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Author Karmakar, K. G., 1952-

Title Towards financial inclusion in India / K.G. Karmakar, G.D. Banerjee, N.P. Mohapatra
Published Los Angeles : SAGE, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xx, 575 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover ; Contents ; List of Tables and Figures; List of Annexures; Foreword ; Preface ; Acknowledgements; Part I: Financial Inclusion Analysed; 1 -- Financial Inclusion Defined; 2 -- The Long March since 1793; 3 -- Resource-poor Regions and Financial Inclusion; 4 -- Women's Empowerment and Sustainable Livelihoods; 5 -- Strategy to Extend Financial Services to Vulnerable Groups; 6 -- Financial Inclusion: Index for Rural India; 7 -- Institutional Changes Required for Financial Inclusion; Part II: Mapping Demand Side Requirements; 8 -- Role of Savings; 9 -- Micro-insurance Innovations
10 -- Safe Remittances for the Poor11 -- Understanding Rural Debt; 12 -- Emerging Trends in Microfinance; 13 -- Financial Inclusion in Tribal Areas; 14 -- Inclusion Techniques for Farmers; 15 -- Technology Options and Inclusion; Part III: Supply SideInnovations; 16 -- Reducing Transaction Costs for Banks and Their Clients; 17 -- Business Correspondent and Business Facilitator Outreach Model for Banks; 18 -- The Post Office Model; 19 -- Financial Literacy and Counselling; 20 -- Micro Pension: A Safety Net for Rural India; 21 -- Joint Liability Groups for Farmers
22 -- Rural Infrastructure: The Missing Link23 -- Joint Liability Groups for Handloom Weavers; Part IV: Challenges for the Future; 24 -- Inclusive Growth through Rural Employment; 25 -- The Micro-enterprises Model; 26 -- Unique Identification Number and Financial Inclusion; 27 -- Social Audit Systems: A Need; 28 -- Best Practices in Financial Inclusion and Case Studies; 29 -- Initiatives for Financial Inclusion: The Road Map; Glossary; Index; About the Authors
Summary Towards Financial Inclusion in India is a treatise on 'inclusion of the Last, the Lost and the Least'. It provides an in-depth analysis of the various pillars of financial inclusion such as micro-remittance, micro-savings, micro-credit and micro-insurance. The book stresses on financial literacy and counselling, which are core to the achievement of financial inclusion. The authors dwell upon the difficulties faced by vulnerable groups like women, tribals, weavers and rural populace while trying to access financial services. The book also analyzes inclusion measures like ICT interventions, post
Notes Includes index
Print version record
Subject Financial services industry -- Social aspects -- India
Banks and banking -- Social aspects -- India
Finance -- Social aspects -- India
Microfinance -- India
Poor -- India -- Finance, Personal
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Banks & Banking.
Banks and banking -- Social aspects
Financial services industry -- Social aspects
Microfinance
Poor -- Finance, Personal
India
Form Electronic book
Author Banerjee, Gangadhar
Mohapatra, N. P
ISBN 9788132109105
8132109104
1283422204
9781283422208
9786613422200
6613422207