Microfinance/SHGs Sample Clauses

Microfinance/SHGs. The failure of formal financial institutions to serve the rural poor effectively led to a review and a look at the informal financial systems and lending groups. This led to the development of informal financial groups. In India, a number of efforts have been made to link formal and informal financial systems. In April 1996, RBI advised the bankers that lending to the SHGs should be considered as an additional segment under priority sector advances and integrates with mainstream credit operation. The SHGs have thus become a regular component of the Indian financial system since 1996. The SHGs are small, informal and homogenous groups of not more than 20 members each. These groups are expected to xxxxxx true (direct) democratic culture where all the members participate actively by taking part in the debate and decision making process which is possible only in small groups. These groups are considered to improve the repayment, reduce transactions cost and improve the access to credit for the people of small means.
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