Details of Consultancies / Studies of past 4 (four) years
For  the Year 2004 - 2005
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Title
1
Training Needs Identification of State Government Officials of Jharkhand State was undertaken jointly by Joint Director, BIRD and Vice-Principal, NBSC. A proposal to organise few programmes for various cadres of officers of Government of Jharkhand (GoJ) is under consideration. Arrangements are also being firmed up to conduct an on-site sensitisation
programme for the senior officers of GoJ.
2
A study was undertaken to assess the Training Needs of Cooperative Banks in Uttaranchal State. The study report has indicated that project lending, NPA & recovery management and attitudinal reorientation are the training priorities at the branch level. The need for sensitisation
programmes on business development, loan diversification and profit planning strategies for senior officials has also been emphasised in the report.
3
Quick field studies were conducted in Lakhimpur Kheri, Bardhaman, Medinipur, Vidisha and Gwalior districts on Doubling of Agricultural Credit.
4
Quick studies were conducted in Sarayu, Sree Anantha and Tungabhadra Gramin Banks to indentify the benchmarking process and best practices adopted by these banks for wider dissemination across the industry in the Workshops on Performance Standards and Effectiveness of RRBs
conducted in January/February 2005. These studies have indicated that good governance, qualitative internal control mechanisms, credit orientation and targeting market share have enabled them post outstanding results.
   
For  the Year 2003 - 2004
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Title Client
1
Training Manual on SGSY DRDAS
2
Study of 'Prathama Model' of SHG Formation NABARD
3
Study on Micro finance institutions NABARD
4
Study on performance of Regional Rural Banks RRBs
5
District Potential Survey of RNFS NABARD
     
The Action Research Project under Micro Credit Project (MCAR) has been continued during the year for UPLDC. The sixth interim report of the research has been submitted.
For  the Year 2002 - 2003
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Title Client
1
Organization and Management Study Kolar DCCB
2
Study regarding slow off-take of rural credit SBI, Mumbai
3
Consultancy on Personality Development A-J G.B.
4
Funds Management Consultancy NEIBM
5
Faculty Support for ODI Nimar KGB
6
DRIP - Potential Survey - 4 districts (2002-03) NABARD
7
Study on Performance of RRBs NABARD
8
Gender Issues on Credit Dispensation ILO
9
Study of Credit guarantees Fund ILO
10
Fund management Study PSCB
11
Computer Consultancy Anadaman & Nicobar SCB
12
Evaluation study of training intervention Bidar DCCB
13
Study of MFI in two States NABARD
14
Microfinance Workshop Planet Finance, New Delhi
15
Study on Gender Aspects in Cedit Application Procedures in Indian Banks ILO
16
District Potential Survey of RNFS NABARD
   

 
 Areas of Core Competence

Organisation & HRD.

Information Technology &
Banking .
Microfinance & Gender Development.
Small & Micro-Enterprise Development & Financing.
Financial & Investment Management.
Agricultural Project Finance.
Turnaround Strategies - RFIs.
Rural Branch Management.
Trainers' Training.
 
 Collaboration
BIRD has functional
collaboration with a few national and international institutions of repute for Training.
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 Seminars / Conferences /  Workshops
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role of facilitating policy debate
in the area of Rural Credit and
microfinance.
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