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Aloysius Prakash Fernandez

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Aloysius Prakash Fernandez
Born
Karnataka, India
Occupation(s)Economist, social worker
AwardsPadma Shri
Caritas India Jubilee 20O0 Award

Aloysius Prakash Fernandez is an Indian economist, social worker and the Chairman of the NABARD Financial Services Limited (NABFINS),[1] a National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) subsidiary, formed with the participation of several banks in India.[2] Considered by many as a pioneer of microfinance and Self Help Group concept in India,[3] he was the executive director and is the member secretary of Myrada,[4] a non governmental organization working for the eradication of poverty, gender equality and social development.[5]

Fernandez, born in Karnataka,[4] secured a post graduate degree in Arts from Central University of Karnataka and obtained advanced diplomas from the University of Louvain, Belgium on Sociology and Research Methodology and from Oxford University[4] on Development Studies.[citation needed] His early career was with Caritas India and then abroad, with the World Bank and the Canadian International Development Agency before his return to Bengaluru in 1982.[1] Besides holding the chair of NABFINS,[1] he is the secretary of Myrada,[6] executive director of The Myrada Davinson Training Centre[7] and the Chairman of Sanghamithra Rural Financial Services.[3] He is known to be a prolific writer[8][9] and is credited with several publications.[10][11][12] Fernandez was honored by the Government of India, in 2000, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[13] He also received the Caritas India Jubilee 20O0 award the same year.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Nabfins". Nabfins. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Nabfins Home". Nabfins. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Micro Capital". Micro Capital. 1 April 2008. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  4. ^ a b c "Purple Shoots". Purple Shoots. 16 January 2014. Archived from the original on 29 December 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  5. ^ "Myrada Goals". Myrada. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  6. ^ "Myrada Board". Myrada Board. 2014. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  7. ^ "Myrada". Myrada. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  8. ^ "OCLC". OCLC. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  9. ^ "Worldcat". Worldcat. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  10. ^ "Agriculture Network". Agriculture Network. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
  11. ^ Aloysius Prakash Fernandez (2004). Sanghamithra: A Micro Finance Institution with a Difference. Sanghamithra. p. 130.
  12. ^ Aloysius Prakash Fernandez (June 2010). "Marginal and small farmers require freedom and options, not financial inclusion". Leisa India.
  13. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  14. ^ "Myrada recognition". Myrada. 2014. Retrieved 29 December 2014.
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