An association of Community Development Finance Institutions in India, Sa-Dhan, plans to hold the sixth annual microfinance policy conference “Greater Inclusion: Possibilities and Prospects” at the India Habitat Centre, New Delhi on 17th and 18th January. Sa-Dhan, was founded in 1999 by SEWA Bank (Self Employed Women’s Association), BASIX (Building Sustainability Index), Dhan Foundation, FWWB (Friends of Women’s World Banking), MYRADA (Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency), RGVN (Rashtriya Gramin Vikas Nidhi), SHARE, and PRADAN (Professional Assistance for Development Action). The conferences will focus on creating a point of interaction between traditional and occupational groups such as farmers, artisans, migrant and wage laborers and long term sustained financial services such as credit, savings, insurance, pension, and money transfer services. In addition, the conference will investigate strategies for a more inclusive, and coordinated effort between governmental bodies, formal banking system, corporate houses and the microfinance sector for greater financial inclusion in sharing the responsibility of development. The potential size of the number of people seeking microfinance services in India is estimated to be roughly 250 million people or approximately 75 million households.
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