While Telangana government claims that, as of February 2022, it was providing pension to 36.42 lakh beneficiaries under Aasara scheme, lakhs said to be deprived of aid.
UCBs accounted for 1.8% of total industry credit in September 2025—down from 2.2% five yrs ago—showing that they are losing ground to faster PSU banks.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
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