Independent Research and Policy Advocacy

Policy Initiatives

Financial Systems Design

A well-functioning and resilient financial system needs a good mix of institutions that collectively meet the financial intermediation needs of the country, be it individuals, households, businesses, sectors and local governments, while simultaneously enhancing the stability of the system as a whole.

Amulya Neelam Dvara

Amulya Neelam

Senior Research Associate

Deepti George Dvara

Deepti George

Deputy ED and Head of Strategy

Dwijaraj Bhattacharya

Dwijaraj Bhattacharya

Research Manager

Sowmini G Prasad Dvara

Sowmini G Prasad

Research Associate

Latest works

January 5, 2021 | Moneycontrol

SEBI needs to clearly define who a retail consumer is and ensure that this definition is inclusive enough that it accounts for the universe of consumers that are susceptible to the mis-selling of financial products and services

By Deepti George, Madhu Srinivas
December 21, 2020 | Dvara Research

In this post, we look at whether the grievances of the MSME sector in relation to their use of financial services are adequately.

By Anukriti Tiwari
October 29, 2020 | Dvara Research

In this post, we outline some measures that the RBI and Government can take to alleviate the stress faced by the MFI sector

By Madhu Srinivas, Akhil Mehra
October 28, 2020 | Dvara Research

This post analyses the present regulations governing the restructuring of personal loans and their implications for the borrower’s credit score and her credit record

October 20, 2020 | Dvara Research

In this post, we investigate the cost of Interest on Interest (IoI), that emerged out of the RBI’s policy to grant a 6-month debt moratorium

September 14, 2020 | Dvara Research

In this report, we analyse the payments bank (PB) model in terms of the performance of individual PBs in furthering the goal of financial inclusion placed on the payments bank model.

By Amulya Neelam, Anukriti Tiwari
September 14, 2020 | Dvara Research

In this report we study the performance of the four fully operational Payments Bank

September 5, 2020 | Financial Express

Setting up the first regulated, non-profit focused ‘social stock exchange-listed’ social venture fund can be a major milestone for India’s non-profit sector

By Deepti George, Varad Pande
August 11, 2020 | BQ Prime

Reforms to PSL can have tremendous impact both on regional/sectoral development as well as improving the quality of bank assets.

August 5, 2020 | FinDev Gateway

Formal credit providers have increasingly gained prominence as a channel for distribution of non-credit products, such as insurance, investment and retirement products, to low-income households in India.