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Goal of financial inclusion of every Indian citizen to be achieved by year-end: Jaitley

<span style="color: #222222;">Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the goal of financial inclusion of every Indian citizen will be achieved by this year-end. Almost eighty million households will be covered. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">This continues to be the main agenda of the Centre. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Mr. Jaitley was opening the 25th World Congress of Savings and Retail Banks in New Delhi on Thursday.</span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;"> The theme of the two-day Congress is : Sustainable retail banking, making globalisation inclusive for all. Top bankers from across the world are attending the meeting. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">Addressing the gathering, Mr. Jaitley said the Indian government's agenda is to achieve higher growth of the unbanked sector. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The reach out has been a grand success. Till date, 330 million accounts have been opened by the poor who could never have thought of having access to banks. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">They have also been covered under insurance schemes. Women account for 54 per cent of the beneficiaries. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">The Finance Minister said a new taxation regime is in place for the informal sector to ensure a better life for the marginalised sections of society.</span><br />''  

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