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IMPACT of GRASSroot Solutions
MAHARASHTRA PUNJABRAJASTHAN
o Bikaner, Deshnokh, Hanumangarh, Nohar, Suratgarh, Gadhsana
o 25 Schools, 30 Villages, 1 Thermal Plant
o Over 1000 students, 500 thermal plant workers, 500 housewives, 400 farmers, 400 staff members,
o 3500 Bank accounts opened
o F&B industry
Cities/ Districts
STATES
Reach of Financial literacy
workshops
Reach of Financial literacy
services
o Mumbai
o 5 NGO tie ups,
o 500 street children, 500 sex workers, 500 people from LGBT community, 400 transport workers (rickshawwallas)
o 3500 Bank accounts opened
o Textile & Diamond industry
o Gidharbaha, Mansa
o 5 Schools, 6 Villages
o Over 200 students, 500 housewives, 400 farmers, 400 staff members,
o 3500 Bank accounts opened
o Dis
Importance of financial inclusion in India
Topic for discussion : Hurdles to improving savings
Topic for discussion : Financial literacy & the youth
• Objective – facilitate FINANCIAL INCLUSION through literacy and financial service to Marginal farmers & landless labor, Migrants, Urban slum dwellers, Self-employed, Unorganized industry, Women and old people)
• Short term plan – o Educate masses - about management of money, importance of savings, advantages
of saving with banks, benefits of borrowing from bankso Enable financial planning – to help people plan ahead of time for their life cycle needs
and deal with unexpected emergencies without resorting to debto Improve understanding of financial products – eg. Overdraft facility, recurring deposit,
KCC, GCC, remittance facilityo Liaise with banks to connect masses with formal financial system
• Long term goal – o To make the workshop a mandatory aspect of school curriculums and make every
individual in this country financially literateo To ensure each household has at least one bank account
• Reasons for starting o Team with many years of experience in the financial sectoro ½ of India’s population do not have access to bank accounts & ¾ not covered by insuranceo Financial inclusion leads to individual development, inclusive growth & promotes national
growtho Realized the gap & hence floated NGO named GRASSroot Solutions
• Our coverageo We have presence across Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Punjabo With over 50 workshops conducted targeting 4000+ people, we have received recognition
from 27 local panchayat heads, have been felicitated for our contribution in social sector by Mahavir international and have been covered in Rajasthan Patrika
• Participationo NGO’s work for various causes eg. Child care, Women development, Human rights,
Sanitation etc. o We work in area of financial inclusion – we equip you with pertinent skill sets, financial
literacy material etc, if you think you are interested in this area, please visit us at www.grassroot-solutions.org or email us at [email protected]