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Jan Dhan at 12: Women hold 33 crore of 59 crore accountsOver Rs 53 lakh crore has been transferred through Direct Benefit Transfer to beneficiaries. Nearly 33 crore women now hold Jan Dhan accoun...
28 Aug, 2026, 07.23 PM IST
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Airtel Payments Bank to expand footprint in West BengalOver 12,500 unbanked villages in the state now have access to formal banking services with Airtel Payments Bank.
20 Nov, 2020, 03.10 PM IST
Camp in villages to open accounts for the unbanked: GovernmentRBI has now said that only RBI office, located in 19 centres, would exchange old notes. However, one can deposit old notes in one's account...
29 Nov, 2016, 08.37 AM IST
Government directs banks to open account in unranked areasICICI Bank on Monday said the bank would train villagers in 100 villages on how to use digital channels for payments.
28 Nov, 2016, 10.47 PM IST
Note ban: ICICI Bank presses into service mobile branchesSince November 9, ICICI Bank has deployed mobile branches across 21 villages in Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Over 90 per cent of t...
27 Nov, 2016, 03.41 PM IST
Village over 5,000 residents to have bank branches by March 2017Reserve Bank said every village with a population over 5,000 should have a bank branch by March 2017 and asked the SLBC's to identify such ...
31 Dec, 2015, 10.57 PM IST
ICICI Bank launches 'branch on wheels'As part of its financial inclusion initiative, ICICI Bank claimed to have become the first private sector lender to launch a 'branch-on-whe...
05 Sep, 2013, 07.58 PM IST
Finalise roadmap for services to villages by August, RBI to banksReserve Bank today asked banks to finalise the roadmap for providing banking services to villages with less than 2,000 population by August.
19 Jun, 2012, 11.26 PM IST
- State Bank of India achieves 100% financial inclusion in AP circle
State Bank of India has achieved 100 per cent coverage of its allotted unbanked villages in Andhra Pradesh.
02 Jan, 2012, 08.56 PM IST
- Banks complete 62% of financial inclusion target in 20 months
The country's banking sector has reached out to 45,000 unbanked villages over the last 19-20 months.
12 Dec, 2011, 09.18 PM IST
- State Bank of India launches mobile banking facility for villagers
State Bank of India today launched mobile banking facility for providing services to villagers at their door-steps.
28 Nov, 2011, 03.34 PM IST
- FM Pranab Mukherjee forms panel of bankers to improve banking penetration in north-eastern states
60 blocks in NE states remain unbanked despite the govt's financial inclusion drive. The region also has 55 districts where banks have skel...
09 Nov, 2011, 02.13 AM IST
- Banks achieve 46% of financial inclusion target in Bengal and North East
Mukherjee said banks have achieved 46% of their financial inclusion target in West Bengal and eight northeastern states and the balance wil...
08 Nov, 2011, 03.02 PM IST
- Financial inclusion but not at the cost of rising NPAs: RBI
The Reserve Bank on Monday said it would strike a balance between expanding banking reach and stability of banks, even as it tries hard to ...
15 Mar, 2010, 09.51 PM IST
- Banks to get sops for rural reach
Reward in form of financial incentives are in the offiing for commercial banks that open branches in the unbanked areas of the country, as ...
03 Oct, 2009, 03.07 AM IST