Blitz Bureau
NEW DELHI: As many as 2.94 crore women’s self-help group (SHG) members in rural areas have been trained on various aspects of financial inclusion, including banking services, during the first nine months of FY 2025-26, up to December, the Parliament was informed on Feburary 5.
To enhance awareness of financial products and services in rural areas, the National Livelihood Mission has undertaken extensive Financial Literacy initiatives through trained Financial Literacy Community Resource Persons (FL-CRPs).
As of date, 56,727 women SHG members have been trained and deployed as FL-CRPs across the country, Minister for Home and Cooperation Amit Shah said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha.
These FL-CRPS conduct regular training and awareness programmes at the community level on various aspects of financial inclusion, including the use of banking services, savings, credit, digital financial transactions, insurance, and pensions.
Their engagement is designed to improve financial behaviour, strengthen access to formal financial services, and enable informed decision-making at the household level, the minister explained. The National Cooperation Policy 2025 emphasises inclusive participation of women in cooperatives, aiming to empower them through legal status, enabling policies, digitalisation, financial access, and sectoral expansion.
