this study attempts to examine the operational efficiency of thirty-two microfinance institutions in india. operational efficiency in microfinance institutions refers to how well microfinance institutions allocate the input resources. since the study is an exploratory nature, therefore, the data are collected from mix market on annual basis. it covers the seven-year period ranging from 2005-06 ...

Informal sector lenders remain a strong presence in rural India in terms of providing credit facilities in rural India. Farmers and rural poor borrowings from Money lenders and other informal sources of rural credit still significant this sources some extent i.e. 77 percent to 32 percent. In this situation micro finance has emerged as an alternative source of rural credit, microfinance programm...

Abstract The literature gap in microfinance paradox of double bottom line (financial performance vs. outreach) has always been an interesting area research. This paper proposes a theoretical model most suitable for Islamic Microfinance Institutions (MFIs) which enables MFIs’ to operate together with the existing financial models compliant Shariah Law. is based on distributed verification/decisi...