Mahila Arthik Vikas Mahamandal (MAVIM)

The Maharashtra Rural Credit Programme (MRCP) is a poverty alleviation programme supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development. In the first phase from 1994 onwards the programme was implemented in 4 Districts of Chandrapur, Yeotmal, Nanded and Pune. Thereafter from 1998 onwards 8 Districts namely Gadchiroli, Bhandrara, Amravati, Dhule, Jalgaon, Thane, Beed and Nandurbar were added. In the programme MAVIM was entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring "Women's Access to Credit" as an important dimension. While organizing rural women into SHGs MAVIM ensured that along with their economic development, the political and social developmental needs of the women were also addressed and a strong sense of 'self' was inculcated in the women. When the programme concluded in March 2002 , 4546 self-help groups were set-up and 64,423 women were organised together under this scheme.

In this project at the end of March 2007 the women had savings of Rs.10.51 crores and Rs. 39.56 crores of internal lending. The groups had accessed bank loans to the tune of Rs. 25.82 crores. and 36549 women started their own business.