Bibliometric Analysis of Financial Inclusion research in socially oppressed segments of Indian Society : A Review of Research Trends and Contributions

Financial inclusion is an important concept necessary for upliftment of every member of the society. It is the process of ensuring that all members of the economy can easily access and use the official financial system. In India, financial inclusion is influenced by the demographic factors including residential location, academic qualifications, nature of occupation, gender, marital status, caste & category family size and income. Further, certain studies have observed that financial inclusion among women is lower as compared to the male population in India on account of various micro-level factors that impact financial inclusion of women in India such as house-hold level factors such as wealth, rural-urban location, mobility of women, etc (Govindapuram et al., 2023). The Government of India had launched various schemes for socially oppressed communities for financial inclusion and growth. This paper intends to study the research trends on financial inclusion of these socially oppressed segments and to identify the research gaps. The study has identified that while research on financial inclusion in India had gained momentum in recent past, however there is a gap in respect of focused study on financial inclusion socially oppressed communities in India.