Advocacy with the RBI, DFS and IBA and interventions at the field level have resulted in exemplary growth in the SHG-Bank linkage credit portfolio. The key outcomes are summarized …

Formats for monitoring SHG bank linkage are presented in Chapter-7. The importance of environment and capacity building is outlined in Chapter-8, while Frequently Asked Questions …

The setting-up of NABARD and the introduction of SHG-bank linkage programme by NABARD acted as a catalyst for the development of SHGs. Recognizing the role of SHGs, the RBI …

Government will request all scheduled commercial banks to follow the example set by some public sector banks and meet the entire credit requirements of SHG members, namely, (a) …

While no target is being prescribed under SHG bank linkage programme, utmost priority should be accorded to the sector in preparation of these plans. It should also form an integral part of the …

Drivers of the Initiative: Owing to a widespread rural bank network, the country’s landscape dotted with NGOs, unions and associations and NARABD as a nodal agency backed by the …

What started as a pilot to link around 500 SHGs of poor to the formal financial institutions during the year 1992-93 has now become the largest microfinance programme in the world, in terms …

Apr 1, 2025 · The Reserve Bank of India has, from time to time, issued a number of guidelines/instructions to banks on SHG-Bank Linkage Programme. The enclosed Master …

Apr 1, 2025 · Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released a Master Circular to consolidate the guidelines for the SHG-Bank Linkage Programme, aimed at promoting financial inclusion by …

Loan passbooks in the regional languages may be issued by the bank to the SHG, which may contain the loan details and terms and conditions applicable to the sanctioned loan.