Scaling-up Microfinance for India’s Rural Poor

Scaling-up Microfinance for India’s Rural Poor

This paper reviews the current level and pattern of access to finance for India's rural poor and examines some of the key microfinance approaches in India, taking a close look at the most dominant among these, the Self Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage initiative. It empirically analyzes the succes...

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Main Authors: Basu, Priya, Srivastava, Pradeep
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ACCOUNTING
AFFILIATE
AGRICULTURAL CREDIT
BALANCE SHEET
BALANCE SHEETS
BANK ACCOUNTS
BANK BRANCHES
BANK LENDING
BANK NATIONALIZATION
BANKING SECTOR
BANKS
BONDS
BORROWING
BORROWING COSTS
CAPITAL ADEQUACY
CAPITAL REQUIREMENT
CAPITALIZATION
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COOPERATIVE BANKS
CREDIT RATINGS
CREDIT RATIONING
CROWDING OUT
DEBT
DEBT FINANCING
DEFAULT RISK
DEPOSITS
DEREGULATION
EMERGING ECONOMIES
EMERGING MARKETS
EMPLOYMENT
EQUITY CAPITAL
EXPENDITURES
FINANCIAL ASSETS
FINANCIAL DISTRESS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION
FINANCIAL MARKETS
FINANCIAL SERVICES
FISCAL DEFICITS
GOVERNMENT
GOVERNMENT SECURITIES
HOUSEHOLD DEBT
INCOME LEVELS
INSURANCE
INTEREST INCOME
INTEREST RATES
INTERNAL CONTROLS
LENDING RATES
LIQUIDITY
LIQUIDITY RATIO
MARKET VALUE
MICROFINANCE
NET PROFIT
PORTFOLIOS
PRIVATE SECTOR
PROFITABILITY
PUBLIC SECTOR
RATING AGENCIES
REGIONAL RURAL BANKS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
RESERVE BANK OF INDIA
RISK MANAGEMENT
SAVINGS
SECURITIES
SECURITIZATION
STREAMS
TAX
TRADING
TRANSACTION COSTS
VULNERABILITY
WAGES
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5866236/scaling-up-microfinance-indias-rural-poor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8311

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5866236/scaling-up-microfinance-indias-rural-poor
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8311

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