What is the SHG-bank linkage programme of National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development (NABARD) ?
With a view to facilitating smoother and more meaningful banking with the poor, a pilot project for purveying micro credit by linking Self-Help Groups (SHGs) with banks was launched by NABARD in 1991-92. Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had then advised commercial banks to actively participate in this linkage programme. The scheme has since been extended to RRBs and co-operative banks.
