MicroFinance Institutions Network

🧭𝐀𝐬 #𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐚 𝐩𝐢𝐯𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚’𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐭𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲, 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐞𝐯𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.

At the launch of the NCAER-Microfinance Industry Network (MFIN) Report, a panel discussion on “𝘙𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘔𝘪𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺: 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 & 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴” brought together leading voices from the industry.

Industry Captains Mr Baskar Babu Ramachandran, MD & CEO, Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited, Dr. H P Singh, Chairman cm MD, Satin Creditcare Network Ltd, Mr Sudipta Roy, MD & CEO, L&T Finance along with moderator Dr Alok Misra, CEO & Dir., Microfinance Industry Network (MFIN), shared insightful perspectives on the evolving role of microfinance in India.

𝑲𝒆𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆𝒂𝒘𝒂𝒚𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏:
➡ Sector shifting from poverty focus to micro & agri enterprise support
➡ Growth must be balanced with discipline in a risk-sensitive environment
➡ Stronger narrative needed on impact, inclusion & borrower empowerment
➡ Customer-centricity rising - literacy, digital adoption & product diversification
➡ Collective action needed on governance, outreach & responsible lending

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒓𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒄𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒊𝒍𝒆 𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒍𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒔 𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒂𝒊𝒏, 𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒖𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒚 𝒂 𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒆𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒊𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒅𝒔 𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒐𝒔𝒔 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂.

📢 𝑨𝒍𝒍 𝒔𝒆𝒕 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒂𝒖𝒏𝒄𝒉!

Tomorrow, Microfinance Industry Network (MFIN) unveils the NCAER - MFIN Report: '𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚', which presents an evidence-based assessment of the role and impact of small-ticket credit, including its contribution to financial awareness among customers, cost and usage of microfinance, borrower experience and perceptions, the extent of digital adoption, and its role in advancing financial inclusion in India.

We are honoured to have 𝑫𝒓. 𝑽. 𝑨𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒕𝒉𝒂 𝑵𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒔𝒘𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒏, 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒆𝒇 𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑨𝒅𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑮𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝑰𝒏𝒅𝒊𝒂, deliver the special address.

The event will also host a high-impact panel discussion on “𝐑𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐲: 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 & 𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬”, where industry leaders - Baskar Babu R, MD & CEO, Suryoday Small Finance Bank Limited; Dr. H P Singh, Chairman & MD, Satin Creditcare Network Ltd; and Sudipta Roy, MD & CEO, L&T Finance - along with moderator Dr. Alok Misra, CEO & Director, Mfin India, will reflect on how microfinance continues to drive financial inclusion, while navigating emerging challenges in a rapidly evolving landscape.

✨ 𝓓𝓸 𝓳𝓸𝓲𝓷 𝓾𝓼!!!



(for invitation, please write to [email protected].)

🤝 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 - 𝐎𝐧𝐞 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐚𝐭 𝐚 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞!

Organization in collaboration with Microfinance Industry Network (MFIN) held an 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 hashtag #𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 for 𝘓𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘋𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘔𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘨𝘦𝘳𝘴 (𝘓𝘋𝘔𝘴) on 7 March 2026.

The objective was to:
✅ Equip LDMs with a concise overview of the microfinance ecosystem
✅ Familiarise them with the hashtag framework governing MFIs
✅ Share operational practices that drive impact at the field level

Sheetal Jain, VP-SRO, MFIN, delivered a presentation covering the evolution of the sector, key beneficiaries, lending institutions, and the opportunities and challenges within the industry.

𝒮𝓊𝒸𝒽 𝒾𝓃𝒾𝓉𝒾𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓋𝓮𝓈 𝓅𝓁𝒶𝓎 𝒶𝓃 𝒾𝓂𝓅𝓸𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓉 𝓇𝓸𝓁𝓮 𝒾𝓃 𝓈𝓉𝓇𝓮𝓃𝓰𝓉𝒽𝓮𝓃𝒾𝓃𝓰 𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓀𝓮𝒽𝓸𝓁𝒹𝓮𝓇 𝓊𝓃𝒹𝓮𝓇𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓃𝒹𝒾𝓃𝓰 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒻𝓸𝓈𝓉𝓮𝓇𝒾𝓃𝓰 𝓰𝓇𝓮𝒶𝓉𝓮𝓇 𝒸𝓸𝓁𝓁𝒶𝒷𝓸𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝓸𝓃 𝒶𝒸𝓇𝓸𝓈𝓈 𝓉𝒽𝓮 𝓂𝒾𝒸𝓇𝓸𝒻𝒾𝓃𝒶𝓃𝒸𝓮 𝓮𝒸𝓸𝓈𝓎𝓈𝓉𝓮𝓂.