A Study on Gender Gap in Financial Inclusion with Special Reference to Kancheepuram District
R. Ramki
Dr. R. Ramki, Assistant Professor (Selection Grade), Department of Commerce, Hindustan Institute of Technology & Science, Chennai (Tamil Nadu), India.
Manuscript received on 03 July 2024 | Revised Manuscript received on 11 July 2024 | Manuscript Accepted on 15 July 2024 | Manuscript published on 30 July 2024 | PP: 32-38 | Volume-10 Issue-11, July 2024 | Retrieval Number: 100.1/ijmh.L173310120824 | DOI: 10.35940/ijmh.L1733.10110724
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Abstract: Financial inclusion is defined as availability of financial services to a large segment of the population at a reasonable cost, such as savings, investment, borrowing, insurance and pension etc., to vast section of society at affordable cost. The essence of financial inclusion is to ensure delivery of various financial services, such as savings bank accounts for savings and transactions, availability of low-cost credit, and insurance and pension services. The main objective of this paper is to analyze the gender gap in financial inclusion. The primary data have been collected from Kancheepuram district of Tamil Nadu. The sample size for the study is 480. The findings of the study shows that the Financial Inclusion Gender Gap in Kancheepuram District is much higher than that of other parts of the country, both in banking and non-banking segments.
Keywords: Financial Inclusion, Financial literacy, Gender Gap, Financial services.
Scope of the Article: Accounting