<h1>Founder-CEO awarded doctorate for research on social entrepreneurship's role in socio-economic transformation and sustainable development by small finance banks</h1> A founder and CEO of a social enterprise group and small finance bank was conferred an academic doctorate by a Chennai university for research on the influence of social entrepreneurship on socio-economic transformation and sustainable development by small finance banks; the degree was presented by a Union minister at a campus convocation attended by faculty, officials and students. The recipient's organization, established in 1992, is credited with advancing inclusive finance and participating in industry associations, and the bank is a scheduled small finance bank with central bank approvals for NRE operations and an extensive national network of branches, agents and ATMs.