• Rashmi
• Rashmi
• Dr. T.D. Thimmaiah

Abstract: Financial services are playing the main role in decreasing poverty in the nation because many of the rural poor people are financially illiterate and they mainly depend upon informal credit sources to avoid these activities the RBI and GOI have taken various initiatives toward reducing the monetary gap of the rural households. The main intention of this paper is to identify the awareness about financial services among rural households of the Kodagu district and to evaluate the impact of financial inclusion on the socio-economic status of rural households in Kodagu district. In this background, the current study is based on qualitative and quantitative in nature to analyze the effect of financial inclusion on the rural household in the Kodagu district. In order to show a positive relationship, the primary and secondary data have been collected through interview method. In this process total 120 respondents were selected from three taluks of Kodagu district by using a multi-stage sampling technique. The present study finds out that the level of awareness on financial services, use of bank account, Availability of financial institution, savings, deposits, credit facilities, and its impact on the rural households in the Kodagu district.

Awareness of financial services, Socio-Economic status, Inclusive growth of the society.

"Impact of Financial Inclusion on Rural Households: A Case Study of Kodagu District", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no.327-333, December-2020, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012046.pdf

"Impact of Financial Inclusion on Rural Households: A Case Study of Kodagu District", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.7, Issue 12, page no. pp327-333, December-2020, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2012046.pdf