Genesis
Established in 1983 for addressing the capacity building needs of the stakeholders, Bankers Institute of Rural Development (BIRD), Lucknow, is an autonomous institution promoted by National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), the Development Bank of the country. BIRD is a premier institution for providing training, research and consultancy services in the field of agriculture and rural development banking in India and abroad.
VISION
To emerge as an institute of excellence offering quality training, research and consultancy services in agriculture and rural development to its client institutions.
MISSION
Help building viable and vibrant RFIs through Training, Consultancy, Research and policy advocacy on issues in agriculture and rural development.
Clients
During its journey spanning over 40 years, the Institute has been planning, designing and conducting a wide variety of training programmes catering to the ever-changing needs of its clientele. The Institute has been established primarily for the capacity building of personnel engaged in the field of agriculture and rural development banking. The clientele of the Institute are:
Banks & Financial Institutions
- Public Sector Banks
- Private Banks
- Regional Rural Banks
- Co-operative Banks
- Small Finance Banks
- Payments Banks
Govt. & Non Govt. Agencies
- Specialised Civil services: IAS, IFS, IES
- Departments of Govt. of India, State Govt. and PSUs
- Corporates & CSR Wings
- Microfinance Institutions
- NGOs/Voluntary Organisations
- International Govts, Banks & MFIs
Our Services to Clients
BIRD meets the training, consultancy and research needs of financial institutions and also other organisations working in Government as well as Non-Government sectors in the areas of Rural Credit and Rural Development.
The institute offers the following professional services to its clients:
Key Domain Areas are
Banking and Finance
- Investment & Treasury Management
- Risk Management
- Rural Banking
- Corporate Governance
- Compliance Management
Development and Projects
- Farmers' Producer Organisation
- Project Lending,Agriculture and MSME
- Responsible CSR
- Group approach to Developement
- PACS as MSCs
Micro Finance and Financial Inclusion
- Microenterorises & Livelihood Development
- Sustainable group mode of financing
- Financial Literacy for PRIs
- Governance for MFIs, NGOs & other CBOs
Human Resources
- Management Development Programme
- Executive Developemnt
- Women Empowerment
- Training of Trainers
- Organizational Developement
IT based Banking
- Cyber Security
- Digital Banking
- IOT, Hi-Tech Agriculture
- Cyber Risk Analysis
- Audit in Computerised Environment
Climate Change
- Green Finance
- Climate Finance
- Climate Smart Agriculture
- Climate Resilient Agriculture & Livelihood
OUR QUALITY POLICY
“BIRD”, as an institute of excellence is committed to:
- Provide quality training, consultancy and other related services to financial institutions and other stakeholders including international clientele focused on agriculture and rural development.
- Facilitate professional excellence in credit cooperatives and contribute to policy making process through research, propagation of best practices and other interventions.