  Number of barefoot bankers increased to nearly 97,000 from 33,000.   More than 50 million basic banking accounts have been opened to take the total number of such accounts to more than 100 million.   About 7 million people/families have been credit linked.   Nearly 22 million families have been given the benefit of electronic benefits transfer.
crypto-assets used within a scheme and stablecoins). The framework also targets not only traditional payment schemes but also 'arrangements', (e.g. the aforementioned digital wallets) thereby bringing the complex dimensions that characterize the new digital ecosystems under the overseer's competencies.