Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services Private Limited (FMO-62893)

Regions
  • South Asia
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Countries
  • India
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
C
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Borrower
Dvara Kshetriya Gramin Financial Services Private Limited
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Finance
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 13.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Loan Amount (USD)
$ 13.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ FMO website

Updated in EWS Apr 1, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Nov 17, 2023

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Project Description
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According to FMO, their investment of USD 20mln, will be used for the growth of Dvara's microfinance portfolio towards female or young microentrepreneurs, women-owned micro enterprises, supporting the themes of gender and inclusive finance, and climate resilient agriculture. The investment will support Dvara KGFS to grow and optimize its performance, while also making available customized technical assistance in strategic areas. A part of the loan will also be earmarked for green qualifying products.

Through Dvara KGFS, FMO can contribute to reducing inequalities, climate resilience and women empowerment in underserved regions in India. By offering longer term funding FMO has additionality and can provide stability and diversity to the company's funding profile.

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL CATEGORIZATION RATIONALE

Dvara KGFS is categorized as an E&S C-risk client. FMO analyses risks from different perspectives and assessments. In the case of microfinance investments, the E&S classification is typically low because the exposure generally is limited to retail and micro-entrepreneurs. The risks that might come with microfinance investments, such as over-indebtedness, transparency of interest rates, responsible pricing, is covered by FMO in other assessments such as Client Protection Principles (CPPs). Dvara does not have exposure to activities on FMO's exclusion list or IFC-PS triggered transactions. It also has a complaint mechanism in place for both staff and clients and reports transparently on E&S related issues.

Investment Description
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Private Actors Description
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Established in 2008, Dvara KGFS is a non-deposit taking systemically important NBFC (regulatory category NBFC-ND-SI) headquartered in Chennai, India. The company's mission is to maximise the financial wellbeing of individuals and small enterprises in India by providing access to financial services. Dvara KGFS uses a customer-centric, technology-enabled business strategy to provide financial products to women and microenterprises in rural /semi-rural areas. It has a network of 378 branches in 107 districts spanning across 10 states in India and targets low-income and underserved rural/semi-rural populations.

 

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Contact Information
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No contact information provided at the time of disclosure.

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

As part of FMO's ex-ante disclosure (disclosure of transactions before contracting), you can send requests or questions for additional information to: disclosure@fmo.nl

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF FMO

Communities who believe they will be negatively affected by a project funded by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) may be able to file a complaint with the Independent Complaints Mechanism, which is the joint independent accountability mechanism of the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) and the German Investment Corporation (KfW). A complaint can be filed in writing, by email, post, or online. The complaint can be filed in English or any other language of the complainant. The Independent Complaints Mechanism is comprised of a three-member Independent Expert Panel and it can provide either problem-solving, compliance review or both, in either order. Additional information about this accountability mechanism, including a guide and template for filing a complaint, can be found at: https://www.fmo.nl/independent-complaints-mechanism

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