Financial Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in India

National Conclave on Financial Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in India

Date: 24th May, 2017– 25th May, 2017
Venue : Indian Spinal Injuries Centre, Auditorium/ Conference Room, New Delhi Delhi | India.

Financial inclusion through microfinance forms an integral part of the global movement for economic empowerment of persons with disabilities. If the projections made by WHO & world Bank are to be believed, the persons with disabilities constitute around fifteen percent of the total global population and a substantial part of this population estimated to be in the rage of eighty percent is concentrated in rural areas of developing countries like India, though the governmental statistics give a different and inaccurate picture of the problem.

AIMS, OBJECTIVES AND JUSTIFICATIONS

The conclave is basically intended to provide answers to the following relevant questions—

• What are the major barriers to accelerating progress towards financial inclusion of persons with disabilities? How can those barriers be removed or overcome?
• What is the role of the private sector in closing the gap in access to finance for households and businesses?  How can these commitments be encouraged?
• How can the development impact of achieving financial inclusion be measured?
• What actions should governments and PSBs/PSUs/Funding Agencies (such as, NABARD, SIDBI, NHFDC etc.) take in their role as facilitators of financial services for those persons with disabilities who are living below poverty line in rural areas?
• To what extent can the development agencies contribute to foster the development of inclusive financing systems?
• Why is the financial inclusion of persons with disabilities so relevant from the standpoint of their economic empowerment?
• How can inclusive financial and microfinance approaches make a difference in the lives of persons with disabilities?

Downloads

• Concept Note (DOC, 128KB)
• Tentative Programme Sheet Session Wise (DOC, 127KB)