Chapter: Disability and Financial Inclusion in India: Rights, Access, and Realities
Author: Shilpi Mayank Awasthi
CoAuthor: Tanwi Shams, Rilina Basu Banerjee, Vikas Dixit and John Maria E.I.
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“Financial Inclusion for Viksit Bharat: Innovations, Evidence and Pathways Toward Equitable Development Palgrave Macmillan | Springer Nature, 2026“
Edited by Vikas Dixit, Rilina Basu Banerjee and Nisar Ahmad Khan
Bringing together 11 contributions from academics, policymakers and practitioners, the volume explores how financial inclusion can move beyond access to become a meaningful instrument of equity, empowerment and sustainable development. It engages with Digital Public Infrastructure, financial literacy and innovation, disability-inclusive finance, gender gaps, retirement planning, FinTech and informal credit, digital financial inclusion, crop insurance, and microfinance—combining global perspectives with national, subnational and grassroots evidence.
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Financial Inclusion for Viksit Bharat
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