New Economic Policy
Antardrishti
- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das launched a financial inclusion dashboard named ‘Antardrishti’.
About Antardrishti:
- The dashboard provides the necessary knowledge to assess and track the development of financial inclusion by recording relevant data.
- ‘Antardrishti’ in Hindi means “Insight”.
Financial Inclusion:
- Aim – To provide access to affordable and appropriate financial products and services like savings accounts, credit, insurance, and payment systems.
Financial Inclusion Index:
- RBI had constructed the Financial Inclusion (FI) Index in 2021, to measure the extent of
- financial inclusion.
- FI index comprises 3 parameters – Access (35% weightage), Usage (45%), and Quality (20%).
- The FI-Index incorporates details of banking, investments, insurance, postal as well as the pension sector in consultation with the government and respective sectoral regulators.
About Reserve Bank of India (RBI):
- Governor – Shaktikanta Das
- Headquarters – Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Establishment – 1st April 1935
