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Money and Credit
Why do we need to expand formal sources of credit in India?
We need to expand formal sources of credit in India for the reasons mentioned below:
(i) To reduce dependence on informal sources of credit because the latter charge high interest rates and do not benefit the borrower much.
(ii) Cheap and affordable credit is essential for country’s development.
(iii) Most loans from informal lenders carry a very high interest rate and do little to increase the income of the borrowers. Thus, it is necessary that banks and cooperatives increase their lending particularly in the rural areas, so that the dependence on informal sources of credit reduces.
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_________ costs of borrowing increase the debt-burden.
_________ issues currency notes on behalf of the Central Government.
Banks charge a higher interest rate on loans than what they offer on ________.
_________ is an asset that the borrower owns and uses as a guarantee until the loan is repaid to the lender.
In a SHG most of the decisions regarding savings and loan activities are taken by:
Formal sources of credit does not include:
Why do we need to expand formal sources of credit in India?
Why is money accepted as a medium of exchange in India?
Answer the questions asked below:
(i)Why are transactions are made in money?
(ii)Why is money is called a medium of exchange?
(iii)What is the most significant feature of the barter system?
Explain the functions of money.
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