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Understanding Microfinance- A session with Mr. Vijay Mahajan (Founder and CEO BASIX)

Author(s): Mr. Vijay Mahajan

Vijay Mahajan is an Indian social entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of the BASIX Social Enterprise Group engaged in livelihood promotion of low income households in over 20 states in India and six developing countries. He is the President of Microfinance Institutions Network (MFIN) of India.
 
iSEC organized an interactive session with Mr. Vijay Mahajan to understand the challenges and opportunities in the field of microfinance. The session started with an introduction about microfinance.  He also talked about Andhra Pradesh microfinance crisis and how BASIX has evolved throughout these years from just microfinance to livelihood finance.