Role of NABARD in SHGS with Special Reference to E-Shakti, MEDP and LEDP

Microfinance is a banking service provided to low income group people with a purpose to make them independent and selfsufficient who don't have much access to financial services. National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) through its pilot project e-Shakti initiated the digitization of Self Help Groups (SHGs) in India. Current study is focus on SHGs based livelihood interventions of NABARD and how it is managing the successful enterprises for their livelihood with the help of implementation of two skill development and capacity building programs like MEDP and LEDP. Data for the same has been collected from various reports like Micro Credit Innovations Department National Bank for Agriculture & Rural Development and India filings NABARD. Project e-Shakti focuses on bridging the gap between SHG-BLP space and technologically enabled SHGs