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100			_aSikligar, P.C.
245			_aEconomic upliftment of minorities through micro-finance in Indian states: An evaluation study in Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Karnataka
260			_c2009
300			_ap.187-196.
362			_aApr-Jun
520			_aThe religious minorities in India constitute eighteen percent of population (2001) Census) numbering 18.94 crore. Several measures have been taken for upliftment of minorities through various programmes such as term-loan, micro-finance, educational loan, capacity building of targeted groups, etc. Government of India has also covered minorities under Swaranjayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojana (SGSY) by creating assets for their economic upliftment. Micro-finance is a financial service provided by financial institutions to the economically poor sections of the society so that it becomes viable for them to fulfill their basic requirements. The present article finds that micro-finance is one of the conducive approaches for economic development of the minorities and it should be continued for their sustainable economic development because it is one of the important aspects of social development, which promotes education, health, family welfare and other parameters of an improved living standard. - Reproduced.
650			_aMinority groups - India - Uttar Pradesh
650			_aMinority groups - India - Karnataka
650			_aMinority groups - India - West Bengal
650			_aMinority groups
773			_aIndian Journal of Public Administration
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