Posts Tagged ‘Orissa’

Feb 9, 2010: L&T Finance, the financial services arm of the engineering giant Larsen & Toubro said it is planning to extend its micro-finance business to Gujarat and Orissa soon, said a report by PTI. "In the microfinance sector we have been working for over one-and-half-years now in four states--Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra--where we have over 5 lakh clients," L&T Finance vice-president Dinanath ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Sept. 2, 2009: IDBI Fortis Life Insurance has tied up with Regional Rural Development Centre (RRDC) to offer rural consumers the protection of Termsurance Grameen Suraksha in Orissa. IDBI Fortis, in association with RRDC, has already insured 3,440 rural individuals through Termsurance Grameen Suraksha. IDBI Fortis Life Insurance Company Ltd, which started its commercial operations from March 2008, aims to sell 10,000 Termsurance Grameen ... Full story

Microfinance Focus, Aug. 28, 2009: United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is planning to conduct an assessment study of fnancial literacy in seven states of India - Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa. The study will focus on understanding components of financial literacy, compilation and analytical overview of available packages and highlight the best practices in the delivery of tools and packages and ... Full story