President Droupadi Murmu and Dutch Queen Máxima discussed bilateral Issues

Key Facts of the Developments:

• Queen Máxima of the Netherlandswho is on a three-day visit to India
  
   called on President Droupadi Murmu on August 29 and they discussed deepening of bilateral ties between the two countries.
• The President noted that the ‘Strategic Partnership on Water’ launched during the India-Netherlands Virtual Summit in April 2021 and several other dimensions of bilateral relations have witnessed further strengthening in recent years.
• The President said that the Government of India is committed to connect every Indian with formal banking channels through various means and to ensure that the benefits provided by the government reach the last mile and the intended beneficiary without any pilferage, according to the release.
• The two leaders also discussed in detail several aspects of universal financial inclusion which has been one of the main agenda of the Government of India.