Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Financial Inclusivity of Women in India

Financial inclusivity of women during the pandemic has been discussed and analyzed. During COVID-19 the usage of cashless transactions has increased enormously. This chapter will discuss the challenges that women have faced while doing transactions in a cashless manner. For this, a constructive model for the same has been developed by the researchers in order to explain the impact of COVID-19 on the financial inclusivity of women specifically for cashless transactions. For this, the following objectives have been examined and a probable discussion on the same has been concluded: 1) to check the effectiveness of government plans and awareness schemes of financial inclusion for women, 2) coping with the challenges of technology handling and financial literacy among women, and finally, 3) to realize the overall effect of financial inclusion on financial well-being and empowerment of women. This chapter will also present its argument on the implication and discussion of steps on financial inclusivity.