Revisiting Financial Inclusion: Does Socio-economic Development Matter?

The article attempts to measure financial inclusion at the household level with the Wroclaw taxonomic approach as an appropriate method of construction of composite indices and study the effects of various socio-economic development indicators on financial inclusion at the disaggregated level. Data...

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Main Author: Ayushi Raichoudhury
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2025-09-01
Series:Vikalpa
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/02560909251342639
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description The article attempts to measure financial inclusion at the household level with the Wroclaw taxonomic approach as an appropriate method of construction of composite indices and study the effects of various socio-economic development indicators on financial inclusion at the disaggregated level. Data analysis exemplified that the level of financial inclusion was directly related to per-capita income, household amenities, literacy and awareness of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) and inversely to the distance from the bank (beyond 3 km). The results also suggested that the intended outcome of creating awareness about PMJDY to promote financial inclusion was not achieved in rural areas.
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spelling doaj-art-048e32a478844f008d0e4cd50beb160e2025-08-21T12:03:40ZengSAGE PublishingVikalpa0256-09092395-37992025-09-015010.1177/02560909251342639Revisiting Financial Inclusion: Does Socio-economic Development Matter?Ayushi Raichoudhury0KIIT School of Management, KIIT Deemed To Be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, IndiaThe article attempts to measure financial inclusion at the household level with the Wroclaw taxonomic approach as an appropriate method of construction of composite indices and study the effects of various socio-economic development indicators on financial inclusion at the disaggregated level. Data analysis exemplified that the level of financial inclusion was directly related to per-capita income, household amenities, literacy and awareness of Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY) and inversely to the distance from the bank (beyond 3 km). The results also suggested that the intended outcome of creating awareness about PMJDY to promote financial inclusion was not achieved in rural areas.https://doi.org/10.1177/02560909251342639
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title Revisiting Financial Inclusion: Does Socio-economic Development Matter?
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title_fullStr Revisiting Financial Inclusion: Does Socio-economic Development Matter?
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