Basic Concepts of Economics – Banking (RAS-Prelims)
Financial Inclusion Index-2025
- Objective – To measure the progress of financial inclusion in India.
- Issuer – Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
- Score -67 (FY25)
- Growth :- 4.3% (Score in FY-24 = 64.2)
- All three dimensions of the index increased in FY25
- It is prepared without a “base year”.
Financial Inclusion Index
- Launched – 2021, by RBI
- Its value ranges from 0-100
- 0 means no financial inclusion
- 100 means complete financial inclusion
- 3 dimensions and 97 Indicators are used for its calculation.
Factor |
Weightage |
Access |
35% |
Utility |
45% |
Quality |
20% |
Source-The Indian Express,Dainik Jagran,notes