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Maharashtra Rural Credit Project

In an area comprising eight districts in Maharashtra state, this project aimed to reduce rural poverty and promote rural development by improving financial services, including savings, among rural poor people. The project improved the services of formal financial institutions and built reception capacity.

About 9,000 self-help groups and 1,500 village development councils were formed. They demonstrated financial discipline and showed an excellent repayment rate. Through the project's activities, women were empowered to improve their status both inside and outside the household.

Source: IFAD

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Contact information
Mr Mattia Prayer Galletti
Country programme manager
Via Paolo di Dono, 44
00142 Rome, Italy
Tel: +39 0654592294
Fax: +39 0654593294
m.prayer@ifad.org
Facts and figures
Total cost: US$48.3 million  

IFAD loan: US$29.2 million  

Duration: 1994-2002

Geographical area: Maharashtra

Directly benefiting: 91,250 households

Status: closed

Partners
  • International Development Association (World Bank)
  • Department for International Development (United Kingdom)
  • World Food Programme