Financial Inclusion Scheme ‘Swabhimaan’ to be Extended to Habitations with Population of More Than 1000 in North Eastern and Hilly States and More Than 2000 in Other Habitations as Per Census 2011.

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..... Financial Inclusion Scheme ‘Swabhimaan’ to be Extended to Habitations with Population of More Than 1000 in North Eastern and Hilly States and More Than 2000 in Other Habitations as Per Census 2011.

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Dated:- 16-3-2012

Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Finance 16-March-2012 14:04 IST Financial Inclusion Scheme 'Swabhimaan' to be Extended .....

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..... to Habitations with Population of More Than 1000 in North Eastern and Hilly States and More Than 2000 in Other Habitations as Per Census 2011 The Union Finance Minister ShriPranab Mukherjee has prop .....

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..... osed to extend the 'Swabhimaan' campaign to habitations with population of more than 1000 in North Eastern and hilly States and to other habitations which have crossed population of 2,000 as per Censu .....

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..... s 2011. Announcing this during his Budget speech the Finance Minister Shri Mukherjee informed that out of 73,000 identified habitations that were to be covered by March 2012, about 70,000 habitations .....

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..... have been covered so far under the 'Swabhimaan' campaign. As a next step, Ultra Small Branches are being set up at these habitations, where Business Correspondents would deal with cash transactions. .....

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..... In 2010-11, 'Swabhimaan' campaign was launched to extend Banking facilities through Business Correspondents to habitations having populations in excess of 2000. *** DSM/RC/SKS/11
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