Sa-Dhan is an association of Impact Finance Institutions and an RBI appointed Self-Regulatory Organization (SRO) for Microfinance Institutions. Sa-Dhan is the first and largest association of community development finance institutions in India formed over two decades ago for supporting and strengthening the agenda of fostering Inclusive Impact Finance in India. It strives for creating a better understanding of the microfinance sector among policymakers, funders, banks, governments, researchers, and practitioners. Sa-Dhan has about 220 members working in 33 states/UTs and over 646 districts, which includes both, for Profit and Not for Profit MFIs, SHG promoting institutions, banks, rating agencies, capacity-building institutions etc. Sa-Dhan’s members with diverse legal forms and operating models, reach out to approximately 63 million clients with loan outstanding of more than ₹2,27,410 crores. Sa-Dhan is also recognized as a National Support Organization (NSO) by National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).
Sa-Dhan strives to bring convergence on various issues pertaining to the..
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Promoting an economically and socially empowered inclusive society.
To promote and foster inclusive impact finance institutions to support low income households, particularly women, to achieve stable livelihoods, improve their social and financial well being and quality of life and fulfill Sustainable Development Goals1.
The Goal of Sa-Dhan is to develop, promote and support ecosystems of Impact Financing institutions which enable Inclusive Growth, equity, gender equality and sustainable development in the society and for which undertake, support and facilitate the following.
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The Industrial Code of Conduct(CoC) is to ensure Responsible Lending and Client Protection in the microfinance sector. CoC has been revised in keeping in view of the revised Regulatory Framework that came into being from 01 April 2022. CoC is applicable to all the providers of microfinance who are members of the SROS.
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The Financial Services Secretary met with MFIs to discuss challenges faced in the sector. After the meet, Sapna Das spoke to Jiji Mammen, ED & CEO at Sa-Dhan View More
Stricter adherence to Sa-Dhan guidelines leads to better discipline in microfinance sector View More
Nov 30, 2024
Microfinance supervisor Sa-Dhan caps RoA at 4% after RBI whip on NBFCs: Report
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Oct 23, 2024
At the bottom, 3 mn borrowers may have lost access to bank credit in 9 months View More
Mar 26, 2025
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Feb 02, 2025
Early-bird Registration will start on 11th August 2023. This will ensure your confirmed participation. All delegates will be provided a digital pass to attend the conference. The registration form can also be downloaded from the Sa-Dhan website. There is also a provision for spot registration at the conference venue.
