Purpose
to support a randomized field trial testing the welfare benefits to poor households who access IFMR's KGFS (Vellaru Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services) banking model which involves placing branches in rural villages in India that then offer a full range of financial products including a variety of types of loans, savings products, payments, and insurance
Grantee
Division
Global Growth & Opportunity
Date
AUGUST 2012
Region served
ASIA
Committed amount
$371,557
Grant topic
Financial Services for the Poor
Duration (months)
70
Grantee location
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
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