Publications

Dr C Rangarajan

The Philosopher King

Skoch Challenger Lifetime Achievement Award 2007 | Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister

Dr C Rangarajan

The Philosopher King - Part 2

Skoch Challenger Lifetime Achievement Award 2007 | Dr. C. Rangarajan, Chairman, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister

Ela R Bhatt

Last of the Gandhian Economics

Extremely gentle and soft-spoken, yet firm and determined and widely recognized as pioneer in pushing for entrepreneurial forces in grassroots development leading to women empowerment - this is the practicing Gandhian economics and septuagenarian, Ela R Bhatt, popularly known as Elaben by members of Self Employed Women's Association or SEWA, which she founded in 1972.

Union Bank of India

Village Knowledge Center

It was an initiative by Union Bank for capacity building of farmers on modern agricultural practices and also link them with credit. More than 200 such centres were opened up.

Bihar

Tineri

State Bank of India

Inclusive Banking

Kalahandi was one place which was deprived and unreachable. SBI formed SHGs in Kalahandi, gave them training in local handicrafts and credit linked them for economic upliftment.

HDFC

Micro Credit

This intervention was focused on reaching out to the bottom of the pyramid in rural areas and offer micro-loans in a hassle free manner. It was an early example of doorstep banking.

Changing Face of India Post

Early interventions of India Post opening up Post Office Accounts which later on scaled to become the India Post Bank to serve the Priority Sector banking targets better.

RBI

Towards Financial Inclusion

National Stock Exchange

Snow White & The Seven Dwarves

National Stock Exchange was computerised during early 2000 and incubated an indigenous solution on risk management called Parallel Risk Management System (PRISM) with seven small computers and one mother computer called Snow White and the Seven Dwarves.

Bank of India

Shatabdi Gram

Shatabdi Gram Yojana was launched by Bank of India to adopt 100 villages to make them fully banked. This was an early example of full financial inclusion.

National Housing Bank

Opening Doors

NSDL

Re-Engineering Mindset

Dematerialisation of shares in India has been the largest effort in any capital market anywhere in the world. NSDL’s efforts here have been commendable.

NSE

Democratising Capital

LIC

Jeevan Madhur

State Bank of India

200 Years Young

Over 200 years in existence, SBI is really the people’s bank. A rich legacy of having served its customers, small or large, for generations is the story of country’s largest and the oldest financial institution of the country.

Yes Bank

Building a Greenfield Bank

NABARD

Financial Inclusion

NABARD

Wadi - Planting Hopes

NABARD

Kachhighati Watershed

Punjab National Bank

Parivartan

Indian Bank

Pondicherry

Pondicherry launched the National Pilot Project on Financial Inclusion in 2005 and created national benchmarks on full financial inclusion.

Citigroup

SME

A foreign bank that focused on SME portfolio with over 5,000 SME clients. Its commitment to SMEs came from the conviction that it is an underserved segment, that soon became 10% of its business.

Punjab National Bank

Neemrana

PNB set up Farmers’ Training Colleges around the country to do knowledge enablement on best practices in farming and serve their credit needs.

Corporation Bank

Branchless Banking

The bank tested Branchless Banking ahead of the industry adoption. Also it opened all women branches to serve its women customers.

Canara Bank

Delivering Quality of Services

Focusing on quality of service, Canara Bank, made efforts in improving its customer experience including small and medium enterprises. The branches were face-lifted and core banking introduced.

State Bank of India

People's Bank of India

Vijaya Bank

Growing Vijaya Bank

Platinum Jubilee Year Vijaya Bank has been a corporate growth success story - doubled in two years. Credit, deposit, CASA - all sectors of the bank excelled.

Punjab National Bank

Pioneering in Public Banks

Fast growth, faster computerisation to serve its customers better was the motto of PNB. This coupled with improved customer experience made PNB a bank of choice.

Corporation Bank

Innovative Banking

Story of growth based on expansion of retail portfolio and innovative products to help improve customer satisfaction. The loan sanctions and delivery cycles were reduced.

Bank of Baroda

One Year Leap

Canara Bank

Scaling Inclusion