Microfinance in India
Topics include:
1. State of the sector
2. Indian microfinance models and functioning
3. Legal forms of MFIs and regulations
4. Scaling up microfinance: issues and challenges
1. State of the sector
The report includes chapters on SHG federations, evaluation of social performance, urban microfinance, developments in technology, and perspectives on regulatory issues.
2. Indian microfinance models and functioning
2.1 Grameen Bank Groups and Self Help Groups: What is the difference?: This article explains each system, and compare their sustainability, their outreach and impact on the poor, including their empowerment impact, and their feasibility within their respective environments.
Grameen Bank Groups and self help groups
2.2 Self Help Group Model: This paper uses a spreadsheet financial model to identify key financial policy parameters that influence the performance of self-help groups
2.3 SHG Bank Linkage Program: This paper makes an attempt to review the performance of the program in different states of India and across three major institutions—commercial banks, cooperatives, and the regional rural banks.
2.4 Acceleration Model: This presentation explains SKS Acceleration Model, which applies principles from Starbucks, Coca-Cola, and McDonald’s to reduce transactional costs and replicate rapidly.
2.5 ICICI Partnership Model: Based on an analysis of traditional financing model and ICICI Bank’s experience in India, this paper analyses the partnership model of financing microfinance institutions (MFIs) and its potential for rapidly increasing outreach and unlocking large amounts of wholesale funds available in India’s commercial banking sector.
3. Legal forms of MFIs and regulations
4. Scaling up microfinance: issues and challenges
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