Background: After the lockdown, now the economic activities have started in a small way and at the outset, agricultural activities have been gaining momentum and Self Help Group members have started going to work. Govt also has opened up the opportunities under MNREGA. The demand for credit will go up from the SHG members in the days ahead. As the banks have to operate the processes in a new normal situation, SHG bank credit linkage program needs to be revisited and Self Help Group members should be trained to shift to digital mode in terms of all processes like Virtual SHG meetings, Virtual ratings, repayment through digital means and so on. Under this context, this new concept of Digital SHG 2.0 framework was developed and shared with the bankers. Suggestions have been made to build a supportive eco-system so that non-credit support services also will be made available to the banks, which will enable them to increase the credit flow to the SHGs.
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