The first ‘Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion’ meeting of the G20 began in Kolkata on Monday.
The first day of the event will feature an exhibition on digital innovations for advancing financial inclusion, and sessions on the role of digital public infrastructure in financial inclusion and productivity gains, among others.
The three-day meeting will focus on the principles of digital financial inclusion, remittance costs and SME finance availability, officials said.
Twelve international speakers are attending this G20 meeting, including senior officials from the World Bank, Monetary Authority of Singapore, France and Estonia.
West Bengal believes in giving development humane face: Mamata
While attending the meeting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said that her government believes in giving development a humane face.
Mamata, during her speech, also said that the state government has created 12 million jobs, and increased West Bengal’s GDP manifold. She pointed out that people in the state have remained united notwithstanding the differences in religion, caste and languages.
The chief minister also said that development took place in Bengal as "We empowered women, farmers, MSMEs. We launched the 'government at your doorstep' (Duare Sarkar) programme to ensure that people get the benefits of our development initiatives. The programme won a national award," Mamata said at the first 'Global Partnership for Financial Inclusion' meeting of the G20.
