Basix is a livelihood promotion institution established in 1996, working with over a 3.5 million customers, over 90% being rural poor households and about 10% urban slum dwellers. Basix works in 17 states - andhra pradesh, karnataka, orissa, jharkhand, maharashtra, madhya pradesh, tamilnadu, rajasthan, bihar, chattisgarh, west bengal, delhi, uttarakhand, sikkim, meghalaya, assam and gujrat, 223 districts and over 39,251 villages. It has a staff of over 10,000 of which 80 percent are based in small towns and villages.
basix mission is to promote a large number of sustainable livelihoods, including for the rural poor and women, through the provision of financial services and technical assistance in an integrated manner. Basix will strive to yield a competitive rate of return to its investors so as to be able to access mainstream capital and human resources on a continuous basis.
basix strategy is to provide a comprehensive set of livelihood promotion services which include financial inclusion services (fins), agricultural / business development services (ag/bds) and institutional development services (ids) to rural poor households under one umbrella.
India development gateway(indg) | prof. Ranjit gupta momorial lect
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