MICROCAPITAL EVENT: National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) and Siddaganga Institute of Technology Host National Seminar on Microfinance and Sustainable Livelihood Promotions in India, Karnataka, India, December 15–16, 2010

Event Name: National Seminar on Microfinance and Sustainable Livelihood Promotions in India

Event Date: December 15 – December 16, 2010

Event Location: Karnataka, India

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Cost: INR 750 (USD 17) for delegates from microfinance industry and INR 500 (USD 11) for faculty members and researchers

Summary of Events: The seminar will showcase achievements of microfinance in India and offer discussions regarding promoting sustainable livelihoods through microfinance innovations.

Background on the Organizer: The National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) is a development bank in India that formulates the credit and banking policy for the rural sector, supervises and conducts on-site inspections of cooperatives and regional rural banks and promotes the development of microfinance activities in the rural sector. NABARD is charged with the oversight of the Microenterprise Development Programme, which focuses exclusively on the development of microenterprises. In 2010, NABARD set a fiscal year target of INR 3.7 trillion (USD 80.3 billion) for credit disbursement via commercial banks, state cooperative banks, state cooperative agriculture and rural development banks and other eligible financial institutions up from INR 3.2 trillion (USD 69.6 billion) the previous year.

Event Themes and Discussion Topics:
– Growth and development of microfinance industry in India
– Microfinance and inclusive growth
– Microfinance and livelihood promotions
– Social performance management for microfinance
– Microfinance and small and microenterprise development
– Financial literacy
– Microinsurance
– Health and sanitation
– Microfinance and technology

Event Website: http://www.sit.ac.in/

For additional information, you may contact: Naveen K Shetty at pgdmsrcsit@gmail.com or +91 0980785999

By Witt Gatchell, Research Associate

Sources and Additional Resources:

MicroCapital Universe: NABARD:
https://www.microcapital.org/microfinanceuniverse/tiki-index.php?page=Nat…

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