Financial mainstreaming for the rural poor: The JEEViKA experience

In the state of Bihar, India, the mobilisation of rural women into community self-help groups has emerged as an effective means of linking the poorest members of society with the formal banking system. The results seen in a relatively short time have been impressive.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Choudhury, Mahua Roy
Format: Case Study
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 2018
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/97748
Description
Summary:In the state of Bihar, India, the mobilisation of rural women into community self-help groups has emerged as an effective means of linking the poorest members of society with the formal banking system. The results seen in a relatively short time have been impressive.