Role of Various Stakeholders for Boosting Financial Literacy in Rajasthan

17 Pages Posted: 30 Sep 2015

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Divya Mehta

Banasthali University

Harsh Purohit

Banasthali University; Banasthali Vidyapith

Monika Dwivedi

FMS-WISDOM,Banasthali Vidyapith

Parul Tyagi

Banasthali University

Date Written: September 29, 2015

Abstract

This paper tries to cover the important role played by various stakeholders for boosting financial literacy in Rajasthan. Various stake holder central government, state governments, and other department’s ministry of central and state government continuously making efforts to boost financial literacy in the country and in Rajasthan. Financial literacy becomes more important when it’s come to state of Rajasthan due to low literacy ratio, gender discrimination and other social issues. Apart from governments, participation of central bank i.e. RBI and its policy guidelines to various financial institutions to reach up to the rural and unbanked areas has results into more involvement of financial institution. Academic institution, different NGO’s, microfinance institution, business organization, corporate media is playing very important role in boosting financial literacy still the scope for various stakeholders is huge. This paper covers roles of various stakeholders and also the wide scope for boosting financial literacy in rural outreach.

Keywords: Financial Literacy, Financial Inclusion

JEL Classification: D14

Suggested Citation

Mehta, Divya and Purohit, Harsh and Purohit, Harsh and Dwivedi, Monika and Tyagi, Parul, Role of Various Stakeholders for Boosting Financial Literacy in Rajasthan (September 29, 2015). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2666993 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2666993

Divya Mehta

Banasthali University ( email )

Banasthali Vidyapith
P.O. Banasthali Vidyapith
Rajasthan, Rajasthan 304022
India

Harsh Purohit (Contact Author)

Banasthali Vidyapith ( email )

Banasthali Vidyapith
P.O. Banasthali Vidyapith
Rajasthan, Rajasthan 304022
India
9887886320 (Phone)

Banasthali University ( email )

Banasthali Vidyapith
P.O. Banasthali Vidyapith
Rajasthan, Rajasthan 304022
India
9887886320 (Phone)

Monika Dwivedi

FMS-WISDOM,Banasthali Vidyapith ( email )

Banasthali
Newai
Newai
India
7737581374 (Phone)

Parul Tyagi

Banasthali University ( email )

Banasthali Vidyapith
P.O. Banasthali Vidyapith
Rajasthan, Rajasthan 304022
India

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