<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE article PUBLIC "-//NLM//DTD JATS (Z39.96) Journal Publishing DTD v1.2d1 20170631//EN" "JATS-journalpublishing1.dtd"> <ArticleSet> <Article> <Journal> <PublisherName>aimsjournal</PublisherName> <JournalTitle>Allana Management Journal of Research, Pune</JournalTitle> <PISSN>? ?2581-3137 (</PISSN> <EISSN>) 2231 - 0290 (Print)</EISSN> <Volume-Issue>Volume 3, Issue 2</Volume-Issue> <PartNumber/> <IssueTopic>Multidisciplinary</IssueTopic> <IssueLanguage>English</IssueLanguage> <Season>July 2013 - December, 2013</Season> <SpecialIssue>N</SpecialIssue> <SupplementaryIssue>N</SupplementaryIssue> <IssueOA>Y</IssueOA> <PubDate> <Year>-0001</Year> <Month>11</Month> <Day>30</Day> </PubDate> <ArticleType>Human Resource Management</ArticleType> <ArticleTitle>MICRO FINANCE - OPPORTUNITIES __ampersandsign CHALLENGES IN INDIA</ArticleTitle> <SubTitle/> <ArticleLanguage>English</ArticleLanguage> <ArticleOA>Y</ArticleOA> <FirstPage>25</FirstPage> <LastPage>28</LastPage> <AuthorList> <Author> <FirstName>Dr. Sanjay</FirstName> <LastName>Kaptan</LastName> <AuthorLanguage>English</AuthorLanguage> <Affiliation/> <CorrespondingAuthor>N</CorrespondingAuthor> <ORCID/> </Author> </AuthorList> <DOI/> <Abstract>The present paper deals with a few important issues related with possibilities of utilization of Micro Finance as a tool of bringing in developmental change. The paper discusses certain key issues associated with poverty alleviation __ampersandsign women empowerment. It also proposes an argument as to how Micro Finance alleviates the socio-economic status of women __ampersandsign helps in removing disparities between rich and poor. The paper also explains the nature of Micro Finance as an economic system supporting the neglected sections of society. The author argues that there are certain issues and hindrances affecting development of Micro Finance __ampersandsign all these issues need to be rightly addressed so that Micro Finance becomes a viable solution for bringing about socio-economic change in India.</Abstract> <AbstractLanguage>English</AbstractLanguage> <Keywords>1. Micro Finance 2. Self Help Groups 3. Constituents of Micro Finance 4. Structures and systems for development of Micro Finance</Keywords> <URLs> <Abstract>https://aimsjournal.org/ubijournal-v1copy/journals/abstract.php?article_id=3385&title=MICRO FINANCE - OPPORTUNITIES __ampersandsign CHALLENGES IN INDIA</Abstract> </URLs> <References> <ReferencesarticleTitle>References</ReferencesarticleTitle> <ReferencesfirstPage>16</ReferencesfirstPage> <ReferenceslastPage>19</ReferenceslastPage> <References/> </References> </Journal> </Article> </ArticleSet>