CHAPTER 1

INTRODUCTION

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INDUSTRY SCENERIO

There are about1.39 billion people in India and half of the population are still under poverty.
Government and NGOs responded with planned and promised to work together the
realization of the situation. With this regard microfinance is formed to provide financial
Services to the poor and its primary aim is to alleviate the poverty. UNO celebrated year
2005 as a year of microcredit worldwide as effective mean against Hunger and Poverty
mainly in developing countries. Microfinance mean services to provide micro credit. This
micro credit is a very effective means against hunger and poverty mainly in developing
countries.

Micro financing is a form of giving credit to giving short term loans to the individuals and
working capital loans to micro entrepreneurs. Poverty level of a country is measured by
economic development. The economics with positive growth rate of gross national product
were measured by their poverty. Micro finance is not a new development, many developing
and developed countries havelong history of micro finance. 18th and 19th century many
European countries have evolved as informal banking for poor. Europe leads the foundation
of microfinance and self-help groups. History it is seen that self-help group leads to financial
innovation legally banking and conductive regulation and creating mass micro finance
movement. But the commercial banking brought it down because oftheir low production of
loan. After that many groups formed and started to lend interest free loans and during
repayment many processes were formed.

In India, micro financing is been formed in 1980’s as solution for poverty and to empower
women. Micro finance face lot of challenges in India (like accessibility in rural area). Micro
financing is a non –formal banking service provided to those who can’t access the financial
support from the formal banks.
The individuals have to keep some asset as collateral to get the financial loan. If they don’t
have the asset, I will become hard for them to get the financial help. So, in this case
microfinance helps in getting the financial helps to the individual.They are targeted at
low income and unemployed fraction of the population. Manyinstitutions are there who helps
the micro finance group in getting loan andstarting the bank account, some other micro
financial helps.
The post-nationalization period in the banking sector witnessed a substantial amount of
resources being earmarked towards meeting the credit needs of thepoor. There were

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several objectives for the bank nationalization strategy includingexpanding the outreach of
financial services to neglected sectors. As a result of this strategy, the banking network
underwent an expansion phase without comparable in the world. Credit came to be
recognized as a remedy for many of the ills of the poverty. There spawned several pro-poor
financial services, support by both the State and Central governments, which included credit
packages and programs customized to the perceived needs of the poor. While the objectives
were laudable and substantial progress was achieved, credit flow to the poor, and especially
to poor women, remained low. This led to initiatives that were institution driven that
attempted to converge the existing strengths of rural banking infrastructure and leverage this
to better serve the poor. The pioneering efforts at this were made by National Bank for
Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD), which was given the tasks of framing
appropriate policy for rural credit, provision of technical assistance backed liquidity support
to banks, supervision of rural credit institutions and other development initiatives. In the
early 1980s, the Government of India launched the Integrated Rural Development
Program (IRDP), a large poverty alleviation credit program, which provided government
subsidized credit through banks to the poor. It was aimed that the poor would be able to use
the inexpensive credit to finance themselves over the poverty line.Also, during this time,
NABARD conducted a series of research studies independently and in association with
MYRADA, a leading non-governmental organization (NGO) from Southern India, which
Showed that despite having a wide network of rural bank branches servicing the rural poor,
a very large number of the poorest of the poor continued to remain outside the fold of the
formal banking system. These studies also showed that the existing banking policies,
systems and procedures, and deposit and loan products were perhaps not well suited to meet
the most immediate needs of the poor. It also appeared that whatthe poor really needed
was better access to these services and products, rather thancheap subsidized credit. Against
this background, a field was felt for alternative policies, systems and procedures, savings
and loan products, other complementary services, and new delivery mechanisms, which
would fulfill the requirements of the poorest, especially of the women members of such
households. The emphasis therefore was on improving the access of the poor to microfinance
rather than just Micro-credit. To answer the need for microfinance from the poor, the past 25 years
has seen a variety of microfinance programs promoted by the government and NGOs. Some of these
programs have failed and the learning experience from them has been used to develop more effective
ways of providing financial services. These programs vary from regional rural banks with a social
mandate to MFIs. In 1999, the Government of India merged various credit programs together, refined
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them and launched a new program called Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozagar Yojana (SGSY). The
mandate of SGSY is to continue to provide subsidized creditto the poor through the banking sector
to generate self-employment through a self-help group approach and this program has grown to an
enormous size.

THEORETICAL BACKGROUND

In India, the first initiative to introduce microfinance was the

Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA)

This group was established SEWA Bank in 1974 in Gujarat. Since its establishment, they are
providing the financial services whoever wish to grow their own businesses in rural areas. One
of the successful initiatives is “Kudumbashree’’ the Kerala state’s poverty Eradication
Mission that was launched in 1998. Kudumbashree is a female-led community organization
who join together for the welfare of themselves. NHG (Neighborhood Groups) helps women
work on a variety of issues like health, agriculture etc. They collect income and lend
microcredit to the needed under the scheme. Small scale initiatives are promoting financial
independence in underprivileged areas. These microfinance groups help the women to
become independent and empower themselves and uplift themselves with their family.

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The main objective of the micro finance should be promoting the social and economic development
at the grassroots level through empowering women and increasing the household income.

Does not reach the deserving poor

The microfinance delivery models fail to fail to focus on people who are below the poverty
level as they are deemed to be risky. Selecting the beneficiaries for the scheme should be
economically stable individual. The poor are too risk – averse toborrow. The benefits should
be only to a limited extent from then micro finance schemes.

Limited spread in the poorer stated

Micro financing program is low in those states where a large percentage of the population
lives in the poverty. Places like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, MadhyaPradesh etc. are lagging
behind in implementation of microfinance schemes. The main reason of the delay is the
less support from the state government, local culture and practices and concentration of MFIs
in these states.

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High interest rates
Borrowers are interest-sensitive, so the capacity of borrowing decreases with an increase in interest
rates. Many MFIs charge more interest from the poor whodon’t borrow the loan. Due to informal
way of financial service provided to people, the groups have right to fix the interest rate. No other
official can interfere in their business. These group even charge high transaction cost which is more
than a bank charges. There is no control on these institutions or groups.

Current Scenario of microfinance and self-help groups in India

The word 'Microfinance' was not a new concept. Earlier people either saved their money or
took loans from individuals or groups in order to meet their requirements like for new
farming venture or for starting a small business. The main aim was to promote development,
pay off debts and to get a higher standard of living. Microfinance is an important resource
for the facilitation of services to the poor, rural, underdeveloped population of the country.
In the present scenario, the World Bank states that there are over 10,000 Microfinance
Institutions available for the developing countries but the sad reality is only 5% has reached
to the poor for the potential market. In 2004, ReserveBank of India (RBI) granted banking
license to Kotak Mahindra Bank and Yes Bank. In 2014, after a decade RBI issued banking
license to Bandhan and IDFC. The Kolkata based Bandhan contributed a lot in providing
microfinance to the rural population and IDFC had already established in lending
microfinance. As per 2016-17 statistics by NABARD, Self-help groups has shown a big
jump to 85.77% from79.03% in 2015-16 and 76.97% in 2014-15. The highest number of
Self-help groups with savings linkage was shown in the year 2016-17.

Microfinance assists in the welfare of the poor section of the society by providing means of
saving money, insurance and borrowing money. The larger part of microfinance
beneficiaries are the women. As the women are getting monetary funding, they are getting
empowered and they in also indulge in economic activities. They make their independent
decisions and hence increase their statusin the society.

In the present scenario, women's self-help groups have shown a positive response in the
development of the society. During the COVID-19 pandemic several Self- help groups have
showcased their worth in fighting the coronavirus. So far, Women Self-help groups have
produced more than 19 million masks by some 20,000 SHGs across 27 Indian states. Other
than that, they are meeting shortfalls inmasks, sanitizers and protective equipment, running
community kitchens, fighting misinformation and even providing banking and financial
solutions in the communities. In the last twenty years women Self-help groups have grown
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from credit and small savings groups to one of the largest departments for the poor. In the
current situation, about 67 million women are part of 6 million Self-help groups.
Over the past two decades of the Bank’s association, India’s SHG movement has evolved
from small savings and credit groups that sought to empower poor rural women, into one of
the world’s largest institutional platforms of the poor. Today, 67 million Indian women are
members of 6 million SHGs.
The Self-help groups of women are getting immense support from theGovernment of India.
The introduction of National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) which is co-funded by the
World Bank. NRLM has successfully managed to get Self-help groups across 28 states and
6 Union Territories of the country which makes it to reaching to 67 million women. The
recent statistics show that women have saved 1.4 billion dollars and has also got about 37
billion dollars from the commercial banks.
In Kerala, the Kudumbashree women about 4.4 million in number completed the challenge
by running a large kitchen to provide food to the people in quarantine as well as to the
bedridden people. Presently 1,300 kitchens are being ruled by this network to provide the
best catering services. The kudumbashree self-help group women also engaged in 'Break the
chain campaign' and promoted handwashing, social distancing. They also engaged in social
campaigns by phone messages.
In Bihar, the state's SHG platform named Jeevika is providing health education about handwashing,
quarantine and self-isolation by songs, videos, leaflets, phone messages.

In Jharkhand, where large numbers of people migrate to other states to work, they are
running a dedicated helpline for returning migrants and other vulnerable families as well as
they are also assessing the population to identify the poverty, hunger and starvation so that
rapid advancements can be made to curb them.
To conclude, Microfinance plays an important role in social, economic, psychological
development of India. It aids 8n rural development especially the Self-help groups.
Microfinance also leads to more women participation, increase confidence, more skill
development, courage, improvement of women status, abundant welfare activities, rise in
the standard of living and great deal of relief is seen through microfinance.

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 CHAPTER 2

REVIEW OF LITERATURE AND RESEARCH DESIGN

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2.1 REVIEW OF LITERATURE

Noreen Sara and Khan Ali Ejas Rana performed case study on 2011 on microfinance and
women empowerment of District Bahawalpur, Pakistan based on the primary data from
2002 to 2009. The samples were the urban and rural females who have microfinance aid.
Sample size was 6000. The data for the case study was collected by door-to-door visit and
we're interviewed by administering a structured interview taking one respondent at a time.
The sample respondents were illiterate. Multiple linear regression analysis technique was
used to traverse determinants of empowerment of women. The interview medium was Urdu.
Using series of modules determinants of women empowerment were constructed. The case
study concluded on assessment by multivariate regression technique.
The common difficulty faced which disrupted ordinary least square was heteroscedasticity.
The model one results explained that women empowerment is positively related to age,
number of sons, father's assets, and amount of loan availed and is negatively related to
current marital status of the women. Theresults elaborated the fact that age of women
positively affects the empowerment of women at household level. Second model results
described with sample of female loanees has shown positive relation to the number of
children and amount of loan availed and negative relation to current marital status in terms
of women empowerment. It contradicts with model one in which education of husband or
head of family or father had increased impact on women empowerment and decreased
impact on the current marital status of the women. The results of the third model proved that
empowerment of the women is directly proportional to theage of women and father's assets
and negatively associated with the presentmarital status. The study concluded based on the
results that amount of loan subject to loan which is utilized by women must be increased as
well as through inspection must be done to understand that loan amount is used by women
of family members this all will contribute to women empowerment.
Hashemi M. Syed, Schuler Ruth Sidney and Riley P. Ann performed ethnographic research
about rural credit program and woman empowermentin Bangladesh in six villages
during 1991-1994 to estimate the difference occurring in woman role, status and the norms
related to reproduction. The total

sample size was 1300 married women under the age of 50. Method of datacollection was
through participant observation and informal interviews credited with varieties of structured
instruments. Four separate samples were drawn using random multistage cluster design so

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that the villages from all the four geographic locations are present. Four operational measures
of survey variables were used such as empowerment indication, indicator of contribution to
the family support, exposure to credit programs and lastly the control variables. The study
concluded that the success of Grameen bank, BRAC and other similar programs in
Bangladesh provocateuse the innovation that is primarily socio-cultural rules that prevents
women from seeking paid employment. Employment of women can be made on higher
aspects by increasing women's consciousness about gender and class relations and
structuring them in more involvement for their rights. The existing scenario proves that
Grameen model is more effective in terms of reaching in bigger scales to poor women as
well as it's increased output for the women empowerment.

Kasnathan and Hunt in 2002 described on the importance of improvising income generated
activities. Data was collected from four non-government organizations, three present in Bangladesh
and one from India. The results of the study found that women receiving credit have low control to
market which in turncauses no access to control loans. Furthermore, the factors like female education,
marriage practice, mobility, violence against women, self-respect laid animportance from micro-
credit.

Malhotra et.al performed a study in 2005 based on conceptualization and operations in

terms of employment. The study threw light on the economic, social, familial,
psychological, legal and political aspects of women's job. The study concluded that
empowerment of women is a group work to be completed byindividual women itself, the
government and the other institutions.
Cheston and Kuhh in 2002 described that ability to change power relation and women
empowerment through microfinance. The study found thatmicrofinance contributed to
women empowerment but does not have its role in allareas of empowerment of women. The
empowerment indicator and measurement techniques were elaborated and discovered, the
relation between microfinance program, empowerment, family planning and cultural norms.
The study concluded

telling about impact on political empowerment and rights of women from microfinance.
Nosheen and Chaudhary described that for the development of the under- developed
nations women empowerment plays a vital role. Using regression analysis researchers
explored women empowerment keeping in mind it'smultinational concept. Sample collection
was done from rural and tribal areas of Southern Punjab. Four parameters were made for
cumulative index analysis. Women had less knowledge about basic facilities which proved

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the results that there is a successful impact by age, marital status, views on empowerment of
women.
In 2007, Rehmann and Khan discussed about microfinance in Bangladesh. They
discovered how poor people improved their living standards through microfinance.
Conclusion was made that improvisation of collateral loan is applicable for poverty
eradication, health status improvement, education, legal rights, sanitation and other living
standards. The housewives must be provided with good scopes for self-employment for
better security, autonomy, self- confidence and status improvisation within the house which
leads to womenempowerment.
The earliest studies which was most cited about microcredit and poverty eradication was
done in 1976 by Hulme and Mosley. The authors completed the study by implementing
control group approach while checking for deviation in the earning of household villages
benefitted through microcredit program and changesto similar homes without non- program.
Sample was collected by taking survey between 1988 and 1992in countries including
Bangladesh and Indonesia. In control group average increase was found by 10-12% in
Indonesia while around 30% increase was found in Bangladesh.
In 1991 and 1992 Bangladesh Institute of Development studies and World Bank performed
empirical study amount 1798 household from 87 villages from the rural Bangladesh. This
Quasi- experimental study found on three major microfinance institutions: Grameen Bank,
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee, Bangladesh Rural Development Boards. After
controlling factors like household characteristics double- difference approach was used
between eligible and non-eligible homes. The study showed a positive impact especially on
female loaners by increasing household consumption through microcredit program.
Banarjee, Duflo, Glennerster and Kinnan conducted studies, randomised evaluation
approach was used for the study. The sample size was 104. Randomly
52 villages were confirmed and were invited for the opening of Spandana microfinance
branch. Study was conducted on 6850 households after teaching about microcredit to the
village households. The results showed a successfulimpact on new start-up businesses as
well as rise of the old business due to the microcredit facility newly emerged in the area.
Kabeer evaluated the relationship between microcredit and women empowerment in
2001. He completes the study by interviewing the samples both male and female from two
provinces in Bangladesh. She argued that testimonials given by the women would prove
more beneficial than the survey method which categories on the given information rather
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than going to depth view. The study concluded on the fact that women of given microcredit
had higher self-esteem and higher capital it will also lead to more working hours which will
finally cause increase in the total household income and more contribution by the women in
thehouse leading to more independency and better decision-making powers in the hands of
women causing a successful empowerment of women.

2.2 STATEMENT OF PROBLEM

In India, microfinance plays a vital role in providing financial service in backwardareas and
to poor. But the main problem society face is whether they are really helping the society and
is there any improvement in living standards, women haveany benefit from the microfinance.
Rural women play a key role in supporting their households but when it comes to their
personal development, they face many challenges. Major problems that are observed are:

• Lack of awareness.

• Not updated on new policies and schemes.

• Improper regulations.

• Lack of adequate loan or equity capital to increase loan-able funds.

• Insufficient support from the government.

2.3 NEED OF THE STUDY

Micro financing is the way of financing the poor with minimal interest. In India, micro finance
is the one of the best ways of raising fund without any involvement of bank or government. This
study is conducted to whether women can generate self-employment or not and how they
arrange the money for deposit. And it also helps us to know the participation of microfinance in
reducing poverty in India. This study helps in analysing microfinance assists the poor by raising
income, providing access to education and self-empowerment.

2.4 OBJECTIVE

• To study whether the women got benefited by micro financing.

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 • To study the allocation and advancing the micro finance fund by the Self
Help Group.

• To study the improvement in SHG scheme.

• To understand the concept and delivery models of micro financing.

• To analyze whether micro finance helps in poverty alleviation.

2.5 SCOPE OF THE STUDY

The study is conducted at rural area of BALUSSERY, KOZHIKODE, KERALA. This study
is to know about the women in the Balussery area are benefited by micro finance. And to
know about the schemes, that are helpful to thewomen to uplift their lively hood.

2.6 OPERATIONAL DEFINATION OF THE CONCEPT

Microfinance:

Microfinance is an economic development approach that involves providing financial

service, through institutions, to low –income clients, where the market fails to provide
appropriate services. Services like credit saving and insurance services, training and
education, organizational support, health and skills in line with their development objectives.
Micro-credit:

It is the service or credit given to the poor borrowers who can’t take loans fromthe
traditional banks. Mostly small loans taken by the entrepreneurs who are poor.In developing
country, the micro credit is taken by the poor people to engage in self-employment projects.
Micro finance institutions (MFIs):

Micro finance institution is an organization, who provide micro credit loans and other
financial service to poor borrowers for income generating and self-help employment
activities. These institutions are usually Non-Government Organization (NGO).

SHG

A self-help group (SHG) is a committee of financial institutions that usually consist of 10 to

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20 local women or men between the age group of 18 to 40. For a few months, members also
make small periodic savings contributions until there isenough money in the community to
start lending. For some cause, funds could then be lent back to the members or to those in
the village. In India, several SHGs are correlated with banks.

2.7 RESEARCH

The study is conducted at rural area of BALUSSERY, KOZHIKODE, KERALA. This study
is to know about the women in the Balussery area are benefited by micro finance and also to
know whether their standard of living has increased or not.

2.7.1 METHODOLOGY

The tool of analysis which we have used for analysis of data is percentage analysis.
Percentage analysis is the method to represent raw streams of data as a percentage for better
understanding of collected data and Chi-squared test is also done.
For pictorial representation of various Tables, Bar Graph and Pie chart as being used for the
study.
2.7.2 DATA COLLECTION

The research design for the study exploratory and analytical. Data was collected from
Primary and Secondary sources. Secondary sources of data include research articles
published in journals, research reports of various institutions. Primary data was collected by
issuing questionnaire to the selected people.

2.8 LIMITATIONS

• Limited time was available for collection of data.

• The sample is collected only from one taluk. Hence it may not represent
the whole population.

• Lack of response from the respondent side.

• Difficulty in finding the resources.

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 CHAPTER 3

PROFILE OF THE MICROFINANCE

INDUSTRY

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3.1 ORIGIN

The concept of micro financing is much older. During 15 century, informal financial
institution in Nigeria was formed. It was established in Europe during 18th century due to
enormous increase in poverty during European war. In 1720, the first loan fund was targeted
poor people in Ireland by the author Jonathan swift. After the law passed in 01823 which
allowed charity institution to become formal financial intermediary. The government had
introduced a cap for interest rate in 1843. They had provided 20% of financial service to
Irish household. Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen created credit cooperative in Germany in 1847
and served like 1.4 million people in Germany by 1910. He created this institutionwith
an objective to control the money for economic improvements and to improve the moral
and physical value of people. The Dutch colonial administrators constructed a Cooperative
Rural banking system in Indonesia based the Raiffeisen model which is known as bank
Rakyat Indonesia, which is the largest MFI in the world.

3.2 EVOLUTION OF MICROFINANCE IN INDIA

Since 1950, governments and international donors have been assessing subsidized credit for
smaller holder farmers in developing countries. They have started with increase in
agricultural productivity development financial institutions to give credit to the farmers.
Unfortunately, the failure of state in implementing credit scheme was found. In 1960 and
1970 the middle- and upper-class farmers benefitedin increasing agricultural productivity
through intensive use of inputs but poor remained poor only. Main reason for state failure of
credit provision were political interference in between the fund allocation and failure to
collect the loan from customers and lack of institution. Microfinance began to develop as an
industry since 1990. In 2000s the objective of the microfinance to meet the requirement or
satisfy the demand in large scale.

3.3 COMPETITORS OF MICROFINANCE

3.3.1 BELSTAR INVESTMENT AND FINANCE PRIVATE LIMITED

Belstar is non-banking financial company, which is subsidiary of Muthoot Finance Limited.

The company has successfully changed into profitable and potential microfinance institution
with low interest rate.
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3.3.2 JANA SMALL FINANCE LTD.

This bank is scheduled as commercial bank and established in Bangalore in 2008. It is globally
recognized as one of the most innovative financial institutions.

On September 2019, the bank had 270 outlets, 298 asset centres, 120 ATMs. Out of total outlet
43% is in semi urban and rest is in rural area.

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3.3.3 UJJIVAN SMALL FINANCE BANK

Ujjivan Small Finance Bank (USFB) commenced their business as a in 2005 withmission
to provide financial help to the economically active poor. This is one of the dominating
small finance banks. The main focus of this bank to service the unserved and underserved
segments across the country. They are more focused in strengthening their services digitally
so that they can cover every corner of the country. As a responsible bank, they are investing
in community development andin other initiatives. From February 1, 2017 the RBI gave
license to USFB to commence its banking operation. They 55 lakh customers, 575 branches
and 477 ATMs across 244 districts. They provide internet banking, mobile application,
Phone banking, 24*7 access to full service of the bank.

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3.3.4 SATIN CREDITCARE NETWORK LTD.

They launched its operation as a benefactor of individual and small business loans and saving
service to urban lender in 1990. They were converted into NBFC-MFI in November 2013.
T There first IPO was during fiscal year of 1997. They were Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE),
Jaipur Stock Exchange (JSE) and Ludhiana Stock Exchange (LSE). They were listed in
NSE on August 26 and in BSE on October20 during 2015. Satin credit care incorporated
Satin Housing Finance LTD. There primary business is based on the Joint Liability Group
model which allows us to provide collateral –free, microcredit facilities to economically
active women in both rural and semi urban areas.

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3.3.5 BSS MICROFINANCE LTD

BSS Microfinance Limited (Company) introduced microfinance as a Trust in 1998by taking

over from Bharatha Swamukti Samasthe Trust which is an MFI startedin 1997. Later the
Trust activities were moved over to the Company in April 2008. In the present scenario the
Company is carrying on its duties as a Business Correspondent of Kotak Mahindra Bank
Limited. The company provides microloans to the poor women in order to provide an aid
and create a source of income. The Vision of BSS is ' To see an India where every child,

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woman and man can be the best that God meant for him or her to be, without the burden of
poverty'. Mission of this organization is to do large scale poverty alleviation by providing
micro-finance services to poor women, and through them to their families, facilitating
increased earnings, better money management, and life quality improvement. BSS has
spread its network to five states namely, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh Tamil
Nadu and Bihar.

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3.3.6 Fusion Microfinance

Joint Liability Group lending model of Grameen- Fusion Microfinance is a registered

NBFC-MFI set up in the year 2010. Fusion Microfinance targets the unbanked women
living in rural and semi-urban areas and provides financial services to women
entrepreneurs. They also provide financial literacy services. The vision of Fusion
Microfinance "Fusion microfinance has a social vision and

business orientation aims to provide underprivileged women with economic opportunities to

transform the quality of their lives." Fusion Microfinance strives on a mission to get "A self-
sustainable financial institution which leverages the distribution network to channel other
products and services." Fusion generates value and equality growth for all its stakeholders
as well as keeping the main focus on the clients.

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3.3.7 Future Financial Services Pvt Ltd
Future Financial Services Private Limited is a private organization found on 1996, October 14.
It is a private company registered at Registrar of Companies, Bangalore. The 24-year-old
organization has authorized share capital income Rs. 250,000,000 and its paid-up capital is Rs.
119,117,680. The current status of the company is integrated and the organization introduces
other financial intermediation other than that conducted by monetary institutions.

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3.3.8 Asirvad Microfinance Pvt Ltd

An IIT & IIM alumni Shri. S.V. Raja Vaidyanathan and his family members founded a NBFc
printed named Asirvad Microfinance Limited. In February 2015, Asirvad became a subsidiary
of Manappuram Finance Ltd. Asirvad Microfinance indulges in giving micro finance loans to
women population who are from poverty-stricken households. The mission of Asirvad
Microfinance is to organize groups of committed poor women and provide innovative financial
services in a sustainable manner with a view to Alleviate poverty through viable income
generation activities. Asirvad Microfinance has adopted a vision to empower the members at
the bottom of the pyramid by providing financial assistance. The organization has esteemed
values like, A - Acceptance. S - Support. I-Integrity. R - Resilience. V - Viable. A- Adaptable.
D- Dependable. Presently, it has a network of branches across 22 States in India.

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3.3.9 Mudra Microfinance
Mudra Micro Finance is a microfinance organization with a vision to be a new generation Nidhi
company that is committed to ensure maximum value to its members thereby improving the
standard of life of the society we serve. The company works to make its mission which is to
make financial services easily available; to promote poverty alleviation through the
development of a strong, sustainable economic infrastructure successful. Mudra Microfinance
covers lot of activities like Community, Personal Service and Social Activities, transport
vehicle facilities, Food products sector, Business loans for shopkeepers and traders, textile
products sector, agriculture and allied activities, equipment finance scheme, microcredit
program.

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MARKET SHARE

Banks continued to lead, with 40 per cent of the industry's market share, followed by
NBFC-MFIs with 32 per cent, small finance banks with 18 per cent, NBFCs with 9 per cent,
while not-for-profit MFIs' share was 1 per cent.

SWOT Analysis
STRENGTHS
• Introduction of services like savings, credit cards to the poor
underprivileged people.

• Decreasing poor people participation for loans among moneylenders and

informal organization.

• Creating more jobs and income through small companies.

• Classification of non-farm activities.

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• Providing easy finances to increase the rural economic productivity.

• Engaging in wide range of services like saving, credit, insurance, training,

counselling etc.

• Creating strong foundation with the help of technical support, skill

development, training etc.

• Raise the standard of living.

• Promoting women empowerment by saving mobilization and capacity

building.

• Building stronger SHGs or community groups by enabling moreleadership

qualities among the members.

• Discovering and creating more networks between banks and marginalized

citizens including women.

WEAKNESS

• Regional conflicts in providence of credit across the country.

• Bigger administrative cost/high repayment structure/increase rate of

interest

• Over lending and increase in debt.

• Decrease knowledge about finance among the people.

• Lack of co-operation and co-ordination among the loaners for e.g., Dropout
and migration of people.

• Lack of proper regulatory organization or legal firms to check the

functioning of MFIS

• More conflicts among MFIs to get established in the market.

THREATS

• Rise of more competitions among MFIs.

• MFIS increase need to get established in the market leads to unnecessary

lending of loans to the non-essential projects, unproductive firms.
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• Multiple loans to the same person/ organization ultimately lead to
unrecovered of loans causing in debt.

• SHGs peer pressure groups are not used for loan recovery.

OPPORTUNITIES

• Large population and communities in India are still not involved.

• Inculcating Banks support to the programed

• Increasing the scope of services from financial to non-financial and others

• Supporting and providing aid to members to invest in asset creation,

increasing the range of the job and improve their risk bearing capacity.

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 CHAPTER 4

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATIONS

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4.1 QUESTIONNAIRE DESIGN:

The primary data required for the research was collected using a questionnaire. The
questionnaire was designed on the basis of Likert scale. The questionnaire was
designed so as to obtain the views and perception of the customers. The copy of the
questionnaire is also placed at annexure. The sampling method used is random
sampling. The primary data is collected from 100 customers.

For the analysis of the questionnaire Chi-squared test, table pie charts and graphs
are used. This will help to get the exact information from the responses of the
customers. The number of responses for each question is identified and a percentage
of responses ratios are also calculated and is displayed in the table. The
interpretation from the data collected using the questionnaire is also discussed
below.

4.2 ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF DATA:

A total of 100 responses were collected through the questionnaire which is taken
into consideration for analysis.

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 4.2.1 ON THE BASIS OF AGE

Age Percentage of respondents

20-30 23

31-45 33

46-60 37

Above 60 6

Table 4.1: on the bases of age

Age of the respondents

6%
23%
20-30
31-45
38%
46-60
ABOVE 60
33%

Figure 4.1: on the bases of age

INFERENCE

23% of respondents comes under 20-30 age group, 33% of respondents comes under 46-60
and 37% of respondents comes under 46-60 age group but only 6% ofrespondents comes
under above 60 age group.

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 4.2.2 ON THE BASIS OF OCCUPATION

Occupation Percentage of respondents

Self Employed 13
Housewife 29
Working 23
Currently not working 34

Table 4.2: Occupation of respondents

occupation of respondents

CURRENTLY NOT WORKING

34

WORKING
23

HOUSEWIFE
29

SELF EMPLOYED
13

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS

Figure 4.2: Membership subscription of respondents

INFERENCE

29% of the respondents are housewife and 23% of them are working but 13% are
self-employed and 34% are currently unemployed.

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 4.2.3 MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION

Membership Subscription Percentage of respondent

100 22
500 45
1000 22
1000-2000 10

Table 4.3: On the bases of membership subscription with respondents

Percentage of respondents
50
45
45
40
35
30
25 22 22
20
15
10
10
5
0
100 500 1000 1000-2000

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS

Figure 4.3: Occupation of respondents

INFERENCE

In this pie chart, 22% of the respondents pay INR 100, 45% of the respondents
pay INR 500, 22% of the respondent pay INR 1000. 10% respondents pay 1001-
2000.

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4.2.4 TO STUDY WHETHER REGISTERED SHG IS BETTER
THAN NON-REGISTERED SHG

Better or not better Percentage of Respondents

Yes 100
No 0
Table 4.4: Do Registered SHG is better than Non-Registered SHG

wheather registered shg is better than non-

registered shg

100

yes no

Figure 4.4: Do Registered SHG is better than Non-Registered SHG

INFERENCE

100% of the respondents have voted that registered SHG are better than non-
registered SHG.

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 4.2.5 ON THE BASIS OF RATE OF INTEREST

Interest rate on Loan Percentage of Respondents

2 13
4 35

5 44
10 7

Table 4.5: Rate of interest

Rate of interest
50 interest rate
44
45 50
40
45 35
35
40
30
35
25
20 30

15 13
25
10 7
20
5
15
0
210 4 5 10

5 PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS

2 4 5 10

Figure 4.5: Rate of interest

INFERENCE
In different group, the loans are allotted in different interest rate to their members. 13% of the
respondents says that they get the loan at 2% interest rate, 35% of respondents at 4% rate,
44% of respondents at 5% and only 7% respondents at10% rate.

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 4.2.6 ON THE BASIS OF DISPERSAL OF MICROFINANCE FUND

Dispersal of Microfinance Percentage of Respondents

Give whole cash in your hand 22
Transfer the money to your 34

Account
Give money in installment bases 30
The group take loan from bank and 13

allot you
Table 4.6: Dispersal of money to the respondents

Dispersal of microfinance fund

the group take loan from bank and allot you 13

Give money in instsllment basis 30

Transfer money to your account 34

Give whole cash in your hand 22

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

percentage of respondents

Figure 4.6: Dispersal of money to the respondents

INFERENCE
The main reason for the diversion on loan payment is they use the money for purchase of
purchase vehicle, like you can see 37% of the respondents had spent the loan money on purchase
of personal vehicle, 35% on purchase repair of the asset, 27% in overcoming the marriage
expenses and only 3% are other reasons (like lending that amount to other person, spending that
money in unproductive way etc.).

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4.2.7 ON THE BASIS OF PAY BACK OF LOAN AMOUNT

Whether respondent payback loan or Percentage of Respondents

not

Yes 68
No 32

Table 4.7: Does the respondents pay back loan amount

Pay back of loan amount

No 32

Yes 62

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

percentage of respondents

Figure 4.7: Does the respondents pay back loan amount

INFERENCE
68% of the respondents pay back the loan but 32% of them don’t pay back.

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 4.3.8 ON THE BASIS OF DIVERSION FROM LOANPAYMENT

Diversion from loan payment Percentage of respondents

For marriage 24
For repair of asset 35
For purchase of personal vehicle 37
Other reasons 3
Table 4.8: Diversion from loan payment

Diversion from loan payment

OTHER REASONS 3

FOR PURCHASE OF PERSONAL VEHICLE 37

FOR REPAIR OF ASSET 35

FOR MARRIAGE 24

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS

Figure 4.8: Diversion from loan payment

INFERENCE

The main reason for the diversion on loan payment is they use the money for purchase of
purchase vehicle, like you can see 37% of the respondents had spent the loan money on
purchase of personal vehicle, 35% on purchase repair of the asset, 27% in overcoming the
marriage expenses and only 3% are other reasons (like lending that amount to other person,
spending that money in unproductive way etc.).

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 4.3.9 WHETHER SHG HELPS THE RESPONDENTS IN
GENERATING INCOME

Whether SHG helps in generating Percentage of respondents

Income
Agree 29
Neutral 61
Disagree 9
Table 4.9: Did SHG helps respondents in generating income.

Whether shg helps in generating income

DISAGREE 9

NEUTRAL 61

AGREE 29

0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS

Figure 4.9: Did SHG helps respondents in generating income

INFERENCE

61% of the respondents says SHG may or may not generate income, 29% of the respondents
agree that SHG helped them in generating the income only 9% of the respondents disagree
with these statements.

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 4.3.10 THE DEPLOY OF SANCTIONED FUND

Deploy of sanctioned Fund Percentage of respondents

Producing household goods (like 32

papad, pickle)
Making/Selling the mask 38
Converting the waste land into 26

cultivation land
Other reason 3

Table 4.10: Deploy of sanctioned fund

Deploy of sanctioned fund

OTHER REASON 3

CONVERTING THE WASTE LAND INTO

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CULTIVATION LAND

MAKING/ SELLING MASK 38

PRODUCING HOUSEHOLD GOODS 32

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40

PERCENTAGE OF RESPONDENTS

Figure 4.10: Deploy of sanctioned fund

INFERENCE

32% of the respondent have invested the money in production of householdgoods.

38% each of the respondents invested the money in producing the mask and 26%
converting the waste land into cultivation land. And remaining 3%respondent have
other reasons and everyone has invested in their new startups.

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4.3.11 TO STUDY WHETHER THEIR LIVING STANDARD
HAS IMPROVED AFTER JOINING THE SHG

Whether living standard improved Percentage of respondents

or not
Agree 36
Neutral 49
Disagree 14

Table 4.11: Does respondents’ living standard had improved after joining the SHG

Whether Living Standard Improved Or

60
Not

50

40

30

agree disagree neutral

Figure 4.11: Does respondents’ living standard had improved after joining theSHG

INFERENCE

49% of respondents have same living standard before joining SHG. 36% of
respondents agreed that their living standard has increased and only 14% of them
disagreed.

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 4.3.12 TO STUDY WHETHER THE SHG’S SCHEMES HAVE
IMPROVED FROM THE OLD SCHEME.

Whether new schemes are improved Percentage of respondents

one from the old one

Agree 33

Neutral 48

Disagree 18

Table 4.12: Is new SHG’s scheme is better than old scheme

Is new SHG’s scheme better than old scheme

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS

Figure 4.12: Is new SHG’s scheme is better than old scheme

INFERENCE

33% of the respondents agree that the new SHG schemes are better than old one
and 48% have neutral response. Only 18% disagree the statement.

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 4.3.13 WHETHER DID THE RESPONDENTS BECAME
INDEPENDENT AFTER JOINING SHG

Whether respondent had become Percentage of respondents

independent after joining SHG

Agree 36
Neutral 45
Disagree 18

Table 4.13: Did Respondent become independent after joining SHG

Respondents become independent after joining SHG

DISAGREE

NEUTRAL

AGREE

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50

NUMBER OF RESPONDENTS

Figure 4.13: Did Respondent become independent after joining SHG

INFERENCE
36% of the respondents agree that they have become independent after joining the
SHG and 45% of respondents don’t have any affect. 18% of respondents disagree.

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4.3.14 WHETHER INTEREST RATE HAS GONEUP DURING
COVID PANDEMIC

Whether interest rate has gone up Percentage of respondents

during covid pandemic

Agree 0
Disagree 80
May be 20
Table 4.14: Did Interest rate rise during covid pandemic

Did interest rate rise during covid pandemic

0
20

80

AGREE NEUTRAL MAY BE

Figure 4.14: did Interest rate rise during covid pandemic

INFERENCE

60% of the respondents have disagreed that the interest rate has not increased during
covid pandemic and remaining 40% are sure about the hike in interestrates.

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 4.3.15 WHAT IMPACT HAD THE RESPONDENTS DURING
COVID PANDEMIC

Impact on respondent during Percentage of respondents

covid pandemic
Positive 26
Neutral 51
Negative 22
Table 4.15: Impact on respondents during covid pandemic

Impact on respondents during covid pandemic

60

50

40

30

20

10

0
POSITIVE NEUTRAL NEGATIVE

Series 1

Figure 4.15 Impact on respondents during covid pandemic

INFERENCE

26% of the respondent have a positive impact during covid pandemic because they
have done something productive like they start to produce the household snacks and
pickles or started cultivation and 51% people have neutral impact and remaining
22% have negative impact.
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 4.3.16 SUPPORT FROM GOVERNMENT

Government help during covid Percentage of respondents

pandemic
Financial help 25
Provide jobs with daily wages 23
Provide food kit 52
Table 4.16 Government help during covid time

Support from government

FINANCIAL HELP PROVIDE JOBS WITH DAILY WAGES PROVIDE FOOD KIT

Figure 4.16: Government help during covid time

INFERENCE

25% of the respondents says that the government have provided financial help and52% food
kit and 23% of them have stated that they were provide job with daily wages.

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 4.3.17 WHETHER SHG HAD DECREASED THEIR SERVICES
DURING COVID PANDEMIC

Had SHG has decreased there Percentage of respondent

services during covid pandemic

Yes 0
No 100
Table 4.17: Did SHG decreased their services during covid pandemic

Whether shg had decreased their services during covid

pandemic

YES 2nd Qtr

Figure 4.17: Did SHG decreased their services during covid pandemic

INFERENCE
All the respondents agree that SHG service has not decreased during covidpandemic

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 4.3.18 T test analysis

The analysis was done with the help of T-test in Microsoft Excel. It is done on
the bases of ages and occupation of the respondents.
Factor

1. SHG helps the respondents in generating income.

2. Living standard has improved after joining the SHG.

T test for 2 sample of means

t-Test: Paired Two Sample for
Means

Variable Variable
1 2
Mean 33.33333 33.33333
Variance 664.3333 294.3333
Observations 3 3
Pearson Correlation 0.96074
Hypothesized Mean Difference 0
df 2
t Stat 0
P(T<=t) one-tail 0.5
t Critical one-tail 2.919986
P(T<=t) two-tail 1
t Critical two-tail 4.302653

Table 4.1 T test analysis table

INFERENCE
Since p-value of one tail is 0.5 and P – value two tail is 1 the null hypothesis is accepted with
regard to income. Hence there is no significant difference between income and with prospects
to living standard that has improved after joining the SHG

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4.3.20 what service do you receive from the SHG other than
financial help and providing employment during covid pandemic?
• SHG helped in distribution of products.

• They have provided medical support.

• They have provided food kit.

• Motivational classes and prevention classes were conducted to fight the

covid.
• Community kitchens were established and provided free food to those who
were in need.
• SHG guide their members, how they earn or how they can increase their
savings.

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 CHAPTER 5

FINDINGS, SUGGESTION AND CONCLUSION

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FINDINGS

1. 23% of respondents comes under 20-30 age group, 33% of respondents comes under 46-
60 and 37% of respondents comes under 46-60 age group but only 6% of respondents comes
under above 60 age group.
2. In this pie chart, 22% of the respondents pay INR 100, 45% of the respondents pay INR
500, 22% of the respondent pay INR 1000. 10% respondents pay 1001-2000.

3. 27% of the respondents are housewife and 25% of them are working but 13% are self-
employed and 34% are currently unemployed.
4. 100% of the respondents have voted that registered SHG are better than non-registered
SHG.
5. In different group, the loans are allotted in different interest rate to their members. 13%
of the respondents says that they get the loan at 2% interestrate, 35% of respondents at 4%
rate, 44% of respondents at 5% and only 7% respondents at 10% rate.
6. 34% of the respondent says that they mostly transfer the money to the account, 13% of
respondents says that the group take money from the bank and allot them. 30% of the
respondents say that they get the money in installment bases. Only 22% of them says that
they will give money in hand (when the amount is low).
7. 68% of the respondents pay back the loan but 32% of them don’t pay back.

8. The main reason for the diversion on loan payment is they use the money for purchase of
vehicle, like you can see 37% of the respondents had spent the loan money on purchase of
personal vehicle, 35% on purchase repairof the asset, 27% in overcoming the marriage
expenses and only 3% are other reasons (like lending that amount to other person, spending
that money in unproductive way etc.).
9. 61% of the respondents says SHG may or may not generate income, 29% of the
respondents agree that SHG helped them in generating the income. only 9% of the
respondents disagree with these statements.

10. 32% of the respondent have invested the money in production of household goods. 38%
each of the respondents invested the money in producing the mask and 26% converting
the waste land into cultivation land. And remaining 3% respondent have other reasons and
everyone has invested in their new startups

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11. 49% of respondents have same living standard before joining SHG. 36%of respondents
agreed that their living standard has increased and only 14% of them disagreed.
12. 33% of the respondents agree that the new SHG schemes are better than old one and
48% have neutral response. Only 18% disagree the statement.
13. 36% of the respondents agree that they have become independent after joining the SHG
and 45% of respondents don’t have any affect. 18% of respondents disagree.
14. 60% of the respondents have disagreed that the interest rate has not increased during
covid pandemic and remaining 40% are sure about the hike in interest rates.
15. 26% of the respondent have a positive impact during covid pandemic because they have
done something productive like they start to produce the household snacks and pickles or
started cultivation and 51% people have neutral impact and remaining 22% have negative
impact.
16. 25% of the respondents says that the government have provided financial help and 52%
food kit and 23% of them have stated that they were providejob with daily wages.
17. All the respondents agree that SHG service has not decreased during covidpandemic.

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SUGGESTION

Interest Rate: -

The respondents and in many articles one of the main discussions will be about the interest rate.
This is stated that poor people can’t repay back the loan amount with interest because of their
financial condition. So, government should provide fund free of interest.
Training Program: -

The SHG should conduct training program so that the members will come to know the
scheme available to them so that they utilize the fund in best productive way and more than
that should teach them how this SHG work and what the main motive of this group is.
Loan Period: -

The SHG should also lend interest free loan to the poor members whosefinancial condition
are worst and should also increase the repayment period. This suggestion is added because
of the personal observation.
Continuous check on repayment process: -
Many SHG face problem in tracking the loan lend by them to their members because of the
poor maintenance of the record with inefficiency of the main coordinators. The coordinators
should keep regular check on the repayment of the loan. For that they can use excel to keep a
track of theloan or use different software which will warn the coordinators and the member who
took the loan on the due date.
Motivation: -
The SHG coordinators should motivates the members by explaining them the scheme and
motivating them to start their own business and create opportunity for others. They should
explain everything about group so thatthey can explore it and become independent and upgrade
their livingstandard.
Regular Meeting: -

The SGH members should conduct meeting regularly otherwise no one will find it
interesting and everyone will one come just to the pay the monthly subscription and no one
will know each other.

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CONCLUSION

Today, Indian Microfinance is a vibrant space with a multitude of Players that sell different
goods and services at low levels Revenue customers with various methods. Many NBFCs,
cooperatives are approaching the rural area with their services. Microfinance is the future of
the India who can help in upliftment of the poor people. Microfinance is more famous in the
southern India. Microfinance industry have made gains coverage of rural poor people
population with financial services but mainstreaming of impact assessment and
incorporation of local factors in service delivery to maximize its impact on achievement of
goals of poverty alleviation considered. From the study we can many respondents have
suggested to decrease the interest rate with increasing the payment period because many
poor can’t repay the money. The government should bring a system checkon the greedy
microfinances so the poor will get low-cost loan. The government should also bring new
scheme which help the poor and needy people for their better living standard. But during
covid pandemic, SHG have done many services to stabilize the economy from the crises.
They have taken ‘n’ number of measures not only in stabilizing the economy financially but
mentally too. The people should be motivated by explaining whole benefit they can acquire
form the SHG and other microfinance groups, institutions. This way many small startups can
be start in the rural area which will help in development of the backward area of the country.

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 ANNEXURE

QUESTIONNAIRE
Dear respondents,

I am Mr. Anagha Suresh, studying in 3RD semester MBA in Acharya Bangalore B-School.
As a part of Bangalore University curriculum, I am conducting a survey on the topic entitled
“A STUDY ON “ROLE OF MICRO FINANCE IN POVERTY ALLEVIATION WITH
REFERENCE TO WOMEN” AT BALUSSERY”. In this regard kindly provide your
response to thefollowing questions.

Name:

1. Age (in Years)

a. 20-30

b. 31-45

c. 46-60

d. Above 60

2. Occupation

a. Self Employed

b. Housewife

c. Working

d. Currently not employed

3. How much amount you give for Subscription of

microfinance emembership?

a. 100

b. 500

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 c. 1000

d. 1000-2000

4. Do you believe that registered SHG are far better than Non-registered SHG?

a. Yes

b. No

5. Rate of interest on loan allotted to individual by SHG?

a. 2%

b. 4%

c. 5%

d. 10%

6. What is the mode of dispersal of microfinance amount?

a. Give whole cash in your hand

b. Transfer the money to your account

c. Give money in installment bases

d. The group take loan from bank and allot you

7. Do you pay back the loan amount taken from the group?

a. Yes

b. No

8. If no, then what have you done with that money?

a. For marriage

b. For repair of asset

c. For purchase of personal vehicle

d. Other reasons (specify_ )

9. Do you agree SHG helped you in generating income?

a. Agree
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 b. Neutral

c. Disagree

10. Where did you deploy the sanctioned funds?

a. Producing household goods (like papad, pickle)

b. Making/Selling the mask

c. Converting the waste land into cultivation land

d. Other reasons (specify )

11. Do these types of groups really helped you in improving your livingstandards?

a. Agree

b. Neutral

c. Disagree

12. Do you believe the SHG scheme has improved from old scheme?

a. Agree

b. Neutral

c. Disagree

13. Do you feel more independent after joining SHG?

a. Agree

b. Neutral

c. Disagree

14. Do you feel that the interest rate has gone up during covid pandemic?

a. Agree

b. Disagree

c. May be

15. What is the impact of Covid 19 on your standard of living?

a. Positive
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 b. Neutral

c. Negative

16. What help did you get from the government during covid pandemic? (Canopt
more than on option)

a. Financial help

b. Provide jobs with daily wages

c. Provide food kit

17. Had SHG decreased SHG’s service during covid pandemic?

a. Yes

b. No

18. If yes, what is the reason

19. What service do you receive from the SHG other than financial help and
providing employment during covid pandemic?

20. Any suggestion that you feel to be improved in SHG

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