{"id":1681,"date":"2021-01-25T09:24:12","date_gmt":"2021-01-25T09:24:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/?p=1681"},"modified":"2021-01-25T09:24:15","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T09:24:15","slug":"major-risks-faced-by-micro-finance-company-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/major-risks-faced-by-micro-finance-company-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"What are the Major Risks Faced by Micro Finance Company in India?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The developing\ncountry like India is struck with poverty which results in creating hurdles in\nthe progress of the country. The major reason for the widespread poverty in\nIndia is due to the massive disparity in the income distribution. The Indian\npopulation faces many problems such as being deprived of formal financial\nservices as some of them belong from the impoverished and backward section of\nthe society. The concept of micro finance was introduced in the Indian economy\nwith the objective of providing financial services to the impoverished and\nbackward section, especially women. The growth of the Indian micro finance\ncompany has been phenomenal since the time it was introduced. However, when it\ncomes down to comparing with the success of commercial, banks, micro finance\ncompanies faces much challenges and have a long way to go. Therefore, this\narticle will discuss about what are the major risks faced by Micro Finance\nCompany in India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_65 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3a8c9ff0b65\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" 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href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/major-risks-faced-by-micro-finance-company-in-india\/#High_Interest_rates_as_compared_to_commercial_banks\" title=\"High Interest rates as compared to commercial banks\">High Interest rates as compared to commercial banks<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/major-risks-faced-by-micro-finance-company-in-india\/#Inadequate_Investment_valuation\" title=\"Inadequate Investment valuation \">Inadequate Investment valuation <\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/major-risks-faced-by-micro-finance-company-in-india\/#Over_Indebtedness\" title=\"Over Indebtedness\">Over Indebtedness<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/major-risks-faced-by-micro-finance-company-in-india\/#Regulatory_Issues\" title=\"Regulatory Issues\">Regulatory Issues<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/major-risks-faced-by-micro-finance-company-in-india\/#Much_dependence_on_Indian_banking_system\" title=\"Much dependence on Indian banking system\">Much dependence on Indian banking system<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/major-risks-faced-by-micro-finance-company-in-india\/#Lack_of_awareness_of_Financial_Services\" title=\"Lack of awareness of Financial Services\">Lack of awareness of Financial Services<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/major-risks-faced-by-micro-finance-company-in-india\/#Conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion \">Conclusion <\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Some_of_the_major_risks_faced_by_Micro_Finance_Company_in_India\"><\/span>Some of the major risks faced\nby Micro Finance Company in India<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The few challenges and risks faced by Micro Finance Industry are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/620-Swarit.png\" alt=\"major risks faced by Micro Finance\" class=\"wp-image-1684\" width=\"700\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/620-Swarit.png 879w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/620-Swarit-300x121.png 300w, https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/620-Swarit-768x309.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"High_Interest_rates_as_compared_to_commercial_banks\"><\/span>High Interest rates as compared to commercial banks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of micro finance companies is limited as compared to the commercial banks in India. Most of the microfinance companies charge a very high rate of interests that 12 to 30% as compared to the commercial banks that charge around 8 to 12%. The regulatory authority that is the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had issued guideline (2014) to remove the upper limit of 26% interest on microfinance loans. Where many of the microfinance companies benefited from the guidelines of the RBI, the borrowers were left for the worse. It has resulted in borrower indebtedness due to the high-interest rates. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Note:\nOn 1<sup>st<\/sup> January 2020, the RBI issued a guideline that the average\nbase rate to be charged by the NBFC\u2019s (NBFC- micro finance companies) to their\nborrowers for the quarter beginning will be 9.16% <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Inadequate_Investment_valuation\"><\/span>Inadequate Investment valuation <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Where the investment valuation is necessary for the healthy functioning of the microfinance companies, the market activity of the microfinance institutions is often limited. And therefore, due to this, it becomes difficult for it to have access to the market data for the purpose of valuation. The Microfinance companies become unable to get the quality information which is needed to make investment decisions, due to the lack of reliable and consistent valuation procedure. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Over_Indebtedness\"><\/span>Over Indebtedness<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The micro finance companies give loans to people without any collateral, which increases the risk of bad debts. Since the Micro finance companies deals with the impoverished and marginalized section of the society, it intends to improve the standard of living, and therefore over- indebtedness creates a severe challenge in its growth. The act of multiple borrowings by the clients and inefficient risk management are relatively the most common factors that pressurize and creates worrisome for the microfinance industry in India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In order to grow efficiently, proper infrastructural planning is required in which the microfinance companies evidently lacks. Also, the lack of apex control over the microfinance industry is also the cause of over-indebtedness. Over-indebtedness makes the microfinance companies vulnerable to credit risk and also makes the cost of monitoring higher than they have to incur in order to stay profitable in the long run. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Regulatory_Issues\"><\/span>Regulatory Issues<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Reserve Bank of India (<strong>RBI<\/strong><sup><a class=\"text-primary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rbi.org.in\/\"><strong><em>[1]<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/sup>) is a regulatory body for the micro finance companies in India. However, the supervision and help of the RBI is probably more towards the commercial banks as compared to the micro finance companies. The needs and the structure of the micro finance companies in India is entirely different from the other lending institutions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of the\nissues of the micro finance companies are left unaddressed and the industry is\nstruggling to sustain. Even though the new regulations have resulted in\noperational and structural changes, but it has also resulted in obscurity and\nambiguity in conducting the norms. The result is of less than the highest\nstandard or quality of performance and failure in developing new financial\nproducts and services. Definitely, there is a need for a separate regulatory\nauthority for the micro finance company in India. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Much_dependence_on_Indian_banking_system\"><\/span>Much dependence on Indian banking system<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/microfinance-company-registration\" class=\"text-primary\">micro finance company registration<\/a><\/strong> when is done under Non- Governmental organization, it is dependent upon the financial institutions such a commercial banks for funds in order to carry out its lending activities. And many of the commercial banks are private institutions charging high interest rates and sanction loans for a very shorter period. The major dependence of micro finance company in India on the commercial banks makes it inefficient and incompetent as a lending partner. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Lack_of_awareness_of_Financial_Services\"><\/span>Lack of awareness of Financial Services<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A major\npopulation in India fails to understand the basic concept of financial\nservices. There is a lack of awareness among the people in India regarding the\nfinancial services provided by the micro finance companies. This lack of\nawareness and knowledge is a significant factor of drawback from getting easy\ncredits from micro finance companies to meet financial needs by the people. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This also\ncontributes to the widespread financial exclusion in the country. Another added\ntask for the micro finance companies becomes to educate and establish trust\nbefore the people regarding granting loans or providing easy credits to them.\nThe lack of awareness about the products and policies provided by the micro\nfinance companies make it difficult for this industry to cope with the\nexcessive competition in the Country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Conclusion\"><\/span>Conclusion <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The micro finance company offers financial services to the low income groups where the finance requirement is comparatively less as to the other sectors of the society. The purpose of introducing micro finance company in India is to uplift the backward section of the society. However, there are many challenges and major risks faced by micro finance company in India. It lags behind in terms of operational, structural and financial processes which restrain it from achieving its goals and purposes. Therefore, there is a need for the government to take initiatives and necessary steps to make this industry thrive and strengthen the functioning by setting guidelines for micro finance companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Also, Read:<\/b> <mark style=\"background: #fffd03 !important;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/swaritadvisors.com\/blog\/concept-and-process-to-register-web-aggregator-license\">Web Aggregator License in India: Its Concept &#038; Process To Register<\/a><\/mark><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The developing country like India is struck with poverty which results in creating hurdles in the progress of the country. The major reason for the widespread poverty in India is due to the massive disparity in the income distribution. 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