期刊名称:International Journal of Humanities & Social Science Studies
印刷版ISSN:2349-6711
电子版ISSN:2349-6959
出版年度:2015
期号:2902
页码:96-104
出版社:Scholar Publications
摘要:The paper examines the welfare impact of microcredit on the borrowers in terms of per capita income and asset acquisition. The study has been conducted in the Silchar town of Cachar, Assam. The objective of the study is to examine whether there has been any significant increase in per capita income and asset acquisition in the borrowers’ households after joining the microcredit programme. To measure the impact of the programme the study has collected 540 samples from among those micro credit holders of Silchar town, who have taken the loans for at least five times