GS-3Specific Microtheme

Credit Inclusion: Priority Sector Lending (PSL), MFIs, MUDRA Loans

Mapped under Financial Inclusion → Topic 02 Inclusive Growth

📝 3 Questions (Sorted Recent First 2025–2013)

Other Microthemes in Financial Inclusion:

PM Jan Dhan Yojana (PMJDY): Mass Account Opening & Financial Literacy Gaps Credit Inclusion: Priority Sector Lending (PSL), MFIs, MUDRA Loans Financial Delivery Mechanisms: Business Correspondent (BC) Network, Payment Banks Social Security Net Access: PMJJBY, PMSBY, Atal Pension Yojana (APY)Digital Financial Inclusion: UPI, AePS, Direct Benefit Transfer Integration

UPSC Mains Questions on "Credit Inclusion: Priority Sector Lending (PSL), MFIs, MUDRA Loans" (3)

2020 marks

“Micro-Finance as an anti-poverty vaccine, is aimed at asset creation and income security of the rural poor in India”. Micro-Finance and Evaluate the role of Self Help Groups in achieving the twin Self Help Groups objectives along with empowering women in rural India.

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2015 marks

The Self-Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage Programme (SBLP), which is India’s own innovation, has proved to be one of the SHG-Bank Linkage most effective poverty alleviation and women empowerment programmes. Elucidate.

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2014 marks

“In the villages itself no form of credit organisation will be suitable except the cooperative society.” – All Indian rural credit survey. Discuss this statement in the background of agriculture finance in India. What constrain and challenges do financial institutions supplying agricultural finances? How can technology be used to

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