India’s Suburban Transformation

According to the 2011 Population Census data, urban India grew by 90 million people in the previous decade.

Leveraging Mapping for the Rural Economy – Part 1

How do spatial parameters like distance and accessibility impact financial inclusion? How can an organisation striving to achieve financial inclusion locate itself strategically such that it becomes truly inclusive…

The Green Stool Innovation

On Wednesday, we brought together leaders from our Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services (KGFS) companies to talk about best practices from across our operations in Uttarakhand, Orissa and Tamil Nadu….

What are your views on Affordable Credit Delivery?

This post is a follow-up to our earlier post where we had invited public comments on Priority Sector Lending. In this post we seek your thoughts on the theme…

Direct Benefits Transfer in Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh, with an area of 3.08 lakh square kilometres is the second largest State in India after Rajasthan1. It has a total of 50 districts2, 52,117 inhabited villages3…

Improving the Competitiveness of the Indian Banking System

This note assesses the state of the Indian banking system including its small overall size and high concentration risk, poor indicators of financial inclusion and depth, opaque balance sheets,…

What are your views on Priority Sector Lending?

This post is a follow-up to our earlier post where we had invited public comments on Payments. In this post we seek your thoughts on the theme of Priority…