Towards financial lnclusion in India/
K G Karmakar; Gangadhar Banerjee; N P Mohapatra
- SAGE, 2011.
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.