New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) NITI Aayog Member Dr. R. Balasubramaniam on Friday highlighted India’s integrated approach to financial inclusion and financial health during an interaction with Queen Maxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Financial Health.Dr. Balasubramaniam shared that India’s financial inclusion journey began with the JAM trinity — Jan Dhan accounts, Aadhaar and mobile connectivity — which laid the foundation for achieving fina…
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Jaipur, June 12 (IANS) Union Minister of State (MoS) for Social Justice and Empowerment Ramdas Athawale on Friday asserted that the Narendra Modi-led government is promoting development across the country without discrimination, providing budgetary support to all states regardless of which party is in power. He said that Rajasthan has received substantial assistance from the Centre and credited both the Central and state governments for accelerating welfare and development initiatives.MoS Athawa…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government will achieve a milestone on Tuesday, marking 12 years of uninterrupted rule in its third consecutive term, celebrating another year defined by ambitious welfare programmes, economic resilience, and India’s strengthened global stature.“Over the last 12 years, India has witnessed many transformations and at the core of these changes is the welfare of the poor and downtrodden. We have always be…
New Delhi, June 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday highlighted the several transformations India has witnessed in the last 12 years and said that the Centre’s efforts have been inspired by Antyodaya, with the welfare of the poor and underprivileged remaining at the core of the government’s efforts.Stressing the guiding principle behind these initiatives is Antyodaya, PM Modi said that the government ensures that the benefits of development reach those who had remained deprived for…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) AI‑driven credit models could unlock an estimated credit gap worth $130–170 billion in economic value and reduce MSMEs’ reliance on informal lending, the government said on Wednesday, adding that India’s financial‑inclusion push is being reshaped by the convergence of a strong Digital Public Infrastructure and artificial intelligence.AI models, leveraging consent‑based data sharing and advanced analytics, can strengthen credit assessment and risk management, …
New Delhi, March 12 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday drew a parallel between Mahatma Gandhi’s historic Dandi March of 1930, which united the nation in its struggle for independence, and India’s present collective mission of building a developed nation under the Viksit Bharat vision.Addressing the iTV Network’s NXT Summit in Delhi on the anniversary of the iconic Salt March, the Prime Minister described the current global landscape as one marked by conflicts, disruptions and uncert…
New Delhi, March 8 (IANS) As India celebrates the growing role of women in the country’s economic transformation, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said that greater financial access is helping women achieve real independence. In a post on social media platform X on the occasion of International Women’s Day, FM Sitharaman highlighted how initiatives such as Jan Dhan accounts and the rise of “Lakhpati Didis” are strengthening women’s financial power and reshaping househo…
New Delhi, Jan 8 (IANS) Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said on Thursday that India’s democracy benefits by criticism, but not by motivated fatalism by some “experts,” who seem more guided by their politics rather than academic rigour.“As we step into 2026, public debate in India should begin with a little New Year discipline, not by packaging insinuations, assumptions and shoot and scoot assertions as economic analysis,” the minister observed in a post on X.He further stated that in…