Thematic Area
FINANCIAL INCLUSION
Objective
To support developmental and promotional activities with a view to securing greater financial inclusion, particularly among weaker sections, low income groups and in backward regions/ unbanked areas.
Activities
Funding support for capacity building inputs to Business Facilitators and Business Correspondents;
Providing promotional support to institutions, such as, Resource Centres, Farmers’ Service Centres and Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institutes to enable them to provide improved technical and financial services (including counseling) aimed at increasing technology adoption, effective management of assets, nurturing entrepreneurial capacity and increasing financial education and literacy;
Providing funding support for promotion, nurturing and credit linking of Self Help Groups (SHGs);
To support developmental and promotional activities with a view to securing greater financial inclusion, particularly among weaker sections, low income groups and in backward regions/ unbanked areas.
Activities