2SLS ACRC ADB AIAMED AlDIS AIMS AMCCS

LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
2SLS
2 Stage Least Square
ACRC
Agricultural Credit Review Committee
ADB
Asian Development Bank
AIAMED
All India Association of Micro-Enterprise Development
AlDIS
All India Debt Investment Survey
AIMS
Assessing the Impact ofMicroenterprise Services
AMCCS
Annapurna Mahila Credit Coperative Society Ltd
ANOVA
Analysis ofVariance
APDC
Asia Pacific Development Centre
APL
Above Poverty Line
ASA
Association for Social Advancement
ATE
Average Treatment Effect
BPL
Below Poverty Line
BRAC
Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee
BRDB
Bangladesh Rural Development Board
CASHPOR
Credit and Savings for the Hardcore Poor
CBO
Community Based Organisation
CEP
Community Enterprise Programme
CGAP
Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
CMG
Credit Management Group
cso
Central Statistical Organisation
DCCB
District Central Cooperative Banks
DFID
Department for International Development
DHAN
Development of Humane Action
DRDA
District Rural Development Agency
DRI
Differential Rate of Interest
DWCRA
Development of Women and Children in Rural Areas
EAP
East Asia and the Pacific
ECA
Eastern Europe and Central Asia
FFI
Formal Financial Institutions
FINCA
Foundation for International Community Assistance
FSS
Farmers' Service Societies
GDP
Gross Domestic Product
Go I
Government oflndia
HDFC
Housing Development Finance Corporation
IFPRI
International Food Policy Research Institute
IMO
Intermediate Microfinance Organisations
IRDP
Integrated Rural Development Programme
IV Method
Instrumental Variable Method
LAC
Latin America and the Caribbean
LAMPS
Large Agricultural Multi Purpose Cooperative Societies
MBB
Micro Banking Bulletin
MCS
Micro-Credit Scheme
MENA
Middle East and North Africa
MFI
MicroFinance Institutions
MIX
Microfinance Information Exchange
MPCE
Monthly Per Capita Consumption Expenditure
MPCINC
Monthly Per Capita Income
MRCP
Maharashtra Rural Credit Project
MYRADA
Mysore Resettlement and Development Agency
NABARD
National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development
NBFC
Non-Banking Finance Companies
NCAER
National Council for Applied Economics and Research
NEP
Neighbourhood Entrepreneurship Programme
NGO
Non Governmental Organisation
NSSO
National Sample Survey Organisation
OBC
Other Backward Class
OLS
Ordinary Least Square
PACS
Primary Agricultural Credit Society
PCARDB
Primary Co-Operative Agricultural And Rural Development Bank
PCE
Per capita Consumption Expenditure
PC INC
Per Capita Income
PDS
Public Distribution System
PLR
Prime Landing Rate
ppp
Purchasing Power Parity
PRADAN
Professional Assistance for Development Action
R&D
Research and Development
RBI
Reserve Bank of India
RCCI
Rural Credit cooperative institutions
RFI
Rural Financial Institution
RMK
Rashtriya Mahila Kosh
ROSCA
Rotating of Savings and Credit Association
RRB
Regional Rural Banks
S Asia
South Asia
SBA
Small Borrowal Accounts
sc
Scheduled Caste
SCARDB
State Co-operative Agriculture and Rural Development Bank
SCB
State Co-Operative Bank
SEF
Small Enterprise Foundation
SEWA
Self Employed Women's Association
SFMC
SIDBI Foundation for Micro Credit
SGSY
Swamajayanti Gram Swarozgar Yojna
SHARE
Society for Helping Awakening Rural people through
Education
SHG
Self Help Group
SHPI
Self Help Group Promoting Institution
SIDBI
Small Industries Development Bank of India
SPMS
Sri Padmavathi Mahila Abhyudaya Sangham
ST
Scheduled Tribe
SUTVA
Stable Unit Treatment Value Assumption
TRYSEM
Training of Rural Youth for Self -Employment
UN
United Nations
US AID
United States Aid for International Development