Socio-Economic impact of Micro Credit Programs: A Study of Rural Punjab.
Rattan, Meenu
Socio-Economic impact of Micro Credit Programs: A Study of Rural Punjab. - 547-559. p.
Micro credit aims to generate employment and income to the poor and poverty reduction in the developing countries like India. This socio-economic impact of the micro credit may lead to increase in income, employment which will further lead to better access to education, health care and other basic amenities of life. It may also nurture the potential skills, abilities and the overall personality of an individual. The present paper is a modest attempt to measure such multiple impacts of microfinancing services on the lives of poor beneficiaries of such services in the rural areas of the state of Punjab. The study found five factors namely entreprenuership development, economic empowerment, personality development and banking habits to be positively related with socio-economic status. Training and guidance is must to bring them out of the poverty trap.
Socioeconomic factors Economic impact Microfinance Employment Punjab (India) -- Economic conditions
Socio-Economic impact of Micro Credit Programs: A Study of Rural Punjab. - 547-559. p.
Micro credit aims to generate employment and income to the poor and poverty reduction in the developing countries like India. This socio-economic impact of the micro credit may lead to increase in income, employment which will further lead to better access to education, health care and other basic amenities of life. It may also nurture the potential skills, abilities and the overall personality of an individual. The present paper is a modest attempt to measure such multiple impacts of microfinancing services on the lives of poor beneficiaries of such services in the rural areas of the state of Punjab. The study found five factors namely entreprenuership development, economic empowerment, personality development and banking habits to be positively related with socio-economic status. Training and guidance is must to bring them out of the poverty trap.
Socioeconomic factors Economic impact Microfinance Employment Punjab (India) -- Economic conditions