Women are leading the way in financial inclusion, with an increase in subscriptions to pension schemes

The Atal Pension Yojana was launched in May 2015 to create a universal social security scheme for all Indians, especially the poor, the underprivileged and the workers in the unorganized sector. After opening savings accounts on a large scale under the Pradhan Mantri Jan – Dhan Yojana (PMJDY), women are making moves to secure their […]

‘PFRDA to set PFS freely money for innovative ways of financing’

Sivasubramanian Ramann, chairman, PFRDA | Photocredit: EOS5D4 The Pension Fund Regulatory & Development Authority (PFRDA) is working on alleviating the friction issues that do not allow pension funds to bring freely money in more innovative ways such as real estate investment trusts (REIT) and Infrastructure Investment Trusts (Invit). Sivasubramanian Ramann, chairman, PFRDA, noted that there […]