Tapping the Untapped (Financial Inclusion)

Abstract

As far as our economic growth is concerned, we are growing rapidly .This statement is easily supported by GDP growth. Is this the growth of our whole economy? Ours is an agrarian economy and if people living in those rural areas are not being taken into account properly, then, it will be wrong to say that we are growing rapidly. A major portion of India lives in villages and that area is being excluded by the financial service providers. This article talks about the potential areas i.e. states regarding financial inclusion. This article tries to look into the problems faced by the bankers while opening up a branch in rural areas and problems the faced by customers. Ultimately, financial service providers have to foray into that field. This article gives an insight regarding financial inclusion. An attempt is being made by RBI , they have given some policies in which it is written clearly that Financial inclusion should be there. But it will be worth while to see the supply barriers in this field. The paper talks about those aspects too. This article discusses the issues raised in Andhra Pradesh recently, which should already be avoided by financial service providers. After all, the efforts of financial service providers should be more target oriented and packed with some strategy regarding financial inclusion and this paper just focuses upon some strategies. A survey of a rural area in Bareilly district was made to know the concerns of rural people regarding financial services. This paper is an attempt to peep into the different facets of financial inclusion but it will become effective only then, when policymakers show their required concern over it.