Sa-Dhan Newsletter Volume 1 Issue 4

Micro-Insurance

Sa-Dhan Events

9.

The Policy Sub- groups have conducted a policy

GENERAL EVENTS

workshop in Bangalore on the 18th January

The Third Annual General Body Meeting of Sa-Dhan

2002

was held on the 10th August 2001 in New Delhi.

THE STANDARDS SUB-GROUP

THE POLICY SUB-GROUP

1.

Standards data collection has started in

1.

Seminar on 'Credit Flow to Women' with the

Maharashtra from 5th April to 16th April 2001.

Department of Economic Affairs, Banking Divi-

2.

The group had attended Aravali-FWWB work-

sion, and Ministry of Finance was held on the

shop on SHG standard meeting from 18th-19th

30th June 2001 at the Park Hotel, Parliament

the April.

Street, New Delhi.

3.

The Standards Sub-Group meeting was held on

2.

A meeting with the Ministry of Small Scale

15th June 2001 at Sa-Dhan's office premises,

Industry and Agro & Rural Industries on 'Action

New Delhi.

Plan on Empowering Women And Building Fi-

nancially self-sufficient microFinance institutions

4.

Standards related field visit was done in the

In India' was held at Udyog Bhavan, New Delhi

sates of Bihar, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala from the

on 30th June 2001.

30th June 13th July, 2001.

3.

A workshop tilted, 'Moving Development Finance

5.

The sub-groups made a presentation of self-

Centre Stage: Dialogue with Policy Makers' was

regulation during the SIDBI's workshop in

organized on the 11th August 2001 in New Delhi

Lucknow from 31st July 1st August 2001.

to sensitize policy makers and other mainstream

stakeholders. Mr. Rajiv Pratap Rudy, MP, a mem-

6.

The Standards Sub-Group Meeting was held on

ber of Expert Committee of Finance, was the

13th October 2001 in New Delhi

main speaker.

THE TRAINING SUB-GROUP

4.

The Prime Minister's Office summoned Sa-Dhan

1.

Field visit for designing MEP 2001 to Bihar, West

to examine issues of the un-organised sector.

Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka from

Following this, an Empowered Committee on

11th-30th April 2001

microFinance was constituted on 29th October

2001 under the chairmanship of Dr. Prodipto

2.

The Training Sub-Group had its meeting on 11th

Ghosh, Additional Secretary, PMO. Sa-Dhan heads

May 2001 at Sa-Dhan's Office, New Delhi.

the 'Legal and Regulatory Framework Sub-Com-

mittee' and has submitted the finalized draft to

3.

Training Sub-Group Meeting was conducted on

the Committee.

10th January 2001 in Pune

5. The Policy Sub-Group meeting was held on 10th

Besides, there were 12 rounds of meeting with

April 2001 at ICICI corporate office premises,

different segments of stakeholders ranging from

Mumbai.

meeting with the RBI to attending Ford

Foundation's 50th Anniversary.

6.

CARE policy workshop for Andhra Pradesh was

designed  from the 1st April- 3rd April 2001

RESEARCH

7.

Sa-Dhan met two time with the Honorable Chair-

1.

Sa-Dhan has initiated a research project on, "

man of Parliament Standing Committee on Fi-

Federation of Micro-Finance of SHGs in India"

with the supported of Canadian Co-operative

nance that is, on the 21st June and 3rd July

Association (CCA), Canada. A study team has

2001 respectively

been formed drawn from Sa-Dhan's members.

8.

Meeting with Ms. Vasundhara Raje and Shankar

They include MYRADA, FWWB, DST, Chaitanya,

Aggarwal,  Ministry of SSI on 19th July 2001

PRADAN, OUTREACH, and RGVN including Sa-

Dhan.

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