Beginning! (for the whole world)

• India is home to one-third of the world’s poor, who make up 42 percent of the more than 1 billion Indian people.
• Out of India's population, 76 percent — 800 million people — live below the poverty line of $2.50 a day. 
• About 87 percent of poor rural farmers still do not have access to formal credit. Although Indian MFIs reach an impressive 15 million borrowers, total demand estimates are more than 90 million poor.