Microfinance in India

1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-93-5388-199-3
Verlag: SAGE Publications

Buch, Englisch, 488 Seiten, Format (B × H): 140 mm x 216 mm, Gewicht: 621 g

Microfinance in India provides an informative and holistic status of microfinance in the country and suggests a road map for the future. A valuable source of information for policy makers, Finance and Management students, and professionals alike, it is a collection of essays by experts from diverse backgrounds on topical themes that capture the complexities of the continuously evolving microfinance sector in India. It covers major microfinance delivery models in an unbiased manner through well-researched articles.

The book provides an overview on microfinance institutions and measures that help promote the same. Among other things, it reflects upon the challenges faced by the dominant credit delivery model, i.e., SHG-Bank Linkage Programme and issues related to the emerging microfinance institutions (MFIs). It also dwells upon innovations in the microfinance sector and the efforts being made to evolve new models such as SHG Federations.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Karmakar, K G

Fachgebiete

• Wirtschaftswissenschaften Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen Finanzsektor & Finanzdienstleistungen: Allgemeines

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword
I: MICROFINANCE: AN OVERVIEW
A Financial System for India`s Poor - Priya Basu
Microfinance Revisited - K G Karmakar
II: MICROFINANCE INSTITUTIONS (MFIS)
MFIs in India: An Overview - K Muralidhara Rao
Regulatory Framework for MFIs - Krishan Jindal
Promoting Linkages between Banks & MFIs - P Satish
Sustainability of MFIs - Vijay Mahajan
III: SHG-BANK LINKAGE PROGRAMME: PROGRESS & PROSPECTS - Sukhbir Singh
SHGs and Savings Mobilization - H R Dave
Livelihood Promotion among SHGs - Pradeep Kashyap
Emerging SHG Federations and Challenges - C S Reddy
Sustainability of SHGs - N Srinivasan
Impact of SGSY on SHG: Bank Linkages - Thanksy Francis Thekkekara
IV: SUCCESSFUL MFI MODELS
Why Sanghamitra is Different? - Aloysius P Fernandez
Beyond Microcredit: Building Nested Institutions of Savings and Credit Groups in India - The Kalanjiam Experience - K Narender
Banking with Poor Self-employed Women - Jayshree Vyas
Good Practices in SHG Book-keeping: Three Case Studies - Jan Meissner, Ramakrishna and Marie Luise Haberberger
Attaining Outreach and Viability: Case Study of Bandhan - A K Padhi
V: SUCCESSFUL BANK MODELS
Pandyan Grama Bank SHG Linkage Model - S Manickam
Prathama Bank: Farmers` Club Model - L R Ramachandran
Bidar DCCBs-PACS Model - B B Mohanty
Chandrapur DCCB-Anganwadi Model: A Case Study - S Santhanam
VI: INNOVATIONS FOR GROWTH
Role of Technology as a Growth Catalyst in the Microfinance Sector - Niket Kamdar and Puneet Gupta
Leveraging Mutual Guarantees for Gaining Financial Access: Joint Liability Groups as Collateral Substitutes - B S Suran
The `Credit Plus` Approach for Tribal Development - K G Karmakar and N P Mohapatra
Innovations in Credit Delivery System - K G Karmakar and N P Mohapatra
Index

Über Autor(innen)

Karmakar, K G
K G Karmakar, PhD, was Managing Director of National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD). With over 30 years of professional experience as an executive in various banking and financial institutions such as State Bank of India, Reserve Bank of India and NABARD, Dr Karmakar has specialised in agriculture/rural credit, corporate planning, micro-credit, project management and rural infrastructure development. He has many publications to his credit such as: Agricultural Project Management for Bankers; Rural Credit and Self-Help Groups and Microfinance in India. He has published more than 60 articles related to rural credit and rural development, some of which has been presented in national and international seminars.