Experts also highlight need for more data to assess impact on ground. Govt data shows there are currently 53 cr Jan Dhan account holders, of whom 30 cr are women.
Finance ministry has announced that number of Jan Dhan accounts in the country has crossed the 50-crore mark, as on 9 August, since scheme was launched nine years back, in 2014.
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had earlier said that ex-gratia payment of Rs 500 would be credited to female Jan Dhan account holders for the next three months.
Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.
In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.
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