In recent years mission drift (MD) is one of the most discussed aspects in the sphere of microfinance. Numerous evidence worldwide supports the claim of MD in the Micro Financing Institutions (MFIs) though from time to time it has been misinterpreted to profit orientation and commercialization....

Mission drift in microfinance industry is becoming an ethical concern in the path of building a financially inclusive society. However, its dimensions and the reasons have not been ascertained conclusively. This paper tries to answer these issues with the help of a filtered dataset comprising of...

In sustaining rural livelihood sustainability of micro–credit intervention is highly essential, which warrants a study on SHGs. Very recently the micro-credit movement through the conduit of SHGs in North-east India has been gaining momentum with the implementation of SGSY scheme. The...