Studies Conducted by Centre for Microfinance Research (CMR), BIRD, during the Last Two Years

The Centre for Microfinance Research (CMR) has been set up within Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD) to take up research activities in the field of microfinance for facilitating policy initiatives and improvements in design and delivery system of microfinance services. Its vision and mission is to emerge as a centre of reference for information, knowledge and valued opinion related to the microfinance sector, strengthen the microfinance sector through supply of researched inputs that facilitate policy initiatives and improvement in design and delivery systems that provide poor with sustainable access to quality financial services. The CMR has brought out nine study reports conducted by the CMR Main Centre at BIRD and it's four sub-centres established at Indian Institute of Bank Management, Guwahati; Centre for Microfinance Institute of Financial Management and Research, Chennai; Institute of Development Studies, Jaipur and Chandragupt Institute of Management, Patna. The findings of these nine studies in brief are presented below.