Publication: Dvara Research

Gram panchayats in India are independent, constitutional bodies of governance that operate at the level closest to the people or the grass-roots.

Puneet Gupta is restless and visibly excited. The last ten days have been the culmination of many days’ efforts in creating access to finance to deserving high quality Microfinance Institutions (MFIs).

The financial sector crisis in Andhra Pradesh seems to be playing out like a very bad dream that doesn’t end.

In what could become a welcome trend, the RBI has started putting out detailed discussion notes on future policy steps.

Finance Matters column in The Hindu Business Line – Farzana Najeeb of Advocacy writes the fifth article in the series.

The recent controversy surrounding the microfinance sector has entirely eclipsed the fact that it is the first effort in India to have delivered financial services to remote corners of the country in a self-sustaining manner.

Having understood the deep transformative potential of access to finance and the barriers to accessing it, here’s a look at the fundamentals of the MFI cost structure in delivering finance.

This is the third of three-part series of blogs titled “Mobile money”. The authors explore and explain all about mobile banking and how it can make a difference to the rural population.

The Centre for Innovative Financial Design (CIFD) recently entered the survey stage of a research project concentrating on the welfare of India’s sugarcane farmers. 

Third in the series of articles in The Hindu Business Line, Puneet Gupta and Jayshree Venkatesan of IFMR Mezzanine  Finance write about some of the barriers to accessing finance.