Tag: commercial studies

• In 1861-62, the British rulers introduced its first paper money: ₹10 notes in 1864, ₹5 notes in 1872, ₹10,000 notes in 1899, ₹100 notes in 1900, 50-rupee notes in 1905, 500-rupee notes in 1907 and 1000-rupee notes in 1909.

The following securities might be considered as collateral:

1. Original sale deed of the property.
2. Documents to indicate the borrower's banks deposits.
3. Other assets owned by the borrower.
   

People deposit their money in the banks as it earns interest and money deposited in the banks are secured.
Money can be withdrawn any time by the customer on demand.

Formal sector credit in India includes loans from banks and cooperatives. RBI supervises their functions of giving loans. Rich urban households depend largely on formal sources of credit. Lower rate of interest on loans is charged as compared to informal sources of credit.

A self-help group is an economic intermediary group of 10 to 20 local women or men between 18 to 40 years. Most self-help groups are situated in India, though SHGs can be established in other countries, particularly in South Asia and Southeast Asia. 

SHG is not whatever thing but a group of people who are on daily wages, they form a group and from that group, one person collects the money and gives the wealth to the person who is in need. Members also make modest measure savings contributions over a few months until there is adequate money in the group to begin lending. 

Thus, the correct option is C.

Credit exposure is the total amount of credit made available to a borrower by a lender. Advances against the banks fixed deposit granted to the company is not included in this because it is amount which the lenders grant to the borrower. 

A Self Help Group (SHG) is a financial intermediary committee usually composed of 10–20 local women or men who provide financial assistance to its members by providing them finance in the a minimal interest rate. Kerala was on the  top in the list of the states in India who availed credit through Self Help Groups (SHGs). 

In order to help senior citizens who own a home but do not want to sell them, and yet, supplement their regular cash flow, the government of India has introduced the ‘Reverse Mortgage Scheme, 2008’. 

The major problems of rural indebtedness is that the Indian farmers borrows loan every year from the informal sources which charge very high rate of interest. Even the amount of the loan is very huge which the farmers are not able to repay from their annual earnings which creates a debt trap out of their life.