TY - BOOK AU - Chaudhuri, Tamal Datta Ed. TI - Rural financial sector : alternate model SN - 8131408744 U1 - 332.091734 PY - 2010/// CY - Hyderabad PB - ICFAI University Press N1 - CONTENTS Overview SECTION I INSTITUTIONS FOR RURAL FINANCIAL SECTOR IN INDIA AND THEIR CURRENT STATUS 1 Rural Financial Sector Development in India - An Introduction 3 Tamal Datta Chaudhuri 2 Rural Banking: Review and Prospects 17 (Speech by YVReddy) 3 Nabard's Innovations in Rural Development 29 A K Bandyopadhyay 4 Microfinance in India: Coming of Age 36 V Vipin Sharma 5 Microfinance in India: Empirical Evidence, Alternative Models and Policy Imperatives 44 Rajaram Dasgupta 6 Access, Use and Contribution of Microfinance in India: Findings from a National Study 68 Frances Smha 7 Impact of Self-Help Groups on Formal Banking Habits 87 Mahendra Varman P 8 The Changing Role of Financial Sector in the Provision of Credit for Agricultural Growth : A Study with Reference to West Bengal 111 Subrata Kumar Roy 9 Kisan Credit Card - An Engine of Growth 142 S.D.Mishra SECTION II STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVED PERFORMANCE 10 A Design for Efficient Financial Intermediation and Deepening of Rural Financial Markets 159 Tamal Datta Chaudhuri 11 Paradigm Shift in Rural Banking: A Case of Microfmance Movement in India through SHG-Bank Linkage Program 173 A Ramanathan 12 Financing Rural Poor: Performance of Micro-Finance Sector in India 183 Paramita Raut 13 Revival of Regional Rural Banks through Restructuring and Mergers 196 Janardhan G Naik 14 Indian SME Sector Financing - Some Winning Strategies with Specific Reference to Commercial Banks 207 K Ramakrishnan 15 Emerging Tools for Mitigation of Risks in Agro Business 224 Prosun Kumar Das 16 Inclusive Growth: Role of Financial Education 238 (Speech by Shyamala Gopinath) Index 249 ER -