Financial Inclusion

1. Role of RBI in Financial Inclusion &
Financial Literacy

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3. Main Functions
 Monetary Authority:
 Formulates, implements and monitors the monetary policy.
 Objective: maintaining price stability while keeping in mind the objective of growth.
 Regulator and supervisor of the financial system:
 Prescribes broad parameters of banking operations within which the country's banking and
financial system functions.
 Objective: maintain public confidence in the system, protect depositors' interest and
provide cost-effective banking services to the public.
 Manager of Foreign Exchange
 Manages the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
 Objective: to facilitate external trade and payment and promote orderly development and
maintenance of foreign exchange market in India.

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 Issuer of currency:
 Issues and exchanges or destroys currency and coins not fit for circulation.
 Objective: to give the public adequate quantity of supplies of currency notes and coins and in
good quality.
 Developmental role
 Performs a wide range of promotional functions to support national objectives.
 Regulator and Supervisor of Payment and Settlement Systems:
 Introduces and upgrades safe and efficient modes of payment systems in the country to meet
the requirements of the public at large.
 Objective: maintain public confidence in payment and settlement system
 Related Functions
 Banker to the Government: performs merchant banking function for the central and the state
governments; also acts as their banker.
 Banker to banks: maintains banking accounts of all scheduled banks.

5. Overview of FIDD

6. Financial Inclusion
& Financial
Literacy-
Perspectives

7. The process of ensuring access to financial services, timely and
adequate credit for vulnerable groups such as weaker sections
and low-income groups at an affordable cost”.
Financial Inclusion Index- RBI (March 2021)53.9

8. Understanding the excluded – Insights from Global Findex 2017
 Access to Financial Services
 Globally 1.7 billion adults unbanked (Half in Bangladesh, China, India,
Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Pakistan)*
 Share of adults owning an account-69% (2014-62%, 2011-51%)*
 Between 2014 and 2017, 514 million people obtained accounts.

9. Financial Inclusion
-A Global Perspective
Eliminating
Extreme
Poverty
Reducing
Hunger and
promoting food
security
Achieving Good Health
and Well-being
Promoting
Gender Equality
Building resilient
infrastructure, promote
inclusive and sustainable
industrialization and
foster innovation
Full and productive
employment and
decent work
Reducing income
inequality within
and among
countries
Seven of the seventeen
United Nations
Sustainable Development
Goals (SDG) of 2030 view
financial inclusion as a
key enabler for achieving
sustainable development
worldwide by enhancing
the quality of lives of poor
and marginalized sections
of the society

10. Financial
Literacy-
Perspective

11. Financial Literacy
Financial Literacy is defined as a combination of financial
awareness, knowledge, skills, attitude and behaviour necessary
to make sound financial decisions and ultimately achieve
individual financial well-being.
According to the NCFE report of 2019 all India financial literacy
is 27%.
Rajasthan has financial literacy of 28%.

12. Financial Literacy
• Why Bank account
• Not to share account related information
• Why Insurance
• Risk & Return
• Long term Financial goals.
• Saving/investing in multiple options
• Credit from formal financial institutions.
• Timely payment of loans.
• Inflation effect

13. Financial Literacy-Benefits
•Promotes financial inclusion.
•Saves from exploitation of money lenders.
•Prevention of frauds.
•Helps in making sound financial decisions.
•Helps in Crisis.

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