TMI BlogFocus on Regional Rural Banks and Micro Finance Institutions as Means Financial Inclusion - Union Budget Proposes Creation of Women’s Shg’s Development Fund and Indian Microfinance Equity FundX X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... Focus on Regional Rural Banks and Micro Finance Institutions as Means Financial Inclusion - Union Budget Proposes Creation of Women’s Shg’s Development Fund and Indian Microfinance Equity Fund - News and Press Release Dated:- 28-2-2011 - News - Shri Pranab Mukherjee, the Union Finance Minister has said that the Regional Rural Banks will be strengthened to enable them to maintain a Capital to R ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... isk Weighted Asset Ratio (CRAR) of at least 9 per cent as on March 31, 2012. The Government will provide Rs. 500 crore to these banks during 2011-12, which received Rs. 350 crore during the current year for this purpose. The Government would provide a sum of Rs. 6000 crore during 2011-12 to enable public sector banks to maintain a minimum Tier I CRAR at 8 per cent. The Government has already bee ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n providing a sum of Rs. 20,157 crore for infusion in the public sector banks to maintain Tier I CRAR at 8 per cent and increase Government equity in some banks to 58 per cent. Considering Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs) as an important means of financial inclusion, the Finance Minister has proposed to create in the course of the year, India Microfinance Equity Fund of Rs. 100 crore with Sma ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ll Industrial Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Shri Mukherjee emphasized that the creation of a dedicated fund for providing equity to smaller MFIs would help them maintain growth and achieve scale and efficiency in operations. The Committee set up by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to look into issues relating to micro finance sector in India has submitted its report. The Government is now consider ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ing putting in place a framework to protect the interests of small borrowers. Union Budget 2011-12 also proposes to set up a Women s SHG s Development Fund with a corpus of Rs. 500 crore to empower women and promote their Self Help Groups (SHGs). - News - Press release - PIB Tax Management India - taxmanagementindia - taxmanagement - taxmanagementindia.com - TMI - TaxTMI - TMITax ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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