August 27, 2025 2:37 pm
Eleven years after the scheme, almost 100 per cent of households and over 90 per cent of adults have a bank account
October 06, 2024 5:12 pm
As a taxpayer when I see our political leaders spend recklessly on populist schemes in the name of welfare, I fear the worst. They appear bent on taking us backwards to a time when the world saw India as an economic basket case or, as foreign friends said to my face, a ‘land of starving millions.’
August 31, 2024 7:51 pm
Since its launch in 2014, the government’s flagship financial inclusion scheme has resulted in the opening of more than half a billion bank accounts.
August 29, 2024 7:22 am
The scheme has hastened financial inclusion. Focus should now be on products and services tailored to needs of low income households
August 31, 2024 11:56 pm
Here are the key takeaways from the government’s flagship financial inclusion programme. Also, go beyond the term and learn what is Financial Inclusion Index.
August 28, 2024 11:26 am
PMJDY account holders have entered the formal financial system after a lot of push. Future government programmes must explore interlinking accounts for a holistic approach to economic empowerment
August 28, 2024 6:02 am
The government’s flagship financial inclusion programme Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi ten years ago on August 28, 2014.
October 20, 2023 11:20 am
Delivering the inaugural address at Kautilya Economic Conclave 2023, Nirmala Sitharaman said, "You have the wars also today, for us to bear the brunt of."
October 26, 2021 3:54 pm
Karad lauded Tripura Gramin Bank that started its journey in 1976 with Rs 3 lakh and has now made businesses worth over Rs 12,000 crore.
May 31, 2021 8:57 am
As the nation battles through the second Covid-19 wave, the government’s most stellar achievement would be to change its role from ruling to sewa, or service
June 17, 2015 7:10 pm
BJP President Amit Shah today flagged off a week-long 'Naari Samman Yatra' in New Delhi.



