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The indian microfinance sector has been rated as one of the fastest growing sectors in the world. There are 1000 mfis operating in india as on march 2009 mfis have reached 234 of the 1000. 87 % of the poorest households do not have access to credit. The need for microcredit has been estimated at up to $30 billion; the supply is less than $2. Billion combined by all involved in sector.
The indian microfinance sector has been rated as one of the fastest growing sectors in the world. There are 1000 mfis operating in india as on march 2009 mfis have reached 234 of the 1000. 87 % of the poorest households do not have access to credit. The need for microcredit has been estimated at up to $30 billion; the supply is less than $2. Billion combined by all involved in sector.
The indian microfinance sector has been rated as one of the fastest growing sectors in the world. There are 1000 mfis operating in india as on march 2009 mfis have reached 234 of the 1000. 87 % of the poorest households do not have access to credit. The need for microcredit has been estimated at up to $30 billion; the supply is less than $2. Billion combined by all involved in sector.
the unemployed or low-income individuals or groups who would have otherwise no other means of gaining financial services Microfinance recognizes that poor people are remarkable reservoirs of energy and knowledge. It creates an opportunity to create markets, bring people in from the margins and give them tool to help themselves. KOFI ANNAN (Sec. Gen. of UN) HOW MICROFINANCE STARTED? Grameen bank of Bangladesh with the microfinance pioneer Mohammad Younus kept the base and started shaping the modern industry of Mirofinance. On the field, he saw that Even Poor people need loans. They can have an activity and repay He set up financials institutions with social mission Listen to the needs and constraints of the needy and offer them adapted tools to empower themselves. Micro finance (case study) MICRO FINANCE (CASE STUDY)
Mrs. Bharti needs Rs. 1000 1. Visit of Mrs. Bharti to the MFI meeting ,loan officer convinced and grants loan of Rs. 1000. (+30 Interest rate) 2. Purchase of Sewing Machine. Starts sewing and selling Clothes. (Daily profit = Rs. 100) 3. Weekly repayment (Rs.86). Remaining amount is used to buy accessories 4. Final repayment after 12 weeks. Demand for 2 nd loan over Rs. 1500 to expand her business. NEED OF MICROFINANCE IN INDIA India is said to be the home of one third of the worlds poor About 87 % of the poorest households do not have access to credit. The demand for microcredit has been estimated at up to $30 billion; the supply is less than $2.2 billion combined by all involved in sector. Microfinance has been present in India in one form or another since the 1970s and is now widely accepted poverty alleviation strategy . Commercial banks played an important part in development of microfinance industry. Despite this growth, the poverty situation in India continues to be challenging. Need of microfinance in india (CONTD.) The indian microfinance sector has been rated as one of the fastest growing sectors in the world. There are 1000 mfis operating in india as on march 2009 Mfis have reached 234 of the 331 poorest districts identified by the government. At present lending of the economically active poor both rural and urban is pegged at around 7000 crores in the Indian banks credit outstanding. As against this, according to even most conservatives estimates, the total demand for credit requirements for this part of the indian society is somewhere around Rs. 2,00,000 Crores. Need of microfinance in india (contd) More than 350mn people in India live below poverty line MFIs cater to over 55mn people in India, with 90% of them being women. Advantages of Microfinance Self Employment Microfinance Increases household income Increase food security The building of assets Increase likelihood of educating ones children It reduces their vulnerability to external shocks like illness, weather and more.
Who requires microfinance In India , generally Microfinance is sought by Small and marginal farmers Rural artisans; and Economically weaker sections Women constitutes a vast majority of users of Microcredit and Micro saving Facilities.
Rural Poor Dependent on agriculture as primary source of Income Majority are of them are small or marginal farmers Poorest households are landless Uncertain and irregular income streams Urban Poor KYC norms of Banks and NBFC require proof of residence (unable to provide). Requires facilities like housing finance, health insurance, remmitances, saving and investments PRESENT SCENARIO of INDIA India falls under low income class according to world bank. It is second populated country in the world and around 70% of its population live in rural area. 60% of people depend on agriculture, as a result there is chronic underemployment and per capita income is only Rs. 5729 Result is abject poverty, low rate of education,exploitation,etc Present scenario of india Low asset base According to RBI, about 51% of the people house possess only 10% of total assets of India. Resulted in low production capacity of both agriculture ( which contributes around 22-25 % of GDP) and manufacturing sector. Rural people have very low access to institutional credit (from commercial bank). CHALLENGES FACED BY MFIS Heavy dependence on Banks and FIs MFIs are dependent on borrowings from Banks and Fis For more MFIs ,the funding source are restricted to private banks and apex MFIs Available bank funds are generally short terms ( 2 years)
Political sensitivity and Interest rates Interest rates charged by the MFIs are primarily to the poor people, thereby it can become a politically sensitive issue. Over the past few years, MFIs in southern India states were accused of excessively charging high interest rates and have been targeted by local administration
Operational Issues MFIs risk management practices have weakened over the past few years in search of growth and expansion. Credit sanctioning and monitoring practices have weakened. Also High debt ratios are the cause of concern. Competition
Indias microfinance sector is fragmented, having more than 3000 MFIs, NFO- MFIs present Top 10 MFIs account for 74 % of the total loans outstanding. More than 17 MFIs have one million outstanding loan. Also, entry of commercial banks present to be a key competitor to the MFIs Challenges ahead Appropriate legal structure for the structured growth of MF operations Ability to access loan funds at reasonably low rate 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. Appropriate loan products for different segments.
Challenges ahead (contd) Ability to innovate, adapt and grow. 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. Capacity to provide backward linkages or create support structures for marketing FUTURE OF MICROFINANCE Future of Microfinance Estimated that in the next 5 years, 65 % of the poor people will have access to MFIs Many private banks and foreign banks would enter the segment because of very low NPAs Estimated that 5% of the number of people below poverty line will get reduced in the next 5 years. (World bank report) Conclusion In Bangladesh, microfinance has successfully enabled impoverished people to engage in self employment project that allow them to generate an income and, in many cases, begin to build wealth and exit poverty. In India MF has succeeded with repayment rates upto 98% reported all across the country. This tells us that microfinance certainly has the capacity to reduce poverty by great margin