Technology is enabling a more inclusive society
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Social and financial equity is crucial to the progress of a nation. Technology is a key enabler in driving this inclusion. Innovation also plays a key role in this journey towards sustainable inclusion and growth.
With the government encouraging the adoption of technology across various sectors, India has witnessed significant technological advancements. The rapid digitisation and adoption of smartphones, even in the most remote corners of the country, provided a greater fillip to this adoption. Technology has improved access to previously unbanked sections of the country. Government schemes like the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana; Aadhar, and UPI have resulted in 90 percent of India’s 1.3 billion population getting an Aadhar identity by 2018 and over 330 million new J
The policies that empower women: empirical evidence from India’s National Rural Livelihoods Project
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Emanating from theoretical models of household decision-making that demonstrate how improvements in women’s opportunities can enhance their bargaining power, and bolstered by empirical evidence that supports this view, government programmes are increasingly being targeted to women. Of these, programmes that promote and develop savings and loan groups that offer women opportunities to save, access credit and enhance their incomes are amongst the most popular. These policies build on the premise that improvements in a woman’s financial standing will improve her status within the household, helping to redress social norms that adversely affect her choices, opportunities and welfare. Evaluations of many of these programmes, however, suggest mixed results. A significant set of studies finds no impact from micro-finance or self-help groups (SHGs) on measures