Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Queen Maxima of the Kingdom of the Netherlands Monday in New Delhi. The Queen is visiting India in her capacity as UN Secretary-General’s Special Advocate for Inclusive Finance for Development.
Prime Minister Modi and Queen Maxima discussed various initiatives taken in the last few years by the Government of India for enhancing financial inclusion in India, such as Jan Dhan Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana, Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana, and Atal Pension Yojana. The Queen appreciated the progress achieved by these initiatives.
The two leaders also discussed global development finance. Queen Maxima appreciated India’s efforts in this direction, through the Indian Technical and Economic Cooperation scheme and provision of concessional Lines of Credit for development projects abroad, based on the host government’s requirements and priorities.