Grama Vidiyal Explained

IDFC Bharat Ltd
Type:NBFC
Foundation:1993
Location:Tiruchirapalli, India
Key People:S. Devaraj, chairman and managing director
Arjun Muralidharan, CEO
Shirley Devaraj, COO
Area Served:Tamil Nadu, India
Industry:Finance
Products:microfinance
microinsurance
networking and federation
Assets:2.29. INR (2018)
Operating Income:220
Num Locations:298
Num Employees:2242
Homepage:http://www.gvmfl.com/

IDFC Bharat Ltd is a microfinance bank (Formerly known as Grama Vidiyal), operating in the Tamil Nadu area of South India.[1] Since 1993, it has provided small loans to women without access to formal credit and who typically have daily incomes of less than INR 80 (US$2) per day.

History

In 2007, Grama Vidiyal transformed from a charitable trust to a regulated Non-Bank Financial Company (NBFC). Its status as an NBFC brings Grama Vidiyal under the purview of government regulation but will permit the firm to take on larger amounts of equity capital. Grama Vidiyal expects continued rapid growth, reaching more than two million clients by expanding to other states of India with an excess of Rs.15 billion (US$400,000,000) in loans outstanding by 2012.

Loan products

Grama Vidiyal offers a variety of loans to its members.[2]

Other services

Grama Vidiyal is among the largest microinsurance providers in India, and was studied by the ILO for a 2005 case study on microinsurance[3]

Investors

Some of the most prominent investors include Vinod Khosla, co-founder of Sun Microsystems and former partner in the venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins. Additional investment has come from the Unitus Equity Fund, a $23.6 million fund which invests in emerging microfinance institutions. In 2016, Grama Vidiyal was acquired by IDFC First Bank Ltd (formerly known as IDFC Bank Ltd) and name was changed to IDFC Bharat Ltd from Grama Vidiyal.[4] [5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2016-07-25 . IDFC Bank buys Grama Vidiyal Micro . 2022-04-14 . www.thehindubusinessline.com . en.
  2. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20050326013756/http://www.mixmarket.org/en/demand/demand.show.profile.asp?ett=860 . 26 March 2005 . Demand > Search for MFIs > Profile for GV (Grama Vidiyal) . The MIX Market . The Microfinance Information eXchange (MIX).
  3. Web site: Microinsurance and Microfinance Institutions: Evidence from India - Good and bad practices in Microinsurance – CGAP Working Group on Microinsurance Good and Bad Practices - Case Study No. 15 (Electronic Resource) . 25 September 2005. International Labor Organization (ILO).
  4. News: 2016-07-12 . IDFC Bank buys micro lender Grama Vidiyal . 2024-03-31 . . en-IN . 0971-751X.
  5. Web site: 2016-07-13 . IDFC Bank acquires Grama Microfinance . 2024-03-31 . . en.