Impact Assessment of Microfinance Programme of MFIs' on their Clients

Arup Roy

ISBN 10: 333003940X / ISBN 13: 9783330039407

Published by LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2017

164 pages. 8.66x5.91x0.37 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __333003940X

Synopsis:

The rationale of this study was based on understanding the impact of MFIs on the business-level, household human capital, and schooling of children of the clients. To determine the impact of small loans on business-level capital of credit-constrained clients, 15 variables are considered whereas to determine the impact of small loans on clients, four human capitals considered are - Health, Food Security and Nutrition, Family Planning and Child Education and Interaction with Financial Markets. The study concludes that microfinance has positive impact on some areas of the business level capital, household human level capital as well as on the schooling of the children of the clients. The study finds some positive impact of the MFI loan on their clients growth of business assets in Live Stock Farming, Diary Business, Grocery & Stationary Shop, Tailoring and Petty Trading, more reliance on the MFIS than local lenders, some structural improvement in their business, positive change in the profit per month, increase in business turnover, change in the business demand of the clients in terms of more number of customers or more quantum of business volume after availing loan from the MFIs.

About the Author: The author has completed MBA and PhD from Tezpur University. He has more than 16 years teaching and research experience in finance. The author has published in 15 Internationally peer-reviewed journals and in 17 National peer-reviewed journals. He received the ICSSR Doctoral Fellowship.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Impact Assessment of Microfinance Programme ...
Publisher: LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Publication Date: 2017
Binding: Paperback
Condition: Brand New