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Disaster management training programmes to be conducted on large scale in U’khand

Younger consumers and rural households are driving India’s retail credit market growth. These aspirational borrowers now account for most new credit originations. Digital platforms and alternative data are key to assessing these new customers. Lenders must adapt underwriting to understand diverse financial footprints. This shift promises wider credit access and financial inclusion for many.

Sitharaman also asks state-owned banks to strengthen priority-sector lending and launch a month-long ‘Banking for Youth’ campaign from October 2