India Self-Help Group (SHG) Bank Linkage Programme (1992–present)

1. NABARD issues SHG–bank linkage pilot guidelines

   Feb 26, 1992Labels: NABARD, Self-Help Groups, Pilot Programme

   • NABARD 25Y SHG

2. Early pilot results show rapid SHG adoption

   Jun 30, 1994Labels: Pilot Programme, Regional Rural, SHG Adoption

   • GDRC paper

3. RBI and NABARD mainstream SHG lending

   Apr 2, 1996Labels: RBI, NABARD, Priority Sector

   • SBLP excerpt

4. SGSY program reinforces SHGs for rural self-employment

   Apr 1, 1999Labels: SGSY, Self-Help Groups, Government Program

   • TN RD

5. Programme scale evident in early-2000s expansion

   Mar 31, 2003Labels: SHG-BLP, Women s, Formal Banking

   • FAO annex

6. Targeted women SHG promotion in LWE/backward districts begins

   Apr 1, 2011Labels: NABARD, LWE Districts, Women s

   • NABARD SOMFI

7. NRLM launches to organize SHGs at national scale

   Jun 1, 2011Labels: NRLM, Women s, Rural Livelihoods

   • World Bank

8. NABARD launches E-Shakti SHG digitization pilot

   Mar 15, 2015Labels: E-Shakti, NABARD, Digitization Pilot

   • Econ Times

9. NRLM renamed as DAY-NRLM under Antyodaya framework

   Nov 1, 2015Labels: DAY-NRLM, Antyodaya, NRLM

   • ClearTax

10. NABARD documents long-run institutionalization of SHG-BLP

    Jan 1, 2017Labels: NABARD, Institutionalization, 25th Anniversary

    • NABARD 25Y SHG

11. SHG-BLP reaches 144 lakh savings-linked SHGs

    Mar 31, 2024Labels: SHG-BLP, Savings-linked SHGs, Credit Outstanding

    • NABARD SOMFI

12. Programme continues with focus on data quality and inclusion gaps

    Jul 30, 2024Labels: Data Quality, Inclusion Gaps, SHG Monitoring

    • NABARD SOMFI