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Arre bhai, latest results dekh kar lagta hai microfinance sector ab recover ho raha hai. Kaafi time se jo girawat chal rahi thi, ab usme stability dikh rahi hai. Profits badh rahe hain, loan ki quality bhi sudhar rahi hai. Lekin jo asli challenge hai na, woh hai gaon aur chhote shehron mein logon tak pakka loan pahunchana. Yeh sab depend karta hai NBFC-MFIs ke funding par, jinka capital market access kaafi limited hai.
Aur suno, profit toh itna tagda badha hai ki poocho mat! Jaise Muthoot Microfin ne 1543.97% year-on-year growth dikhaya hai Profit After Tax mein, pahunch gaya ₹624.4 crore tak! Loan ki provision kam hui aur efficiency badhi. CreditAccess Grameen ka bhi PAT 153.3% badh kar ₹252 crore ho gaya aur collection toh 99.71% hai. Bandhan Bank bhi peeche nahi hai, unki microfinance segment mein collections 99.7% ke aas paas hain. Yeh sab indicators hain ki sector pehle wali problems, jaise over-borrowing, se bahar nikal raha hai. Ek time toh loan book 17% gir gayi thi na?
RBI bhi apne rules tight kar raha hai aur sector adapt kar raha hai. Naye NBFC-MFI Directions, 2025 ke hisaab se, companies ko kam se kam 60% assets microfinance loans mein rakhne honge aur capital adequacy ratio 15% chahiye. Bandhan Bank risk kam karne ke liye secured lending 57% tak le ja raha hai. CreditAccess Grameen toh FY27 tak 20% se zyada AUM growth aur retail finance pe focus kar raha hai. Wahi, Aavas Financiers jo gaon mein housing loan deti hai, unka GNPA sirf 1.19% aur NNPA 0.79% hai. Sector ka market size toh 2031 tak USD 13.78 billion pahunchne ka expectation hai, jisme 10.20% CAGR growth hoga. Par ICRA abhi bhi 'Negative' outlook de raha hai kyunki asset quality aur profit mein abhi bhi problems hain.
Ab baat karte hain sabse badi tension ki – funding. Chhote aur regional NBFC-MFIs ko toh paisa milna bahut mushkil ho raha hai, especially jo door-daraaz ke gaon mein operate karte hain. Bank loans kam milne ke karan inko mehange options jaise securitization aur bonds use karne pad rahe hain, jisse cost badh jati hai aur refinancing risk bhi rehta hai. Muthoot Microfin ka debt-to-equity ratio 320.2% hai, jo dikhata hai ki companies kitni leveraged hain. Yaad hai na, mid-2024 se early 2025 tak MFI stocks 30-60% gir gaye the? Rural credit-deposit ratio toh hamesha se fluctuating raha hai, aur informal lenders ka abhi bhi hona yeh batata hai ki institutional credit pahunchane mein badi dikat hai. Government schemes madad karti hain, par shayad sabki funding needs poori na ho paye. RBI ka 60% asset rule thoda relief de sakta hai, par core problem of accessing capital abhi bhi hai.
Analysts keh rahe hain ki FY2026 mein sector 4% grow karega aur FY2027 mein bounce back aayega. ICRA bhi 10-15% growth expect kar raha hai FY2026 ke liye, par Negative outlook maintain kiya hai asset quality issues ki wajah se. CreditAccess Grameen ka target 20%+ AUM growth hai, Aavas Financiers ka 17-18% loan growth. NBFC sector overall 12-18% grow karega FY26 mein, par microfinance thoda peeche rahega. Long term mein gaon tak credit pahunchane ke liye NBFC-MFIs ki funding strong karni hogi, responsible lending badhani hogi aur local needs ke hisab se solutions banane honge. Bas yahi hai pura scene.