Collaborations & Partnerships forged in October, 2008

* IIMPS collaborates with the India Development Foundation and IIMS Dataworks to set up the Consumer Research Centre for Financial Inclusion aimed at fostering a broad-based consensus on issues of financial inclusion.

     - The Centre will assist in producing appropriate public policies, regulatory response and business strategies for improving access to financial services by India's low income workforce.

* IIMPS partners with a consulting consortium selected by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to provide policy consulting services to the Indian Government and PFRDA on extending NPS to informal sector workers.

* IIMPS agrees to participate as a founding member of the National Alliance for Financial Literacy established by SEWA, FWWB and ISMW.