Stage 1: Business Development and Marketing Stage 2: Sound Lending Principles/Credit Analysis
Stage 1: Business Development and Marketing Stage 2: Sound Lending Principles/Credit Analysis
Stage 1: Business Development and Marketing Stage 2: Sound Lending Principles/Credit Analysis
Microcredit is the extension of very small loans (microloans) to impoverished borrowers who typically lack collateral,
steady employment and a verifiable credit history. It is designed not only to support entrepreneurship and alleviate
poverty, but also in many cases to empower women and uplift entire communities by extension. In many communities
worldwide, in developed and developing nations alike, women lack the highly stable employment histories that
traditional lenders tend to require. This reality might result from factors such as leaving the paid workforce to care for
children and elderly relatives. As of 2009 an estimated 74 million men and women held microloans that totalled US$38
billion.
MF in India - An Overview
The post nationalisation period in the banking sector witnessed substantial amount of resources being earmarked
towards meeting the credit needs of the poor. The banking network underwent an expansion phase without
comparables in the world. The branch expansion was synergised with massive manpower recruitment drive for manning
such branches. Credit came to be recognized as a remedy for many of the ills of the poverty. Credit packages and
programmes were designed based on the perceived needs of the poor. Programmes also underwent qualitative changes
based on the experiences gained. Besides the programmes initiated by the Central Government, a large number of
credit-based programmes were introduced by the state governments with large resource allocations.