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Particulars of its organisation, functions and duties |
Department of Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (DMFI):
NABARD Head Office, Fourth Floor, ‘E’ Wing
C-24, ‘G’ Block,
Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra (East)
Mumbai-400051
Tel:022-26539212
Email: dmfi@nabard.org
Functions:
(a) to carry forward the agenda of financial inclusion of the excluded population at the national level as per the framework recommended by the Report of the Committee on Financial Inclusion in general and operationalizing the Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF) in particular. The implementation is under the guidance of the Advisory Board set up for FIF
(b) Department of Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (DMFI), through the Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF), focuses on advancing financial inclusion nationwide by expanding financial literacy, strengthening business correspondent networks, and modernising service delivery through ICT solutions. DMFI also prioritises the development of digital payment and connectivity infrastructure, collectively working to ensure accessible financial services and promote sustainable, inclusive growth in rural communities.
(c) The department aims to empower rural communities by introducing innovative microfinance solutions that foster sustainable livelihoods and promote inclusive growth. This is achieved through (enhanced) access to finance, supporting skill/ entrepreneurship/ enterprise development, and creating strong market linkages.
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The powers and duties of its officers and employees |
Duties and powers to be exercised are as per NABARD Staff Rules, 1982.
Financial sanctions pertaining to the Funds, are based on parameters & laid out instructions under “Delegation of Powers under Financial Inclusion Fund (FIF)”, and “Delegation of Powers (DoP) for Sanctioning and Disbursement Powers for Refinance, Direct Finance, Grants Based Products and sanctioning powers for settlement & resolution of Stressed Assets” issued by the Risk management Department of NABARD. Sanctions under Administrative expenditure as per instructions laid down under Delegation of sanctioning powers under the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development Expenditure Rules, 2023(NER 2023) – Amended upto 27.05.2025
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Procedure followed in the decision making process, including channels of supervision and accountability. |
The Department has on its roll different categories of staff such as Officers (Grade A to F) and other support staff.
The decision-making process followed in the department is as per procedure indicated in respective guidelines/ instructions of the programmes/schemes valid from time to time. There is a clear-cut demarcation of roles, responsibilities and discretionary powers amongst different supervisory levels and the accountability is fixed up accordingly.
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Norms set by it for the discharge of its functions |
Norms set for the discharge of functions originate from extant operational guidelines, detailed circulars and based on the criteria/ parameters laid down in the circulars issued from time to time.
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Rules, regulations, instructions, manuals and records, held by it or under its control or used by its employees for discharging its functions. |
Hard/ Soft copies of circulars, guidelines available are accessed by staff for disposing of cases/ proposals. Moreover, the officers are governed by NABARD (Staff) Rules, 1982 and related rules for discharging functions.
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A statement of the categories of documents that are held by it or under its control |
Agenda Notes, Attendance, Minutes and proceedings of the Meetings , MoUs/ Agreements with Ministries, Banks and agencies.
Documents on each of the case processed by the Department are held under the control of department and are categorized purpose- and entity-wise. Further, Documents relating to sanction of project, acceptance of terms and conditions and grant release are kept at HO/RO level as the case may be.
Policy / Instructions / Circulars are maintained separately.
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Particulars of any arrangement that exists for consultation with or representation by the members of the public in relation to the formulation of its policy or implementation thereof |
In respect of FIF, formulation of overall policy and its implementation is under the guidance of the Advisory Board. Any representation by the members of the public or stakeholders in relation to the formation of policy and implementation thereof shall be put up to the Advisory Board, which is the authority for deciding on all such matters.
In addition to these, Seminars, Conferences and Workshops are conducted regularly at various level for awareness creation as well as getting policy inputs from various stakeholders.
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A statement of the boards, councils, committees and other bodies consisting of two or more persons constituted as its part or for the purpose of its advice, and as to whether meetings of those boards, councils, committees and other bodies are open to the public, or the minutes of such meetings are accessible for public.
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The Government of India has re-constituted the Advisory Board for FIF consisting of members from GoI, RBI, IRDA, IDRBT, NASSCOM, one public sector bank and one private sector bank. Chairman, NABARD is the Chairman and CGM-DMFI, NABARD is Member Secretary of the Advisory Board.
All innovative/ non-routine proposals have to be approved by the Advisory Board.
The minutes and action points of the Advisory Board Meeting are circulated amongst members of the Advisory Board and are of confidential nature.
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A directory of its officers and employees |
Directory of its Officers and Employees
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The monthly remuneration received by each of its officers and employees, including the system of compensation as provided in its regulations |
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Budget allocated to each of its agency, indicating the particulars of all plans, proposed expenditures and reports on disbursements made |
1. The Annual budget estimates under FIF are allocated by HO after taking into consideration the past performance in sanction of proposals and release of disbursements, the requirements indicated by the RO as well as the size and potential of each RO.
2. It is aggregated at HO level and monitored on a monthly basis.
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Manner of execution of subsidy programmes, including the amounts allocated and the details of beneficiaries. |
Not applicable (No subsidies released by the department) |
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Particulars of recipients of concessions, permits or authorisations granted by the organisation |
As at the url :Click here
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Details in respect of the information available to or held by it, reduced in an electronic form. |
(1) Almost entire communication with the Banks and Vendors is through electronic form and the same is maintained in the department.
(2) (2) All information relating to sanction and disbursement of funds is available and held primarily in soft form. |
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Particulars of facilities available to citizens for obtaining information, including the working hours of a library or reading room, if maintained for public use |
Refer to NABARD's RTI Homepageat the URL
https://www.nabard.org/rti.aspx?id=513&cid=563
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The names and designations and other particulars of the PIO |
Available at the URL : click here |
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Such other information as may be prescribed and thereafter update these publications every year |
(1) The information in respect of data on (FIF) sanction and disbursement is updated on the website quarterly.
(2) Status of Microfinance in India which is a yearly bilingual publication by the department.
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