Credit is a powerful tool if it is used effectively and is made available to the creditworthy among the economically active poor ~ people with the ability to use loans and the willingness to repay them. But it has to be bundled with services such as training to maximise impact on livelihoods.
August 11, 2021A host of bank unions have given a call for strike on March 15-16.
March 4, 2021Ten central trade unions -- INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, UTUC, TUCC, LPF and SEWA -- have also called for a nationwide general strike on January 8 and 9 against what they call "anti-people" policies of the Centre.
January 6, 2019In September, the government had announced the merger of state-owned Vijaya Bank and Dena Bank with the larger peer Bank of Baroda.
December 26, 2018The Union cabinet had earlier this week approved revision of the project outlay from Rs 800 crore to Rs 1,435 crore
September 1, 2018Communications Minister Manoj Sinha on Monday said 26 banking and non-banking companies have shown interest to collaborate with India Post Payments Bank. "The Department is in various stages of discussions with them. A decision on formal partnerships will be taken after carefully evaluating the entire value proposition they propose for the common man," Sinha said …
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March 27, 2017