Financial Inclusion and the Pandemic

Abstract

Three broad aspects that have affected the financial inclusion space during the pandemic are examined in the paper. At the outset, the business of inclusive finance (growth, portfolio quality, and discipline) and how it has coped during the pandemic is looked at, and the policy measures and announcements made by the union government during the various waves of the pandemic and its implications are listed. How the technology and digital ecosystem have evolved in the past two years and the implications it might have been assessed, and finally, the business of inclusive finance and how it has coped during the pandemic are analysed.