Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

March 31, 2021 | Dvara Research

This working paper was accepted to the 4th Annual Conference of India Gold Policy Centre at IIM Ahmedabad

By Rakshith S. Ponnathpur, Monami Dasgupta
March 26, 2021 | Dvara Research

we conducted a study to evaluate the impact of information disclosures in discouraging consumers from making unsuitable choices, i.e., choices that do not align with their financial circumstances, risk capacity and appetite.

By Niyati Agrawal, Misha Sharma, Madhu Srinivas, Monami Dasgupta, Monika Halan
March 26, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we share our responses submitted to the RBI to the questions posed in the discussion paper

By Deepti George, Dwijaraj Bhattacharya, Madhu Srinivas
March 25, 2021

In this video, we follow the self-help groups (SHGs) to understand how they assist women and their families in achieving financial security

March 24, 2021 | Dvara Research

Non-Banking Finance Companies (NBFCs) play a critical role in the credit ecosystem by acting as last-mile financiers for the unbanked and underserved segments of the Indian economy,

By Deepti George, Dwijaraj Bhattacharya, Madhu Srinivas, Sowmini G Prasad
March 19, 2021 | Dvara Research

This casestudy showcases exclusion from the PDS leading to further exclusion from COVID-19 relief efforts targeted at ration cardholders

March 18, 2021 | Dvara Research

In this blog post, we analyse the VimoSEWA model in India, which shows the strength of community-level intervention and support

By Anjali Nambiar
March 17, 2021 | Dvara Research

Excessive debt negatively affects households and can diminish any developmental gains from such debt. It also dampens a nation’s economic growth and threatens its financial stability.

By Dwijaraj Bhattacharya, Amulya Neelam, Deepti George
March 8, 2021 | NDTV Profit

he current approach is making NBFCs safer but requiring banks to become riskier, write Nachiket Mor and Dwijaraj Bhattacharya. Read more at: https://www.ndtvprofit.com/bq-blue-exclusive/expanding-access-to-bank-credit-by-building-the-nbfc-periphery Copyright © NDTV Profit

March 2, 2021 | Dvara Research

This post summarises the research findings from our recently concluded project on exclusion and grievance redress that was undertaken in collaboration with Gram Vaani et.al

By Aarushi Gupta