Women voters surpass men in 42 Assembly segments in Himachal Pradesh, can make difference in 22According to constituency-wise data procured from the election department, votes polled by women exceeded that of men by 4.4 percentage poi...
Centre plans to double loan amount for street vendorsThe government is planning to double the amount of the first tranche to ₹20,000, according to people aware of the matter. The housing and u...
Himachal Assembly Elections: Women, religion at the core of BJP, Congress manifestosWomen account for nearly half (49 per cent) of the population of the hill state and the principal rivals have gone out of the way to impres...
What Telangana's Stree Nidhi co-operative can teach India about low-cost creditMicrofinance, having been pioneered in Bangladesh, would find its zenith in Andhra Pradesh for a while as credit levels surged.
Government planning an easy credit scheme for rural householdsThe government aims to reduce dependence on local moneylenders and microfinance companies who charge usurious interest rates as against 11%...
Women and the funding challengeFor many first-generation women entrepreneurs, securing funding comes with a gender baggage. In general, banks want women to cough up stiff...
Why the Standing Committee on Finance rejected the MFI BillSince 2010, when the controversial Andhra Pradesh ordinance made it all but impossible for Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) to operate in t...