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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;A recent report, by the National Sample Survey Organization, revealed that 51.4 per cent of the 89.3 million total farmer households in the country had no access to credit; 27 per cent of the households were indebted to formal sources of which one-third also borrowed from informal sources.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;mnrega was a ready tool for the inclusion drive (see: mnrega fact file). But with reports of corruption, mnrega was in a mess.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Other irregularities were also reported. Villagers in six district of Uttar Pradesh protested in June last year because they did not get their wages (see &amp;lsquo;Rs 1 crore due to nregs workers in UP&amp;rsquo;, Down To Earth, July 15, 2009). Machines and not labour were used in Bhilwara in Rajasthan. In Orissa, government officials siphoned about 75 per cent of the mnrega funds in mid-2007 (see &amp;lsquo;Report card of nrega in Orissa&amp;rsquo;, Down To Earth, September 30, 2007). &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But, rural banking is beyond savings accounts in banks or post offices. A 2009 study, Speeding Financial Inclusion, by Skoch Development Foundation, a not-for-profit company in Gurgaon, revealed that though more than 25 million accounts were opened between April 2007 and May 2009, less than 11 per cent of them were active.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;A recent report, by the National Sample Survey Organization, revealed that 51.4 per cent of the 89.3 million total farmer households in the country had no access to credit; 27 per cent of the households were indebted to formal sources of which one-third also borrowed from informal sources.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;mnrega was a ready tool for the inclusion drive (see: mnrega fact file). But with reports of corruption, mnrega was in a mess.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Other irregularities were also reported. Villagers in six district of Uttar Pradesh protested in June last year because they did not get their wages (see &amp;lsquo;Rs 1 crore due to nregs workers in UP&amp;rsquo;, Down To Earth, July 15, 2009). Machines and not labour were used in Bhilwara in Rajasthan. In Orissa, government officials siphoned about 75 per cent of the mnrega funds in mid-2007 (see &amp;lsquo;Report card of nrega in Orissa&amp;rsquo;, Down To Earth, September 30, 2007). &lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;In keeping with the Centre&amp;rsquo;s directive, states such as Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar have opened accou-nts in banks or post offices for all its beneficiaries; Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh lag behind with accounts opened for 33 per cent, 28 per cent and 21 per cent of its beneficiaries, ministry data showed. The data also revealed that 22 per cent of the wages in the country were paid in cash. Despite the amendment, said Chandra, exemptions are made for blocks because in some cases the nearest branch is more than 40 km away, he added.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;But, rural banking is beyond savings accounts in banks or post offices. A 2009 study, Speeding Financial Inclusion, by Skoch Development Foundation, a not-for-profit company in Gurgaon, revealed that though more than 25 million accounts were opened between April 2007 and May 2009, less than 11 per cent of them were active.&lt;/font&gt;
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&lt;font face=&quot;arial,helvetica,sans-serif&quot; size=&quot;3&quot;&gt;Why? Lack of appropriate technology, said K C Chakrabarty, deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (rbi). Without technology banks cannot reach the people and since existing banking technologies are recent, a business delivery model is yet to evolve, he said.&lt;/font&gt;
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The current state of rural banking in the country is poor. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">A recent report, by the National Sample Survey Organization, revealed that 51.4 per cent of the 89.3 million total farmer households in the country had no access to credit; 27 per cent of the households were indebted to formal sources of which one-third also borrowed from informal sources.<br />
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Other irregularities were also reported. Villagers in six district of Uttar Pradesh protested in June last year because they did not get their wages (see &lsquo;Rs 1 crore due to nregs workers in UP&rsquo;, Down To Earth, July 15, 2009). Machines and not labour were used in Bhilwara in Rajasthan. In Orissa, government officials siphoned about 75 per cent of the mnrega funds in mid-2007 (see &lsquo;Report card of nrega in Orissa&rsquo;, Down To Earth, September 30, 2007). </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">In the light of such reports and its own findings, cag recommended the government should explore a deal with the postal department for wage payments through postal accounts, except where state governments had ensured payments through banks. &ldquo;The ministry of rural development&rsquo;s assessments and the widespread corruption reported forced us to amend mnrega in 2008,&rdquo; said Nitin Chandra, director of mnrega cell. Cash payments became illegal under the amendment. Until then more than half the wages were paid in cash. Post amendment, till December 2009, 22 per cent of the total wages were paid in cash, ministry data revealed. </font>
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<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">In keeping with the Centre&rsquo;s directive, states such as Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar have opened accou-nts in banks or post offices for all its beneficiaries; Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh lag behind with accounts opened for 33 per cent, 28 per cent and 21 per cent of its beneficiaries, ministry data showed. The data also revealed that 22 per cent of the wages in the country were paid in cash. Despite the amendment, said Chandra, exemptions are made for blocks because in some cases the nearest branch is more than 40 km away, he added.</font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">But, rural banking is beyond savings accounts in banks or post offices. A 2009 study, Speeding Financial Inclusion, by Skoch Development Foundation, a not-for-profit company in Gurgaon, revealed that though more than 25 million accounts were opened between April 2007 and May 2009, less than 11 per cent of them were active.</font>
</p>
<p align="justify">
<font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="3">Why? Lack of appropriate technology, said K C Chakrabarty, deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (rbi). Without technology banks cannot reach the people and since existing banking technologies are recent, a business delivery model is yet to evolve, he said.</font>
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Technology is helping public sector banks find customers in rural India. This is part of the Centre&rsquo;s efforts to include villages in the organized financial system; to ensure they are not cheated of their wages. Pilots show promise
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$disp = '<p align="justify"><font ><em>Technology is helping public sector banks find customers in rural India. This is part of the Centre&rsquo;s efforts to include villages in the organized financial system; to ensure they are not cheated of their wages. Pilots show promise<br /></em>&nbsp;<br />The current state of rural banking in the country is poor. </font></p><p align="justify"><font >A recent report, by the National Sample Survey Organization, revealed that 51.4 per cent of the 89.3 million total farmer households in the country had no access to credit; 27 per cent of the households were indebted to formal sources of which one-third also borrowed from informal sources.<br />&nbsp;<br />With the financial inclusion drive, the Centre aims to overcome such exclusion. </font></p><p align="justify"><font >mnrega was a ready tool for the inclusion drive (see: mnrega fact file). But with reports of corruption, mnrega was in a mess.<br />&nbsp;<br />In 2007, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (cag) conducted a performance audit of the national rural employment guarantee scheme. The audit report exposed lapses in the scheme&rsquo;s implementation and delay in wage payments. Of the 21. 2 million households that demanded work under nrega, 2.2 million received the 100 days of guaranteed employment, cag found. &ldquo;Systems for financial management and tracking were deficient, with numerous instances of diversion/misutilization, and delay in transfer of state share,&rdquo; the report noted. </font></p><p align="justify"><font >Other irregularities were also reported. Villagers in six district of Uttar Pradesh protested in June last year because they did not get their wages (see &lsquo;Rs 1 crore due to nregs workers in UP&rsquo;, Down To Earth, July 15, 2009). Machines and not labour were used in Bhilwara in Rajasthan. In Orissa, government officials siphoned about 75 per cent of the mnrega funds in mid-2007 (see &lsquo;Report card of nrega in Orissa&rsquo;, Down To Earth, September 30, 2007). </font></p><p align="justify"><font >In the light of such reports and its own findings, cag recommended the government should explore a deal with the postal department for wage payments through postal accounts, except where state governments had ensured payments through banks. &ldquo;The ministry of rural development&rsquo;s assessments and the widespread corruption reported forced us to amend mnrega in 2008,&rdquo; said Nitin Chandra, director of mnrega cell. Cash payments became illegal under the amendment. Until then more than half the wages were paid in cash. Post amendment, till December 2009, 22 per cent of the total wages were paid in cash, ministry data revealed. </font></p><p align="justify"><font >In keeping with the Centre&rsquo;s directive, states such as Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar have opened accou-nts in banks or post offices for all its beneficiaries; Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh lag behind with accounts opened for 33 per cent, 28 per cent and 21 per cent of its beneficiaries, ministry data showed. The data also revealed that 22 per cent of the wages in the country were paid in cash. Despite the amendment, said Chandra, exemptions are made for blocks because in some cases the nearest branch is more than 40 km away, he added.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >But, rural banking is beyond savings accounts in banks or post offices. A 2009 study, Speeding Financial Inclusion, by Skoch Development Foundation, a not-for-profit company in Gurgaon, revealed that though more than 25 million accounts were opened between April 2007 and May 2009, less than 11 per cent of them were active.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >Why? Lack of appropriate technology, said K C Chakrabarty, deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (rbi). Without technology banks cannot reach the people and since existing banking technologies are recent, a business delivery model is yet to evolve, he said.</font></p><p align="justify"><font >Experiments are on though. <br />&nbsp;<br /></font></p>'
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Bank at your doorstep

Technology is helping public sector banks find customers in rural India. This is part of the Centre’s efforts to include villages in the organized financial system; to ensure they are not cheated of their wages. Pilots show promise   The current state of rural banking in the country is poor. A recent report, by the National Sample Survey Organization, revealed that 51.4 per cent of the 89.3 million total farmer households in the country had no access to credit; 27 per cent of the households were indebted to formal sources of which one-third also borrowed from informal sources.   With the financial inclusion drive, the Centre aims to overcome such exclusion. mnrega was a ready tool for the inclusion drive (see: mnrega fact file). But with reports of corruption, mnrega was in a mess.   In 2007, the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (cag) conducted a performance audit of the national rural employment guarantee scheme. The audit report exposed lapses in the scheme’s implementation and delay in wage payments. Of the 21. 2 million households that demanded work under nrega, 2.2 million received the 100 days of guaranteed employment, cag found. “Systems for financial management and tracking were deficient, with numerous instances of diversion/misutilization, and delay in transfer of state share,” the report noted. Other irregularities were also reported. Villagers in six district of Uttar Pradesh protested in June last year because they did not get their wages (see ‘Rs 1 crore due to nregs workers in UP’, Down To Earth, July 15, 2009). Machines and not labour were used in Bhilwara in Rajasthan. In Orissa, government officials siphoned about 75 per cent of the mnrega funds in mid-2007 (see ‘Report card of nrega in Orissa’, Down To Earth, September 30, 2007). In the light of such reports and its own findings, cag recommended the government should explore a deal with the postal department for wage payments through postal accounts, except where state governments had ensured payments through banks. “The ministry of rural development’s assessments and the widespread corruption reported forced us to amend mnrega in 2008,” said Nitin Chandra, director of mnrega cell. Cash payments became illegal under the amendment. Until then more than half the wages were paid in cash. Post amendment, till December 2009, 22 per cent of the total wages were paid in cash, ministry data revealed. In keeping with the Centre’s directive, states such as Punjab, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar have opened accou-nts in banks or post offices for all its beneficiaries; Meghalaya, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh lag behind with accounts opened for 33 per cent, 28 per cent and 21 per cent of its beneficiaries, ministry data showed. The data also revealed that 22 per cent of the wages in the country were paid in cash. Despite the amendment, said Chandra, exemptions are made for blocks because in some cases the nearest branch is more than 40 km away, he added. But, rural banking is beyond savings accounts in banks or post offices. A 2009 study, Speeding Financial Inclusion, by Skoch Development Foundation, a not-for-profit company in Gurgaon, revealed that though more than 25 million accounts were opened between April 2007 and May 2009, less than 11 per cent of them were active. Why? Lack of appropriate technology, said K C Chakrabarty, deputy governor of Reserve Bank of India (rbi). Without technology banks cannot reach the people and since existing banking technologies are recent, a business delivery model is yet to evolve, he said. Experiments are on though.