Microfinance India: State of the Sector Report 2009 - Softcover

The Report highlights recent developments in Self Help Groups (SHGs) and SHB-Bank Linkage Programmes (SBLPs), and focuses on microfinance with regard to the investment scenario in India. It also deals with the burgeoning field of urban microfinance, developments in micro-insurance and the impact of new technologies on the microfinance sector. Additionally, it recognizes the high demands which the state makes on microfinance institutions and discusses the need and relevance of new policy regulations. Complementing these analyses, statistical annexures provide essential data on the sector, strengthening its utility as a reference document. It contains extensive original material, yet draws widely on the findings of other recent studies and reports, thereby providing a complete, detailed analysis of the status and the future of microfinance.

N Srinivasan has been involved with the Development Finance and Rural Development sectors for three decades. He has been associated with several policy and strategy initiatives during his tenure with the RBI and NABARD, of which he was Chief General Manager for seven years. He has also authored the Microfinance India: State of the Sector Report 2008 and 2009 brought out by ACCESS Development Services and published by SAGE Publications. He is presently a leading consultant engaged with the World Bank, CGAP, IFAD, ADB, UNDP, UNOPS, GTZ, Microsave and the Government of India. As an advisor, he is on the boards of institutions in the microfinance sector in India and abroad in various capacities such as trustee and director.