Financial Inclusion Index for March 2026
RBI press-release 2026-2027/686 · 16 Jul 2026
Summary
Check the official recordWhat changed
The Reserve Bank of India has released the Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) for the period ending March 2026. The index value is recorded at 70.0, showing an increase from 67.0 in March 2025. This growth is observed across all sub-indices, with the primary driver being an uptick in the usage of financial services, indicating a deepening of financial inclusion across the country. The FI-Index was originally developed in consultation with stakeholders, including the Government, to measure the extent of financial inclusion in India.
Who is affected
- General public and financial stakeholders
Thresholds
- FI-Index value for March 2026
- FI-Index value for March 2025
Document text
July 16, 2026
Financial Inclusion Index for March 2026
The Reserve Bank of India had constructed a composite Financial Inclusion Index (FI-Index) in consultation with the concerned stakeholders including the Government, to capture the extent of financial inclusion across the country, which was first published in August 2021 for the FY ending March 2021.
Index for the year ending March 2026 has since been compiled. The value of FI-Index for March 2026 stands at 70.0 vis-à-vis 67.0 in March 2025, with growth witnessed across all sub-indices. Improvement in FI-Index, this year, is mainly on account of uptick in Usage, thereby reflecting deepening of financial inclusion.
(Brij Raj) Press Release: 2026-2027/686 Chief General Manager
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Source details
- Source
- Reserve Bank of India
- Type
- press-release
- Published by source
- 16 Jul 2026
- Document number
- 2026-2027/686
- Issuing division
- Department of Communication
- Coverage area
- banking