~ Amitabh Kant to give away the Inclusive Finance India Awards 2021~
~ Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chair, NITI Aayog & Sivasubramanian Ramann, Chairman, SIDBI to release the Inclusive Finance India Report 2021~
New Delhi, 07.12.2021: ACCESS Development Services will host the 18th Inclusive Finance India Summit virtually and the Inclu
Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog will recognize institutions at the Inclusive Finance India Awards 2021 for their exemplary and transformative role of financial inclusion by providing accessible and affordable financial services to the poor, marginalized and weaker section of the society.
Dr Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chair, NITI Aayog & Sivasubramanian Ramann, Chairman and Managing Director, SIDBI will release the ‘Inclusive Finance India Report 2021’ at the summit themed ‘Building Financial Resilience: Strategies for Revival’.
The 2-day summit will host over 124 eminent thought leaders and sector specialists across 26 sessions. Some prominent speakers and panelists include Junaid Ahmad, India Country Director, World Bank, N S Viswanathan, Former Deputy Governor, RBI, Dr Ashok Dalwai, Chief Executive Officer, National Rainfed Area Authority, Department of Agriculture, Cooperation and Farmer’s Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture, Dr G R Chintala, Chairman, NABARD and Greta Bull, Director, Women’s Economic Empowerment, BMGF among others.
The report will highlight how the pandemic has brought about changes in the income and finances of underserved individuals, businesses and low-income households as well as the challenges faced by financial institutions that cater to them. The report represents emerging trends in the financial inclusion sector, highlights policy perspectives, achievements and grey areas for action. The mainstay proposition of the report is to provide rich information for learners, practitioners, researchers, policy makers and public administrators who are committed to furthering the cause of financial inclusion in India. The Summit will also hold discussions on building better with micro-finance, financial education, gender and finance, finance for agriculture and future of financial services among others.
Convened annually, the Inclusive Finance India Summit is a multi-stakeholder event, conceived and co-created by organizations who have a vision for all segments of the population benefiting from being a part of the formal financial system for inclusive growth. It is a curated platform for enabling dialogue and learning from innovative policy and practice in the region from global and local sector experts.
About ACCESS Development Services:
ACCESS is a national livelihoods support organization, with focus on incubating innovations for sustainable livelihoods of disadvantaged communities. With support from DFID (Govt. of UK), ACCESS was established in March 2006 as a professional new generation agency to contribute to and support poverty reduction in India. ACCESS is uniquely structured to work at all levels of the development sector value chain, from implementing programmes on the ground, working with the Civil Society Organizations, Government Departments, Corporate Sector and Multilateral / Bilateral Agencies, and supporting policy at the national level.
In the last decade, ACCESS has gained recognition for incubating innovations in livelihoods that has helped to move the economic lot of the poor from subsistence to sustainable levels. ACCESS works both in rural as well as in urban areas. Currently, ACCESS has 32 on-going programmes and works in 9 states in India with over 60 full time professionals in managerial positions and 240 field staff to support programme implementation.
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