Farmers’ plight should “shake the conscience” of the banking sector : PM Narendra Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with finance minister Arun Jaitley, Maharashtra governor C Vidyasagar Rao, Maharashtra Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis and RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan during the celebration of 80th Foundation day of Reserve Bank of India at NCPA on Thursday. (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Appreciating the role played by RBI over the last 80 years, the Prime Minister complimented the RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan, for his grasp and clarity on economic issues. (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, "RBI will be completing 100 years in 2035...it will be appropriate for the central bank to work on the theme of financial inclusion and prepare a road map for achieving it." (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Listing infrastructure among five major challenges he has to reckon with, Jaitley had said that it is a challenge for government to increase investment in the sector. (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing the gathering during the celebration of 80th Foundation day of Reserve Bank of India at NCPA on Thursday. Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday asked the RBI to prepare a 20-year road map for financial inclusion (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

The Prime Minister also called upon the bankers to extend credit to resource rich eastern states. (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the success of the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana and the Direct Benefit Transfer of LPG subsidy had shown the potential of the enormous role that the banking sector can play in ensuring financial inclusion. (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

As part of his 'Make in India' initiative, Modi urged RBI to take the lead in ensuring that India starts to manufacture the paper and ink that are used to print currency notes. (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Lauding the efforts of the Reserve Bank in improving macro-economic conditions in last eight decades, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said the central bank's professionalism has served the country well. (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Cautioning banks against excessive lending to the infrastructure sector, RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan on Thursday said such loans should not override the overall financial stability, which is "key to national security". (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)

Elaborating on the issue of financial inclusion, Modi urged banks to come up with creative financial inclusion instruments to help prevent farmer suicides. (Source: Express photo by Prashant Nadkar)