Bank of Baroda is planning to float a wholly-owned banking subsidiary for handling the 90 lakh Jan Dhan (financial inclusion) accounts it has opened so far.
The bank has drawn up a business plan and moved the RBI for a licence, said Ranjan Dhawan, MD & CEO.
The proposed bank will be a payments and a microfinance institution rolled into one.
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