Micro finance and inclusive growth

About The Book:- The Microfinance over years registered a high-level growth. Its role came to be recognised as a powerful instrument in eradication the pressing social and economic contingencies not only in the Indian c o n d i t i o n s b u t a l s o internationally. With a goal of reducing the absolute poverty in the world by one-half by the year 2015, the UN Millennium Declaration convened in 2002 was committed to achieve this goal. The Indian economy is facing severe problems like hunger, malnutrition, gender inequality, illiteracy, ignorance since a long time. To overcome these social and economic problems the traditional banking institutions and the role is really insufficient, particularly in the light of the rural population of the country. It has been considered by s e v e r a l e x p e r t s a n d practitioners the Microfinance industry is of a great help. From this angle nowadays the Microfinance sector requires a strengthening tonic from all s i d e s t o s h o u l d e r s i t s responsibility with all vigor and vitality. This book will be a valuable source of reference on the subject for bankers, policy-makers, teachers and students. It also aid, researchers in using Micro finance and financial inclusion data more effectively to support priority s e t t i n g a n d i m p r o v e K A L P A Z development outcomes. About The Author:- Bidaragodu Thammaiah Gowda Ramappa is presently working as Head & Associate Professor, Department of Economics Tunga Mahavidyalay Thirthahalli. A part from teaching and extension responsibilities at the institute, he is engaged in research activities since the beginning of his career. He has 27 years of teaching and research experience. He has done Ph.D. in Economics from University of Mysore, India. He has published noted research and presented papers in various conferences and Journals. He has served as chairman and member in various academic and non academic committees. His field of interests are International economics, MS