About
Micro Finance
Ha. Friends I would
like to share about the Micro Finance .today I was attended the micro finance
modules class this session engaged by Mr. Pavan sir taken the class .
Microfinance
is a source of financial services for entrepreneurs and small businesses
lacking access to banking and related services. The two main mechanisms for the
delivery of financial services to such clients are: relationship-based banking for individual
entrepreneurs and small businesses; group-based models, where several
entrepreneurs come together to apply for loans and other services as a group. Only
20% access loan from the formal sources and 80% from the informal
sources Micro finance .Annual credit demand by the poor is estimated to be
about Rs 60,000crores. And only 12,000 cores are disbursed. (April 09)Customers
of Micro Finance are “Small and marginal farmers", " rural
artisans" and "economically weaker sections“
Focus on, providing the
capital for poor women to use their innate "survival skills" to pull
themselves out of poverty. Lend mostly to women in small groups (credit
circles), say of five or seven. Draw up a weekly or bi-weekly repayment
schedule .In case any member defaults the entire circle is denied access to
credit There is hue and cry on the high rate of interest which is being
charged by many MFI’s. Policymaker
concern over high interest rates
Futures of micro
finance
Estimated that in next
five years, 65% of the poor people will have excess to MFIs. Many Pvt. Banks
and Foreign Banks would enter this business segment, because of very low NPAs. Estimated
that 5 % of the number of people below the poverty line will get reduced in the
next 5 years. World Bank report I learnt
in detail the process of Micro Finance, from its need at the grass root level .Functioning
of various Semi Gout& various other delivery channels. Practical learning
of how SHGs are formed .Practical learning of how the MFIs works. Most
important learning, how it can change the life of the Economic disadvantaged
people.