Micro finance and micro enterprises in India/ Jena,Sanjeeb K.

1. Micro Finance and Micro Enterprises in
Developing Countries
1.1 Contribution of Micro Enterprises
1.2 Micro Credit for Poverty Reduction
1.3 Micro Finance, Micro Enterprises and the
Poor
1.4 Micro Enterprises for Women
Empowerment
1.5 Challenges in Promoting Micro Finance
and Micro Enterprises
1.5.1 Financial Sustainability
1.5.2 Market Penetration
1.5.3 Fragmentation
1.6 Role of Self-help Groups (SHGs)
1.7 Multiple Roles of Rural SHGs
1.7.1 SHGs as Micro Finance Institutions
1.7.2 SHGs as Networks for Rural Wellbeing
1.7.3 SHGs and Social Capital
1.7.4 SHGs and the Debt-Resource
Hypothesis
1.7.5 SHGs and the Poverty-Environment
Nexus
1.7.6 Women Support for SHGs
1.8 Use of Indigenous Knowledge for Micro
Enterprises
2. Micro Enterprises in the Indian Context
2.1 Characteristics of Rural India
2.2 Role of Micro Enterprises
2.3 Entrepreneurship in India
2.4 Micro Finance for Poverty Eradication
2.5 Role of the Government
2.6 Policy Prescriptions
3. Poverty Dimensions in India
3.1 Facets of Poverty
3.1.1 Poverty is Hunger
3.1.2 Poor Health and Early Death
3.1.3 Loss of Childhood
3.1.4 Denial of Right to Basic Education
3.1.5 Powerlessness
3.2 Poverty Traps
3.3 Pro-Poor Growth
3.4 State-wise Variations in Poverty
3.5 Regional Poverty and Inequality
3.6 Effective Poverty Reduction Strategies
3.6.1 Development and Well-being
3.6.2 Beyond Material Well-being
3.6.3 Coherence between Definitions of
Poverty
3.6.4 Building on Strengths and Potentials
3.6.5 People's Decision-making
3.6.6 Sustainable Livelihood
3.6.7 Culture and Spirituality
3.7 Poverty and Informal Employment
4. Sustainable Livelihood Framework
4.1 What is Sustainable Development?
4.2 Conditions for Sustainable Livelihoods
5. Micro Finance and Self-help Groups (SHGs)
5.1 Supporting Vulnerable Groups through
Micro Finance
5.2 Cluster Development Initiatives
5.3 Micro Enterprises and Poverty Alleviation
5.4 Micro Enterprises and Self-help Groups
(SHGs)
6. Institutional Support for Micro Entrepreneurs
6.1 Cluster Approach for Micro Enterprises
6.2 Need for Government Intervention
6.3 Other Interventions
6.4 Government Initiatives under Different
Plans
6.5 Institutions Promoting Handicrafts at
National Level
6.5.1 Development Commissioner
(Handicrafts)
6.5.2 Tribal Cooperative Marketing
Development Federation (TRIFED)
6.5.3 National Bank for Agriculture and
Rural Development (NABARD),
Mumbai
6.5.4 Small Industries Development Bank
of India (SIDBI), New Delhi
6.5.5 Coir Board, Ministry of ARI,
Government of India, Kochi
6.5.6 Council for Advancement of People's
Action and Rural Technology
(CAPART)
6.5.7 National Centre for Design and
Product Development, New Delhi
6.5.8 Export Promotion Council for
Handicrafts, New Delhi
6.5.9 Council of Handicrafts Development
Corporation, New Delhi
6.5.10 Khadi and Village Industry (KVIC)
6.5.11 National Backward Classes Finance
and Development Corporation
(NBCFDC)
6.6 Handicrafts Artisans Comprehensive
Welfare Scheme
6.6.1 Bima Yojana for Handicrafts Artisans
6.6.2 Rajiv Gandhi Shilpi Swasthya Bima
Yojana
6.6.3 Work shed for Handicraft Artisans
7. Role of Non-governmental Organizations
(NGOs)
7.1 Significance of NGOs in the Informal
Sector
7.2 Achievements of NGOs Relating to
Women's Issues
7.2.1 Bharat Integrated Social Welfare
Agency (BISWA)
7.2.2 Promotion of Non-Banking Financial
Company (NBFC)
7.2.3 Product and Services
7.2.4 Micro Enterprises Development
Approaches
7.2.5 Micro Marketing
7.3 Govemment-NGOs Collaboration