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Financial inclusion has substantial role in socio-economic growth of underprivileged sections of the society. Financial inclusion will be explained as timely access and availability of fundamental banking and financial services to deprived groups at affordable rates. In broad view financial inclusion is described as availability and usage of banking services including deposit, savings, credit, pension, insurance, e-banking services and so on. Sustainable development can enable India to bring underprivileged groups to main stream of the society. Financial inclusion is a mechanism to involve every stake holders of development. The present attempted to evaluate the overview, status and the role of access to banking services in indicating financial inclusion.