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Self-Help Group Bank

The Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme in India: Empowering Women and Alleviating Poverty

Introduction India’s development narrative has increasingly focused on inclusive growth, women empowerment, and poverty alleviation. Among the innovative interventions addressing these objectives, the Self-Help Group Bank Linkage Programme (SBLP) stands out as a model that combines financial inclusion, social empowerment, and poverty reduction. Introduced in the mid-1990s by NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural…

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Poverty Alleviation

Poverty Alleviation through Microfinance

Introduction Poverty is one of the most pressing socio-economic challenges in developing countries, especially in nations like India, Bangladesh, Nepal, and several African states. Despite decades of development initiatives, poverty continues to persist in rural as well as urban areas due to structural inequalities, unemployment, lack of access to resources, and limited financial inclusion. Traditional…

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