1. IMPACT of
GRASSroot Solutions
RAJASTHAN MAHARASHTRA PUNJAB
o Bikaner, Deshnokh,
Hanumangarh, Nohar,
Suratgarh, Gadhsana
o 25 Schools, 30 Villages, 1
Thermal Plant
o Over 1000 students, 500
thermal plant workers, 500
housewives, 400 farmers,
400 staff members,
o 3500 Bank accounts opened
o F&B industry
o Mumbai
o 5 NGO tie ups,
o 500 street children, 500 sex
workers, 500 people from
LGBT community, 400
transport workers
(rickshawwallas)
o 3500 Bank accounts opened
o Textile & Diamond industry
o Gidharbaha, Mansa
o 5 Schools, 6 Villages
o Over 200 students, 500
housewives, 400 farmers,
400 staff members,
o 3500 Bank accounts opened
o Dis

3. Topic for discussion : Financial literacy &
the youth
Topic for discussion : Hurdles to
improving savings
Importance of financial inclusion in India

6. • Objective – facilitate FINANCIAL INCLUSION through literacy and financial service to Marginal
farmers & landless labor, Migrants, Urban slum dwellers, Self-employed, Unorganized industry, Women
and old people)
• Short term plan –
o Educate masses - about management of money, importance of savings, advantages of saving with
banks, benefits of borrowing from banks
o Enable financial planning – to help people plan ahead of time for their life cycle needs and deal
with unexpected emergencies without resorting to debt
o Improve understanding of financial products – eg. Overdraft facility, recurring deposit, KCC, GCC,
remittance facility
o Liaise with banks to connect masses with formal financial system
• Long term goal –
o To make the workshop a mandatory aspect of school curriculums and make every individual in this
country financially literate
o To ensure each household has at least one bank account

7. • Reasons for starting
o Team with many years of experience in the financial sector
o ½ of India’s population do not have access to bank accounts & ¾ not covered by insurance
o Financial inclusion leads to individual development, inclusive growth & promotes national growth
o Realized the gap & hence floated NGO named GRASSroot Solutions
• Our coverage
o We have presence across Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Punjab
o With over 50 workshops conducted targeting 4000+ people, we have received recognition from 27
local panchayat heads, have been felicitated for our contribution in social sector by Mahavir
international and have been covered in Rajasthan Patrika
• Participation
o NGO’s work for various causes eg. Child care, Women development, Human rights, Sanitation etc.
o We work in area of financial inclusion – we equip you with pertinent skill sets, financial literacy
material etc, if you think you are interested in this area, please visit us at www.grassroot-solutions.
org or email us at contact@grassroot-solutions.org