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Micro Financing Relevance and Critics PDF
Micro Financing Relevance and Critics PDF
Abstract
Microfinance was developed as an alternative to provide loans to poor people with the goal of
creating financial inclusion and equality ,and to help small-medium scale organizations to raise
money.
Sarthak Negi
Shagun Agarwal
MBA 2nd Semester
Micro Financing
(Relevance and Critics)
1.Introduction
2.Importance of Microfinance
There are different types if services provided in microfinance program to help the
poor in their business.
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• Saving services: Enhance the capacity of the poor to face the uncertainty
problems, reduce the financial cost of lending and to keep sustainable fund
sources.
• Social mediation services: It helps the marginalized groups to increase their
self-reliability, making them more capable and preparing them to engage in
formal financial intermediation.
3.Let’s see work of Micro Financing NABARD (National Bank for agriculture and
rural development)
Objective of NABARD
The key objective of the Micro Credit Innovations Department has been to facilitate
sustained access to financial services for the unreached segments of the population
viz. the poor in rural hinterlands
Approaches of NABARD
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4.Achievement
Over the period of 25 years, the SHG BLP programme has become a huge success
amongst all the stake holders. As on 31 March 2018, the total number of SHGs
saving linked with banks stood at 87.44 lakh and the total number of SHGs having
loans was 50.20 lakh with outstanding loan of R75598 crore. The success of SHGs
has attracted the attention of policy makers for attaining various objectives like
poverty alleviation, women empowerment, social upliftment, financial inclusion,
entrepreneurial development, etc.
Sr.
Particulars Achievements
No.
Financial
Physical
(Rs. in
(No. in lakh)
crore)
1 Total number of SHGS saving linked with banks 87.44 19592
(i) Out of total SHGs – exclusive Women SHGs 73.90 17498
(ii) Out of total SHGs – under NRLM/SGSY 41.84 10434
(iii) Out of total SHGs – under NULM/SJSRY 4.25 1351
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2 Total number of SHGs credit linked during 2016-17 22.61 47186
(i) Out of total SHGs – exclusive Women SHGs 20.75 44559
(ii) Out of total SHGs – under NRLM/SGSY 12.70 25055
(iii) Out of total SHGs – under NULM/SJSRY 1.06 2424
Total number of SHGs having loans outstanding as
3 50.20 75598
on 31 March 2017
(i) Out of total SHGs - exclusive Women SHGs 45.49 70402
(ii) Out of total SHGs - under NRLM/SGSY 27.93 38225
(iii) Out of total SHGs - under NULM/SJSRY 2.90 5351
4 Data on Joint Liability Groups
(i) Cumulative JLGs promoted as on 31 March 2017 34.73
Cumulative loan disbursed to JLGs as on 31 March
(ii) 40803.27
2017
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Loan disbursed in last 3 years
3.Critics
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4.Conclusion
Microfinance aims to help the poor by providing them financial services in order to
expand their business, especially those small and medium enterprise (SME) in rural
areas.
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