriate, affordable, and timely financial products and services which include banking, loan, equity, and insurance products.[2][3] Financial inclusion efforts typically target those who are unbanked and underbanked, and directs sustainable financial services to them.[2] Having more inclusive financial systems has been linked to stronger and more sustainable economic growth and development and thus achieving financial inclusion has become a priority for many countries across the globe. [4]
In 2018 it was estimated that about 1.7 billion adults lacked a bank account.[5] Among those who are unbanked a significant number were women and poor people in rural areas and often those who are excluded from financial institutions face discrimination and belong to vulnerable or marginalized populations.[6] Financial inclusion is understood to go beyond merely opening a bank account; it is possible for banked individuals to be excluded from financial services.[7] While it is recognized that not all individuals need or want financial services, the goal of financial inclusion is to remove all barriers, both supply side and demand side.[6] Supply side barriers are those which stem from financial institutions themselves and often indicate poor financial infrastructure and include lack of nearby financial institutions, high costs to opening accounts, or documentation requirements. Demand side barriers refer to aspects of the individual seeking financial services and include poor financial literacy, lack of financial capability, or cultural or religious beliefs that impact their financial decisions.[3]
Initiatives by Country
Financial Inclusion in India
The concept of financial inclusion, extending financial services to those who typically lack access, has been a goal for the Government of India since the 1950s.[8]
The nationalization of banks, which occurred from the mid 1950s to the late 1960s, culminating in 1969 with the nationalization of 14 commercial banks by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, brought banking facilities to previously unreached areas of the country.[9] The “branching” of banks into rural areas increased lending for agriculture and other unserved rural populations and Indira Gandhi spoke of it as a tactic to “accelerate development” and to address poverty and unemployment.[10]
The Lead Bank Scheme followed nationalization as a way to coordinate banks and credit institutions by districts to more comprehensively ensure that rural areas had their credit needs met.[11] In 1975, the Government of India followed this with efforts to specifically reach rural areas by establishing Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) meant to exclusively meet demand in the rural economy and the number of RRBs has significantly increased over the years.[11]
In 2004 the Khan Commission, created by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), investigated the state of financial inclusion in India and laid out a series of recommendations. In response, RBI Governor Y. Venugopal Reddy, expressed concern regarding the exclusion of millions from the formal financial system and urged banks to better align their existing practices with the objective of financial inclusion.[12][13] The RBI began to spearhead efforts to expand institutional access to financial services and, in conjunction with the Government of India, has been proactive in developing banking products, crafting new regulations, and advocating for financial inclusion.[6][11]
Since financial inclusion was established as a priority for the GOI and RBI, progress has been made. Mangalam, Puducherry became the first village in India where all households were provided banking facilities.[14] States or union territories such as Puducherry, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala announced 100% financial inclusion in all their districts.[15] The Indian Reserve Bank vision for 2020 is to open nearly 600 million new customers' accounts and service them through a variety of channels by leveraging on IT. However, illiteracy, low income savings and lack of bank branches in rural areas continue to be a roadblock to financial inclusion in many states and there is inadequate legal and financial structure.[3]
Financial sector strategies
No Frills Accounts (NFAs) can be opened with zero or minimal balances, removing a cost barrier to banking. Banks are also meant to charge minimal overdraft fees on NFAs. [16]
Know-your-customer (KYC) requirements for opening bank accounts were relaxed for small accounts in August 2005, eliminating a documentation barrier to banking. The new procedure only requires an introduction by an account holder who has been subjected to the full KYC screening.[17] Additionally, banks were permitted to accept more easily produced forms of documentation for proof of identity and address.
Technology, particularly the introduction of branchless banking, ATM/Kiosk based banking, and mobile banking initiatives, is being used to deliver banking services to rural and remote areas.[18] Banks have been advised to make effective use of information and communications technology (ICT), to provide doorstep banking services (define this) through the BC model where the accounts can be operated by even illiterate customers by using biometrics, thus ensuring the security of transactions and enhancing confidence in the banking system.[19]
Banks have been asked to consider offering unique credit cards, the most popular being General Purpose Credit Cards (GCCs), and Kisan Credit Cards. These unique cards offer credit to those in rural and semi-urban areas, farmers, and others with adjusted collateral and security requirements with the objective of providing hassle-free credit.[20][21]
Government policies
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) is meant to provide supplemental employment at a guaranteed minimum wage and facilitate financial inclusion to empower women and rural laborers.[22] While achieving financial inclusion is not its main goal, the program directly deposits wages into bank accounts as a way to limit corruption, speed delivery of benefits, and connect wage laborers to bank accounts.[23]
The Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana policy scheme was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his 2014 Independence Day Speech and launched in August of 2014 in an effort to provide "universal access" to banking through the creation of basic banking accounts which come with other basic financial services.[24] Modi informed all Indian banks of the initiative and declared it a national priority.[25] On the inauguration day of the scheme, 1.5 crore (15 million) bank accounts were opened and since then, more than 18 million bank accounts have been created.[26][27]
In 2016, the Government of India instituted a sweeping demonetisation policy in an attempt to stop corruption and the flow of black money. This move forced people to deposit their money into banks or see its value evaporate, with the goal of integrating citizens into a cashless and taxable economy and banking system.[28] While India has seen new bank accounts continue to open in the wake of this policy change, and an overall increase in use of digital payment systems and other financial services, the policy change caused an extreme disruption to the financial system and debate continues on its efficacy. Many people, particularly those in rural areas still lack easy access to banks and awareness of digital services and those working as day laborers saw the cash flow of their incomes interrupted by the sudden change.[29]
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Several Startups are working towards increasing Financial Inclusion in India by organising various large unorganised sectors where payments primarily happen in Cash, instead of a bank transaction.
Recently, the government of India came up with a policy under the name "rupee exchange" to exchange higher notes with the intent of: clamping down on tax defaulters, track down corrupt officers ( by rendering valueless heavy cash stashed away secretly) and generally restoring sanity to the economic system. First off it is alarming that despite the fact that India's CRISIL index is in excess of 40% and it is reputed to be heavy on technology, over 85% of its financial transactions are cash based. While income and inequality gaps will widen anyway, it is recommended that India embraces - proposed - as a matter of policy financial inclusion.[30] The World Bank and the IMF launched the Bali Fintech Agenda paper in October 2018, which proposes a framework on high-level fintech issues that countries should consider in their domestic policy discussions.
The Bali Fintech paper offers a high-level framework for countries to consider and to tailor fintech applications to national circumstances, and recognize that their individual approach to fintech may vary depending on the type of financial services.[31]
Strategies I need to clean up / do more research on
Engaging business correspondents (BCs)
In January 2006, RBI permitted banks to engage business facilitators (BFs) and BCs as intermediaries for providing financial and banking services. The BC model allows banks to provide doorstep delivery of services, especially cash in-cash out transactions, thus addressing the last-mile problem. The list of eligible individuals and entities that can be engaged as BCs is being widened from time to time. With effect from September 2010, for-profit companies have also been allowed to be engaged as BCs. India map of Financial Inclusion by MIX provides more insights on this.[32] In the grass-root level, the Business correspondents (BCs), with the help of Village Panchayat (local governing body), has set up an ecosystem of Common Service Centres (CSC). CSC is a rural electronic hub with a computer connected to the internet that provides e-governance or business services to rural citizens.[33]
Adoption of EBT
Banks have been advised to implement EBT by leveraging ICT-based banking through BCs to transfer social benefits electronically to the bank account of the beneficiary and deliver government benefits to the doorstep of the beneficiary, thus reducing dependence on cash and lowering transaction costs.
Simplified branch authorization:
To address the issue of uneven spread of bank branches, in December 2009, domestic scheduled commercial banks were permitted to freely open branches in tier III to tier VI centres with a population of less than 50,000 under general permission, subject to reporting. In the north-eastern states and Sikkim, domestic scheduled commercial banks can now open branches in rural, semi-urban and urban centres without the need to take permission from RBI in each case, subject to reporting.
Opening of branches in unbanked rural centres
To further step up the opening of branches in rural areas so as to improve banking penetration and financial inclusion rapidly, the need for the opening of more bricks and mortar branches, besides the use of BCs, was felt. Accordingly, banks have been mandated in the April monetary policy statement to allocate at least 25% of the total number of branches to be opened during a year to unbanked rural centres.
Measuring Financial Inclusion + Progress
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Financial inclusion again featured later in 2005 when it was used by K.C. Chakraborthy, the chairman of Indian Bank. Mangalam, Puducherry became the first village in India where all households were provided banking facilities.[14] Norms became less strict for people intending to open accounts with annual deposits of less than Rs. 50,000. General credit cards (GCCs) were issued to the poor and the disadvantaged with a view to help them access easy credit.[citation needed] In January 2006, the Reserve Bank permitted commercial banks to make use of the services of non-governmental organizations (NGOs/SHGs), micro-finance institutions, and other civil society organizations as intermediaries for providing financial and banking services. These intermediaries could be used as business facilitators or business correspondents by commercial banks. The bank asked the commercial banks in different regions to start a 100% financial inclusion campaign on a pilot basis. As a result of the campaign, states or union territories such as Puducherry, Himachal Pradesh and Kerala announced 100% financial inclusion in all their districts. The Indian Reserve Bank vision for 2020 is to open nearly 600 million new customers' accounts and service them through a variety of channels by leveraging on IT. However, illiteracy, low income savings and lack of bank branches in rural areas continue to be a roadblock to financial inclusion in many states and there is inadequate legal and financial structure.[3]
MIX designed the FINclusion Lab India FI workbook[34] to support these actors as they craft strategies to achieve these goals.
Financial inclusion index
On June 25, 2013, CRISIL, India's leading credit rating and research company launched an index to measure the status of financial inclusion in India. The index- Inclusix- along with a report,[35] was released by the Finance Minister of India, P. Chidambaram[36] at a widely covered program at New Delhi. CRISIL Inclusix is a one-of-its-kind tool to measure the extent of inclusion in India, right down to each of the 632 districts. CRISIL Inclusix is a relative index on a scale of 0 to 100, and combines three critical parameters of basic banking services— branch penetration, deposit penetration, and credit penetration—into one metric.
The report, covering data till April 2016, highlights many hitherto unknown facets of inclusion in India. It contains regional, state-wise, and district-wise assessments of financial inclusion, and the first analysis of trends in inclusion over a three-year timeframe. Some key conclusions from the study are:[37]
- The all-India CRISIL Inclusix score of 58.0 is above average as of April 2016, this is a significant improvement from 35.4 in 2009.[38]
- Deposit penetration is the key driver of financial inclusion– the number of deposit accounts (1646 million), is almost eight times the number of credit accounts (196 million).[38]
- The top three states are Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.[38]
Debates/controversies
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Financial inclusion in India is often closely connected to the aggressive micro credit policies that were introduced without the appropriate regulations oversight or consumer education policies. The result was consumers becoming quickly over-indebted to the point of committing suicide,[39] lending institutions saw repayment rates collapse after politicians in one of the country's largest states called on borrowers to stop paying back their loans, threatening the existence of the entire 4 billion a year Indian microcredit industry.[40][41] This crisis has often been compared to the mortgage lending crisis in the US.[40]
The challenge for those working in the financial inclusion field has been to separate micro-credit as only one aspect of the larger financial inclusion efforts and use the Indian crisis as an example of the importance of having the appropriate regulatory and educational policy framework in place.[42]
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- ^ a b World Bank (2013-11-07). Global Financial Development Report 2014: Financial Inclusion. The World Bank. doi:10.1596/978-0-8213-9985-9. ISBN 978-0-8213-9985-9.
- ^ a b c d Shankar, Savita (2013). "Financial Inclusion in India: Do Microfinance Institutions Address Access Barriers?" (PDF). ACRN Journal of Entrepreneurship Perspectives. 2: 60–74.
- ^ Dixit, R., Ghosh, M. (2013). Financial Inclusion for Inclusive Growth of India – A Study of Indian States. International Journal of Business Management and Research. 3, 147-156.
- ^ "Overview". World Bank. Retrieved 2020-04-22.
- ^ a b c Garg, S. & Agarwal, P. (2014). Financial Inclusion in India – a Review of Initiatives and Achievements. IOSR Journal of Business and Management. 16(6), 52-61. doi:10.9790/487X-16615261.
- ^ Ranjani, K.S.; Bapat, Varadraj (2015-01). "Deepening Financial Inclusion Beyond Account Opening: Road Ahead for Banks". Business Perspectives and Research. 3 (1): 52–65. doi:10.1177/2278533714551864. ISSN 2278-5337.
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- ^ a b Babu, P. Raja (2015). "Measure for Achieving Financial Inclusion in India and Its Inclusive Growth" (PDF). IOSR journal of Economics and Finance. 6: 35–37.
- ^ Seeman, Bharath (2014). Bank Exam Pedia. Rapid Academy of Competitive Exams (RACE) Institute. p. 67.
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- ^ Chakrabarty, Dr. K.C. "Financial Inclusion | A road India needs to travel". Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 12 Oct 2011.
- ^ Garg, S. & Agarwal, P. (2014). Financial Inclusion in India – a Review of Initiatives and Achievements. IOSR Journal of Business and Management. 16(6), 52-61. doi:10.9790/487X-16615261.
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- ^ Chakrabarty, Dr. K.C. "Financial Inclusion | A road India needs to travel". Reserve Bank of India. Retrieved 12 Oct 2011.
- ^ Breitkreuz, R, Stanton, C.J., Brady, N., Pattison Williams, J., King, E.D., Mishra, C., Swallow, B. (2017). The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme: A Policy Solution to Rural Poverty in India? Development Policy Review. 35(3), 397-417.
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- ^ Taruna & Kumar, N. (2017). Demonetization in rural areas of Lucknow (U.P): Immediate impact make life difficult to live. International Journal of Commerce and Management Research. 3(4), 100-103
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- ^ CNN News Nov 2016
- ^ "focus area prototype redesign". World Bank. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
- ^ MIX, MARKET. "India Financial Inclusion Map". MIX Market.
- ^ "The changing face of rural banking in India" by Debroop Sengupta Archived 2014-08-20 at the Wayback Machine, The Alternative.in Jan 11, 2014.
- ^ MIX, MARKET. "India Financial Inclusion Workbook". FINclusion Lab.
- ^ "CRISIL Inclusix" Archived 2017-07-10 at the Wayback Machine, June 2013.
- ^ "P Chidambaram launches Crisil Inclusix", DNA India, June 25, 2013.
- ^ "Finance Minister launches ‘CRISIL Inclusix’" Archived 2013-07-17 at the Wayback Machine, CRISIL, June 25, 2013.
- ^ a b c "CRISIL Inclusix February 2018 | Volume 4" (PDF).
- ^ "India’s oldest microfinance firm on the verge of closure", Livemint.com, Jul 27, 2011.
- ^ a b "India Rocked By Microfinance Crisis", NPR, December 09, 2010.
- ^ Polgreen, Lydia; Bajaj, Vikas (17 November 2010). "India Microcredit Sector Faces Collapse From Defaults". The New York Times.
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