Self Help Groups
Eligibility
- Have 10 to 20 members
- Have been active for a period of 6 months
- Open a Savings Bank account with an SBH branch in the service area and should have successfully performed savings and credit operations from its own resources.
- Maintain proper accounts and records
- Be homogenous in nature and have a good track record of efficient functioning
Features
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| Purpose | : | Originally to meet emergency health and education needs of members’ children and subsequently for income generation activities |
| Amount Of Finance | : | In the range 1:1 to 1:4 savings to loan ratio |
| Period Of Loan | : | 3-5 years depending upon the scheme or purpose of loan availed by groups |













