ta b l e s , boxe s , f i gure s , a p pend i c e s , and a bbrev i at i on s
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DoT
Department of Telecom
DP
Deposit Penetration
DP & RD
Development of Panchayat and Rural Development
EBT
Electronic Benefit Transfer
EMI
Equal Monthly Instalment
EPFO
Employee Provident Fund Office
EU
European Union
FAS
Financial Access Survey
FI
Financial Inclusion
FIF
Financial Inclusion Fund
FIP
Financial Inclusion Plan
FITF
Financial Inclusion Technology Fund
FLCC
Financial Literacy and Credit Counselling Country
FLCs
Financial Literacy Centres
FMS
Fund Management System
FY
Financial Year
G2C
Government to Customer
GCC
General Credit Card
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
GFDR
Global Financial Development Report
GPRS
General Pocket Radio Service
GSM
Global System of Mobile Communications
GVT
Gramin Vikas Trust
HFC
Housing Finance Corporation
IBA
Indian Banks’ Association
ICT
Information Communication and Technology
IFI
Index of Financial Inclusion
IMF
International Monetory Fund
IMPS
Immediate Payments Service
IRDP
Integrated Rural Development Programme
ISB
Inclusive and Social Banking
IT
Information Technology
IVRS
Interactive Voice Response System
JLG
Joint Liability Group
KCC
Kisan Credit Card
KYC
Know Your Customer
LWE
Left Wing Extremism
MACS
Mutually Aided Cooperative Society
MEDEF
Microfinance Development and Equity Fund
MFI
Microfinance Institution
MFIDR
Micro-Finance Institution Development and Regulation
MFIN
Microfinance Institutions Network
MGNREGA
Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Empolyment Guarantee Act
MIS
Management Information System
MIX
Microfinance Information Exchange
MoHUPA
Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation
