Participation in microfinance based Self Help Groups in India: Who becomes a member and for how long?

INTRODUCTION:Microfinance is a widely promoted developmental initiative to provide poor women with affordable financial services for poverty alleviation. One popular adaption in South Asia is the Self-Help Group (SHG) model that India adopted in 2011 as part of a federal poverty alleviation program...

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Main Authors: Danish Ahmad, Itismita Mohanty, Laili Irani, Dileep Mavalankar, Theo Niyonsenga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0237519