Growth and Current Status of Financial Inclusion in Rural Area of Manipur

The paper emphasized to study the current scenario of financial inclusion in the state.The study is purely based on secondary data that are collected from various sources that is available in website for various purposes.The study made comparison among the rural and urban district wise bank branches set up in the state and bank wise distribution of branch and ATMs opened across the state.In addition, study also tried to examine the current status of the state, explored areas that needs an immediate attention to mitigate the rural and urban divide.Furthermore, in this present paper the study rendered several schemes that the central and state has initiated for achieving financial inclusion both in long and short terms and incorporates the importance of digitalization in our society.