Abstract Poverty is a global issue and a lot of attention and efforts of the international community have been made to deal with this problem. Especially in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, when a part of the population could fall into poverty due to rising unemployment and income...

Financial inclusion as a policy measure is important because it not only helps the underprivileged with access to and use of financial services but also paves the way for economic growth and helps in increasing efficiency and maintaining stability in an economy. This paper discusses the...