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Role of MFIs, NGOs and SHGs in India's Pension Reform, 2004
04 June, 2004, India Habitat Center, New Delhi
Organized by: Indian School of Micro-finance for Women (ISMW)
Support by:
SEWA Bank and IIEF
Session 1:
Outline of the policy and institutional framework of the NPS
Welcome address and workshop overview
Jayshree Vyas
Managing Director,
SEWA Bank
Opening remarks: The policy and operational framework of the NPS
Dr. Ajay Shah
Consultant,
DEA, Ministry of Finance
Issues in achieving voluntary coverage of the contributory pension schemes
Gautam Bhardwaj
Director,
Invest India Economic Foundation
Session 2:
Understanding the needs of micro-finance Customers
Session Chair
Anand Bordia
Member,
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
Introduction by the Session Chair
Experience sharing by micro-finance customers
Lakshmiben Bafurbhai
Head Loader (SEWA Bank Member)
Maheshwari,
ASA Trichy Federation Leader
Facilitators
Jayshree Vyas
Managing Director, SEWA Bank
Vijayalakshmi Das,
CEO, FWWB India
Discussants
Graham Bird
Pension Product Expert, ADB Informal Sector Pension Project }
Krishnaswamy
Executive Director, Pension & Group Schemes, LIC
Questions
Session 3:
The institutional capacity and services of MFIs
Session Chair
P.N. Venkatachalam
Member,
Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
Introduction by the Session Chair
Speaker
Mathew Titus
Executive Director,
Sa-dhan
Discussant
Vijaylakshmi Das
CEO,
FWWB India
Questions
Summary of discussions by the Session Chair
Session 4:
Harnessing MFIs, SHGs and NGOs into the pension sector
Session Chair
Dr. Shubhashis Gangopadhyay
President,
India Development Foundation
Introduction by the Session Chair
Speaker
Dr. Nachiket Mor
Executive Director,
ICICI Bank
Discussants
A. Viswanathan
Additional CPFC,
Ministry of Labour
Reema Nanavati
SEWA Associations
Gautam Bhardwaj
Director,
Invest India Economic Foundation
Questions
Summary of discussions by the Session Chair
Session 5:
Policy and regulatory implications and imperatives
Session Chair
Mathew Titus
Executive Director, Sa-dhan
Introduction by the Session Chair
Speaker
Vijay Mahajan
Managing Director, BASIX
Discussants
Chris Butel
Questions
Summary of discussions by the Session Chair
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