We are a authorised Business Correspondent (BC) engaged by banks and NBFCs to offer microfinance solutions to women borrowers organised as joint liability groups (JLGs) or Self Help Groups (SHGs).
We enable our lending partners to expand their outreach, and achieve financial inclusion strategy at low cost, as setting up a brick-and-mortar branch in villages and small towns may not be viable for them. As agents of our lenders, we ensure thorough compliance, due diligence and requisite safeguards to maintain high credit standards.
We take great pride in forming women JLGs/SHGs in a responsible manner. This begins with adequate training on financial literacy and credit discipline before credit is extended to them. This has helped us to deliver collateral free micro loans while maintaining near zero default rates. You will notice from the adjoining process map, that lending with multiple objectives of financial inclusion, livelihood creation, collateral free loans and excellent asset quality is indeed exhaustive!
Our loan products are designed keeping in mind the cashflows of our borrowers' household, nature & quantum of their investments in productive assets and their short-term emergency fund requirements. Our micro credit loans are targeted towards income generation activities and range between INR 26,000 to INR 60,000 as per client's requirement and her loan eligibility. New borrowers start with Sigma Basic Loan and graduate to higher loan amounts after the completion of their first loan. Loan instalment repayments are on a monthly basis.
Loan details | Sigma Basic Loans | Sigma Plus Loans | Sigma Premium Loans |
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Amount | Up to INR 40000 | Up to INR 50000 | Up to INR 60000 |
Tenor | 20-24 months | 20-24 months | 20-24 months |
Interest rate (reducing balance basis) | Interest rate depending on Funding partner | Interest rate depending on Funding partner | Interest rate depending on Funding partner |
Processing fee (as% of loan amount) | 1-2% | 1-2% | 1-2% |
Insurance premium | As per insurance providers norms | As per insurance providers norms | As per insurance providers norms |