Description:
Mann Deshi Bank is a cooperative bank only for rural women. It is founded in 1997 by Mrs.Chetana Gala Sinha in Satara district. Mann Deshi is becoming best preferred bank for rural women in Satara district. This bank is playing a dominant role in financial inclusion of rural women. Number of account holders is increasing very fast. In this thesis, researcher will try to check effects of Mann Deshi Bank in the Satara area. Satara is one of the most drought prone areas in India with very less rain fall. It only receives an average of 5 mm rainfall per annum. Most of the male members of the family left this area in search of a job. Mainly women are the caregiver for their family. They are facing a lot of hardships. These rural women do not have enough
money to open a formal account. They cannot even go to the bank for depositing small savings, as they cannot become absentee from their workplace. This bank is for those women who cannot physically go to the bank for saving deposits. Rural women are illiterate too. Mann Deshi Bank is doing efforts for these types of rural illiterate women. Indeed, it is becoming popular among rural women. Researcher will try to get
the real impact of the Mann Deshi Bank. Mann Deshi Bank has seven (7)branches. Six (6) branches are in rural area of Satara. In the rural area weekly market occurs. Researcher will visit the markets and will take interview of random women as a sample. Researcher will talk to the women near the branch of Mann Deshi Bank. That will show actual inclusion by Mann Deshi Bank. Researcher will prepare structured questionnaire. Researcher will try to get real inclusion by the Mann Deshi Bank.