MUMBAI: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar released the first copy of Governance Now in Hindi in Patna. At a brieffunction, Shri Nitish Kumar unveiled the special "Bank India Bank" edition devoted entirely to the important issue of financial inclusion. Shri Nitish Kumar commended the promoters of Governance Now for their foray into Hindi with an issue as critical for India‘s growth as financial inclusion.

Also Maharashtra Assembly Speaker Shri Dilip Walse Patil alongwith Central Bank of India Chairman M V Tanksale released the first copy of Governance Now in Marathi in Mumbai.

Maharashtra Revenue Minister for state Prakash Solanke, state BJP president Devendra Phadnavis, BJP MLA Nana Patole, and Governance Now and SAB group founders Shri Gautam Adhikari and Markand Adhikari were present on the occasion.

On this occasion Shri Gautam Adhikari Chairman of SAB group donated cheque of Rs 1 Lakh towards MaharashtraChief Minister‘s drought relief fund.

Markand Adhikari, founder of Governance Now, informed the Speaker that this year the "Bank India Bank" specialwas being issued in multiple Indian languages to spread the message and purpose of financial inclusion to thepeople for whom it has been designed.

Governance Now is perhaps India‘s only fortnightly devoted solely to covering issues of public policy and governance. Owned by the Sri Adhikari Brothers group (SAB Group), it has made a mark in the policy circles within a short span of existence for its journalism without fear or favour. Considering the importance of financial inclusion to the equitable growth of the country, Governance Now brings out an annual special issue on financial inclusion.