Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Micro Finance is the supply of loans, savings, and other basic financial service to the poor . -> CGAP
To most, micro finance means providing very poor families with very small loans (micro credit) to help them
engage in productive activities or grow their tiny businesses. -> Financial Gateway
Source:
Text
Overview
Microfinance is the supply of loans, savings, and other basic financial services to the poor. In India it generally provided by SHG-Bank linkage, and by MFIs itself. SHG-Bank 54 million members MFI 22.6 million members MFIs added 8.5 million new members in 2008-09 ` 3732.33 crore was disbursed to 581 Micro Finance
Origin of Microfinance
The concept of micro finance originated in the mid-1970s in Bangladesh through a pioneering experiment by Dr Muhammad Yunus, then a Professor of Economics.
Origin of Microfinance
Dr. Mohammad Yunus Established Bangladesh Grameen Bank to:Providing financial services and entrepreneurship opportunities to poor so they could produce, manage and maintain their own finances. It was an end to mistreatment by money lenders
Grameen Bank
Established in 1976 in Jobra village in Bangladesh by
Professor Muhammad Yunus . It provides credit to the poorest of the poor in rural Bangladesh without any collateral. By June 2010: -2,564 branches in 81,362 villages -8.28 million borrowers (90% are women). Total equity: -90% - Borrowers -10% - Government
5
Source- http://www.grameen-info.org
Contd..
Owned by the Poor. No Collateral, no legal instrument, no group-guarantee or joint liability. Over Tk 546 billion Disbursed in 2009-10. Loan recovery rate is 97.20 percent. Low Interest Rates- 20% - Income generating 8% - Housing loans
5% - Students 0% - Beggers.
6
Source- http://www.grameen-info.org
Objectives
Extend banking facilities to poor people. Eliminate the exploitation of the poor people by money lenders. Create opportunities for self-employment for unemployed people in rural Bangladesh. Reverse vicious circle of "low income, low saving & low investment", into virtuous circle of "low income, injection of credit, investment, more
Source:
Text
Scope of Microfinance
In India, Micro finance is growing faster than banking and, if the experience in other developing countries is mirrored here, microfinance will reach more individuals than the banking sector,
- Robert Annibale, global director Citigroup Inc. Microfinance
Scope of Microfinance
Nos. of Clients in Millions
35 30 25 20 15 10 5 0 2008 2010 2015 Banking Microfinance
Key Players
SKS Microfinance Ltd. Spandana Sphoorty Financial Limited Share Microfin Limited Bandhan Asmitha Microfin Ltd. Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala Rural Development Project (SKDRDP) BASIX
22
Bandhan
SHARE
Spandana
1533 1627
SKS
23
Number of clients
SKS
Spandana
SHARE
Bandhan
Company
24
Upto 2010
Loan Disbursed (crores) 14000 14000 12000 10000 8000 crores 6000 4000 2000 0
Commercialisation of Microfinance
The transformation of NGO-MFIs into
commercial banks. Link to commercial providers of capital. Way of formalise and professionalise microfinance. Sequoia made the first private equity (PE) investment in Indian microfinance, buying shares in SKS for an investment of $11 million.
Source:- http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/template.rc/1.9.43770/ 26
Contd.
Transformation of four large Indian MFIs into commercial entities:SKS Microfinance. Spandana Spoorthy Financials Limited. Share Microfin Limited. Asmitha Microfin Limited. SKS Microfinance, Indias largest MFI, which serves about 5.5 million clients intended to raised $347 million in an initial public offering in 2010
Source:- http://www.microfinancegateway.org/p/site/m/template.rc/1.9.43770/ 27
Commercialisation is Essential
Allowed a massive increase in outreach and expansion of credit to the poor in India, at rates of interest that are relatively modest. To provide credit- Require trillions of dollars To provide safe and secure savings services
28
Concerns
An opportunity to make money for commercial banks rather than worrying about what happens to the poor people Organizations are becoming loan sharks themselves. Growth of an organisation erode its mission to tackle poverty.
29
Limitations
Micro Loans should never lends to individuals without first providing them with the expertise and training to build a business plan that is likely to succeed.
Limitations
Micro finance is mainly intended for social investment, the utilization of funds depends on the capacity of the poor clients productively use it creating a sustainable social impact
Limitations
Mere flow of funds alone in MF sector cannot bring desired level of social impact unless other infrastructure is enough in the given area/region to absorb the funds
Legal framework for establishing the co-operative movement set up in 1904. Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 provided for the establishment of the Agricultural Credit Department. Nationalization of banks in 1969 Regional Rural Banks created in 1975.
established as an apex agency for rural finance in 1982. Passing of Mutually Aided Co-op. Act in AP in 1995.
Source:
Text
33
Source:
Text
34
Source:
Text
35
FEATURES OF INDIAN MF
About 60 % of the MFIs are registered as societies.
households NABARDs bank linkage program has cumulatively reached a tota of 9.4 lakh SHGs with about 1.4 crore households.
CHECK LATEST FIGURES ITS 2004 DATA
Source:
Text
36
Source:
Text
37
Source:
Text
38
CHALLENGES AHEAD
Appropriate legal structures for the structured growth of MF operations Ability to access loan funds at reasonably low rates of interest. Ability to attract and retain professional and committed human resources. Design of apt MIS including user friendly software for tracking accounts and operations.
Bring out a compendium of small and micro enterprises for the MF clients.
Identify and prepare a panel of locally available trainers. Ability to train trainers.
Source:
Text
39
Source:
Text
40
www.microfinanceindia.org/ CGAP
Source:
Text
41
Source:
Text
42