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merit and demerit of informal sources of credit

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Banks and cooperatives are the formal sources of credit.

Advantages

1. These institutions are regulated by the Reserve Bank Of India. Their rates of interest for loans are controlled. The rates and terms are fixed.

2. There is no exploitation by the lenders.

3. Everyone can take a loan that includes big businessmen as well as the small cultivators or borrowers.

4. The cost of borrowing is usually less.

Disadvantages

1. The procedure to get the loan is time consuming.

2. They require collateral security.

 

Informal sources of credit

Landlords, traders, moneylenders, employers, friends and relatives are informal sources of credit.

Advantages

1. No external control over the lending practices.

2. Suitable for poor households.

Disadvantages

1. The interest rates can be very high.

2. The lenders can use unfair means to get the money back.

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