<h1>Indian Government Aims for Financial Inclusion by March 2012, Targeting 73,000 Locations with Banking Facilities.</h1> The Indian government emphasizes financial inclusion as essential for inclusive growth, aiming to provide banking facilities to habitations with populations over 2000 by March 2012. This initiative, announced in the 2010-11 budget, targets 73,000 locations, leveraging Public Sector Banks, Regional Rural Banks, Private Sector Banks, and Cooperative Banks with Business Correspondents and technology. Despite rural cooperatives having better client reach, their financial health has declined. The RBI's KYC guidelines are consistent across banks. Primary Agriculture Cooperative Societies saw deposits rise from Rs.26,245 crore in 2009 to Rs.35,286 crore in 2010, with loans increasing from Rs.58,787 crore to Rs.74,938 crore.