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Defence Minister Arun Jaitley said the country faced two serious threats one in Jammu & Kashmir and second being problem of Left-Wing Extremism in central India. (Photo: PTI)

Finance Minister Jaitley says GST implementation was smoother than...

The decision-making mechanism at the top between the Centre and the states has been 'reasonably institutionalised', he...

22 Sept 2017 2:31 PM IST

The Minister of Law and Justice, Ravi Shankar Prasad, said the government has been of view that Right to Privacy should be fundamental right. (Photo: PTI)

Financial, digital inclusion go hand in hand: Law and IT Minister...

The minister also said questions around privacy are being raised with increase in digitisation.

14 Sept 2017 9:49 AM IST

The objective of imparting financial literacy is to spearhead a revolution to change the investment habits of rural India and the middle classes through easily understandable education modules, pre-tested for their learnability before dissemination. (Representational image)

Why financial inclusion and financial literacy needs to have priority...

Financial inclusion can only happen concurrently with financial literacy, which are twin pillars to mitigate poverty.

3 Oct 2018 12:22 AM IST

Indian women face worse prospects in almost every aspect of their daily lives education, employment opportunities, health or financial inclusion.

India among nations with most conducive environment for financial...

As per the report India, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and Mexico have the most favourable conditions for inclusive finance.

31 Oct 2019 3:06 PM IST

India Post is starting its India Post Payments Bank.

All you need to know regarding India Post Payments Bank savings...

At Rs 50, the minimum average balance (MAB) needed to be kept in an India Post savings account is very small.

20 Jun 2019 3:29 PM IST

Payments on UPI in June hit an all-time high. (PTI Photo)

World Bank Hails India's Digital Public Infrastructure Approach, Cites...

India's DPI has not only transformed the public sector

8 Sept 2023 8:38 PM IST

The steps to the financial inclusion pyramid are quite steep, but given our determination, the climb can be made easier and we can put the pyramid on it head. It is really heartwarming that financial inclusion initiatives are now in a mission mode.

Unravelling financial inclusion in India

It can provide them an opportunity to move out of poverty or build resilience to absorb a financial shock without...

3 Dec 2018 12:07 AM IST

The Centre also stressed that no public sector banks had given any instructions to their officials to deposit Re 1 or 2 to avoid zero balance in Jan Dhan accounts. (Photo: Representational Image/PTI)

Banking for all hit as 1 crore Jan Dhan accounts frozen

Banks cite a 'no transaction' activity in large number of these accounts as reason for their action.

29 March 2017 5:08 PM IST

India Post is starting its India Post Payments Bank.

India Post Payments Bank set to start operations

India Post Payments Bank is the third entity to receive payments bank permit after Airtel and mobile wallet Paytm.

4 Feb 2017 10:45 AM IST