Impact Investment Industry is crucial to the success of Prime Minister’s vision of an ‘Atma Nirbhar Bharat’ (Self-Reliant India). The for-profit social impact sector provides scalable low-cost solutions in unique avenues such as online education services, low-cost health technology solutions, financial access (through small ticket loans), agricultural services for small hold farmers. These products and services specifically cater to the needs of low and middle-income Indians.

The Government of India (GoI) could tap the potential of the sector to build operating efficiencies in the delivery of public services in different sectors across India. Efforts by the GoI to address stakeholder demands – fiscal incentives, foreign investment norms, change in CSR norms, financing needs – will truly aid the impact investment industry to flourish in India.