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Role of Financial Institutions in Financing Small and Medium Entreprises: a Study in Garo Hills of Meghalaya


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1 Department of Management, North Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Tura, Meghalaya., India
2 Department of Commerce, Don Bosco College, Tura, Meghalaya., India
     

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With the development of alternative sources of funds, the dependence of industry on commercial banks for meeting their credit supplies has been declined although the share of credit to industry in India has significantly increased over the years. The commercial banks have of late emerged as the major supplier of industrial credit for small and Medium Entreprises (SME). There have been several confusing features of credit flow to SME sector in recent years. Hence, an experiential study on efficacy of financial institution in financing small sector is relevant exercise. The present paper, therefore, is an attempt to examine the role of financial institutions in financing SME sector in Garo Hills of Meghalaya.

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Financial Institutions, Small And Medium Entreprises, Garo Hills
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J. U. Ahmed
Department of Management, North Eastern Hill University, Tura Campus, Tura, Meghalaya., India
Md. Abdul Rashid
Department of Commerce, Don Bosco College, Tura, Meghalaya., India

Abstract


With the development of alternative sources of funds, the dependence of industry on commercial banks for meeting their credit supplies has been declined although the share of credit to industry in India has significantly increased over the years. The commercial banks have of late emerged as the major supplier of industrial credit for small and Medium Entreprises (SME). There have been several confusing features of credit flow to SME sector in recent years. Hence, an experiential study on efficacy of financial institution in financing small sector is relevant exercise. The present paper, therefore, is an attempt to examine the role of financial institutions in financing SME sector in Garo Hills of Meghalaya.

Keywords


Financial Institutions, Small And Medium Entreprises, Garo Hills

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